Amine compounds, their production and use as amyloid-β production inhibitors

Abstract

A compound of the formula: wherein Ar is an aromatic ring assembly group which may be substituted or a fused aromatic group which may be substituted; X is (i) a bond, (ii) —S—, —SO— or —SO2—, (iii) C1-6 alkylene, C2-6 alkenylene or C2-6 alkynylene, etc., (iv) —CO—O— or (v) —(CH2)p-X1—, —(CH2)p-X1— (CH2)q-, —(CH2)r-CO—X1—, —SO2—NR8— or —(CH2)r-SO2—NR8— wherein X1 is O or NR8, R8 is H, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted or an acyl, p is 0 to 5, q is 1 to 5, p+q is 1 to 5, and r is 1 to 4; Y is a divalent C1-6 aliphatic hydrocarbon group optionally containing O or S, which may be substituted; R1 and R2 each is H or a lower alkyl which may be substituted, or R1 and R2 form a N-containing heterocyclic ring which may be substituted; Ring A is a benzene ring which may be further substituted; and Ring B is a 4- to 8-membered ring which may be further substituted, or a salt thereof has the effect of inhibiting amyloid-β protein production and/or secretion and is useful as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating the neurodegenerative disease, etc.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.