The invention relates to fluoro-substituted adamantane derivatives of the formula ##STR1## and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are as defined herein. The invention also relates to methods of treating neurological disorders, such as memory loss and Parkinson's disease, and bacterial and viral infections, through administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I. The invention also relates to a method of increasing the metabolic stability of an adamantane-containing pharmaceutical compound by incorporating a fluoro substituent on at least one bridge-head carbon of the adamantyl group of said adamantane-containing pharmaceutical compound
本发明涉及公式##STR1##的
氟代
金刚烷衍
生物及其药学上可接受的盐,其中R.sup.1、R.sup.2、R.sup.3和R.sup.4如本文所定义。本发明还涉及通过给予公式I化合物的治疗有效量来治疗神经系统疾病,如记忆丧失和帕
金森病,以及细菌和病毒感染。本发明还涉及一种通过在含
金刚烷基的制药化合物的至少一个桥头碳上引入
氟代取代基来增加其代谢稳定性的方法。