Derivatives of azetidine and pyrrolidine
AssigneeAkzo Nobel N.V.
InventorsDirk Leysen, Johannes Hubertus Wieringa, Christophorus Louis Eduard Broekkamp
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Abstract
The invention relates to a compound having formula (I) wherein A is an optionally unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring, which may comprise a heteroatom selected from N, O and S and which may be substituted with oxo or (1-6C)alkyl; R1, R2 and R3 are independently H, (1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (1-6C)alkoxy(1-6C)-alkyl, carbo(1-6C)alkoxy or halogen; X is O or S; and n is 1 or 2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with the exception of 3-(naphth-1-yl-oxy)-pyrolidin and 3-(5,6,7,8-tetmhydro-naphth-1-yl-oxy)-pyrolidin. The compounds of the invention have antidepressant activity and can be used in treating or preventing serotonin-related diseases.
Claims9
A compound of the formula
- wherein A is a saturated or unsaturated, non-heterocyclic 5-membered ring;
- R1, R2 and R3 are independently H, (1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, (1-6C)alkoxy-(1-6C)aklyl, carbo(1-6C)alkoxy or halogen;
- X is O or S;
- and n is 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.