Title of Invention

ISOQUINOLINE ET BENZO(H)ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES, PREPARATION AND THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF AS ANTAGONISTS OF HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR

Abstract The invention concerns a compound of formula (I) wherein (A) represents an unsaturated carbocycle with double bonds, I may represent a value from 0 to 4; m may represent a value from 0 to 3; n may represent a value from 0 to 6; -(C)I-, -(C)m- and -(C)n- represent, independently of one another, a -Cx-z- alkylidene group, optionally substituted by 1 to 4 substituents; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl, a C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl, a C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl group. The invention is applicable in therapeutics, in the treatment of disorders improved by modulation of the histamine H3 receptor.
Full Text ISOQUINOLINE AND BENZO[h]ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES, PREPARATION
AND THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF AS ANTAGONISTS OF THE HISTAMINE H3
RECEPTOR
A subject-matter of the present invention is ethers derived from
tetrahydroisoquinoline and tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline, their process of
preparation and their applications in therapeutics.
WO 02/076925 discloses histamine H3 receptor antagonists. These compounds are,
for some of the ether derivatives of isoquinolines or of benzoisoquinolines, ethers to
which linear or cyclic alkylamines are attached.
The inventors were given the aim of achieving novel compounds which modulate the
activity of the histamine H3 receptor.
Consequently, a first subject-matter of the present invention is the novel compounds
corresponding to the formula (I)
represents an unsaturated carbocycle with double bonds, such as a phenyl
or a naphthyl; the carbocycle optionally being substituted by one or two substituents
chosen, independently of one another, from a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, a nitro,
cyano, C1-2 perhaloalkyl or C1-3 alkyl group or a phenyl;
I can take a value from 0 to 4;
m can take a value from 0 to 3;
n can take a value from 0 to 6;

-(C)i-, -(C)m- and -(C)n- represent, independently of one another, a -Cx-z- alkylidene
group, optionally substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a
hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-2 perhaloalkyl or C1-3 alkyl group or a phenyl; and,
furthermore, when I, m and/or n takes the value 0, -(C)0- represents a bond;
R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-3 alkyl group, a Ci_6alkylcarbonyl, a
C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, which can be substituted, these C1-3 alkyl, C1-6 alkylcarbonyl and
C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl groups, by a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, C1-3 alkoxy, nitro, cyano
or amino group or an aryl, such as a benzyloxycarbonyl; a C1-3 alkylaryl, such as a
benzyl or phenethyl, a monocyclic heteroaryl, such as a thienyl, furyl or pyrrolyl, or an
aryl, such as a phenyl or a naphthyl; the aryl and heteroaryl groups optionally being
substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, nitro,
cyano, amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino, C2-6 dialkylamino, C1-3 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl,
C1-3 haloalkyl or C1-3 alkoxy group or a C1-3 alkylidenedioxy group;
R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl or C3-6 cycloalkyl group optionally
substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, nitro,
cyano, amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino, C2-6 dialkylamino, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3
haloalkyl, C1-3 alkoxy or C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a monocyclic heteroaryl, such as
thienyl, furyl or pyrrolyl, a bicyclic heteroaryl, such as a benzotriazolyl, or an aryl
group, such as a phenyl or a naphthyl; the aryl optionally being substituted by 1 to 4
substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-3
monoalkylamino, C2-6 dialkylamino, C1-3 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or C1-3
alkoxy group or a C1-3 alkylidenedioxy group.
In the context of the present invention:
- Cx-z, where x and z can take the values from 0 to 6, is understood to mean a
carbon chain which can have from x to z carbon atoms; however, when x takes
the value 0, Co represents a bond; for example, C1-6 indicates a carbon chain
which can have from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; C0-6 indicates a bond or a carbon chain
which can have from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- alkyl is understood to mean a saturated, linear or branched, aliphatic group; for
example, a C1-6 alkyl group represents a saturated, linear or branched, carbon
chain having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, more particularly a methyl, ethyl, propyl,
isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl radical, and the like;
- the term " Cx-y alkylidene" denoting a divalent, linear or branched, Cx-y alkyl

