申请人:Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
公开号:US06156787A1
公开(公告)日:2000-12-05
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: ##STR1## where A is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.2-6 alkynyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, arylC.sub.1-6 alkyl, aryl, S(O),R.sup.1, OR.sup.1 or NR.sup.1 R.sup.6 ; R.sup.1 is hydrogen; C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.2-6 alkynyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.3-6 cycloalkenyl each of which is optionally substituted by amino, C.sub.1-6 alkylamino, di(C.sub.1-6 alkyl)amino, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, C.sub.1-6 alkylaminocarbonyl, one, two or three hydroxy groups, one, two or three halogen atoms or a four, five or six-membered saturated heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen atom and optionally either an oxygen atom or a further nitrogen atom which ring is optionally substituted by C.sub.1-4 alkyl on the further nitrogen atom; aryl, arylC.sub.1-6 alkyl, arylC.sub.2-6 alkenyl or arylC.sub.2-6 alkynyl optionally substituted on the aryl ring by halogen, nitro, cyano, C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonylamino, hydroxy or C.sub.1-6 alkoxy; or a five-membered aromatic ring containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms chosen from O, N and S provided that not more than one heteroatom is other than N, or a six-membered aromatic ring containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 nitrogen atoms, each of which rings is optionally substituted by halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy, C.sub.1-6 alkylthio, aryl, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl or C.sub.2-6 alkynyl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl or together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl group; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are individually hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.2-6 alkenyl, C.sub.2-6 alkynyl or C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl or R.sup.12 and R.sup.13, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a saturated 4 to 8 membered ring optionally containing an oxygen atom or a further nitrogen atom as a ring member, the further nitrogen atom being unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl or C.sub.2-4 alkynyl; R.sup.6 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; p is zero, 1 or 2; and q is 0, 1 or 2; the preparation of these compounds, their use in enhancing cognition in disease states, particularly Alzheimer's disease, and methods of treatment using them.
本发明提供了公式(I)的化合物或其药学上可接受的盐:##STR1## 其中A是C.sub.1-6烷基,C.sub.2-6烯基,C.sub.2-6炔基,C.sub.3-6环烷基,芳基C.sub.1-6烷基,芳基,S(O),R.sup.1,OR.sup.1或NR.sup.1R.sup.6; R.sup.1是氢; C.sub.1-6烷基,C.sub.2-6烯基,C.sub.2-6炔基,C.sub.3-6环烷基或C.sub.3-6环烯基,其中每个基都可以被氨基,C.sub.1-6烷基氨基,二(C.sub.1-6烷基)氨基,C.sub.1-6烷氧基,C.sub.1-6烷基氨基甲酰基,一个,两个或三个羟基,一个,两个或三个卤原子或一个四,五或六元饱和杂环环,其中包含一个氮原子,并且可以选择在进一步的氮原子上用C.sub.1-4烷基取代; 芳基,芳基C.sub.1-6烷基,芳基C.sub.2-6烯基或芳基C.sub.2-6炔基,可选择在芳基环上用卤素,硝基,氰基,C.sub.1-6烷基羰基氨基,羟基或C.sub.1-6烷氧基取代; 或者是一个含有1,2,3或4个来自O,N和S的杂原子的五元芳香环,前提是不超过一个杂原子不是N,或者是一个含有1,2,3或4个氮原子的六元芳香环,其中每个环可选择用卤素,C.sub.1-6烷氧基,C.sub.1-6烷基硫代基,芳基,C.sub.1-6烷基,C.sub.2-6烯基或C.sub.2-6炔基取代; R.sup.2和R.sup.3独立地是氢或C.sub.1-6烷基,或者与它们连接的碳原子一起形成C.sub.3-8环烷基; R.sup.4和R.sup.5分别是氢,C.sub.1-6烷基,C.sub.2-6烯基,C.sub.2-6炔基或C.sub.3-8环烷基,或者R.sup.12和R.sup.13与它们连接的氮原子一起形成饱和的4到8成员环,可选择包含一个氧原子或作为环成员的进一步氮原子,进一步氮原子未取代或被C.sub.1-4烷基,C.sub.2-4烯基或C.sub.2-4炔基取代; R.sup.6是氢或C.sub.1-6烷基; p为零,1或2; q为0,1或2; 这些化合物的制备,它们在疾病状态中增强认知的用途,特别是阿尔茨海默病,并且使用它们的治疗方法。