Patent ID: 7795307

Claim:
A method of treating an individual having Alzheimer's disease, comprising the step of administering to the individual a carbamoyl ester, wherein the carbamoyl ester has the formula: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted aralkyl, a substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted heteroalkyl, a substituted heteroalkyl, an unsubstituted heteroaralkyl, a substituted heteroaralkyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted heteroaryl, a substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted cycloalkyl, a substituted cycloalkyl, an unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl and a substituted heterocycloalkyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted aralkyl and a substituted aralkyl, wherein said aralkyl group is an aryl substituent linked by a branched alkyl group having from 3-5 carbon atoms; and R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are each, independently, selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted aralkyl, a substituted aralkyl, an unsubstituted heteroalkyl, a substituted heteroalkyl, an unsubstituted heteroaralkyl, a substituted heteroaralkyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted heteroaryl, a substituted heteroaryl, an unsubstituted cycloalkyl, a substituted cycloalkyl, an unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl and a substituted heterocycloalkyl.