group; the term " C2-8 alkenylidene" denoting a divalent, unsaturated, linear or
branched, Cx-y alkyl group;
- Cx-y alkoxy is understood to mean an alkyloxy group comprising a saturated,
linear or branched, aliphatic chain comprising x to y carbon atoms;
- halogen atom is understood to mean a fluorine, a chlorine, a bromine or an
iodine;
- C1-3 monoalkylamino is understood to mean an amino monosubstituted by a C1-3
alkyl group;
- C2-6 dialkylamino is understood to mean an amino disubstituted by two identical or
different C1-3 alkyl groups;
- C1-2 perhaloalkyl is understood to mean a C1-2 alkyl group in which all the
hydrogen atoms are substituted by a halogen atom;
- C1-3 haloalkyl is understood to mean a C1-3 alkyl group in which at least one
hydrogen atom is substituted by a halogen atom.
The compounds of formula (I) can comprise one or more asymmetric carbon atoms.
They can also exist in the form of enantiomers or of diastereoisomers. These
enantiomers, diastereoisomers and their mixtures, including their racemic mixtures,
form part of the invention.
The compounds of general formula (I) can be provided in the form of free bases or of
addition salts with acids, which also form part of the invention. These salts, according
to the present invention, comprise those with pharmaceutically acceptable acids but
also those with inorganic or organic acids which make possible suitable separation or
crystallization of the compounds of formula (I). These salts can be prepared
according to methods known to a person skilled in the art, for example by reaction of
the compound of formula (I) in the base form with the acid in an appropriate solvent,
such as an alcoholic solution or an organic solvent, then separation from the medium
which comprises it by evaporation of the solvent or by filtration.
The compounds of formula (I) can also exist in the form of hydrates or of solvates,
namely in the form of combinations with one or more water molecules or with a
solvent. Such hydrates and solvates also form part of the invention.
Another subject-matter of the present invention is the compounds chosen from the
following subgroups, considered alone or in combination, in which:

represents an unsaturated carbocycle, such as a phenyl or a naphthyl; the
carbocycle optionally being substituted by 1 or 2 substituents chosen, independently
of one another, from a halogen atom or a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, C1-2 perhaloalkyl or
C1-3 alkyl group;
I can take a value of 1, 2 or 3;
m can take a value of 0, 1 or 2;
n can take a value of 0, 1, 2 or 3;
-(C)i- and -(C)m- form, together with the -NR1- group, an aminocycle bonded via a
carbon to the -O-(C)n- group, such as azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine or azepine,
and/or
-(C)n- represents a -C0-3- alkylidene group optionally substituted by 1 to 4
substituents chosen from a halogen atom or a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino or C1-2
perhaloalkyl group; however, when n takes the value 0, -(C)o- represents a bond;
R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-3 alkyl group, a C1-4 alkylcarbonyl, a
C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl; C1-3 alkylaryl, such as a benzyl, a heteroaryl, such as a thienyl or
a furyl, an aryl group, such as a phenyl or a naphthyl; the aryl and heteroaryl groups
optionally being substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a halogen atom or a
hydroxyl, cyano, amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino, C1-3 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3
haloalkyl, C1-3 alkoxy or C1-3 alkylidenedioxy group.
More particularly, when the aminocycle of which -(C)r, -(C)m- and -NR1- form part
and which is bonded via a carbon to the -O-(C)n- group is chosen from the following
groups :

R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl or a C5-6 cycloalkyl group optionally
substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a phenyl, a monocyclic heteroaryl,

such as a thienyl, a bicyclic heteroaryl, such as a benzotriazolyl, or a C3-6 cycloalkyl,
C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or C1-3 alkoxy group; the phenyl and the heteroaryl
optionally being substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a
hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino, C2-6 diaikylamino, C1-3 alkyl, C1-2
perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or C1-3 alkoxy group or a C1-3 alkylidenedioxy group.
Another subject-matter of the present invention relates to the following compounds
and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salts :
Compound 1 : 7-{2-[1-methylpiperidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-2-propyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 2: 2-isobutyl-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 3 : 2-(3-methylbutyl)-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 4: 7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-2-(3-methylbutyl)-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline ;
Compound 5: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 6 : 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-{2-[(2R)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 7 : 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-{2-[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 8: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 9: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[2-(1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 10: 2-benzyl-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 11 :2-benzyl-7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 12: 7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-2-(2-thienylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 13: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
Compound 14: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-{2-[(2R)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-
1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;

