Pharmaceutical for treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders
First Claim
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1. A compound of the following formula:
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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,wherein;
(1) C* is a substituted carbon;
(2) R2 (a) is hydrogen, (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, cyano, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1–
C6) alkylaminocarbonyl, or dialkylaminocarbonyl wherein each alkyl is independently C1 to C6, (b) is (where R1 is not aminoethylene, —
O—
R8 or —
S—
R8*) hydroxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo or (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, (c) forms a double bond with an adjacent carbon from one of either R1, Rxb or Ryb, or (d) is R2a linked by R2b to C*;
(2i) Rx is Rxa linked by Rxb to C*;
(2ii) Ry is Rya linked by Ryb to C*;
(2iii) Rxa and Rya are independently Ar, which is phenyl or naphthyl, heteroaryl, or a 5 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring having from 0 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur, and R2a, when present, is Ar, and wherein;
(a) heteroaryl is thienyl, furanyl, benzothienyl, benzofuryl or methylenedioxyphenyl,(b) each of Rxa and Rya can be independently substituted with one Rq, RrO—
or RsS—
, wherein each Rq, Rr and Rs are independently Ar, heteroaryl, adamantyl, or a 5 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring having from 0 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur, and(c) Rxa, Rya, R2a, Rq, Rr and Rs can be substituted or additionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, nitro, hydroxy, cyano, trifluoromethyl, amidosulfonyl which can have up to two independent (C1–
C6) N-alkyl substitutions, (C1–
C12) alkyl, (C2–
C12) alkenyl, amino, (C1–
C6) alkylamino, dialkylamino wherein each alkyl of dialkylamino is independently C1 to C6, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxycarbonyl, (C2–
C7) alkyloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl that can be substituted for hydrogen with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkylsulfonyl, or amidino wherein the amidino can be independently substituted with up to three (C1–
C6) alkyl groups, wherein;
(i.) the substitutions of Rxa and Rya can be combined to form a second bridge between Rxa and Rya in which the second bridge is (1) methylene or ethylene, or (2) —
CH═
CH—
, or (3) sulfur, or (4) oxygen, or wherein Rxa and Rya can be directly linked by a single bond,(d) wherein at least one of Rxa, Rya, Rq, Rr or Rs is heteroaryl, or the second bridge between Rxa and Rya is sulfur or oxygen as set forth in (c)(i), or Ar substituted with a methylenedioxy;
(2iv) Rxb and R2b are independently a single bond or (C1–
C2) alkylene;
(2v) Ryb is a single bond, oxy, (C1–
C2) alkylene, ethenylene or —
CH═
(where the double bond is with C*), thio, methyleneoxy or methylenethio, or either —
N(R6) or —
CH2—
N(R6*)—
, wherein R6 and R6* are hydrogen or (C1–
C6) alkyl;
(3) R1 is;
a straight-chained (C2–
C3) aliphatic group;
═
N—
O-(ethylene), wherein the unmatched double bond is linked to C*;
—
O—
R8 or —
S—
R8* wherein R8 or R8* is a ethylene or ethenylene and O or S is bonded to C*;
or aminoethylene where the amino is bonded to C*;
wherein R1 can be substituted with up to one hydroxy, up to one (C1–
C6) alkoxy or up to one (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, with up to one oxo, up to one (C1–
C6) alkylidene, with the proviso that the hydroxy, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy or oxo substituents are not bonded to a carbon that is bonded to a nitrogen or oxygen;
wherein if R1 contributes a heteroatom linked to C*, then Ryb does not contribute a heteroatom linked to C*; and
wherein the alkyl or alkylidene substituents of R1 can be linked to form a 3 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring;
(4) R3 (a) is hydrogen, (C1–
C6) alkyl, or phenyl or phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl is C1 to C6 and the phenyl or phenyl of phenylalkyl can be substituted with the same substituents defined above for Ar of Rxa, (b) is —
R12C(Rxx)(Ryy)(R11), wherein R12 is bonded to N, Rxx is independently the same as Rx, Ryy is independently the same as Ry, respectively, R11 is independently the same as R2, and R12 is independently the same as R1;
(5) R4 and R4* are independently hydrogen or (C1–
C6) alkyl, or one of R4 and R4* can be (C1–
C6) hydroxyalkyl; and
