Claims
- 1. A compound of formula (I): ##STR12## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different, and each represents a group having the formula --R.sup.5, --CH.dbd.CH--R.sup.5 or --C.tbd.C--R.sup.5,
- wherein R.sup.5 represents a C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 carbocyclic aryl group which is unsubstituted or has one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a), defined below,
- R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, a cyano group, or a group having the formula --R.sup.5, in which R.sup.5 is as defined above:
- X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
- A represents a 1,4-homopiperazin-1,4-diyl group;
- B' represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a sulfinyl group or a sulfonyl group;
- R.sup.4 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a) and substituents (b), defined below;
- substituents (a):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups; hydroxy groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylenedioxy groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 aliphatic carboxylic acyloxy groups; substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 aliphatic carboxylic acyloxy groups having at least one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (c), defined below; C.sub.7 -C.sub.15 carbocyclic aromatic carboxylic acyloxy groups; substituted C.sub.7 -C.sub.15 carbocyclic aromatic carboxylic acyloxy groups having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (d), defined below; C.sub.8 -C.sub.15 aralkyloxycarbonyloxy groups in which the aryl part is unsubstituted or has one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (d), defined below; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanesulfonyloxy groups in which the alkane part is unsubstituted or has one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (c), defined below; arylsulfonyloxy groups in which the aryl part is unsubstituted or has one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (d), defined below; halogen atoms; and nitro groups;
- substituents (b):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylsulfonyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylsulfinyl groups; and C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylthio groups;
- substituents (c):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups; halogen atoms; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups; and (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyloxy)methoxycarbonyl group;
- substituents (d):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups; halogen atoms; unsubstituted C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl groups; nitro groups; and (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy)carbonyl groups;
- and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
- 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is 1-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)acryloyl)-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)hexahydro-1H-1,4-diazepine.
- 3. The compound of claim 2, wherein the compound is in the form of the E-isomer.
- 4. The compound of claim 2, wherein the compound is in the form of the Z-isomer.
- 5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a PAF antagonist in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, wherein the PAF antagonist is selected from the group consisting of the compound of formula (I), as defined in claim 1, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
- 6. The composition of claim 5, wherein said PAF antagonist is 1-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)acryloyl)-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)hexahydro-1H-1,4-diazepine.
- 7. The composition of claim 6, wherein the compound is in the form of the Z-isomer.
- 8. The composition of claim 6, wherein the compound is in the form of the E-isomer.
- 9. The compound of claim 1, wherein:
- R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different, and each represents a group having the formula --R.sup.5, --CH.dbd.CH--R.sup.5 or --C.tbd.C--R.sup.5,
- wherein R.sup.5 represents a C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 carbocyclic aryl group which is unsubstituted or has one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a'), defined below;
- R.sup.4 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a'), defined below and substituents (b), defined in claim 1;
- substituents (a'):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups; hydroxy groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylenedioxy group; halogen atoms; and nitro groups.
- 10. The compound of claim 1, wherein:
- R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different, and each represents a group having the formula --R.sup.5, --CH.dbd.CH--R.sup.5 or --C.tbd.C--R.sup.5,
- wherein R.sup.5 represents a C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 carbocyclic aryl group which is unsubstituted or has one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a"), defined below,
- R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group;
- B' represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group or a sulfonyl group;
- R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a"), defined below; and
- substituents (a"):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylenedioxy groups; and halogen atoms.
- 11. The compound of claim 10, wherein:
- at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents an aryl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a"), defined as follows:
- substituents (a"):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy group; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylenedioxy groups; and halogen atoms;
- R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy substituents;
- X represents an oxygen atom; and
- B' represents a carbonyl group.
- 12. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and each represents a group of formula --R.sup.5, in which R.sup.5 is as defined in claim 1.
- 13. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a group R.sup.5, and R.sup.5 represents an aryl group.
- 14. The compound of claim 13, wherein one of the groups represented by R.sup.5 is a substituted phenyl group and the other is an unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group.
- 15. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted phenyl group having one to three of said alkyl, alkoxy or halogen substituents and R.sup.2 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of said alkyl, haloalkyl and halogen substituents.
- 16. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group.
- 17. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom.
- 18. The compound of claim 1, wherein X represents an oxygen atom.
- 19. The compound of claim 1, wherein wherein B' represents a carbonyl group.
- 20. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy substituents.
- 21. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.4 represents a phenyl group having one to three C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy substituents.
- 22. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.4 represents a 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl or 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl group.
- 23. The compound of claim 1, wherein:
- R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of groups represented by --R.sup.5, in which R.sup.5 is as defined in claim 1;
- R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group;
- R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy substituents;
- B' represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group or a sulfonyl group; and
- X represents an oxygen atom.
- 24. The compound of claim 1, wherein:
- at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents an aryl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a), defined in claim 1;
- R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group;
- R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy substituents;
- B' represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group or a sulfonyl group; and
- X represents an oxygen atom.
- 25. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted phenyl group having at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy or halogen substituent.
- 26. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted phenyl group having at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy or halogen substituent.
- 27. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups and halogen atoms.
- 28. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 represents a substituted phenyl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups and halogen atoms.
- 29. The compound of claim 1, wherein R.sup.2 represents a substituted phenyl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups and halogen atoms.
- 30. The compound of claim 27, wherein R.sup.2 is a substituted phenyl group and the substituent is at the meta position.
- 31. The compound of claim 1, wherein:
- R.sup.1 represents a substituted phenyl group having one to three C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy or halogen substituents;
- R.sup.2 represents a substituted phenyl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups and halogen atoms;
- R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom;
- R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 3 C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy substituents;
- B' represents a carbonyl group; and
- X represents an oxygen atom.
- 32. The composition of claim 5, wherein:
- at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents an aryl group having one to three substituents selected from the group consisting of substituents (a"), defined below;
- R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups;
- R.sup.4 represents a substituted phenyl group having from 1 to 5 C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy substituents;
- B' represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group or a sulfonyl group;
- X represents an oxygen atom; and
- substituents (a"):
- C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl groups; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylenedioxy groups; and halogen atoms.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/751,871 filed Aug. 28, 1991 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,192,766, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/514,523 filed Apr. 25, 1990 (abandoned).
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