Heteroaryl substituted tetrazole modulators of metabotrophic glutamate receptor-5
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorsNicholas D. P. Cosford, Chixu Chen, Thomas S. Reger, Jeffrey R. Roppe, Nicholas D. Smith
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AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorsNicholas D. P. Cosford, Chixu Chen, Thomas S. Reger, Jeffrey R. Roppe, Nicholas D. Smith
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Tetrazole compounds substituted directly, or by a bridge, with a heteroaryl moiety containing N adjacent to the point of connection of the heteroaryl, are mGluR5 modulators useful in the treatment of psychiatric and mood disorders such as, for example, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and panic, as well as in the treatment of pain and other diseases.
A compound represented by Formula (I):
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Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a…:…
Drugs for disorders of the metabolism: anorexiants; Antiobesity agents
Drugs for disorders of the nervous system: centrally acting analgesics, e.g. opioids
Drugs for disorders of the nervous system: antiepileptics; Anticonvulsants
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to tetrazole compounds substituted with a heteroaryl moiety. In particular, this invention is directed to tetrazole compounds substituted directly, or by a bridge, with a heteroaryl moiety containing N adjacent to the point of connection of the heteroaryl which are metabotropic glutamate receptor—subtype 5 (“mGluR5”) modulators useful in the treatment of psychiatric and mood disorders such as, for example, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and panic, as well as in the treatment of pain, Parkinson's disease, cognitive dysfunction, epilepsy, drug addiction, drug abuse, drug withdrawal and other diseases
2. Related Background
The compounds of the present invention are represented by Formula (I):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
X and Y each independently is aryl or heteroaryl wherein at least one of X and Y is a heteroaryl with N adjacent to the position of attachment to A or B respectively;