Abstract:
Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of certain neurologic disorders, including disorders related to NMDA receptor activation, including neuropsychiatric disorders, neurodegenerative diorders and other neurologic diseases, disorders and conditions including stroke, brain injury, epilepsy, neuropsychiatric disorders, mood disorders, chronic pain and related conditions. The compounds are of the general Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or derivative thereof are provided:wherein Arand Arare independently substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycle;m, n, p and q are each independently 0, 1 or 2;A is a bond, CH, CH═CH, C≡C, NR, O or S;Each Ris independently selected from C-Calkyl, C-Ccycloalkyl, C-Chaloalkyl, OH, O-alkyl, O-aryl, SH, S-alkyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, nitro, or cyano;Q is selected from CH, CHR, CR, NH, NR, O and S;Each Y is independently CRor CRCR;each R is independently selected from H, OH or alkyl, in particular Calkyl;X is O, S, or CH; andZ is OH, NRR, NRSO(C-Calkyl), NRC(O)NRR, NRC(S)NRR, NRCHO, NRC(O)(C-Calkyl), NRC(O)O(C-Calkyl), NR-dihydrothiazole, or NR-dihydroimidazole wherein each R, Rand Ris independently H, C-Calkyl or C-Caralkyl; or Z comes together with Artogether to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring system with Ar.