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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Andrew Harvey, Thebarton, AU;
Thomas Avery, Thebarton, AU;
Dharam Paul, Thebarton, AU;
Justin Ripper, Thebarton, AU;
Belinda Huff, Thebarton, AU;
Rajinder Singh, Thebarton, AU;
Laurent Schaeffer, Illkirch, FR;
Christophe Joseph, Illkirch, FR;
Christophe Morice, Illkirch, FR;
Bruno Giethlen, Illkirch, FR;
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to chemical compounds of formula (I), with the substituents as described in the specification, useful in the positive modulation of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR). The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in the treatment or prevention of a broad range of diseases in which the positive modulation of α7 nAChR is advantageous, including neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases and also neuropathic pain and inflammatory diseases.