FUSED INDOLE AND QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVES, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE

Abstract: The present patent application discloses compounds having formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein: R<1> is hydrogen, alkyl or benzyl; X is O or NOR<2>, wherein R<2> is hydgrogen, alkyl or benzyl; Y is N-R<4> wherein R<4> is hydrogen, OH or alkyl; n is 0 or 1; R<6> is phenyl which is substituted one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of SO2NR'R", CONR'R", and COR''' wherein R' and R" each independently are hydrogen, alkyl, or -(CH2)p-W, wherein p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, and W is hydroxy, amino, alkoxycarbonyl, or phenyl which may be substituted one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CF3, NO2, amino, alkyl, alkoxy or methylenedioxy; or wherein R' and R" together are (CH2)rZ(CH2)s wherein r and s each independently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 and Z is O, S, CH2 or NR"" wherein R"" is hydrogen, alkyl, or -(CH2)p-W, wherein p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, and W is hydroxy, amino, alkoxycarbonyl, or phenyl which may be substituted one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CF3, NO2, amino, alkyl, alkoxy or methylenedioxy; and wherein R''' is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy or phenyl which may be substituted one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CF3, NO2, amino, alkyl, alkoxy or methylenedioxy; A is a ring of fixe to seven atoms fused with the benzo ring at the positions marked a and b. The compounds are useful in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders for example.

Description: Fused Indole and Quinoxaline derivatives, their preparation and use The present invention relates to novel πng fused compounds capable of antagonising the biological effects of excitatory ammo acids, such as glutamate, a method of treatment therewith, pharmaceutical compositions compπsing the compounds and to a method of prepaπng the novel compounds of the invention. Object of the Invention It is an object of the present invention to provide novel glutamate antagonists which are useful in the treatment of αisorαers or diseases in mammals, inciuαing a numan, and especially in the treatment of disorαers or diseases which are responsive to glutamate and /or aspartate receptor antagonists. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of treating disorders or diseases of mammals, including a human, responsive to glutamic and/or aspartic acid receptor antagonists which comprises administeπng to a mammal in need thereof a compound of the invention. A third object of the present invention is to provide novel pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of disorders or αiseases of mammals, including a human, responsive to glutamic and/or aspartic acid receptor antagonists. Other objectives of the present invention will be apparent to the skilled person hereinafter. Background of the Invention {Excessive excitation by neurotransmitters can cause the degeneration and death of neurons. It is believed that this αegeneration is in part meαiated by the excitotoxic actions of the excitatory ammo acids (EAA), glutamate and aspartate, at the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), the 2-amιno-3-(3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazol-4-yl)- propionic acid (AMPA) receptor, and the kainate receptor. This excitotoxic action is responsible for the loss of neurons in cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral ischemia or cerebral infarction resulting from a range of conditions, sucn as thromboembolic or haemoπtiagic stroke, cerebral vasospasm, hypogiycaemia, cardiac arrest, status epileoticus, peπnataJ asphyxia, anoxia such as from near-drowning, pulmonary surgery and cereoral trauma as well as lathy πsm, Alzheimer's, ana Huntington's diseases. The compounds of the present invention may also be useful in the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), schizophrenia, Parkinsonism, epilepsy, anxiety, pain and drug addiction. Summary of the Invention The invention then, inter alia, comoπses the following, alone or in combination: A compound having the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R' is hydrogen, alkyl or benzyl; X is O or NOR 2 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl or benzyl; Y is N-R 4 wherein R* is hydrogen. OH or alkyl; R 6 is phenyl which is substituted one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of SO 2 NR R . CONR R ' , and COR ' wherein R and R each independently are hydrogen, alkyl, or -(CH 2 ) P -W, wherein p is 0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, and W is hydroxy, ammo, alkoxycarbonyl, or phenyl which may be substituted one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CF 3 , NO 2 , am o, alkyl, alkoxy or methylenedioxy; or wherein R and R together is (CH 2 ) r Z(CH 2 ) s wherein r and s eacn indepenαeπtly are 0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 and 2 is O, S, CH 2 or NR"" wherein R"" is hyαrogen, alkyl, or -{CH 2 ) P -W, wherein p is 0, 1 , 2. 3, 4, 5, or 6. ano W is hyαroxy, ammo, aJkoxycaroonyl, or pnenyl which may be substituted one or more times with suostituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CF 3 , NO 2 , ammo, alkyl, alkoxy or methyleneαioxy; ana wherein R- is hyarogen, alkyl, aikoxy or pnenyl wnich may be substituteα one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CF 3 , NO 2 , ammo, alkyl, alkoxy or methyleneαioxy; A is a πng of five to seven atoms fuseα with the oenzo πng at the positions man eα a ana b, ana formea by the following bivalent raαicals: a-NR i2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -o a-CH 2 -CH 2 -NR ',2 -& a-CH NR ;2 -CH 2 -b. a-CH 2 -CH 2 -NIR i2 -CH 2 -b. a-CH 2 -NR ,2 -CH 2 -CH b. a-CHrCH 2 -CH-rNR !2 -b. a-NR ' ^-CH-rCHs-CH ∑ -b, a-CH 2 -CH NR ,2 -CH 2 -CHrb, a-CH 2 -CH2-CH 2 -NR :2 -CH 2 -b, a-CH 2 -NR ;2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -b, a-CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -NR ,2 -b, a-NR !2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH b, wnereiπ R' 2 is hyαrogen. CH 2 CH 2 CH. cr alkyl; a compound as above naving the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptaoie salt thereof; wnerein X, Y, n, R 1 , R e , and R' 2 have the meanings set forth aoove; a compound as aoove naving tne formula or a pharmaceutically acceptaoie sait thereof: wnerein X, Y, n, R\ R°, ana R' 2 have the meanings set forth aoove; a compounα as above naving the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wnerein X, Y, n, R ! . R°, ana R ;2 have the meanings set forth aoove; a compound as any aoove which is 8-metnyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimethylsulohamoyi)phenyi)-6.7,8,9-tetrahydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2h]- isoαuιnoiine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(sulphamoyι)pheπyι)-6,7,3,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]-isoαuιπoιine- 2.2-dione-3-oxime, 8-methyl-5-{4-(N,N-bis(2-hyαroxyethyl)sulohamoyl)pheπyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranydro-l H- pyrrolo(3,2-h)isoαuinoιine-2,3-dione-3-oxime, 8-methyl-5-(4-(ethoxycarDonyι)phenyι)-6,7,8.9-ιetranyαro-1 H-pyrroιo(3.2-h]-isoαuιnoiine- 2.3-dione-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-{4-(N,N-dimethyisuionamoyl)pnenyi)-6,7,8,9-tetranyaro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2h]- isoquιnoιine-2,3-dione-3-O-methyloxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-f-outylsulDhamoyι)phenyl)-6.7,3.9-tetranyaro-1 H-pyrroιo(3.2-h]- isoαuιnoιiπe-2.3-dicπe-3-oxιme. 8-methyi-5-(4-{mcφnc!incsulfonyι)phenyi)-6.7.