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Substituted 4-arylmethylene-2-imino-2,3-dihydrothiazoles and derivatives and their pharmaceutical use
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, (2008/06/13)
Compounds of Formula I including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in the form of individual enantiomers, racemates, or other mixtures of enantiomers, in which Ar is phenyl, naphthyl or benzo[b]thiophenyl, each of which may be optionally substituted; R1and R2, which may be the same or different, independently are a) H, b) an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, c) an alkenyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, d) a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 7 carbon atoms, e) a cycloalkylmethyl group in which the ring contains 3 to 7 carbon atoms, f) an aryl or heteroaryl group optionally substituted g) an arylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl group each optionally substituted; or R1and R2form an alkylene chain optionally substituted by one or more alkyl groups each containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such that, together with the atoms to which they are attached, they form a 5 or 6 membered ring; R3is a) H, b) an aryl or heteroaryl group each optionally substituted c) an optionally substituted arylmethyl group; or d) an alkoxyalkyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and R4and R5, which may be the same or different, independently are an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or R4and R5together with the atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl ring containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms; processes to prepare such compounds; compositions containing such compounds and their use in the treatment of depression, anxiety, Parkinson's disease, obesity, cognitive disorders, seizures, neurological disorders and as neuroprotective agents; are described.
