An optically active pyrrolopyridazine compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
1
wherein R
1
is alkyl; R
2
and R
3
are each independently alkyl; R
4
is optionally substituted aryl; and A is imino, oxygen or sulfur. The pyrrolopyridazine compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof of the present invention exhibit excellent gastric acid secretory inhibition activity and gastric mucous membrane protection activity, as well as excellent antibacterial activity against
Helicobacter pylori.
They are useful medicines and are particularly useful for treating or preventing ulcerative diseases.
A pyrrolopyridazine compound having the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
1
wherein, R
1
is a C
2
-C
6
alkenyl group, a halogeno C
2
-C
6
alkenyl group, a C
3
-C
7
cycloalkyl group which may be optionally substituted or a C
3
-C
7
cycloalkyl- C
1
-C
6
alkyl group which may be optionally substituted. R
2
is a C
1
-C
6
alkyl group. R
3
is a hydroxymethyl group, a C
2
-C
6
aliphatic acyloxymethyl group, a C
6
-C
10
arylcarbonyloxymethyl group which may be optionally substituted, a C
1
-C
6
alkoxycarbonyloxymethyl group, a formyl group, a carboxyl group, a C
1
-C
6
alkoxycarbonyl group or a C
6
-C
10
aryloxycarbonyl group which may be optionally substituted. R
4
is a C
6
-C
10
aryl group which may be optionally substituted. A is an imino group, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. These compounds exhibit excellent gastric acid secretory inhibition activity and gastric mucous membrane protection activity etc. They are useful for prevention or treatment of ulcerative diseases and for
Helicobacter pylori
infections.
Pyrrolopyridazine derivatives having the general formula.
[In the above formula, R1 represents a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a halogeno-C2-C6-alkenyl group, a C6-C10 aryl-C2-C6-alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl-C1-C6-alkyl group, a C5-C7 cycloalkenyl-C1-C6-alkyl group or a halogeno-C1-C6-alkyl group; R2 and R3 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group or a C6-C10 aryl group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; R5 represents a C6-C10 aryl group or a 5-10 membered heteroaryl group comtaining heteroatom(s) selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur;
A represents a C1-C3 alkylene group; X represents an imino group, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a methylene group; m represents 0 or 1; and n represents 0 or 1]
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
[Effect]
The pyrrolopyridazine derivatives of the present invention have an excellent gastric secretion inhibiting activity, gastric mucosa protective activity and antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori, and are useful as a preventive or therapeutic agent for ulcerous diseases.