Ξ.9-tetranycro-1 H-Dyrroιo(3,2-hj- isccuιπoιiπe-2.3-dicne-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(2-hycrcxyethyi)suιchamoyι)pnεnyl)-6.7,3,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrcιo[3,2- h]isoαuιnoiιne-2.2-dione-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimetnyicarOamoyl)phenyι)-6,7,8,9-tetranydro-l H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]- isoαuιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. 8-methyi-5-(4-(4-(2-hyαroxyethy pιperazιnosuιfoπyι)phenyι)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyαro-i H- pyrroio[3,2-h|-isoαuιnoιιne-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-{N,N-dimεthyisulohamoyi)phenyι)-6.7,3,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo|3.2h|- isoαuιnoιιne-2.3-dione-3-0-f-butyloxιme, 8- ethyl-5-(4-(moφncιιnosulfonyι)pneπyι)-6.7,3,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrroιo|3.2-hl- isoαuιπoιine-2.3-dione. 8-methyl-5-(4-{N.N-di(2-(N.N-diethylamιπo.ιethyι)-sulDhamoyl)-pheπyi)-6.7,8.9-tetranydro- lH-pyrrolo[3.2-h]-isoαuιnoιιne-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. ' 8-methyl-5-{4-(pιpeπαinosulfonyl)-pnenyι)-6.7.3.9-tetranyαro-i H-pyrroιo(3.2-h|- isocuιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-{N-phenyιsuιchamoyl)-pnenyi)-5.7,3.9-tetranyαro-i H-pyrroto(3.2-h]- isoαuιπolιπe-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. 8-metnyl-5-(4-{N,N-αiethylsulphamoyn-pnenyι)-6.7,3.9-tetranydro-l H-pyrrolo|3,2-h|- isoαuιπoliπe-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-methyl-N-(2-(N,N-dimethylamιno)-ethyl)sulphamoyl)-phenyl)-€,7,8,9- tetrahyαro-1H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]isoαumoιine-2,3-dione-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-{4-(4-chtorconenyi)piperazιnosuιfonyl)-pnenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-l H- pyrrolo{3.2-h]-isoαuinoιine-2,3-dioπe-3-oxime. 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(3,4-metnyieneαioxyDenzyt)-pιperazιnosuιfonyl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro- 1H-pyrrolo[3,2-hl-isoqumoiine-2.2-dione-3-oxime, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-{ethoxycaroonylmethyl)sulphamoyl)-pnenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyαro-i H- pyrrolo(3,2-h]isoquinoιine-2,3-dione-3-oxime, 7-methyl-5-(4-{moφhoιinosuιfonyι)pπenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo[2,3-f]isoαuιnoiine- 2.2-dione-3-oxιme, 7-methyl-5-(4-{moφnciinosulfonyi)phenyl)-6,7,3,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(2,3-f]isoαuιnoiine- 2.3-dioπe-3-O-methyioxιme, 7-ethyl-5-(4- moφπolincsuifonyι)pneπyl)-1 ,6,7.3-tetrahycrcoenzo . 1 ,2-b:3,4-c]diDyrroιe-2.3- dione-3-oxιme, 7-5tnyl-5-(4-{N,N-dimetnyιsuiohamoyi)phenyl)-l .δ,7,3-t5tranyαroDenzo(1 ,2-b:2.4- c I dicy rroi e-2, 3-dione-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-diben-_ylsulohamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo[3,2h]- isoαuinoline-2.3-dione-3-oxime, the corresponαing 2.3-dicnes or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method of treating a αisorαer or αisease of a mammal, including a human, wmch disorder or αisease is responsive to glutamic and/or aspartic acid receotor antagonists, which ccmpπses aαministeπng to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a comDcund as any aσove: a methoα as above wnerein lathyπsm. Alzheimers αisease. Huntiπgton's diseases. ALS. scni∑opnrenia, Parkinsonism. epileosv, anxiety, pain, cr g aαdiction. or cereorovascular disorders are treated: a pnarmacεutical comccsiticn ccmoπsing a theraoeuticaiiy-effective amount of a comDouπα as any above together with at least one pharmaceuticaiiy-acceptable earner or αiluent: the use of a compounα as any aoove for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment a disorαer or cisease of a mammal, including a human, which disorαer or disease is responsive to glutamic anα/or asoaπic acid receptor antagonists; the use of a compouπα as aoove tor the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment cf lathyπsm, Alzheimers c;sease, Huntington s αiseases. ALS, schizophrenia, Parkinsonism, epiieosy, anxiety, pain, σrug addiction, or cereorovascuiar disorders; and a method of prepaπng a ccmpcunα as any aoove ccmoπsing the step of: a) reacting a ccmoounα having the formula wherein A, a, b R 1 , Y, n aπα R° have the meanings set forth above, with NH 2 OR 2 , wherein R 2 has the meaning set forth above, or with a reactive deπvative thereof, to form a comDOunα of the invention: or b) reacting a ccmDcunα having the formula wherein A, a, b R ! , and R° have the meanings set forth above, with oxanc acid or a reactive deπvative tnereor. to form a comDOund of the invention, or reacting a comocuπd having the formula wherein A, a, b, and R° have the meanings set forth above, with chlorai or a reactive deπvative thereof, to form a compound of the invention. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts include inorganic and organic acid addition salts sucn as the ydrochloπde. hydrobromide. phospnate, nitrate, percnlorate. sulphate, citrate, lactate. tartrate. maieate, fumarate. manαelate, ceπzoate. ascoroate. cinnamate, fcenzεnesuifcnate, methanesulfoπate. stearate. succinate. glutamate. glycollate. toluene-p-sulDnonate, formate, aionate. naonthalene-2-sulDhonate. saiicyiate ana the acetate. Sucn salts are 'ormeα by croceαures weii known in the art. Other aciαs sucn as oxalic acid, wnile not in themselves Dharmaceutically acceptaoie. may be useful in the preparation of salts useful as intermeαiates in obtaining compounds of the invention and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts. Halogen is fiuoπne. chlcπne, oromiπe, or iodine. Alkyl means a straight cnaineα or oranched chain of from one to six caroon atoms or cyclic alkyl of from three to seven caraon atoms, incluαing but not limited to. methyl, ethyl, prooyl, isooropyl, butyl, isooutyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, cyciopropyl, cyclcbutyl, cyclopentyl, cyciohexyt; methyl, ethyl, propyl and isooropyl are preferreα grcuDS. Alkoxy is O-alkyl, wnerein alkyl is as defined above. Am o is NH 2 or NH-alkvi or N-(alkvιi 2l wnerein aikyl is as αefineα above. The comDouπαs of this invention av exist in uπsolvated as well as in soivated forms with pharmaceutically acceptable solvents sucn as water, ethanol and the like. In general , the solvated forms are ccnsi ereα eαuivalent to the unsoivated forms for the puφoses of this invention. Some of the compouncs of the present invention exist in (+) and (-) forms as well as in racemic forms. Racemic forms can be resoiveα into the optical antipodes by known methods, for example, by separation of diastereomenc salts thereof, with anoptically active acid, and liberating the ODtically active amine compound by treatment with a base. Another methoα for resolving racsmates into the optical antipodes is based upon chromatography on an optical active matπx. Racemic ccmpounαs of the present invention can thus be resolved into their optical antipoαes. e.g., by fractional crystallization of d- or I- (tartrates. maπdelates, or campπorsulphonate) salts for example. The compounαs of the present invention may also be resoiveα ty the formation of diastereomeπc amides by reaction of the ccmpounαs of the present invention with an optically active activated carooxyiic acid sucn as that dεπved from <-■ cr (-) pne.nyialanine. (•<•) or (-) pnenyigiycine, (+) or (-) camonanic aciα or Dy tnε format.cr. of diastereomenc caroamates Dy reaction of the compounαs of the present invention with an optically active chloroformate or the like. Additional methoαs for :ne resolvation of optical isomers. known to those skilled in the art may be used, and will be apparent to the average skilleα in the art. Such methods include those discusseα by J. Jaαues. A. Collet, and S. Wilen in "Ξnantiomers. Racemates, and Resolutions', John Wiley ana Sens. New York (1981). Furthermore, as the ccrT.councs cf the invention are oximes they can exist in two forms, syn- ana anti-form, deoεnαing en the arrangement of the suDstituents around the -C=N- double bond. The present invention includes both the syn and anti-form of