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US4602031A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Anti-depressant imidazoles, compositions and use

Assignee: Eisai Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-06-06
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2005-06-06
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Abstract

Abstract An antidepressive imidazole compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R 1 is lower alkyl, R 2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are hydrogen, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, heterocyclic amino, halogen or ##STR2##(in which R 6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkylsulfonyl, A is carbonyl or sulfonyl, and R 7 is lower alkyl, halogenated lower alkyl, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, mono- or di-lower alkylaminoalkyl, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl having halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl, phenylamino or phenylamino having halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl); and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts.

Inventors

  • 👤 Motosuke Yamanaka
  • 👤 Isao Saito
  • 👤 Kiyomi Yamatsu
  • 👤 Takako Fujimoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 03:53
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D233/00; C07D233/54; C07D233/64; A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/33; A61K31/395; A61K31/41; A61K31/415; A61K31/435; A61K31/44; A61K31/445; C07D231/00; C07D231/02; C07D231/10; C07D231/12; C07D233/56; C07D249/00; C07D249/02; C07D249/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
A compound having the formula ##STR275## in which R 1 is lower alkyl; R 2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; A is sulfonyl; R 6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkylsulfonyl; R 7 is lower alkyl, halogenated lower alkyl, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, mono- or di-lower alkylaminoalkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl, phenylamino, phenylamino substituted with halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl; R 3 and R 4 , which are the same or different, are hydrogen, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, or halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
A compound having the formula ##STR275## in which R 1 is lower alkyl; R 2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; A is sulfonyl; R 6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkylsulfonyl; R 7 is lower alkyl, halogenated lower alkyl, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, mono- or di-lower alkylaminoalkyl, phenyl, phenyl substituted with halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl, phenylamino, phenylamino substituted with halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl; R 3 and R 4 , which are the same or different, are hydrogen, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, or halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
A compound as claimed in claim 1 in which R 6 is lower alkylsulfonyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
A compound as claimed in claim 1 in which R 7 is mono- or di-lower alkylaminoalkyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
A compound as claimed in claim 1 in which at least one of R 3 and R 4 is lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl or halogen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
A pharmaceutical composition for treating depression and depressive states, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as claimed in claim 1, and a pharmaceutical carrier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
A method of treating depression and depressive states which comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 5.

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