Claims
- 1. A compound of formula I; or an optical isomer thereof
- 2. The compound of claim 1 having the formula
- 3. The compound of claim 2 in which R1 is a straight or branched-chain C1-6alkyl or C2-6alkenyl optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C3-7cycloalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkylthio, and halogen.
- 4. The compound of claim 2 in which R1 is C3-7cycloalkyl optionally substituted with hydroxy or halogen.
- 5. The compound of claim 3 in which R1 is a straight or branched-chain C1-6alkyl optionally substituted with C3-7cycloalkyl.
- 6. The compound of claim 3 in which R1 is a straight or branched-chain C1-6alkyl optionally substituted with halogen.
- 7. The compound of claim 2 in which R3 is phenyl optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkyl, (halogen)3C—, (halogen)2CH—, and halogenCH2—.
- 8. The compound of claim 2 in which R3 is pyridyl optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkyl, (halogen)3C—, (halogen)2CH—, and halogenCH2—.
- 9. The compound of claim 7 in which R3 is phenyl optionally substituted with halogen.
- 10. The compound of claim 2 in which R2 is a straight or branched-chain C1-6alkyl or C3-6alkenyl optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-4alkoxy, and NR4R5.
- 11. The compound of claim 2 in which R2 is C3-7cycloalkylmethyl optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of amino, (C1-4alkyl)NH—, di(C1-4alkyl)N—, C1-4alkylC(═O)NIH—, and C1-4alkylOC(═O)NH—.
- 12. The compound of claim 2 in which R2 is a straight or branched-chain C1-6alkyl-C(═O)—A.
- 13. The compound of claim 2 in which R2 is —B-naphthyl.
- 14. The compound of claim 2 in which R2 is
- 15. The compound of claim 2 in which R2 is —B-(heterocycle), in which said heterocycle is selected from the group consisting of furanyl, thiofuranyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, oxadiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiadiazolyl and thiazolyl wherein said heterocycle is optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halogen, C1-4alkyl, CO2C1-4alkyl, amino, (C1-4alkyl)NH—, di(C1-4alkyl)N—, morpholin-4-yl, thiomorpholin-4-yl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, piperazin-1-yl, and 4-(C1-6alkyl)piperazin-1-yl.
- 16. The compound of claim 2 in which R2 is —B-(piperidin-4-yl), in which said piperidin-4-yl is optionally substituted with substituents selected from the group consisting of a straight or branched-chain C1-6alkyl, CH2C(═O)phenyl, phenyl or phenylmethyl in which said C1-6alkyl and said phenyl are optionally substituted with substituents selected from a group consisting of cyano, halogen, benzimidazol-2-yl, pyridyl and tetrahydrofuran-2-yl; and —C(═O)W′ wherein W′ is selected from the group consisting of C1-4alkoxy, R9, and —NR4R5.
- 17. The compound of claim 14 in which B is straight-chain C1-4alkyl.
- 18. The compound of claim 17 wherein Z is hydrogen.
- 19. The compound of claim 17 wherein X is C(═O)W, E is a direct bond and Y is hydrogen.
- 20. The compound of claim 17 wherein X is —NR4R5, E is a direct bond and Y is hydrogen.
- 21. The compound of claim 17 wherein X is —OR6, E is a direct bond and Y is hydrogen.
- 22. The compound of claim 17 wherein X is —NR7C(═O)R8, E is a direct bond and Y is hydrogen.
- 23. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of disorders responsive to the inhibition of β-amyloid peptide production comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
- 24. A method for the treatment of disorders responsive to the inhibition of β-amyloid peptide production in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
- 25. A method of claim 24 wherein said disorder is Alzheimer's Disease and Down's Syndrome.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a non-provisional application which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/344,322 filed Dec. 20, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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