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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Bos, Rheinfelden, CH;
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514415 ; 514418 ; 548469 ; 548484 ; 548485 ; 548486 ;
Abstract
The invention releates to indole derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are, independently, hydrogen, halogen, lower-alkyl, cycloalkyl or trifluoromethyl, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are, independently, hydrogen, halogen, lower-alkyl, cycloalkyl, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy or lower-alkoxy and R.sup.7 is hydrogen or lower-alkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds of formula I bind to serotonin receptors and are therefore useful in the treatment and/or prevention of central nervous system disorders, such as depression.