Compound 15: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-{2-[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-
1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
Compound 16: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
Compound 17: 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[2-(1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
Compound 20 : 2-butyl-7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 21 : 2-butyl-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 22: 7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-2-propyI-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
Compound 23: 7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-2-propyl-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline.
Furthermore, in the context of the present invention, the term " protective group Pg "
is understood to mean a group which makes it possible, on the one hand, to protect a
reactive functional group, such as a hydroxyl or an amine, during a synthesis and, on
the other hand, to regenerate the intact reactive functional group at the end of
synthesis. Examples of protective groups and protecting and deprotecting methods
are given in "Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis", 3th Ed., Greene and Wuts
(John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1999).
A second subject-matter of the present invention is a process for the preparation of
the compounds of formula (I) according to the invention.
Thus, the compounds of formula (I) can be prepared according to the process
represented in Scheme 1.
Scheme 1

According to the process of Scheme 1, the compounds of formula (I), in which R1,
R2, I, m, n and the A ring are as defined in the formula (I), are prepared by

nucleophilic substitution by reacting a phenol of formula (II), in which R2 and the A
ring are as defined in the formula (I), with an amine of formula (III), in which R1, I, m
and n are defined as in the formula (I) and Y represents a halogen atom, such as, for
example, a chlorine, iodine or bromine, or represents a " pseudohalogen ", such as a
methylate, triflate, tosylate, brosylate or nosylate. The reaction can be carried out in a
protic or aprotic solvent, such as water, methanol, acetone, butanone, ethyl acetate,
toluene, N,N-dimethylformamide, acetonitrile or a mixture of these solvents, at a
temperature of between 0 and 110°C in the presence of a base, such as, for
example, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium
carbonate, triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine, to give the compound of formula
(I). In the case of the mixtures of immiscible solvents, use may be made of a phase
transfer catalyst, such as an ammonium or phosphonium salt, preferably
tetrabutylammonium bromide or tetraethylammonium chloride, in a mixture of toluene
and water at a temperature of between 20 and 110°C. If necessary, the compounds
of the formulae (II) and (III) can be protected beforehand before reaction according to
methods known to a person skilled in the art. The compound of formula (I) is then
optionally deprotected according to conditions known to a person skilled in the art.
Alternatively, the compounds of formula (I) can be prepared according to a reaction
of Mitsunobu type. According to this alternative, a phenol of formula (II), in which R2
and the A ring are as defined in the formula (I), is reacted with an amine of formula
(III), in which R1, I, m and n are defined as in the formula (I) but Y represents a
hydroxyl group, obtained according to methods known to a person skilled in the art.
The reaction can be carried out conventionally in the presence of Mitsunobu
reagents, such as an azo derivative, for example diethyl azodicarboxylate, diisopropyl
azodicarboxylate, di(tert-butyl) azodicarboxylate, 1,1'-(azodicarbonyl)dipiperidine or
la N,N,N,N-tetramethylazodicarboxamide, and a phosphine, for example
triphenylphosphine or tributylphosphine. The reaction can be carried out in an aprotic
solvent, such as tetrahydrofuran or dioxane or a mixture of these solvents, at a
temperature of between 0 and 100°C to give the compound of formula (I). The
compound of formula (I), if the reactants have had to be protected beforehand before
reaction, is deprotected according to conditions known to a person skilled in the art.
The protective starting compounds (formula (VI)) or the unprotected starting
compounds (formula (II)) can be prepared according to Scheme 2 or can be
synthesized by conventional methods known to a person skilled in the art, such as

the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 40, 3997-4005 (1997) or Tetrahedron
Asymmetry, 12, 2427-2434 (2001).

According to the process of Scheme 2, the compounds of formula (II), in which R2 is
as defined in the formula (I) but other than a hydrogen atom, are prepared by
reductive amination by reacting a secondary amine of formula (IV), in which R2
represents H, with an aldehyde or a ketone of formula (V), where R3 and R4, after
reaction, together form R2 as defined in the formula (I) and other than hydrogen. The
compounds of formula (IV), where R2 represents a hydrogen atom, can be obtained
according to conventional methods known to a person skilled in the art, such as the
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 40, 3997-4005 (1997). The compounds of formula (II)
can subsequently be obtained from the compounds of formula (VI), which are
deprotected according to conditions known to a person skilled in the art. For
example, the compounds of formula (VI), when Pg is a methyl group, can be
deprotected in the presence of an acid, such as hydrobromic acid, in a protic solvent,
such as water or acetic acid or a mixture of these solvents, at a temperature of
between 0 and 100°C in the presence or absence of a phase transfer catalyst, such
as an ammonium or phosphonium salt, to give the phenol of formula (II). Illustrations
of the process are given in the examples.
Alternatively, according to the process of Scheme 3, the compounds of formula (II), in
which R2 is as defined in the formula (I) but other than a hydrogen atom, can be
prepared by reacting the protective compound of formula (VI), in which R2 represents
a benzotriazolylmethyl group, for example obtained according to the process
described in Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 12, 2427-2434 (2001), with an alkylating agent,
such as an appropriate Grignard reagent.
Scheme 3


