Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Zeneca Limited

Ici Americas, Inc.

Zeneca Pharma S. A.

Astrazeneca Ab

Michael S Large

Philip N Edwards

Tobias O Yellin

Graham C Crawley

Leslie H Smith

Patrick Ple

Keith Oldham

Thomas G Bird

Derrick F Jones

David J Gilman

Neil James Hales

David R Brittain

Gareth Morse Davies

Craig Johnstone

Jean Bowler

Alasdair T Glen

Brian S Tait

Murdoch A Eakin

Chemical compounds

The present invention provides a phenanthroline derivative of formula (I)

Phenanthroline derivatives

The present invention provides a phenanthroline derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein, for example, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, carboxy, cyano, nitro, (1-4C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxycarbonyl, (1-4C)alkylamino, (2-4C)alkanoyl, (1-4C)alkoxy-(2-4C)alkoxy-(2-4C)alkoxycarbonyl or N-�amino-(2-8C)alkyl!carbamoyl;

The invention concerns ether derivatives of the formula I

Ether derivatives having 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity

The invention concerns oxime derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl;

Oxime derivatives

The invention concerns pyrrolidine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 is optionally-substituted phenyl, naphthyl or a 10-membered bicyclic heterocyclic moiety containing one or two nitrogen heteroatoms and optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur; A is a direct link to the group X or A is (1-4C)alkylene; X is oxy, thio, sulphinyl or sulphonyl; Ar.sup.2 is phenylene, pyridinediyl, pyrimidinediyl, thiophendiyl, furandiyl or thiazolediyl; R.sup.1 is (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl or (3-4C)alkynyl; R.sup.2 is (1-4C)alkyl, (2-4C)alkenyl, (2-4C)alkynyl, halogeno-(1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkenyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkynyl, (1-4C)alkoxy-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, carboxy-(1-4C)alkyl, carbamoyl-(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxycarbonyl-(1-4C)alkyl, N-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl-(1-4C)alkyl or N,N-di-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl-(1-4C)alkyl; and n is 1 or 2 and each R.sup.3 is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, (1-4C)alkyl or (1-4C)alkoxy; or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; processes for their manufacture; pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors.

Pyrrolidine derivatives

The invention concerns oxime derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl; R.sup.5 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, cyano-(1-4C)alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl, or a heteroaryl moiety selected from pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, furyl, thienyl, oxazolyl and thiazolyl;

The invention concerns hydroxylamine derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, carbamoyl, (1-4C)alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, tetrahydrofuran-3-yl, tetrahydropyran-4-yl, piperidin-4-yl, N-(1-4C)alkylpiperidin-4-yl, (2-5C)alkanoyl, (1-4C)alkylsulphonyl, N-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl, phenyl, phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl, di-phenyl-(1-4C)alkyl, benzoyl, phenylsulphonyl or a heteroarylmethyl group;

Hydroxylamine derivatives

A (substituted-aralkyl)heterocyclic compound of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an azido, carbamoyl, cyano, formyl, hydroxy or nitro radical, a 1-6C 1-hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbamoyl, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl or alkylsulphonyl radical, a 2-cyanoethyl radical, optionally bearing one to four 1-6C alkyl substituents, or a 2-6C alkanoyl, halogenoalkanoyl, alkanoyloxy, alkanoylamino, dialkylcarbamoyl or alkoxycarbonyl radical; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a 1-6C alkyl, dueterioalkyl or halogenoalkyl radical, or a phenyl or phenyl(1-6C alkyl) radical, in each of which the phenyl may optionally bear one or more substituents; or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, may form a 3- to 6-membered ring; or R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 C- is a 1,1-dicyanoethyl or trifluoromethylsulphonyl radical; R.sup.4 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, a cyano or nitro radical or a 1-6C alkyl or halogenoalkyl radical; R.sup.5 has any of the values defined above for the group R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 C but is not necessarily the same as R.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 C, or has any of the values defined above for R.sup.4 but is not necesarily the same as R.sup.4, or is a carbamoyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl-carbonyl, piperidinocarbonyl, morpholinocarbonyl or nitro radical, a 1-6C alkoxy or halogenoalkoxy radical or a 2-6C alkanoyl or alkoxy-carbonyl radical; A is a methylene or ethylene radical optionally bearing one or more substituents selected from deuterium and halogen atoms, carbamoyl, cyano and hydroxy radicals, 1-6C alkyl and alkoxy radicals, and 2-6C alkanoyloxy radicals provided that when A is linked to R.sup.6 through a nitrogen atom thereof, it may not bear a hydroxy, alkoxy or alkanoyloxy substituent on the carbon atom adjacent to such nitrogen atoms; and R.sup.6 is a 1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl, 4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl, 1H-imidazol-1-yl, 5-cyano-1H-imidazol-1-yl, 3-pyridyl or 5-pyrimidinyl radical, or a 1H-imidazol-1-yl radical, bearing at the 5-position thereof a 1-6C alkyl substituent which is itself optionally substituted by one or more carbamoyl, cyano, hydroxy or 2-6C alkoxycarbonyl radicals; and provided that when R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen, A is a methylene radical and R.sup.6 is a 3-pyridyl radical, R.sup.1 is not a cyano, hydroxy or hydroxymethyl radical, and when R.sup.1 is a hydroxy radical, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen, A is a methylene radical and R.sup.6 is 3-pyridyl, R.sup.2 is not a methyl or a 2-chloro-1-methylethyl radical, and provided that when R.sup.1 is a methoxycarbonyl radical, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are hydrogen and A is a methylene radical, R.sub.1 is not a 1H-imidazol-1-yl radical; and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

(Substituted aralkyl) heterocyclic compounds

Naphtho[2,1-b]furan derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a 1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl, 4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl, 3-pyridyl or 5-pyrimidinyl radical or a 1H-imidazol-1-yl radical optionally substituted in the 5-position by a 1-6C alkyl or halogenoalkyl radical;

Naphtho(2,1-b) furan derivatives

Compounds useful for inhibiting gastric acid secretion and for the treatment of peptic ulcers caused or exacerbated by gastric acidity having the following formula (I): ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, are H, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl in which the alkyl part is C.sub.1-6 and the cycloalkyl part is C.sub.3-8, each of the alkyl, cycloalkyl and cycloalkylalkyls being optionally substituted by one or more halogens selected from F, Cl and Br, provided that at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a halogen substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl and provided that there is no halogen substituent on the carbon directly attached to the nitrogen; and X, m, Y, n and R.sup.3 are as described in the specification; and the pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salts thereof. Processes for producing compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods of utilizing such compositions and intermediates useful for synthesizing compounds of formula (I) are also described.

Haloguanidine intermediates

Phenol derivatives

Sulphur derivatives which are histamine H-2 antagonists and which inhibit gastric acid secretion of the formula I: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently are hydrogen or 1-10C alkyl, 3-8C cycloalkyl or 4-14C cycloalkylalkyl, each alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl optionally carrying one or more F, Cl or Br atoms, provided that one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is halogen substituted; ring X is a heterocyclic ring as defined in the specification; A is phenylene or 5-7C cycloalkylene or a 1-8C alkylene chain into which is optionally inserted one or two groups; p is 1 or 2; R.sup.3 is a variety of radicals described in the specification; and the pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salts thereof. Manufacturing processes for the derivatives, intermediates and pharmaceutical compositions are also part of the invention.

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Michael S Large