the ccmpounαs of the invention as weil as mixtures thereof. Aaαs catalyzes anti-syn isomeπzation. Starting mateπals for tnε orocessεs dεscπbed in the Dresent application are known or can be prepared by conventional metncαs from commercially available cnemicals. The proαucts of the reactions αescπbed herein are isolated by conventional means such as extraction, crystallization, distillation, chromatography, and the like. Biological Activity The compounds of the invention exnibit valuable biological properties because of their strong excitatory ammo acid (EAA) antagonizing properties at the AMPA ((RS)-aιfa-amιno- 3-hydroxy-δ-methyl-4-isoxazoleorcoionic acid) binαing site. In Vitro aaivity (rececrcr affinity): The comoounαs of the present invention exhibit binding affinity for the AMPA receptor as describeα by T. Honore et al., Neuroscience Letters 54, 27-32 (1985) with ICso values from the naπomolar to the lower micro molar range, see table 1. The ccmoouncs of the invention nave also oeen testeα for their ability to innibit GABA release from cultureα csrecrai ccrtεx neurons in the following test: 3 H-GABA release, cortical neurons Backσrounα: Neurons wnich express receptors for excitatory am o acids can be depolarized by such ccmoounαs and this depolarization wiil ultimately lead to a release of transmitter substance from the neurons. Cultured neurons obtaineα from 15-day-old mouse emoryo cortex are mainly GABAergic ana exoress all types of excitatory am o acid recεotors. This means that they can De stimulated by hign DOtassium or by the excitatory am o acids, NMDA. AMPA ana kainate to release their neurotransmitter GABA. 3 H-GABA may be useα to label the GABA transmitter pooi in the neurons and the release of 3 H-GABA from the neurons may be used as a simoie functional moαel for stuαies of the effects of excitatory ammo acids ana their antagonists. Methca: Cerebral cortices of 16-day-old mouse emoryos are cnopped in 0.4 x 0.4 mm cuoes. The tissue is c:ssoc:ateα by mild tryps izatioπ (0.1°a (wt/vol) trypsin, 37 β C, 5 mini ana sucseauently inocuiatea into coιy-L-)ysιne-coatea 3-cm Petπ aishes containing a sliαhtly moαified DMEM (24.5 mM KCI. 30 mM glucose) suDpiemeπted with p- aminooeπ ∑ oate (7 μM). insulin (1C0 mU L) and 10 % (vol/vol) horse serum. Cells are maintained in culture rcr 5-7 days with the addition of the antimitotic agent cytos e aroiπoside (40 μM) from αay 2 in vitro to prevent gtial pronleration. For further details and references, see Drejer et ai. Exo. Brain Res. 47. 259 (1982). Release expeπments are peπoπneα using the moαel descπbed by Drejer et al. Life Sci. 38, 2077 (1986). Cerebral cortex neurons cultured in Petπ αishes (30 mm) are added 100 uM γ- v yl-GABA one hour εerore the exceπment in order to innibit degradation of GABA in the neurons. 30 mm before e exoeπment 5 μCi 3 H-GABA is aαded to eacn culture and after this preloaαing peπoo the cell monoiayer at the oottom of the dish is covered with a piece of nylon mesn to protect the cells against mechanical damage and to facilitate disoersioπ of meαium over the cell layer. The preloaαing meαium is removed and the Petπ dishes are placeα in a sucertusicn svstεm consisting of a oeπstaltic cump cont ously deliveπng thermostateα 37*C suceπusion meαium HEPEΞ buffereα sanne (HBS): 10 mM HEPEΞ, 125 mM NaCI, 5 mM KG. 0.6 mM Mg≤O... 1.0 mM CaC! 2 ana 6 mM D-glucose: pH 7.4) from a reservoir to the top cr the slightly tilted Petπ αisn. The meαium is contmously collected from the lower Dart of the αish ana delivered to a fraction collector. Initially, the cells are suoerfused with HBS for 15 mm flow rate 2 mi/mm). Then the cells are stimulated for 30 sec every 4 mm by chancing the superfusion medium frcm HBS to a corresponding meαium containing antagonists. Test subtaπcss are αissctveα in 50% DMSO. 48% ethanoi. The final DMSO and ethaπol concentration in the assav must not exceed 0.1%. The stimulateα release cr Η-GABA (com) are correcteα rcr tne mean basal relea≤e(cpm) fcεtore and after stimulation. The stimulated release in the presence of antagonists are expressed relative to the stimulated release ana the ICso value ror the antagonist :s calculated (the concentration (μM) of the test supstancε wnich nibit 50% of the stimulated 3 H-GABA release) . The test results cDtaineα DV testing the compounαs of the invention for their in-vitro AMPA receptor affinity and their aDiiitv to innibit GABA release are presented in the following table: Compound 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimethylsuiphamoyl)- 0.020 0.12 pnenyl)-6.7,8.9-tetrahyαro-lH-pyrrolo(3,2-h]- isoαuιnoiine-2.3-dione-3-oxime 8-methyl-5-(4-(sulphamoyl)phenyι)-6.7,8,9- 0.025 0.27 tetrahyαrc-1H-pyrrolo[3.2-hlisoαuιnoiine- 2.3-dioπe-3-oxime 8-methyi-5-(4-(N,N-bisι2-hyαroxyethyι) 0.050 0.13 suιcnamoyi)-pnenyι)-5,7,S.9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrroιo [3,2-h]-isoαuinoline-2.3-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(ethoxycaroonyl)phenyl)-6,7,8.9 0.10 3.70 tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]-isocuιnoiine-2.3-dione- 3-oxιme 8-methyi-5-(4-(N,N-αimetnylsulphamoyl)- 0.20 1.70 pnenyl)-6,7,3.9-tetranyσrc-lH-cyrrolo(3.2-h| isoαuιnoιine-2,3-dione-3-C-methvιoxιme 8-metnyl-5-(4-(N-f-butyιsuιonamoyι)- 0.C3 0.24 pnenyi)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrroιo(3.2-h] isoαuinoline-2.2-dione-3-oxιme 8-metnyl-5-(4-(moφnonπcsuιfonyι)- 0.04 0.03 phenyi)-6,7,3,9-tetranyαro-i H-pyrroio(3.2-h |- isoouιnotiπe-2.3-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(2-hyαrcxyethyι)sulphamoyι)- 0.04 0.33 pnenyl)-6.7,3,9-tetranyaro-1 H-oyrroio(3,2-h)- isoαuιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme 3-methyl-5-{4-(N,N-dimethylcarπamoyι)- 0.14 0.19 pnenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetraπyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]- isoαuιπoliπe-2.3-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(2-hyαroxyethyι)pιperazιnosulfonyl)- 0.019 0.1 pheπyl)-6,7,3,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrcio(3.2-h]- iscαuιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4- N.N-αιmethylsuιcπamoyι)- 0.47 5.5 pnεπyl)-6,7,S,9-tetranyαro-l H-cyrroιo[3,2-h]- isocumoline-2,3-dioπe-3-C-t-butyιoxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(moφnoiinosulfonyι)- 0.82 2.16 phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrc!o(3.2-hl- ιsoαumoline-2,3-dione 8-methyl-5-(4-{N,N-di(2-{N,N-αιetnylamιno)ethyl)- 0.038 0.45 suιonamoyi)-pneπyl)-6.7.3.9-tetranyαro-l H- pyrrolo(3.2-h]-ιsoouιnoιιne-2.3-αιcne-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(pιpeπαιnosulfoπyι)- 0.027 0.24 phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-1 H-Dyrroιo(3.2-h |- ιsocuιnotiπe-2.2-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-{N-phenyιsuloπamoyι)- 0.066 0.38 phenyl)-6.7,3,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrroιo(3.2-h!- isoαuιnoliπe-2.3-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-diethyisuiphamoyl)- 0.018 0.16 phenyι)-6,7,3.9-tetrahyoro-1H-pyrrolo|3,2-hl- isoαuιnoline-2.3-dione-3-oxime 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-methyl-N-(2-(N.N-dimethylammo)- 0.19 0.31 ethyl)suiphamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,3,9-tetranyαro-1 H- pyπOio(3,2-h]-isoquinoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxlme 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(4-chlorophenyι)piperazinosuιfoπyi)- 0.068 0.877 phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2-h ]- isoαuιnoline-2.3-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(3,4-methyleπecιcxyoeπzy!)