IE62255B1 - Substituted aromatic sulfonamides as antiglaucoma agents - Google Patents

Substituted aromatic sulfonamides as antiglaucoma agents

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IE62255B1
IE62255B1 IE193388A IE193388A IE62255B1 IE 62255 B1 IE62255 B1 IE 62255B1 IE 193388 A IE193388 A IE 193388A IE 193388 A IE193388 A IE 193388A IE 62255 B1 IE62255 B1 IE 62255B1
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IE193388A
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John J Baldwin
Gerald S Ponticello
Marcia E Christy
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Merck & Co Inc
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Priority claimed from US07/067,326 external-priority patent/US4797413A/en
Application filed by Merck & Co Inc filed Critical Merck & Co Inc
Publication of IE881933L publication Critical patent/IE881933L/en
Publication of IE62255B1 publication Critical patent/IE62255B1/en

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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
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    • C07D495/02—Heterocyclic compounds containing in the condensed system at least one hetero ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms in which the condensed system contains two hetero rings
    • C07D495/04—Ortho-condensed systems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P27/00—Drugs for disorders of the senses
    • A61P27/02—Ophthalmic agents
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    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P27/00—Drugs for disorders of the senses
    • A61P27/02—Ophthalmic agents
    • A61P27/06—Antiglaucoma agents or miotics
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    • C07D307/00—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one oxygen atom as the only ring hetero atom
    • C07D307/02—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one oxygen atom as the only ring hetero atom not condensed with other rings
    • C07D307/34—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one oxygen atom as the only ring hetero atom not condensed with other rings having two or three double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members
    • C07D307/56—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one oxygen atom as the only ring hetero atom not condensed with other rings having two or three double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members with hetero atoms or with carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals, directly attached to ring carbon atoms
    • C07D307/64—Sulfur atoms
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    • C07D333/04—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one sulfur atom as the only ring hetero atom not condensed with other rings not substituted on the ring sulphur atom
    • C07D333/26—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one sulfur atom as the only ring hetero atom not condensed with other rings not substituted on the ring sulphur atom with hetero atoms or with carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals, directly attached to ring carbon atoms
    • C07D333/30—Hetero atoms other than halogen
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    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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    • C07D333/50—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one sulfur atom as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings or ring systems
    • C07D333/52—Benzo[b]thiophenes; Hydrogenated benzo[b]thiophenes
    • C07D333/54—Benzo[b]thiophenes; Hydrogenated benzo[b]thiophenes with only hydrogen atoms, hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon radicals, directly attached to carbon atoms of the hetero ring
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07D—HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07D333/00—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one sulfur atom as the only ring hetero atom
    • C07D333/50—Heterocyclic compounds containing five-membered rings having one sulfur atom as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings or ring systems
    • C07D333/52—Benzo[b]thiophenes; Hydrogenated benzo[b]thiophenes
    • C07D333/62—Benzo[b]thiophenes; Hydrogenated benzo[b]thiophenes with hetero atoms or with carbon atoms having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. ester or nitrile radicals, directly attached to carbon atoms of the hetero ring
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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    • C07D409/00—Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
    • C07D409/02—Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings
    • C07D409/12—Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07D—HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07D495/00—Heterocyclic compounds containing in the condensed system at least one hetero ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
    • C07D495/02—Heterocyclic compounds containing in the condensed system at least one hetero ring having sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms in which the condensed system contains two hetero rings
    • C07D495/10—Spiro-condensed systems

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  • Heterocyclic Carbon Compounds Containing A Hetero Ring Having Oxygen Or Sulfur (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
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  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
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IE193388A 1987-06-26 1988-06-24 Substituted aromatic sulfonamides as antiglaucoma agents IE62255B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/067,326 US4797413A (en) 1986-05-14 1987-06-26 Thieno thiopyran sulfonamide derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions and use
US07/208,314 US4863922A (en) 1984-12-12 1988-06-15 Substituted aromatic sulfonamides as antiglaucoma agents, compositions and use

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IE881933L IE881933L (en) 1988-12-26
IE62255B1 true IE62255B1 (en) 1995-01-11

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JP (1) JPH0631247B2 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE86998T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU616664B2 (enExample)
CA (2) CA1328262C (enExample)
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DE (2) DE19575017I2 (enExample)
DK (1) DK167684B1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2053738T4 (enExample)
GR (1) GR3007407T3 (enExample)
IE (1) IE62255B1 (enExample)
IL (1) IL86822A (enExample)
LU (1) LU88633I2 (enExample)
NL (1) NL950006I2 (enExample)
NZ (1) NZ225166A (enExample)
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CA1328262C (en) 1994-04-05
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