Patent ID: 6103744
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: C07D

Abstract:
A method of treating diseases in a mama which respond to treatment by administration of a dopamine D.sub.2 agonist which comprises administration to a mammal in need thereof of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to the formula ##STR8## wherein: R.sup.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;R.sup.2 is selected from hydrogen, straight-chain and branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, cyclohexylmethyl or --(CH.sub.2).sub.m Ar where Ar is phenyl, naphthyl, thienyl, furanyl or pyridinyl, each optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected independently from C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxide and trifluoromethyl;or NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 is 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroquinolin-1-yl or 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl;m is 1-5;n is 1 or 2;R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;Y is halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, and C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy;or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.