Disclosed are compounds of the formula:
wherein
Ar is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl
R1 is hydrogen or alkyl;
R7 is hydrogen or alkyl;
R2 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; or
R1 and R2 taken together with the ring to which they are attached form a 5-9 membered saturated or aromatic ring optionally having a hetero atom selected from oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen;
R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl groups; or
R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5-8 membered ring; and
R5 is hydrogen, halogen, straight or branched chain lower alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms, or straight or branched chain lower alkoxy or thioalkoxy having 1-6 carbon atoms,
which compounds are highly selective partial agonists or antagonists at human Corticotropin-Releasing Factor 1 (CRF1) receptors and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of treating stress related disorders such as post trumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as depression, headache and anxiety.
本发明涉及一种具有如下式的化合物:其中Ar是可选取代的芳基或杂环芳基;R1是氢或烷基;R7是氢或烷基;R2是氢、卤素、烷基或烷氧基;或者R1和R2结合到它们所连接的环上形成一个5-9个成员的饱和或芳香环,该环可选地具有氧、
硫或氮等杂原子;R3和R4独立地是氢、烷基、环烷基、芳基或杂环芳基基团;或者R3和R4与它们所连接的氮原子结合形成一个5-8个成员的环;R5是氢、卤素、直链或支链低碳1-6个碳原子的烷基、直链或支链低碳1-6个碳原子的烷氧基或
硫代烷氧基;这些化合物是高度选择性的部分激动剂或拮抗剂,用于人类促
肾上腺皮质激素释放因子1(CRF1)受体的诊断和治疗,如创伤后应激障碍(
PTSD)以及抑郁症、头痛和焦虑等与压力有关的疾病的治疗。