[EN] TETRA- AND PENTASUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLIUM COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉS DE BENZIMIDAZOLIUM TÉTRA ET PENTASUBSTITUÉS, UTILES DANS LE TRAITEMENT DE MALADIES RESPIRATOIRES
申请人:BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INT
公开号:WO2016113169A1
公开(公告)日:2016-07-21
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or the tautomers or pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, and Z have one of the meanings as defined in the specification, to the use of compounds of formula (I) as a medicament, to pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one com¬ pound of formula (I), as well as to medicament combinations containing one or more compounds of formula (I).
A series of 2-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridines and 2-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)quinolines has been prepared, including their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts. These particular compounds are useful in therapy for the treatment of ischaemic heart disease, migraine, transient ischaemic attack and stroke. Preferred member compounds include 2-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-3-methoxypyridine, 2-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-3-methoxy-6-methylpyridine and 2-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-3-benzyloxypyridine, respectively. Alternate methods of preparation are provided and the principal synthetic routes leading to the preferred compounds are described in some detail.