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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Blurton, Welwyn Garden City, GB;
Frank Burkamp, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Susan Koon-Fung Cheng, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Stephen Robert Fletcher, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Angus Murray MacLeod, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Daniel Spinks, Motherwell, GB;
Monique Bodil Van Niel, Welwyn Garden City, GB;
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd., Hoddesdon, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/14427 ; A61K 3/1443 ; A61K 3/14439 ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/14427 ; A61K 3/1443 ; A61K 3/14439 ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
Abstract
A class of phenylsulphonyl derivatives wherein the sulphonyl moiety is also attached to an N-arylalkyl-substituted azetidine, pyrrolidine or piperidine ring are selective antagonists of the human 5-HT receptor and are therefore useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including schizophrenia and depression.