(6) R5 is (CO)NR13R14, (CO)OR15, (CO)SR16, (SO2)NR17R18, (PO)(OR19)(OR20), (CR22)(OR23)(OR24) or CN, wherein (a) R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, and R20 are independently hydrogen, (C1–
C8) alkyl which can include a (C3–
C8) cycloalkyl, wherein the carbon of R15 that is linked to oxygen or the carbon of R16 that is linked to sulfur has no more than secondary branching, (C2–
C6) hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl where the alkyl is C2 to C6 and the amino can be substituted with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyls, Ar-alkyl wherein the alkyl is C1–
C6, or Ar, and (b) R22 is hydrogen or OR25 and R23, R24 and R25 are independently (C1–
C6) alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or acetyl;
wherein the phenyl or naphthyl groups of R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R22, R23 or R24 can be substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, amidosulfonyl which can have up to two independent (C1–
C6) N-alkyl substitutions, (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C2–
C6) alkenyl, (C1–
C6) alkylamine, dialkylamine wherein each alkyl is independently C1 to C6, amino, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxycarbonyl, (C2–
C7) alkyloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl that can be N-substituted with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkylsulfonyl, or amidino that can be substituted with up to three (C1–
C6) alkyl.
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Abstract
The invention provides a pharmaceutical for treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders comprising a compound of the formula:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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34 Claims
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1. A compound of the following formula:
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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein; (1) C* is a substituted carbon; (2) R2 (a) is hydrogen, (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, cyano, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, aminocarbonyl, (C1–
C6) alkylaminocarbonyl, or dialkylaminocarbonyl wherein each alkyl is independently C1 to C6, (b) is (where R1 is not aminoethylene, —
O—
R8 or —
S—
R8*) hydroxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo or (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, (c) forms a double bond with an adjacent carbon from one of either R1, Rxb or Ryb, or (d) is R2a linked by R2b to C*;(2i) Rx is Rxa linked by Rxb to C*; (2ii) Ry is Rya linked by Ryb to C*; (2iii) Rxa and Rya are independently Ar, which is phenyl or naphthyl, heteroaryl, or a 5 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring having from 0 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur, and R2a, when present, is Ar, and wherein; (a) heteroaryl is thienyl, furanyl, benzothienyl, benzofuryl or methylenedioxyphenyl, (b) each of Rxa and Rya can be independently substituted with one Rq, RrO—
or RsS—
, wherein each Rq, Rr and Rs are independently Ar, heteroaryl, adamantyl, or a 5 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring having from 0 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur, and(c) Rxa, Rya, R2a, Rq, Rr and Rs can be substituted or additionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, nitro, hydroxy, cyano, trifluoromethyl, amidosulfonyl which can have up to two independent (C1–
C6) N-alkyl substitutions, (C1–
C12) alkyl, (C2–
C12) alkenyl, amino, (C1–
C6) alkylamino, dialkylamino wherein each alkyl of dialkylamino is independently C1 to C6, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxycarbonyl, (C2–
C7) alkyloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl that can be substituted for hydrogen with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkylsulfonyl, or amidino wherein the amidino can be independently substituted with up to three (C1–
C6) alkyl groups, wherein;(i.) the substitutions of Rxa and Rya can be combined to form a second bridge between Rxa and Rya in which the second bridge is (1) methylene or ethylene, or (2) —
CH═
CH—
, or (3) sulfur, or (4) oxygen, or wherein Rxa and Rya can be directly linked by a single bond,(d) wherein at least one of Rxa, Rya, Rq, Rr or Rs is heteroaryl, or the second bridge between Rxa and Rya is sulfur or oxygen as set forth in (c)(i), or Ar substituted with a methylenedioxy; (2iv) Rxb and R2b are independently a single bond or (C1–
C2) alkylene;(2v) Ryb is a single bond, oxy, (C1–
