Hoechst Roussel Pharmaceuticals

Hoechst Marion Roussel

Frommer Lawrence & Huag Llp

Kevin J Kapples

Gregory M Shutske

Richard C Effland

John D Tomer, Iv

Larry A Davis

Joseph T Klein

Nicholas J Hrib

Gordon E Olsen

John G Jurcak

John Dick Tomer

Lawrence L Martin

Grover C Helsley

There are disclosed compounds having the formula

9-hydroxyamino tetrahydroacridine and related compounds

There are disclosed compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 1-4; X is hydrogen, loweralkyl, cycloalkyl, loweralkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, trifluoromethyl, formyl, loweralkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, --SH, loweralkylthio, --NHCOR.sub.2 or --NR.sub.3 R.sub.4 where R.sub.2 is hydrogen or loweralkyl, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently hydrogen, loweralkyl or cycloalkyl; R is hydrogen, loweralkyl or loweralkylcarbonyl; and R.sub.1 is hydrogen, loweralkyl, aryl, diloweralkylaminoloweralkyl, arylloweralkyl, furylloweralkyl, thienylloweralkyl, pyridinylloweralkyl, diarylloweralkyl, oxygen-bridged arylloweralkyl or oxygen-bridged diarylloweralkyl; stereo, optical and geometrical isomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof which are useful for enhancing memory.

There are disclosed various compounds of the formula below, ##STR1## where R, R.sub.1, W, X, Y and Z are as defined in the specification; which are useful for alleviating various memory dysfunctions such as Alzheimer's disease, as modulators of neurotransmitter functions such as serotonergic and adrenergic, and as such are useful as antidepressants, anxiolytics, atypical antipsychotics, antienmtics, and for the treatment of personality disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder.

Substituted pyridylamino indoles

2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.1 -R.sub.5 and X are defined herein which are useful as serotonin reuptake inhibitors are disclosed. As such, these compounds may be useful for the treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, stuttering and trichotillomania.

2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole derivatives

2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole derivatives and their use as serotonin reuptake

2, 3-dihydro-1H-isoindole derivatives and their use as serotonin

There are disclosed various substituted 4-amino-3-pyridinol compounds of the formula below, ##STR1## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined in the specification, which are useful for alleviating various memory dysfunctions characterized by a cholinergic deficit such as Alzheimer's disease.

Substituted-4-amino-3-pyridonols

Substituted-4-amino-3-pyridinols

2,3-dihydro-1h-isoindole derivatives and their use as serotonin reuptake

Novel 9-aminotetrahydroacridines and related compounds, intermediates and processes for the preparation thereof, and a method of relieving memory dysfunction are disclosed.

Certain 6,7-dihydro-3(2-nitrophenyl)-1,2-benzisoxazol-4(5H)-ones as

There are disclosed novel pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines of the formula ##STR1## where Ar and R.sub.1 are as defined in the specification, which are useful as serotonin reuptake inhibitors and as such may be useful for the treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, stuttering and trichotillomania.

Pharmaceutically useful

There are disclosed compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, loweralkyl or loweralkylcarbonyl; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkylcarbonyl, aryl, diloweralkylaminoloweralkyl, arylloweralkyl, diarylloweralkyl, oxygen-bridged arylloweralkyl or oxygen-bridged diarylloweralkyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently H or CH.sub.3 ; X is hydrogen, loweralkyl, cycloalkyl, loweralkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, trifluoromethyl, formyl, loweralkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, --SH, loweralkylthio, --NHCOR.sub.4 or --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6 where R.sub.4 is hydrogen or loweralkyl, and R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are independently hydrogen, loweralkyl or cycloalkyl; Y and Z are independently a direct bond, CR.sub.7 R.sub.8 or CR.sub.7 R.sub.8 --CR.sub.9 R.sub.10 ; and L and Q are independently CR'.sub.7 R'.sub.8, CR'.sub.7 R'.sub.8 --CR'.sub.9 R'.sub.10, CR'.sub.7 .dbd.CR'.sub.9 or CR'.sub.7 R'.sub.8 --CR'.sub.9 R'.sub.10 --CR.sub.11 R.sub.12, where each of R.sub.7 through R.sub.12 and R'.sub.7 through R'.sub.10 is independently H or CH.sub.3 ; a stereo, optical and geometrical isomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, which are useful for enhancing memory.

9-amino-1,4ethano-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine and related compounds

There are disclosed compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 1-4; X is alkyl of 3-18 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3-7 carbon atoms or cycloalkylloweralkyl; R is hydrogen, loweralkyl or loweralkylcarbonyl; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkylcarbonyl, aryl, diloweralkylaminoloweralkyl, arylloweralkyl, diarylloweralkyl, oxygen-bridged arylloweralkyl or oxygen-bridged diarylloweralkyl; stereo isomers thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, which are useful for enhancing memory, methods for synthesizing them, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective memory enhancing amount of such a compound.

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Kevin J Kapples