Claims
- 1. A compound selected from Formula I: ##STR293## wherein; the moiety ##STR294## represents a fused pyridine ring or fused substituted pyridine ring optionally substituted by (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkyl, halogen or (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkoxy;
- the moiety; ##STR295## is a five-membered aromatic (unsaturated) fused nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring wherein D is carbon or nitrogen, and E, and F are carbon and wherein the carbon atoms may be optionally substituted by a substituent selected from halogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkyl, hydroxy, COCCl.sub.3, COCF.sub.3, ##STR296## R.sub.b is independently selected from H, --CH.sub.3, or --C.sub.2 H.sub.5 ;
- q is 1 or 2;
- R.sub.3 is the moiety ##STR297## wherein Ar is a moiety selected from the group ##STR298## and X is selected from O, S, NH, --NCH.sub.3, or --N--COCH.sub.3 ; R.sub.4 is selected from H, lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), --CO-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), SO.sub.2 lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), or the moieties of the formulae: ##STR299## R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently, H, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkoxy, or halogen;
- R.sub.5 is H, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkoxy or halogen;
- R.sub.6 is selected from:
- (a) moieties of the formula: ##STR300## wherein cycloalkyl is defined as C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, cyclohexenyl or cyclopentenyl;
- n is 0-2;
- R.sub.a is independently selected from H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, ##STR301## R.sub.b is as hereinbefore defined; q is 1 or2;
- (b) a moiety of the formula: ##STR302## where R.sub.2 is as hereinbefore defined; (c) a moiety of the formula: ##STR303## wherein J is R.sub.a, lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.8) branched or unbranched, lower alkenyl (C.sub.2 -C.sub.8) branched or unbranched, --O-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.8) branched or unbranched, --O-lower alkenyl (C.sub.2 -C.sub.8) branched or unbranched, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, or --CH.sub.2 --K wherein K is halogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) lower alkoxy, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene or the heterocyclic ring moiety: ##STR304## wherein D, E, F and G are selected from carbon or nitrogen and wherein the carbon atoms may be optionally substituted with halogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)lower alkyl, hydroxy, --CO-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), CHO, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)lower alkoxy, or --CO.sub.2 -lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3); and
- R.sub.a and R.sub.b are as hereinbefore defined;
- (d) a moiety selected from those of the formulae: ##STR305## wherein R.sub.c is selected from halogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)lower alkyl, --O-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), OH ##STR306## q is 1 or2; R.sub.a and R.sub.b are as hereinbefore defined;
- wherein Ar' is selected from the group: ##STR307## wherein W' is selected from O, S, NH, N-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), --NHCO-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), or NSO.sub.2 -lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3);
- R.sup.7 is selected from H, lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), halogen, --O-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), or CF.sub.3 ;
- R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independendy selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), S-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), halogen, --NH-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3), --OCF.sub.3, --CN, --OH, --S--CF.sub.3, --NO.sub.2, NH.sub.2, or --O-lower alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3);
- R.sup.10 is H, halogen, or lower alkyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.3);
- and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and pro-drug forms thereof.
- 2. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug form thereof, and a suitable pharmaceutical carrier.
- 3. A method for treating disease in a mammal characterized by excess renal reabsorption of water, the method comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug form thereof, and a suitable pharmaceutical carrier.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the disease in a mammal characterized by excess renal reabsorption of water is congestive heart failure.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of Ser. No. 08/999,830, filed Oct. 3, 1997, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/646,653, filed May 8, 1996, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/468,737, filed Jun. 6, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,624,923, which is a division of Ser. No. 08/254,822, filed Jun. 13, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,516,774, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/100,004, filed Jul. 29, 1993, now abandoned.
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