C2) alkylene, ethenylene or —
CH═
(where the double bond is with C*), thio, methyleneoxy or methylenethio, or either —
N(R6) or —
CH2—
N(R6*)—
, wherein R6 and R6* are hydrogen or (C1–
C6) alkyl;(3) R1 is;
a straight-chained (C2–
C3) aliphatic group;
═
N—
O-(ethylene), wherein the unmatched double bond is linked to C*;
—
O—
R8 or —
S—
R8* wherein R8 or R8* is a ethylene or ethenylene and O or S is bonded to C*;
or aminoethylene where the amino is bonded to C*;wherein R1 can be substituted with up to one hydroxy, up to one (C1–
C6) alkoxy or up to one (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, with up to one oxo, up to one (C1–
C6) alkylidene, with the proviso that the hydroxy, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy or oxo substituents are not bonded to a carbon that is bonded to a nitrogen or oxygen;wherein if R1 contributes a heteroatom linked to C*, then Ryb does not contribute a heteroatom linked to C*; and wherein the alkyl or alkylidene substituents of R1 can be linked to form a 3 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring; (4) R3 (a) is hydrogen, (C1–
C6) alkyl, or phenyl or phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl is C1 to C6 and the phenyl or phenyl of phenylalkyl can be substituted with the same substituents defined above for Ar of Rxa, (b) is —
R12C(Rxx)(Ryy)(R11), wherein R12 is bonded to N, Rxx is independently the same as Rx, Ryy is independently the same as Ry, respectively, R11 is independently the same as R2, and R12 is independently the same as R1;(5) R4 and R4* are independently hydrogen or (C1–
C6) alkyl, or one of R4 and R4* can be (C1–
C6) hydroxyalkyl; and(6) R5 is (CO)NR13R14, (CO)OR15, (CO)SR16, (SO2)NR17R18, (PO)(OR19)(OR20), (CR22)(OR23)(OR24) or CN, wherein (a) R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, and R20 are independently hydrogen, (C1–
C8) alkyl which can include a (C3–
C8) cycloalkyl, wherein the carbon of R15 that is linked to oxygen or the carbon of R16 that is linked to sulfur has no more than secondary branching, (C2–
C6) hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl where the alkyl is C2 to C6 and the amino can be substituted with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyls, Ar-alkyl wherein the alkyl is C1–
C6, or Ar, and (b) R22 is hydrogen or OR25 and R23, R24 and R25 are independently (C1–
C6) alkyl, phenyl, benzyl or acetyl;wherein the phenyl or naphthyl groups of R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R22, R23 or R24 can be substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, amidosulfonyl which can have up to two independent (C1–
C6) N-alkyl substitutions, (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C2–
C6) alkenyl, (C1–
C6) alkylamine, dialkylamine wherein each alkyl is independently C1 to C6, amino, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxycarbonyl, (C2–
C7) alkyloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl that can be N-substituted with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkylsulfonyl, or amidino that can be substituted with up to three (C1–
C6) alkyl.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
(B) at least one of Rxa and Rya is substituted with Rq, RrO—
or RsS—
, or(C) R3 is hydrogen, (C1–
C6) alkyl, or phenyl or phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl is C1 to C6 and either such phenyl can be substituted with(1) one Rq, RrO—
or RsS—
, wherein each Rq, Rr and Rs are independently Ar, heteroaryl, adamantyl, or a 5 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring having from 0 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, and sulfur, and(2) wherein either phenyl of R3, Rq, Rr and Rs can be substituted or additionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, nitro, hydroxy, cyano, trifluoromethyl, amidosulfonyl which can have up to two independent (C1 C6) N alkyl substitutions, (C1–
C12) alkyl, (C2–
C12) alkenyl, amino, (C1–
C6) alkylamino, dialkylamino wherein each alkyl of dialkylamino is independently C1 to C6, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxycarbonyl, (C2–
C7) alkyloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl that can be substituted for hydrogen with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkylsulfonyl, or amidino wherein the amidino can be independently substituted with up to three (C1–
C6) alkyl groups, or(D) the ring structures of Rxa, Rya and R2a, including substituents thereto, otherwise include at least two aromatic ring structures that together include from 15 to 20 ring atoms.