- 0.13 0.50 piperazinosuifonyl)phenyi)-6,7,S,9-.etranydro- 1H-oyrrolo(3.2-h]-isoquιnoiine-2.2-dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(ethoxycarbonyιmethyl)- 0.034 0.34 sulonamoyl)phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetrahydro-l H- pyrrolo(3,2-h|isoquinoliπe-2.3-dione-3-oxime 7-methyl-5-(4-(moφnoiiπosuifonyι)phenyi)-6,7,3.9- 0.11 0.25 -tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(2.3-flisoαuιnoιine-2,3-dione- 3-oxιme 7-me.hyl-5-(4-(moφhoιiπosuifonyι ) phenyι)-6,7.3.9- 0.22 1.6 -tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo[2.3-flisoαuιnoιine-2.2-dioπe- 3-O-methyloxιme 7-ethyl-5-(4-(moφholinosu!foπyι.pπenyi)-1 , 6,7,3- 0.14 0.50 tetranydrobeπzol 1 ,2-b:2.4-c|dioyrroιe-2.3-dione- 3-oxιme 7-ethyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimetnyisuiphamoyl)phenyl)- 1.6 4.5 1 ,6.7,8-tetranyαrobeπzc( 1 ,2-b:3.4-c]diDyrroie-2.2- dione-3-oxιme 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dibenzytsutpπamoyi)- 0.54 1.9 pheπyi)-6.7,8.9-tetrahyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]- isoσumoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme The compound, 8-metnyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimethylsulDnamoyl)-pneπyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyαro-1 H- pyrrolo(3,2-h|isoquιnoιine-2.3-dicne-3-oxιme has also been tested for its ability to inhibit the clonic seizures mduceα fcy AMPA in the following test: In Vivo acvviry (AMPA-inαuceα c:zr.:c seizures) AMPA given icv (intracereDroventπcuiar) (15 μg/kg) to NMRI mice inαuces clonic seizures which should be inhibited by non-NMDA receptor antagonists. Method: Test compounα was given i.v. 5 min (or p.o. 30 miπ) before a 0.3 μg icv administration of AMPA to 10 femaie NMRI mice (weighing 24-26 g) per dose. The number of mice exoeπenαng clcπic seizures within the next 5 min was noted. An EDβo value was calculated as the dose inhibiting 50% of the mice from having clonic seizures. Table 2 Compound EDβo img/kg) 8-methyi-5-(4-(N,N-dimetnylsulDnamoyl)- 3 phenyι)-6,7,8.9-tetrahyσro-1 H-pyrrcioj 3.2-h ]- isoαumoiiπe-2.3-dione-3-oxιme The compound. 8-metnyl-5-(4-(N.N-αιmethyisulphamoyl)-pnenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetrahyαro-1 H- pyrrolo|3,2-h|isoαuinoiιne-2.2-dioπe-3-oxιme has also been tested in the following animal model of global ischaemia: Transient Forebrain ischemia Model (2-VO Gerbils) Geroiis were anaesthetized with halothane, right and left carotid arteπes located and occluded for 4 minutes. Animais were Kept warm before ana after the operation using heating lamps. During the operation the gerbils were placed on heating plates, body temperature controlled and maintained at 37 ± 0.5°C. Postocclusion, the gerbils were divided in two groups. One grouo received 30 mg/kg test compound i.p. 30, 60, and 90 m post occlusion (total dose was 90 mg/kg). The control group received 5.5% glucose i.p. at the same time intervals. Four αays later, the animals were sacrificed, brains removed ana ccoied to -70°C. Thereafter, the oraiπs were sectioned in 20 mm thick sections of which 5 - 7 with hippocampal tissue were selected and stained with hematoxyiin eosine (HE). Based UDOΠ the degree of hippocamcal damage, eacn hippocampus was categoπsed into one of four groups (Grouo 1 : no carnage in the CA1 -layer Group 2: the CA1 -layer partly damaged: Group 3: the CA1 -layer ccmDietely damaged: and Group 4: damage in more than just the CA1 -layer). The total iscnemic score was obtained as the sum of the πght and left scores, thus resulting in ischaemic scores ranging from 2 to 8. Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test was used for statistical evaluation. The test results are presented in FIG. 1. The compound, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N.N-αimethylsulphamoyl)phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetrahydro-IH- pyrroιo[3,2-h]isoquinoiine-2.3-dione-3-oxime showed significant neuroprotective effect in the gercil 2-VO model. Pharmaceutical Compositions While it is Dossible that, for use in theraDy, a compounα of the invention may be aαmmistereα as the raw cnemicai. it is Dreferable to present the active ingredient as a pharmaceutical formulation. The invention thus furtner croviαes Dnarmaceutical formulations compπsing a comDOunα cf the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or deπvative thereof together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable earners therefor and. optionally, other therapeutic and/or procnylactic ingredients. The camerts) must be "acceptable' in the sense of being compatible with the other mgreαients of the formulation and not deleteπous to the recipient thereof. Pharmaceutical formulations inciuαe those suitable for oral, rectal, nasal, topical (including buccal and sub-linguai), vaginal or parenteral (including intramuscular, sub-cutaneous and intravenous) administration or in a form suitable for administration by inhalation or insufflation. The comoounαs of the invention, together with a conventional adjuvant, earner, or diluent, may thus oe placed into the form of pnarmaceutical compositions and unit dosages thereof, and in such form may be empioyeα as solids, such as tablets or filled capsules, or liquids sucn as solutions, suspensions, emulsions, elixirs, or capsules filleα with the same, all for oral use. in the form of suopositcπes for rectal aαministration: or in the form of steπie injectaϋle solutions for oarenterai iiπciuαing suocutaneous) use. Sucn pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms thereof may compπse conventional ingreαients in conventional proportions, with or without additional active compounds or pπncicles. and sucn unit dosage forms may contain any suitable effective amount of the active ingredient commensurate with the intenαeα daily dosage range to be employed. Formulations containing ten (10) milligrams of active mgreαient or, more broadly, 0.1 to one nundred (100) milligrams, per tablet, are acccrcmgiy suitable representative unit dosage forms. The compounds of the present invention can be aαministrated in a wide vaπety of oral anc parenteral dosage forms. It will be CDVIOUS to those skilled in the art that the following dosage forms may comoπse. as the active component, either a compound of the invention or a Dharmaceuticaily accεotable sait of a comoound of the invention. For prepaππg pharmaceutical compositions from the compounαs of the present invention, pnarmaceutically acceptable earners can De either solid or liquid. Solid form preparations include powαers, tablets, pills, cacsuies. cacnets. suopositoπes. and disoersible granules. A solid earner can be one or more suostances wnicn may also act as αiluents, flavouring agents, solubilizers, lubπcants. susDenαing agents, binαers. preservatives, tablet disintegrating agents, or an encapsulating mateπal. In oowαers, the earner is a finely αiviαed solid wnich is in a mixture with the finely divided active component. In tablets, the active component is mixed with the earner naving the necessary omαing capacity in suitable proportions ana compacted in the shape ana size desired. Tne powders and tablets prereraciy contain from five or ten to about seventy percent of the active compound. Suitable earners are magnesium carooπate, magnesium stearate. talc, sugar, lactose, pectin, dextπn. stare:., gelatin, tragacanth, methylceilulose, sooium carooxymethyicellulose, a low melting wax, cocoa cutter, and the like. The term "preparation" is intended to induce the formulation of the active comoound with encapsulating mateπai as earner crcviαing a capsule in wnich the active component, with or without earners, is surrounded bv a earner, which is thus in association with it. Similarly, cacnets and lozenges are induce;.. Tablets, powαers, capsules, pills, cacnets. ana lozenges can oe used as solid terms suitable for oral aαministration. For prepaπng suppositoπes. a low melting wax. such as admixture of fatty aαd giyceπdes or cccoa butter, is first melted ana the active component is αispersed homogeneously therein, as cy stimng. The molten homogenous mixture is then poured into convenient sized molds. allowed to cooi. and thereoy to solidify. Formutations suitable for vagmai aαministration may be presented as pessaπes. tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or scravs containing in