According to this alternative, the compounds of formula (II), in which R2 is as defined
in the formula (I), are prepared by nucleophilic substitution by reacting a compound of
formula (Via), in which R2 represents a benzotriazolylmethyl group, with a Grignard
reagent of formula (VII), where W represents a halogen atom, such as, for example,
a chlorine, iodine or bromine, and R5 represents a C1-5 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3
haloalkyl or C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a monocyclic heteroaryl, such as a thienyl or furyl,
or an aryl group, such as a phenyl or a naphthyl; after reaction, the compound of
formula (II), where R2 is as defined in the formula (I) and is other than hydrogen, is
formed. The reaction can be carried out in an aprotic solvent, such as diethyl ether,
tetrahydrofuran or dioxane or a mixture of these solvents, at a temperature of
between -70 and 100°C, to give the compound of formula (VI). The compounds of
formula (II) can subsequently be obtained from the compounds of formula (VI), which
are deprotected according to conditions known to a person skilled in the art. For
example, the compounds of formula (VI), when Pg is a methyl group, can be
deprotected in the presence of an acid, such as hydrobromic acid, in a protic solvent,
such as water or acetic acid or a mixture of these solvents, at a temperature of
between 0 and 100°C in the presence or absence of a phase transfer catalyst, such
as an ammonium or phosphonium salt, to give the phenol of formula (II). Illustrations
of the process are given in the examples.
The starting compounds II and the amines of formula (III) are directly available
commercially or can be synthesized by methods described such as beforehand, by
conventional methods known to a person skilled in the art or are known in the
literature.

According to another of its aspects, a subject-matter of the invention is medicaments
which comprise a compound of formula (I) or an addition salt of the latter with a
pharmaceutically acceptable acid or also a hydrate or a solvate of the compound of
formula (1).
These compounds of the present invention are employed in therapeutics, in particular
the treatment of disorders improved by modulation of the histamine H3 receptor and
in the treatment of pathologies in which an antagonist of the histamine H3 receptor is
of therapeutic benefit. Such pathologies are in particular obesity and diabetes.
These compounds with properties as antagonist and inverse agonist of the histamine
H3 receptor in the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system.
These compounds can also be employed in the treatment of diseases of the central
nervous system, such as watchfulness and sleep disorders, narcolepsy, Alzheimer's
disease and other types of dementia, Parkinson's disease, attention disorders in
hyperkinetic children, memory and learning disorders, epilepsy, schizophrenia,
moderate cognitive disorders, depression and anxiety. The states of depression and
of anxiety comprise, for example, anticipatory anxiety (before a surgical operation,
before dental treatment, and the like), anxiety caused by dependence on or weaning
from alcohol or drugs, mania, seasonal affective disorder, migraine and nausea. They
can also be used in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, dizziness and travel
sickness.
The use of the compounds according to the invention in the preparation of a
medicament intended to treat the abovementioned pathologies forms an integral part
of the invention.
According to another of its aspects, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical
compositions comprising, as active principle, at least one compound according to the
invention. These pharmaceutical compositions comprise an effective dose of at least
one compound according to the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a
hydrate or a solvate of the said compound, and at least one or more pharmaceutically
acceptable excipients. Said excipients are chosen, according to the pharmaceutical
form and the method of administration desired, from the normal excipients which are
known to a person skilled in the art.
In the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention for oral, sublingual,
subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, topical, local, intratracheal, intranasal,
transdermal or rectal administration, the active principle of formula (I) above or its

