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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Wen-lian Wu, Edison, NJ (US);
Duane A. Burnett, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Mary Ann Caplen, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Wen-Lian Wu, Edison, NJ (US);
Duane A. Burnett, Bernardsville, NJ (US);
Mary Ann Caplen, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Schering Corporation, Kenilworth, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/454 (2006.01); C07D 401/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses compounds of formula I wherein Ar, X, Rand Rare herein defined, said compounds being novel antagonists for melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such MCH antagonists as well as methods of using them to treat obesity, metabolic disorders, eating disorders such as hyperphagia, and diabetes.