addition to the active mgreαient sucn earners as are known in the art to cε aopropπatε. Uαuid form preparations inciuαe solutions, suspensions, and emulsions, for example, water or water-oropylene glycol solutions. For example, parenteral in j ection liquid preparations can cε formulated as solutions in aαueous polyethylene glycel solution. The compounds acccrαing to the Dresent invention may thus be formulated for parenteral aαmiπistration (e.g. by injection. ;or example bolus injection or continuous infusion) and may be presented in unit dose form in ampoules, pre-filled syπnges. small volume infusion or in muiti-dose containers with an aαceα preservative. The compositions may take such forms as suspensions, solutions, or emuisioπs in oily or aqueous vehicles, and may contain formulatory agents sucn as suscenαing, stabilising and/or dispersing agents. Alternatively, the active ingredient may be in powαer form, obtained by aseptic isolation of steπie solid or by lyophilisatioπ from solution, for constitution with a suitable vehicle, e.g. sterile, pyrogen- free water, before use. Aαueous solutions suitable for oral use can be prepared by dissolving the active component in water and adding suitable coiorants, flavours, stabilizing and thickening agents, as desired. Aαueous suspensions suitable for oral use can ce maαe by αisoersing the finely αivided active component in water with viscous mateπai. such as natural or synthetic gums, resins. metnyicellulose, sodium carooxyrπetnyiceilulose. cr other well known suspending agents. Also included are solid form preparations which are intended to be converted, shortly before use. to liquid form preparations for oral administration. Such liquid forms include solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. These preparations may contain, in addition to the active ccmoonent. colorants, flavours, stabilizers, buffers, artificial and natural sweeteners, disoersants. thickeners, solubiiizing agents, and the like. For topical administration to the epidermis the compounds acccrαing to the invention may be formulated as ointments, creams or lotions, or as a traπsαermal patch. Ointments and creams may, for example, be formuiateα with an aαueous or oily base with the addition of suitable thickening aπα or gelling agents. Lotions may be formulateα with an aqueous or oily base and wiil in general also contain one or more emulsifying agents, stabilising agents, dispersing agents, suspeπαing agents, thickening agents, or coiouπng agents. Formulations suitable for topical acmiπistration in the mouth mctuαe lozenges compπsing the active agent in a flavoured base, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth; pastilles compπsing the active mgreαient in an inert base such as gelatin and glyceπn or sucrose and acacia: and mouthwashes comoπs g the active ingredient in a suitable liquid earner. Solutions or suspensions are applied directly to the nasal cavity by conventional means, for example with a dropper, pipette or spray. The formulations may be provided in single or multidose form. In the latter case of a dropper or pipette, this may be achieved by the patient administeπng an appropπate. predetermined volume of the solution or suspension. In the case of a spray, this may oe acnieved for example by means of a meteππg atomising spray pump. Administration to the respiratory tract may also oe acnieveα by means of an aerosol formulation in which the active ingredient is provided in a pressurized pack with a suitable propellant such as a chlorofluorocarooπ (CFC) for example dichlorodifluoromethane, trichiorofluoromethane. or αichtorctetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide, or other suitable gas. The aerosol may conveniently aiso contain a surfactant sucn as lecithin. The dose of drug may be controlled by provision cf a metered valve. Alternatively the active ingreαiεπts may be provided in the form of a dry powder, for example a powder mix cf the compound in a suitable powder base such as lactose, starcn, starcn derivatives sucn as hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and polyviπylpyrrolidone (PVP). Conveniently the powαer carrier wiil form a gel in the nasal cavity. The powder composition may be presented in unit dose form for example in capsules or cartridges of, e.g., gelatin, or blister packs from whicn the powαer may be aαmmistered by means of an inhaler. In formulations intended for administration to the respiratory tract, including intraπasal formulations, the compcunα wiil generally have a small particle size for example of the orαer of 5 microns or less. Sucn a particle sizε may bε obtainεd by means known in the art. for examDle by micronizaticn. When desirεd. formulations aαaotεα to give susta eα rεlease of the active ingreαiεnt may be employed. The cπarmaceutical preparations are preferapiy in unit cosage forms. In such form, the preparation is subdivided into unit coses containing appropπate quantities of the active component. The unit dosage form can be a packaged preparation, the package containing discrete quantities of preparation, sucn as packeted tablets, capsules, and powders in viais or amoouies. Also, the unit dosage form can be a capsule, tablet, cachet, or lozenge itself, or it can be the appropπate numper of any of these in packaged form. Tablets or capsules for oral administration and liαuids for intravenous administration are preferreα compositions. Method of Treating The compounds of this invention are extremely useful in the treatment of central nervous system αisorαers related to their biological activity. The compounds of this invention may accordingly be administered to a suoiect. including a human, in need of treatment, alleviation, or elimination of a disorαer or disease assodated with the biological activity of the ccmpounαs. This includes especially excitatory ammo acid dependent, including glutamate and/or aspartate depeπcent psycnosis, excitatory amino acid dependent, including glutamate and or aspartate αependent anoxia, excitatory amino acid depenαent. including glutamate anα or aspartate αepenαent ischemia, excitatory amino acid deoenαent. including glutamate anα/or aspartate dependent Parkinsonism, excitatory am o acid depenαent. including glutamate and/or aspartate dependent convulsions and excitatory am o acid deoenαeπt. induαing glutamate and or aspartate depenαent migraine as weil as ALS. Suitable dosage ranges are 0.1 to 1000 milligrams daily, 10-500 milligrams daily, aπα especially 30-100 milligrams daily, dependent as usual upon the exact moαe of aαministration, form in wnich aαmiπistered. the inαication toward which the administration is directed, thε subject involved and the ooαy weigπt of the subject involved, and further the preference and expeπence of the pnysiαan or veteππaπan in charge. The followinα noniimitinα examples illustrate the present invention further. Example 1 3r A solution of 4-acetamιαo-2-methyl-2H-1,3-dihydro-isoindole (10g) ano bromine (3.0g) in trifluoroacetic add (150ml) was stirred at 50°C for 40 hours. The solution was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was αissolved in water (300ml), and pH was adjusted to neutral with sat. NazC0 3 . This treatment aft orαed a crystalline precipitate of the product, which was collected by filtration. Yield 9g, mp. 145 48 0 . In a similar manner the following compound was prepareα: 2-methyl-5-acetamιdo-3-bromo-1.2.3,4-tetrahyαro-isoguiπoiine. Example 2 NO- A solution of potassium nitrate (1.73 g, S.56 mmoi) in 2 ml concentrated H 2 SO was added slowiv to a solution of 5-bromoι r soαuιnoιιne in 12 mL concentrated H 2 SO_ι. After stirπng for 3 hours the reaction mixture was poureα onto ice aπα neutraii∑εα with ccnc. ammonium hyαrcxiαe. The yellow orecipitatε was extracteα with ethyl acetate (3x), and the comomeo orαanic layers were wasned with saturated NaCI. dried over MgSO*. filtered and concentrated. The resiαue was chromatograoned on siiica gel (40% ethyl acetate in hexane as eluent) to give 5-bromo-8-nιtroιsoαuιnoline. Example 3 A mixture of 5-bromo-3-nιtroιsoquιnoιine (0.99 g, 3.91 mmoi) and dimethylsulfate (0.41 mL) in anhyαrous DMF (20 L) was heateα at 80°C for 24 hours. After removing the DMF in vacuo. the isoαumoiine methylammoπium salt was obtained (used without further puπficatioπ). In a similar manner the following ccmccund was oreoareα: 2-Et yl-5-bromo-8-nιtrccuιπoliπιum εtnylsulohate by reaction with diethyl sulphate Example 4 NO. The isoqumoiinium salt (3.9 mmol) was dissolved in acetic acid (10 mL) and sodium boronyαπde (0.15 g, 3.97 mmoi) was added. After stimng for 24 h, the reaction mixture was diluted with a mixture of ethyl acetate and water and potassium carbonate was aαded portioπwise to neutrali∑ε the acetic acid. The aαueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2x), wasned with saturated NaCI. dried over MgSO 4 . filtered and evaporated. The residue was chromatograoπed on siiica gel (30% ethyl acetate in hexaπe as eluent) to give the light sensitive 2-methyi 5-bromo-8-nιtro-l ,2.3.4-tetranyαroιsoαuιnoline (0.47 g, 45% yield). 