optional salt, solvate or hydrate can be administered in unit administration form, as a
mixture with conventional pharmaceutical excipients, to animals and to human
beings, for the prophylaxis or the treatment of the above disorders or diseases.
The appropriate unit administration forms comprise oral forms, such as tablets, soft
or hard gelatin capsules, powders, granules and oral solutions or suspensions,
sublingual, buccal, intratracheal or intranasal administration forms, forms for
administration by inhalation, topical, transdermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular or
intravenous administration forms, rectal administration forms and implants. For the
topical application, the compounds according to the invention can be used in creams,
gels, ointments or lotions.
In order to obtain the desired prophylactic or therapeutic effect, the dose of active
principle can vary between 0.1 ug and 50 mg per kg of body weight and per day.
Each unit dose can comprise from 0.1 to 1000 mg, preferably from 1 to 500 mg, of
active principle, in combination with a pharmaceutical excipient. This unit dose can
be administered 1 to 5 times daily, so as to administer a daily dosage on 0.5 to
5000 mg, preferably of 1 to 2500 mg.
There may be particular cases where higher or lower dosages are appropriate. Such
dosages also come within the invention. According to the usual practice, the dosage
appropriate to each patient is determined by the physician according to the method of
administration and the weight and response of the said patient.
By way of example, a unit administration form of a compound according to the
invention:
Compound according to the invention 50.0 mg
Mannitol 223.75 mg
Sodium croscarmellose 6.0 mg
Maize starch 15.0 mg
Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose 2.25 mg
Magnesium stearate 3.0 mg
The present invention, according to another of its aspects, also relates to a method
for the treatment of the pathologies indicated above which comprises the

administration, to a patient, of an effective dose of a compound according to the
invention or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts or its hydrates or solvates.
The following examples illustrate the processes and techniques appropriate for the
preparation of this invention, without, however, limiting the extent of its scope.
Example 1- 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline oxalate (1:2)

1.1- 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline
35 ml (0.070 mol) of a 2N solution of cyclohexylmagnesium chloride in
tetrahydrofuran are added to a solution, cooled to -40°C, of 10.41 g (0.035 mol) of 2-
(1 HA ,2,3-benzotriazol-1 -ylmethyl)-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline in
150 ml of tetrahydrofuran. Stirring is maintained at 40cC for 2 hours and then the
mixture is left to stand overnight at ambient temperature. An aqueous solution of a
2N sodium hydroxide solution (50 ml) is added. The aqueous phase is extracted 3
times with 20 ml of ethyl ether and the organic phases are dried and evaporated to
dryness under vacuum. 8.20 g of oil are obtained, which oil is used without additional
purification.
Yd: 90%
M.p. = oil
1.2- 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol hydrobromide
A solution of 8.20 g (0.032 mol of 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline in 80 ml of aqueous hydrogen bromide (48%) is heated at
120°C for 6 hours. The mixture is cooled and concentrated to dryness, and the
residue is treated with 60 ml of an ethanol/ethyl ether mixture. The solid which has
been formed is filtered off, washed with ethyl ether and dried. 9.70 g of the desired
product are obtained as a pure white solid.
Yd : 94%

M.p. =210-214°C
1.3- 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline oxalate (1:2)
A mixture of 9.7 g (0.244 mol) of sodium hydroxide in 125 ml of water is added to a
mixture of 5.00 g (0.020 mol) of the compound obtained above in 1.2, 11.2 g
(0.0061 mol) of 2-(2-chloroethyl)-1-methylpyrroline and 0.41 g (0.002 mol) of
tetraethylammonium chloride in 125 ml of toluene. The reaction mixture is heated at
reflux for 8 hours. The phases are separated and the aqueous phase is extracted
twice with 20 ml of toluene. The organic phases are dried and then evaporated to
dryness. 7 g (97%) of a crude oil are obtained, which oil is purified by
chromatography on a column of silica gel with a dichloromethane/methanol (98:2)
mixture employed as eluant. The desired product (0.70 g; 10%) is obtained in the
form of an oil with the greatest Rf.
1HNMR(CDCI3)5(ppm):7.1 (1H,d), 6.7(1H,d), 6.5 (1H, s), 4.0 (2H, m), 3.5 (2H,
s), 3.0 (1H, m), 2.7 (2H, m), 2.6 (2H, m), 2.4 (3H, s), 2.2 (2H,d), 2.1 (2H,m) 2.0
(1H,m), 1.7 (11H, m), 1.1 (3H, m), 0.9 (2H, m).
The preceding oil (0.65 g, 0.002 mol) is dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol and then 0.36 g
(0.004 mol) of oxalic acid, dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol, is added. The precipitate is
filtered off and washed with cold ethanol. 0.46 g of the desired product is obtained as
a white solid.
Yd: 47%
M.p. = 78-98°C
Example 2- 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline oxalate (1:2)

An oil of the smallest Rf obtained is obtained (1.30 g, 0.002 mol) according to the
process described above in 1.3 which corresponds to the structure of 2-
(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.

