The present invention provides a novel compound having an excellent corticotrophin-releasing-factor receptor antagonistic activity. That is, it provides a compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof.
1
Wherein R
1
denotes a hydrogen atom, a C
1-6
alkyl group, a C
1-6
alkoxy group and the like; R
2
denotes a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C
1-10
alkyl group, a C
2-10
alkenyl group, C
2-10
alkynyl group and the like; R
3
denotes a C
6-14
aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group or a 5- to 14-membered aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which may have a substituent; and X, Y and X are independent of each other and each denotes N or CR
4
(wherein R
4
denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an optionally halogenated C
1-6
alkyl group and the like) and, in this case, at least two of X, Y and Z denote CR
4
.
本发明提供了一种具有优异的促
肾上腺皮质激素释放因子受体拮抗活性的新型化合物。即,提供了以下式子或其盐所代表的化合物。其中,R1表示氢原子、C1-6烷基、C1-6烷氧基等;R2表示卤原子、
氰基、硝基、C1-10烷基、C2-10烯基、C2-10炔基等;R3表示C6-14芳香族
环烃基或5-至14-成员芳香族杂环基,每个基团都可以有取代基;而X、Y和Z互相独立,每个基团表示N或CR4(其中R4表示氢原子、卤原子、
氰基、硝基、可选卤代C1-6烷基等),在这种情况下,至少两个X、Y和Z表示CR4。