5-Bromo-2-ethyl-8-nιtro-1 ,2,3,4-tetrahyαroιsoαuιnoline was prepared according to the same procedure. M.p. 52-53°C. Example 5 To a ÷20°C cold stirred solution cf 2-bromo-N,N-dimethyl-benzene suiphoπamide (12.5 g) in αiethyl ether (150 ml), butyl lithium (20 ml, 2.5 M in hexane) was dropwise added. After the aααition. the mixture was stirreα fcr 15 m , ana then cooled to ÷50 β C, whereafter tπoutylborate (16.7 g) was adαeα over a 10 mm time peπod. The reaction mixture was now ailoweα to attain to rcom temperature. Hyαrccnloπc acid (1 N, 65 ml) was addeα. The organic pnase was wasned with aα-NaOH (2N 3 x 20 ml) the combined aqueous phase was then acidified (HCI) wnicn afforceα a crystalline precipitate of the product. Yield 7.6 g. Example 6 A mixture of 4-acetamιαo-7-brcmo-2-methyl-2H-1.3-dihyαro-ιsoιnαole (0.2g), pnenyl boronic aαα (137 mg), tetrakisUripnenylcnosDninejpalladium [0] (26 mg), NaHC0 3 , (315 mg) was stirred at reflux temperature in a mixture of water (3.75 ml) and dimethoxyethaπe (7.5 ml) for 90 m . After cooling to room temperature the reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc ( 25 ml ) and aα. NaOH (2x5 ml 1 N). The organic phase was then dried over Na 2 SO 4 ana evaporated to give 4-acetamιαo-7-pnenyl-2-methyl-2H-1 ,3-dihydro-ιsoιndole. mp 160- 62° C In a similar manner the following compounds were prepared from the appropπate bromides ana boronic acids: 4-Acetamιdo-2-ethyl-7-phenyl-2H-1 ,3-dihydro-ιsoιndole. mp. 67-68°C. 4-Acetamιdo-2-methyl-5-nitro-7-pnenyl-2H-1 ,3-dihyαro-isoindole mp. 270-72° C. 5-Acetamιdo-2-methyl-6-nitro-8-phenyl-1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquiπoline mp. 214-217°C. 2-Methyl-8-nitro-5-pheπyl-1 ,2.3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline mp 75-78° C. from reaction between pnenyl boronic add and 5-bromo-2-methyl-8-nitro-1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquιnoline. 5-(4-Carooethoxypnenyt)-2-methyl-8-nitro-1 ,2,3.4-tetranydro-isoquinoline, mp 160-162°C from reaction between 4-caΦoethoxyphenyl boronic acid and 5-bromo-2-methyl-8-nitro- 1 ,2.3,4-tetranyαro-isoquιnoline. 5-acetamιdo-2-methyl-8-phenyl-1.2,3,4-tetranyαro-isoαuinoliπe, m.p. 140- 43°C. 2-methyι-8-nιtro-5-(2-(N.N-dimεtnyιsuιonamoyι)ph8πyl)-1 ,2,3,4-tetrahyαro-isoαuιnoline. 2-metnyl-8-nιtro-5-(4-(N.N-dimethylcarDamoyi)pnenyι)-1 ,2.2.4-tetranydro-isoαuιnoline. [Example 7 4-Acetamιαo-2-metnyl-7-pneπyi-2H-l ,2-dihyαro-ιsoιnαole(2.6 g) was stirried at 80° C for 48 hours in sulohuπc acid ( 66%, 25 L), wherearter the solution was poured onto ice and then neutralizeα with aq. NaOH. The precicitated proαuct was collected by filtration, ana wasned with water. Mp. 154-55° C. Deacetylatioπs in a similar manner gave: 4-Amιno-2-methyι-5-nιtro-7-pheπyl-2H-1.3-dihyαro-ιsoιndole. mp 170-72° C. 5-Amιno-2-metnyl-6-nιtro-8-phenyi-l ,2.3,4-tetranyαro-ιsoquιπoιine, mp. 128-130°C. -Amιno-2-ethyl-7-pheπyl-2H-1 ,3-dιhyαro-ιsoιnαole hydrochloπαe, mp. 222-225° C. -amιno-2-methyl-8-phenyl-1 ,2,3.4-tetranyαroιsoαuιnoline. m.p. 273-275°C. 26 Example s 4,5-Diamιno-7-phenyi-2-methyl-2H-1.3-dihyαro-ιsoιndole. mp. 230-240°C (decomposes), 5.c-Diamιno-2-methyl-8-onenyl-1 ,2.2.4-tetranyαro-ιsoαuιnoιme. 8-Amιno-2-methyl-5-pnenyl-1.2.3.4-tetranyαro-ιsoαuιnoιine πyαrocnloπde. mo. 210-21 C, 8-amιno-2-methyl-5-(2-(N,N-dimetnyιsuιohamoyι)phenyi)-1 ,2.3,4-tetrahydro-ιsoαuιnoιιne. 8- ammo-2-metnyl-5-(4-{N.N-dimethylcaroamoyl)phenyl)-1,2,3.4-tetrahyαro-ιsoαuιnoιine, and 5-(4-carooethoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-8-amιno-1,2,2,4-tetrahyαro-ιsoquiπoline, were ail octained by hyαrcgeπatioπ using Pd C 5%) as catalysist and ethaπol as solvent. Example 9 A mixture of 4-amιno-7-ohenyi-2-methyl-2H-1.3-dιhyαro-ιsoιnαole (2.0 g, 9mmoι.. cone HCI (0.83 mi), 1.5 ml chloral. 10g of Na 2 SO* NH 2 OH (2.0 g) in water (60 mL) was retluxed for two nours. wnereatter it was cooleα and neutranzeα with sat. NaHC0 3 . The aαueous so l ution was αecanteα from the oily residue wnich was dissolved in methylene chlonde (100 mL). This solution was απeα over Na 2 SO.., ana the solvent was removed by evaporation. The resiαue was αissotveα in metnane suiphonic aαd (3 mi) and heated to 120°C for 30 mm. After cooling to amoient temperature the solution was diluted with water(20 mL) and neutralized with sat Na 3 CC 3 .T e impure proσuct was filtered off. Pure 7-methyl-5-pheπyl- 1 ,6,7,8-tetranydrooenzo(2. -b:3,4-c]dipyrroιe-2.3-dione mp. 187-90°C was obtained after column puπfication on silica gel using methyieπe cnloπαe acetone methanoi (4:1:1) as eluent. In a similar manner the following ccmcounαs were preoareα from the aoprooπate anilines: 7-Ethyl-5-pneπyl-1 ,6,7,8-tetranyαrcoenzo(2,1 -b:3.4-c]dipyrrote-2.3-dioπe, mp. >250 °C(decomposes). 8-Methyl-5-onenyl-6.7,S,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrτcιo(3.2-h]isoαuιπoline-2.3-dione. mp. 280- 82°C. 8-Metnyi- 5-(4-carooetnoxypnenyi -6.7,3.9-tetranyaro-1 H-pyrroio[3,2-h]isoauinoune-2.3- dione. mo cec. o.180°C. 7-Methyl-5-onenyi-6,7,3.9-tetranyaro-l H-pyrrcιc(2.2-f]isoqumoιine-2.3-dione. m.p. > 300°C. 8-methyi-5-(2-(N,N-dιmethyisulpnamoyl)phenyι)-6.7,8.9-tetrahydro-1 H-pyrroto(3.2-h]- isoαuιnoline-2.3-dione. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimethylcaroamoyl)phenyι)-6,7,3,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo[3.2-h]- isoσuιπoιiπe-2.3-dione. m.p. dec o. 190°C. Example 10 SC- (CH,) 7 4 g of 8-methyl-5-phenyl-6.7.3.9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolc(3.2-h] isoαuιπoiine-2.3-dioπe was added in portions to ice-cold chlorosuiphonic acid (20 ml). The solution was alloweα to stir at room temperature for 1/2 hour before it was cooled on ice. Excess chlorosuiphonic add was then destroyed carefully with water. After addition of 40 ml of water a heavy precipitate of the suiphonyl chloride was obtained. This solid was filtered off and wasned with water whereafter, without drying, it was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml). To this solution was dropwise added a solution of dimethylamine in tetrahydrofuran(100 ml, 0,5M). The final mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and then evaporated. The oily residue was partitioned between watertEthyt acetate. The organic phase was extracted with 100 mi 0.5N hydrocnloric acid. The aαueous phase was separated and pH adjusted to 9. This caused a precipitate of crude product which ccuid be puπfied by column cromatograony. m.p. >300°C (decomDOses). In a similar manner the following compounds are prepareα: 8-Methyl-5-(4-sulphamoyιphenyι)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyαro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-h]isoquinoiine-2.3- dione, m.p. >300°C (decomposes). 8-Methyl-5-(4-(N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulphamoyl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1H- pyrrolo[3.2-h]isoαuinoιine-2.3-dione, m.p. >300°C (decomposes). 