Inventors:
Jennifer Rebecca Allen - Indianapolis IN, US
Albert Kudzovi Amegadzie - Indianapolis IN, US
Kevin Matthew Gardinier - Indianapolis IN, US
George Stuart Gregory - Fishers IN, US
Steven Andrew Hitchcock - Westlake Village CA, US
Paul J. Hoogestraat - Indianapolis IN, US
Daryl Lynn Smith - Fishers IN, US
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company - Indianapolis IN
International Classification:
A01N 43/42
A01N 43/38
A61K 31/44
C07D 471/02
C07D 491/02
US Classification:
514300, 514414, 514418, 514404, 546113, 5462771, 548469, 5483611
Abstract:
Novel compounds of structural formula (I) are disclosed. As modulators of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor, these compounds are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. As such, compounds of the present invention are useful as in the treatment, prevention and suppression of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders (e. g. , multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis), cerebral vascular accidents, head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, particularly to opiates, alcohol, and nicotine. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of obesity or eating disorders associated with excessive food intake and complications associated therewith.