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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1995
Nobuyuki Takahashi, Tagata-gun, JP;
Daisuke Mochizuki, Tagata-gun, JP;
Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An azepine compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is (a) ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, halogen, or optionally substituted phenyl, and n is 0 or 1, (b) cycloalkyl of C.sub.5-8 which is optionally substituted by lower alkyl, (c) norbornyl, (d) bicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, (e) naphthyl, (f) 1,3-benzoxolyl, (g) pyridyl, or (h) thienyl, m is an integer of 0-4, and C* is an asymmetric carbon, and nontoxic salts thereof, processes for producing the same, and therapeutic agents containing the same as the active ingredient for treating diseases related to .sigma.-receptor. The compound (1) and nontoxic salts thereof have a high affinity for .sigma.-receptor but scarcely any affinity for other receptors, thus being utilized for treating diseases related to .sigma.-receptor, such as schizophrenia.