Abstract:
There is provided novel cinnamide derivatives of Formula I wherein R is Calkyl or trifluoromethyl; Ris selected from the group consisting of pyridinyl, quinolinyl, thienyl, furanyl, 1,4-benzodioxanyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, chromanyl, indanyl, biphenylyl, phenyl and substituted phenyl in which said substituted phenyl is substituted with one or two substituents each independently selected-from the group consisting of halogen, Calkyl, Calkoxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy and nitro; Rand Rare each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Calkyl, and halogen; Ris selected from the group consisting of di(Calkyl)amino, trifluoromethoxy and optionally substituted morpholin-4-yl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, piperazinyl, and pyrazinyl with one or two substituents in which said substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of Calkyl, aminomethyl, hydroxymethyl, chloro or fluoro; Ris hydrogen, chloro or fluoro; or Rand Rtaken together are —CH CH—CH CH— or —X(CH)Y— in which X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of CH, (CH)N(R)— and O, wherein m is 1 or 2; n is 0 or 1; and R, R, and Rare each independently selected from hydrogen, chloro and fluoro; and Ris selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Calkyl, hydroxyethyl, Calkoxyethyl, cyclopropylmethyl, —CO(Calkyl), and —CHCHNRRin which Rand Rare each independently hydrogen or Calkyl, which are openers of the KCNQ potassium channels and are useful in the treatment of disorders which are responsive to the opening of the KCNQ potassium channels.