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5. The compound of claim 4, wherein at least one of Rxa, Rya, Rq, Rr and Rs is substituted with fluoro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano, or (C3–
- C8) alkyl.
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6. The compound of claim 1, wherein at least one of Rxa and Rya is substituted with Rq, RrO—
- , or RsS—
.
- , or RsS—
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7. The compound of claim 1, wherein an Ar of at least one of Rxa, Rya and R2a is phenyl.
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8. The compound of claim 1, wherein Ryb is oxy, methyleneoxy, thio, or methylenethio.
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9. The compound of claim 8, wherein Ryb is oxy or thio.
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10. The compound of claim 1, wherein R5 is (CO)NR13R14, (CO)OR15 or (CO)SR16.
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11. The compound of claim 10, wherein R5 is (CO)OR15 and R15 is (C2–
- C6) alkyl, (C2–
C4) hydroxyalkyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl is C1–
C3, or aminoalkyl where the alkyl is C2–
C6 and the amino can be substituted with up to two independent (C1–
C3) alkyls, wherein the phenyl or the phenyl of phenylalkyl can be substituted.
- C6) alkyl, (C2–
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12. The compound of claim 10, wherein R5 is (CO)OR15 and R15 is hydrogen.
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13. The compound of claim 1, wherein R4 is hydrogen, methyl or hydroxymethyl and R4* is hydrogen.
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14. The compound of claim 1, wherein R1 is —
- O—
R8 or —
S—
R8*.
- O—
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15. The compound of claim 14, wherein Rxa—
- Rxb—
, Rya—
Ryb— and
C* form;
wherein A and B are Ar ring structures consistent with the definitions of Rxa and Rya, respectively, and Y is C* wherein R21 either (i.) completes a single bond linking two Ar rings of Rxa and Rya, or (ii.) is methylene, ethylene or —
CH═
CH—
, and wherein Rxa and Rya can be substituted.
- Rxb—
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16. The compound of claim 15, wherein R21 is ethylene or CH═
- CH.
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17. The compound of claim 1, wherein Rxa and Rya together can be substituted with up to six substituents, R2a, Rq, Rr and Rs can each be substituted with up to 3 substituents, and wherein the presence of each of Rq, RrO—
- or RsS—
is considered a substitution to the respective ring structure of Rxa and Rya.
- or RsS—
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18. The compound of claim 1, wherein a phenyl of R3 is substituted with up to three substituents.
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19. The compound of claim 1, wherein the Ar of R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19 or R20 is substituted with up to three substituents.
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20. The compound of claim 1, wherein R3 is hydrogen, (C1–
- C6) alkyl, or phenyl or phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl is C1 to C6 and the phenyl or phenyl of phenylalkyl can be substituted with;
one of Rq, RrO—
or RsS—
, wherein each of Rq, Rr and Rs are independently Ar, heteroaryl (wherein heteroaryl comprises thienyl, furanyl, benzothienyl, benzofuryl, or methylenedioxyphenyl), adamantyl, or a 5 to 7-membered non-aromatic ring having from 0 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, and sulfur, andone or more substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, nitro, hydroxy, cyano, trifluoromethyl, amidosulfonyl which can have up to two independent (C1–
C6) N-alkyl substitutions, (C1–
C12) alkyl, (C2–
C12) alkenyl, amino, (C1–
C6) alkylamino, dialkylamino wherein each alkyl of dialkylamino is independently C1 to C6, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxycarbonyl, (C2–
C7) alkyloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl that can be substituted for hydrogen with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkylsulfonyl, or amidino wherein the amidino can be independently substituted with up to three (C1–
C6) alkyl groups.
