Sanofi

Vivian Mazza

Umberto Guzzi

Marco Baroni

Marco Landi

Antonina Giudice

The present invention relates to new 1-heteroarylazetidines and new 1-heteroarylpyrrolidines endowed with 5-HT.sub.3 agonist activity of formula (I): ##STR1## in which A is --CH.dbd.N-- or --N.dbd.CH--; R is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, cyano, carboxamido, trifluoromethyl, a vinyl group, a formyl group, a carboxyl group in free, salt or esterified form, hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl, mercapto, amine, mono- or di-(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)amino, aminomethyl, mono- or di(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)aminomethyl, 1-piperido, 1-pyrrolidino, 1-piperazino or 4-(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)-1-piperazino, where R may replace any one of the hydrogen atoms of the heteroaryl nucleus;

1-heteruarylazetidines and -pyrrolidines, process for their preparation

The present invention relates to new 1-heteroarylazetidines and new 1-heteroarylpyrrolidines endowed with 5-HT.sub.3 agonist activity of formula (I): ##STR1## in which A is --CH=CH--; R is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, cyano, carboxamido, trifluoromethyl, a vinyl group, a formyl group, a carboxyl group in free, salt or esterified form, hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl, mercapto, amino, mono- or di-(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)amino, aminomethyl, mono- or di(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)aminomethyl, 1-piperido, 1-pyrrolidino, 1-piperazino or 4-(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)-1-piperazino, where R may replace any one of the hydrogen atoms of the heteroaryl nucleus; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a methyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which are identical or different, are hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; n is 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; and m+n.gtoreq.2; and addition salts with inorganic or organic acids of the compounds of formula (I). The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, as well as to methods of treatment or prophylaxis of disorders which involve the peripheral or central serotoninergic systems.

1-heteroarylazetidines and -pyrrolidines process for their preparation

The present invention relates to new 1-heteroarylazetidines and new 1-heteroarylpyrrolidines endowed with 5-HT.sub.3 agonist activity of formula (IV): ##STR1## The substituents A, R', R.sub.1 and P, and the variables n and m, are as herein described.

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