7-Ethyl-5-(4-sulphamoylphenyl)-1 ,6,7,8-tetrahyαrobenzo(2,1-b:3,4-c]dipyrrole-2.3-dione hyαrocnloπde. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-t-butylsuιonamoyl)pheπyl)-6,7,3,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-h)- isoαuιnoιine-2.3-dione. m.p. >3C0°C. 8-methyl-5-(4-(moφnoιmosulfonyl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyαro-1 H-pyrrolo[3,2-h|- isoαuιnoιinε-2.3-dionε. m.p. 220°C (dεcomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(2-hyαrcxyethyi)sulohamoyl)phenyi)-6.7.3,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrroιol3.2- h]isoquιnoιιne-2,3-dione. m.p. >300°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(2-hyαrcxyethyl)piperazιnosulfonyi)phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetrahydro-i H- pyrroio(3.2-h]-isoquιnoιιne-2.3-dione. m.p. >300°C (decomposes). 8-methyi-5-(4-(N,N-di(2-{N,N-diethylamιno)ethyl)-suiDhamoyi)-pnenyl)-6,7.8,9-tetranyαro- 1 H-pyrrolo|3.2-h|-isoαuιπoιine-2.3-dione. 8-methyi-5-(4-(pipeπαιncsulfonyι)-pnenyi)-6.7.S.9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolo|3.2-h|- isoαuιnoιιne-2,3-dione, m.p. >300°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-phenyιsulphamoyi)-phenyl)-6.7,3.9-tetraπydro-l H-pyrrolo|3,2-h|- isoαuιnoiine-2.3-dione. m.p. >300°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-diethylsulphamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]- isoαuιnoline-2.3-dioπe. m.p. >300 β C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-methyi-N-(2-(N,N-dimethyiamιno)-ethyl)sulphamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8.9- tetranydro-1H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]isoquinoiine-2,3-dione. m.p. 265-270°C (decomposes 200°C). 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(4-chlorophenyi)piperazinosuifonyl)-pnenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-l H- pyrrolo(3,2-h]-isoquinoiine-2,3-dione 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(3,4-methyleneαioxyDenzyl)-piperazinosulfonyl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro- 1H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]-isoquιnoiine-2,2-dione, m.p. 271-275°C (decomposes 160°C). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(ethoxycarboπyimethyl)sulphamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-l H- pyrrolo(3,2-h]isoquinoiine-2,3-dione, m.p. >300°C (decomposes). 7-methyl-5-{4-(moφholinosulfonyι)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyθro-1 H-pyrroio(2,3-f]isoouιnoline- 2.2-dione, m.p. 220-260°C (decomposes. 7-ethyl-5-(4-(moφnolinosuifoπyi)pneπyi)-1 ,6,7,S-tetranyαrcDεnzo( 1 ,2-b:3,4-c)dipyrrole-2.3- dione. 7-ethyl-5-(4-(N,N-αimetnylsulpnamoyi)phenyι)-1 ,6,7,8-tetranyαrobenzo( 1 ,2-b:3.4- cidioyrroie-2.3-dione. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dibenzylsulphamoyl)-phenyi)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]- isoαumoiine-2.3-dione. Example 11 The product of Example 10 (150 mg), NH 2 OH. CH 3 S0 3 H (100 mg; was stirred one nour at reflux temperature in ethanol ( 5 mi) whereafter the precioitateα product was filtered off. Mp. 242-243°C. In a similar manner the following compounds are prepareα: 8-methyl-5-(4-sulphamoylphenyι)-6.7,8.9-tetrahyαro-lH-pyrrolo[3,2-h]isoquinoline-2,3-dione 3-oxime. mesyiat. m.p. 280-82°C. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulphamoyl)phenyi)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-lH- pyrrolo[3,2-h]isoquinoline-2.3-dioπe-3-oxime, hydrochloπde, mp >300°C 7-ethyl-5-(4-sulphamoyιphenyl)-1.6,7,8-tetranyαrobenzo[2,1 -b:3,4-c]dipyrrole-2.3-dione 3- oxime hydrochloride. 8-Methyl- 5-(4-carooethoxypheπyι)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-h]isoquinoιiπe-2.3- dione-3-oxιme. mp >200°C (decomposes). 8-methyi-5-(4-(N,N-dimethylsulDhamoyl)phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-hj- isoouinoiine-2,3-dione-3-O-methyιoxιme, hyαrocnloride. m.p. 280°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-f-butylsulohamoyι)phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]- isocuιnoiine-2.3-dione-3-oxime. m.p. > 300°C. 8-methyi-5-(4-(moφnoiinosulfonyι)phenyl)-6.7,3,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-hl- isoquinoline-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. mesytat, m.p. 260-65°C. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(2-hyoroxyethyl)sulphamoyl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2- h)isoquinoline-2,3-dione-3-oxime. hydrochloride. m.p. 260°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimethylcarcamoyι)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]- isoquιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. mesyiat. m.p. 247°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(2-hyαroxyethyi)pιperazιnosulfonyl)phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetrahyαro-1 H- pyrrolo[3,2-h]-isojquιπoline-2,3-dicne-3-oxιme. dimesylate tetranydrate, m.p. 190°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-αimethylsulpnamoyl)phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetraπyoro-i H-pyrrolo(3,2h]- isoouinoiine-2.3-dione-3-O-f-buryιoxιme, hyαrocnionde. m.p. 285°C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N.N-di(2-(N,N-dietnylamιno)ethyl)-suiphamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro- 1H-pyrroto(3,2-hl-isoαuιnoline-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. m.p. >300°C. 8-methyl-5-(4-(pipeπcinosulfoπyι -pnenyl)-6,7,3.9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]- isoαuιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. esylate. m.o. 270°C (decomposes). 8-methyi-5-{4-(N-ohenyιsulohamoyl)-phenyι)-6.7,3,9-tetranydro-l H-pyrroio(3.2-hl- isoαuinoιine-2.3-dioπe-3-oxιme, mesylate tπhyαrate. m.p. 238-40°C 8-methyl-5-(4-(N , N-diethylsulphamoyl)-phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetrahydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2-hl- isoquιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. esyiate. m.p. 270-275 °C (decomposes). 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-methyl-N-(2-(N.N-dimethylamιno)-ethyl)sulohamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9- tetrahyaro-1H-pyrrolo[3.2-h]isoouinoiine-2.3-dione-3-oxime. dimesylate, gas evolution 75- 80 °C. 8-methyl-5-(4-{4-(4-cnlorcphenyt)pιperazιnosulfonyl)-phenyi)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1 H- pyrroio(3.2-h]-isoquιnoιine-2,3-dione-3-oxime, mesylate. m.p. >300. 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(3,4-metnyleneαioxyPenzyl)-piperazιπosuιfonyl)pheπyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahyαro- 1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-h ]-isoαuiπoline-2.3-dione-3-oxιme, dimesyiate, m.p.175-180°C. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(ethoxycarboπyιmethyl)sulphamoyi)-phenyi)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-l H- pyrrolo(3,2-h]isoquinoline-2.3-dione-3-oxime, m.p. >300°C. 7-methyl-5-(4-{moφhoιinosuifonyι)pheπyl)-6,7,S,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo[2,3-f]isoαuιπoiine- 2.2-dioπe-3-oxιme, mesyiate. m.p. 220-260°C (decomposes). 7-methyl-5-(4-(morcnoιincsulfoπyι)pheπyl)-6.7,3,9-tetrahyαro-l H-pyrrolo(2,3-flisoαuιnoiine- 2,2-dione-3-0-metnylox:me. hydrocnloride, m.p. >300°C. 7-etnyl-5-(4-(moφhoiincsulfoπyl)pheπyl)-1 ,6,7,3-tetrahyαrcoenzo[ 1 ,2-b:3,4-c)dioyrrole-2.3- dione-3-oxime, mesyiate. m.p. 220-240°C. 7-ethyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimetnylsuiphamoyl)phenyι)-1 ,6,7,8-tetranydrobenzo(1,2-b:3,4- cldipyrroιe-2.3-dione-3-oxιme, mesyiate. m.p. >300 β C. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dibenzyιsulphamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetranydro-l H-pyrroio(3.2h]- isoquinoline-2.2-dione-3-oxιme, mesyiate. 8-methyl-5-(2-(N,N-dimethylsuιphamoyl)phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolo(3.2hl- isocuιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxιme. m.p. 254°C (deccmposesi.

