220265-66-7Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Indole compounds as COX-2 inhibitors
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, (2008/06/13)
This invention provides a compound of the following formula: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein L is oxygen or sulfur; Y is a direct bond or C1-4alkylidene; Q is C1-6alkyl, C3-7cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, heteroaryl or the like; R1is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl or the like; R2is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C(O)R5wherein R5is C1-22alkyl or C2-22alkenyl, halosubstituted C1-8alkyl, halosubstituted C2-8alkenyl, —Y—C3-7cycloalkyl, —Y—C3-7cycloalkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, heteroaryl or the like; X is halo, C1-4alkyl, hydroxy, C1-4alkoxy or the like; and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that a group of formula —Y—Q is not methyl or ethyl when X is hydrogen; L is oxygen; R1is hydrogen; and R2is acetyl. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition useful for the treatment of a medical condition in which prostaglandins are implicated as pathogens.