- C6) alkyl, or phenyl or phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl is C1 to C6 and the phenyl or phenyl of phenylalkyl can be substituted with;
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21. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is an optically pure enantiomer.
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22. The compound of claim 1 wherein:
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(1) R2 is hydrogen or wherein R2 forms a double bond with an adjacent carbon from R1, (2) Rxa and Rya are phenyl, thienyl or furanyl, and can be substituted, (3) Rxb is a single bond and Ryb is a single bond or oxy, and (4) R5 is (CO)NR13R14 or (CO)OR15, wherein R13, R14, and R15 are independently hydrogen; (C1–
C8) alkyl which can include a (C3–
C8) cycloalkyl, wherein the carbon of R15 linked to oxygen of (CO)OR15 has no more than secondary branching;
(C2–
C6) hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl where the alkyl is C2 to C6 and the amino can be substituted with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl or phenylalkyl, wherein the alkyl is C1–
C6 and the phenyl can be substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, amidosulfonyl which can have up to two independent (C1–
C6) N-alkyl substitutions, (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C2–
C6) alkenyl, (C1–
C6) alkylamine, dialkylamine wherein each alkyl is independently C1 to C6, amino, (C1–
C6) alkoxy, (C2–
C7) alkanoyl, (C2–
C7) alkanoyloxy, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxycarbonyl, (C2–
C7) alkyloxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl that can be N-substituted with up to two independent (C1–
C6) alkyl, (C1–
C6) alkylsulfonyl, amidino that can substituted with up to three (C1–
C6) alkyl.
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23. The compound of claim 22, wherein R2 forms a double bond with an adjacent carbon from R1.
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24. The compound of claim 1, wherein R1 is a straight-chained (C2–
- C3) aliphatic group.
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25. The compound of claim 24, wherein R2 forms a double bond with an adjacent carbon from R1.
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26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
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27. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 26, wherein the compound is present in an effective amount for:
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(1) treating schizophrenia, (2) treating epilepsy, (3) treating spasticity, (4) treating muscle spasm, (5) treating pain, (6) treating mood disorders, (7) enhancing memory or learning, or (8) treating learning disorders.
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28. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 27, wherein the compound is present in an effective amount for treating schizophrenia.
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29. A method of (1) treating schizophrenia comprising administering a schizophrenia treating effective amount of a compound of claim 1, (2) treating epilepsy comprising administering an epilepsy treating effective amount of the compound, (3) treating spasticity comprising administering a spasticity treating effective amount of the compound, (4) treating muscle spasm comprising administering a muscle spasm treating effective amount of the compound, (5) treating pain comprising administering a pain treating effective amount of the compound, (6) treating mood disorders comprising administering a mood disorder treating effective amount of the compound, (7) enhancing memory or learning comprising administering a memory or learning enhancing effective amount of the compound, or (8) treating learning disorders, comprising administering an amount effective for said treating or enhancing of the compound.
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30. The method of claim 29, wherein the spasticity is associated with epilepsy, stroke, head trauma, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury or dystonia.
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31. The method of claim 29 of (1) treating schizophrenia comprising administering a schizophrenia treating effective amount of a compound, (5) treating pain comprising administering a pain treating effective amount of a compound or (6) treating mood disorders comprising administering a mood disorder treating effective amount of a compound.
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32. The method of claim 29 of treating schizophrenia comprising administering a schizophrenia treating effective amount of the compound.
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33. The method of claim 31, wherein the mood disorder is depression.
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34. The method of claim 29, wherein the learning disorders are attention deficit disorders.
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