申请人:Neurogen Corporation
公开号:US20020111490A1
公开(公告)日:2002-08-15
Disclosed are compounds of the formula:
1
wherein
Ar is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl
R
1
is hydrogen or alkyl;
R
7
is hydrogen or alkyl;
R
2
is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; or
R
1
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;
R
3
and R
4
are independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl groups; or
R
3
and R
4
together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 5-8 membered ring; and
R
5
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.
本发明揭示了以下式子的化合物:1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与它们所连接的环一起形成一个5-9成员的饱和或芳香环,该环可选包含氧、硫或氮的杂原子;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一起形成一个5-8成员的环;R5是氢、卤素、1-6个碳原子的直链或支链低级烷基、1-6个碳原子的直链或支链低级烷氧基或硫基氧基;这些化合物是高度选择性的人类促肾上腺皮质激素释放因子1(CRF1)受体的部分激动剂或拮抗剂,并且在诊断和治疗与压力相关的疾病,如创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)以及抑郁、头痛和焦虑方面是有用的。