Claims: 32 Claims: 1. A compound having the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl or beπzyi; X is O or NOR 2 , wnerein R 2 is hydrogen, alkyl or benzyl; Y is N-R" 4 wherein R* is hyαrogen, OH or alkyl; n is 0 or 1; R° is phenyl which is substituted one or more times with substituents seiecteα from the group consisting of SO 2 NR R ' , CONR ' R " , and COR " wherein R and R each indepenαently are hydrogen, alkyl, or -(CH 2 ) P -W, wherein p is 0. 1, 2. 3. 4, 5, or 6, and W is hydroxy, ammo, alkoxycaroonyl, or phenyl which may be suostituted one or more times with substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen. CF 3 , NO 2 , ammo, alkyl, aikoxy or methyleneαioxy; cr wherein R and R together is (CH 2 ) r Z(CH 2 )s wherein r ana s eacn independently are 0, 1 , 2. 3, 4, 5, or 6 and Z is O, S, CH 2 or NR"" wherein R"" is hyαrogen, alkyl, or -(CH 2 ) P -W, wherein p is 0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5. or 6. ana W is hydroxy, ammo, alkoxycaroonyl, or phenyl whicn may be substituted one or more times with substituents selected from the grouD consisting of halogen. CF 3 , NO 2> ammo, alkyl, alkoxy or methyleπeαioxy; and wherein R is hyαrcgen. alkyl. alkoxy or pnenyl which may be substituted one or more times with substituents seiecteα from the grouo consisting of halogen, CF 3 , NO 2 , ammo. alkyl, alkoxy or methyleneαioxy; A is a πng of five to seven atoms fuseα with the benzo πng at the positions markeα a and b, and formed by the following bivalent radicals: a-NR ,2 -CHrCHrb a-CH 2 -CH r NR iZ -b a-CH r NR ,2 -CH r b, a-CH2-CH r NR :2 -CH2-b, a-CHrMR ,2 -CHrCH r b, a-CH 2 -CHrCH r NR ,2 -b, a-NR 12 -CH*rCHrCH 2 -b, a-CH r CH2-NR ',2 -CH2-CH 2 -b, a-CH 2 -CH r CH2-NR 12 -CH r b, a-CH NR' 2 -CH 2 -CH r CH 2 -b, a-CH 2 -CH r CHrCH r NR' 2 -b, wherein R 12 is hyαrocen. CH 2 CH 2 OH, or alkyl. 2. A comocunα cf claim 1 having the formula or a pharmaceutically accεotabiε salt thereof; wherein X, Y, n, R\ R°, ana R' z have the meaninαs set foπh in claim 1. 3. A compound of ciaim 1 having the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein X, Y, n, R\ R°, and R' 2 have the meanings set forth in claim 1. 4. A comoound of cfaim 1 having the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptaoie salt thereof: wherein X, Y, n, R 1 , R°, ana R' 2 have the meanings set foπh in claim 1. 5. A ccmpounα of claim 1 wnicn is 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dιmethyιsulphamoyl)phenyι)-6.7,3,9-tetrahyαro-i H-pyrroιo[3,2h]- ιsoqumolιne-2,3-dιone-3-oxιme. 8-methyi-5-(4-(sulphamoyi)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-i H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]-ιsoαuιnoiιne- 2.3-dιone-3-oxιme. 8-metnyl-5-(4-(N,N-bιs(2-hyαroxyethyl)sulphamoyι)phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetranvdro-l H- pyrrolo(3,2-hlιsoαuιπoιιne-2.3-dιone-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(ethoxvcarooπvι)phenyi)-6,7,8.9-tetranvαro-l H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]-ιsoαuιnoiιne- 2.3-dιone-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-αιmethyιsulchamoyl)phenyι)-6.7 3.9-tetranvoro-l H-pyrroιo(3,2h]- ιsoquιnoiιne-2.3-dιoπe-3-O-methvιoxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-f-butylsuicnamovl)phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]- ιsoouιπolιne-2.3-dιoπe-3-oxιmε, 8-mεthyl-5-(4-/moronoιιnosuifoπvl)phenyl)-6.7,8.9-tetranvαro-l H-pyrrolo[3.2-h|- ιsoαuιnolιne-2.3-dιone-3-oxιmε. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-\2-hvαroxvethvl)sulcnamovι)pneπvι)-6,7,3.9-tetranvαro-1 H-pyrrolof3.2- h]ιsoquιπoiιne-2.3-dιone-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-αιmethylcaroamoyl)phenyl)-6.7,3.9-tetranyαro-i H-pyrroιo(3.2-h|- ιsoouιnolιne-2,3-dιone-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(2-hyαroxyethyl)piperazιnosulfonyl)phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetrahydro-1 H- pyrrolo[3,2-hl-isoαuiπoiine-2.3-dione-3-oxime, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimethylsulphamoyl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2h]- isoquinoline-2,3-dione-3-O-.-butyloxime. 8-methyl-5-(4-(moφhoiinosuifonyl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrroio(3,2-h]- isoquinoiine-2.3-dione. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-di(2-(N,N-diethylamιno)ethyl)-sulphamoyi)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetra_nydro- 1H-pyrroio(3,2-h)-isoquinoline-2,3-dione-3-oxime. 8-methyl-5-(4-(piperiαiπosuifonyl)-pnenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolo(3.2-hl- isoquinoline-2.3-dione-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-pnenyιsulphamoyi)-phenyl)-6,7,8.9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrroio[3,2-h]- isoαuinoline-2,3-dione-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-diethyιsulchamoyι)-pnenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]- isoαuino.ine-2,3-dione-3-oxιme. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-metπyι-N-(2-(N,N-αimethylammo)-ethyl)suιohamoyl)-pnenyl)-6,7,8,9- tetrahydro-1 H-pyrrolo(3.2-h]isoquιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxime. 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(4-chloropnenyl)piperazinosulfonyl)-phenyι)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-1 H- pyrrolo(3,2-h]-isoquιnoιine-2.3-dione-3-oxime, 8-methyl-5-(4-(4-(3,4-metπyleneαioxyDenzyl)-piperazιnosuifonyl)phenyl)-6.7,8,9-tetrahyαro- 1H-pyrrolo(3,2-h]-isoαuιnoiine-2.3-dione-3-oxime. 8-methyl-5-(4-(N-(ethoxycaroonylmethyl)sulphamoyi)-phenyl)-6.7,3,9-tetrahydro-1 H- pyrroιo(3,2-h]isoquιnoιine-2.3-dioπe-3-oxime, 7-methyl-5-(4-(morpnolinosuifonyi)phenyi)-6.7,8.9-tetranyαro-1 H-pyrrolo(2,3-flisoαuιnoline- 2.3-dioπe-3-oxιme, 7-methyl-5-{4-(moφhoιiπosulfoπyι)phenyl)-6,7,a,9-tetranyαro-l H-pyrrolo(2.3-flisoαuιnolιne- 2.3-dione-3-O-methyloxιme, 7-ethyl-5-(4-(moφhoiiπcsuιfonyl)phenyl)-1 ,6,7,3-tetrahyαrooenzo( 1 ,2-b:3,4-cldipyrroie-2.3- dione-3-oxime, 7-ethyl-5-(4-(N,N-dimetnyisuiphamoyι)pheπyl)-l ,6,7,3-tetranyαroDenzol 1 ,2-b:3.4- c|dipyrrote-2.3-dione-3-oxιme, 8-methyl-5-(4-(N,N-dibeπzylsulDhamoyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetranydro-1 H-pyrrolo|3.2h]- isoαuιnoline-2.3-dione-3-oxιme, the corresponding 2.3-diones or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: 36 6. A method of treating a αisorαer or disease of a mammal, including a human, which disorαer or αisease is resoonsive to glutamic and or aspartic acid receptor antagonists, which compπses administeπng to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of claim 1. 7. The method of claim 6 wnerein lathyπsm, Alzheimer's disease. Huntingdon's diseases. ALS, schizopnrenia, Parκmsonιsm, epilepsy, anxiety, pain, drug addiction, or cerebrovascular αisorαers are treated. 8. A pharmaceutical composition compπsing a therapeutically-effective amount of a compound of claim 1 together with at least one pharmaceutically-accεptable earner or diluent. 9. The use of a compounα of claim 1 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment a disorder or disease of a mammal, including a human, which disorder or disease is responsive to glutamic anα/or aspartic acid receptor antagonists. 10. The use of a compound of ciaim 1 for the manufacture of a meαicameπt for the treatment of lathyπsm, Alzheimer's αisease. Huntington's αiseases. ALS. schizopnrenia. Pan insonism, epilepsy, anxiety, pain, drug addiction, or cereDrovascular disorαers 11. A method of preoaπng a compound of claim 1 ccmoπsing the step of: a) reacting a comDounα having the formula wherein A, a, b R\ Y, n and R δ have the meanings set forth in ciaim 1 , with NH 2 OR 2 , wherein R 2 has the meaning set forth in claim 1 , or with a reactive deπvative thereof, to form a comoound of claim 1 ; cr b) reacting a comoounα having the formula wherein A, a, b R 1 , and R° have the meanings set forth above, with oxalic acid or a reactive deπvative thereof, to form a compound of claim 1 , or reacting a compound having tne formula wherein A, a, b, and R° have the meanings set forth above, with chloral or a reactive deπvative thereof, to form a compound of claim 1.

Inventors: MOLDT PETER, WAETJEN FRANK, MOLDT, PETER, WAETJEN, FRANK
Applicants: MOLDT PETER, NEUROSEARCH AS, WAETJEN FRANK, MOLDT, PETER, NEUROSEARCH A/S, WAETJEN, FRANK
Application year: 1995
Main classification: C07D487
IPC codes: A61K31, A61P9, A61P25, A61P39, C07D471, C07D487