1H NMR (CDCU) δ (ppm): 7.1 (1H, d), 6.7 (1H, d), 6.5 (1H, s), 4.5 (1H, m), 3.5 (2H,
s), 2.7 (2H, m), 2.6-2.4 (5H, m), 2.3 ( 3H, s), 2.2 (2H,d), 2.0 (2H, m), 1.7 (11H, m), 1.1
(3H, m), 0.9 (2H, m).
The oil is dissolved in 12 ml of ethanol and then 0.24 g (0.003 mol) of oxalic acid,
dissolved in 12 ml of ethanol, is added. The precipitate is filtered off and washed with
cold ethanol. 0.46 g of the desired product is obtained as a white solid.
Yd : 86%
M.p. = 110-112°C
Example 3- 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin'2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline oxalate (2:1)

3.1- 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisobenzo[h]quinoline
0.32 g (0.0003 mol) of 10% palladium-on-charcoal is added to a solution of 3 g
(0.014 mol) of 8-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisobenzo[h]quinoline and 1.6 g
(0.014 mol) of cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde in 70 ml of methanol. The solution is
hydrogenated for 24 hours in a Paar hydrogenator at a pressure of 45 psi. The
catalyst is removed by filtration and the filtered solution is evaporated to dryness. 4 g
of the desired product are obtained as an oil.
Yd: 93%
M.p. : oil
3.2- 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinolin-7-ol
hydrobromide

A solution of 2g (0.006 mol) of 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisobenzo[h]quinoline in 30 ml of aqueous hydrogen bromide (48%) is
heated at 120°C for 6 hours. The mixture is cooled and concentrated to dryness, and
the residue is treated with 20 ml of an ethanol/ethyl ether mixture. The solid which
was formed is filtered off, washed with ethyl ether and dried. 2.3 g of the desired
product are obtained as a pure white solid.
Yd : 96%
M,p. = 270-276°C
3.3- 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline oxalate (1:2)
A mixture of 2.5 g (0.064 mol) of sodium hydroxide in 75 ml of water is added to a
mixture of 2.00 g (0.005 mol) of the compound obtained above in 3.2, 2.4 g
(0.014 mol) of 2-(2-chloroethyl)-1-methylpyrroline and 0.11 g (0.0006 mol) of
tetraethylammonium chloride in 75 ml of toluene. The reaction mixture is heated at
reflux for 8 hours. The phases are separated and the aqueous phase extracted twice
with 20 ml of toluene. The organic phases are dried and then evaporated to dryness.
3 g (> 100%) of a brown oil are obtained, which oil is purified by chromatography on
a column of silica gel with a dichloromethane/methanol (98:2) mixture employed as
eluant. The desired product (0.70 g; 10%) is obtained in the form of an oil with the
greatest Rf.
1H NMR (CDCI3) δ (ppm): 7.7 (1H, d), 7.5 (1H, d), 7.1-7.0 (3H, m) , 4.2 (2H, m), 4.0
(2H, s), 3.0( 1H, m), 2.9 (2H, m), 2.7 (2H,m) , 2.4 (2H, d), 2.3 (3H, s), 2.2-2.0 (3H,
m), 1.7 (11H, m), 1.1 (3H, m), 0.9 (2H, m).
The preceding oil (0.5 g, 0.001 mol) is dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol and then 0.24 g
(0.003 mol) of oxalic acid, dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol, is added. The precipitate is
filtered off and washed with cold ethyl ether to produce 0.50 g of the desired product
as a white solid.
Yd: 70%
M.p. = 127-135X
Example 4 - 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-

tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline oxalate (1:2)

An oil with the smallest Rf obtained is obtained (0.67 g, 0.002 mol) according to the
process described above in 3.3 which corresponds to the structure of 2-
(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline
1H NMR (CDCI3) δ (ppm): 7.8 (1H, d), 7,6 (1H, d), 7.2-7.0 (3H, m), 4.7 (1H, m), 4.0
(2H, s), 3.0 (2H, m), 2.9 (2H, m), 2.7 (2H,m), 2.4 (2H, d), 2.3 (3H, s), 2.3-1.7 (14H,
m), 1.1 (3H, m), 0.9 (2H, m).
The oil is dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol and then 0.37 g (0.004 mol) of oxalic acid,
dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol, is added. The precipitate is filtered off and washed with
cold ethyl ether to produce 0.25 g of the desired product as a white solid.
Yd: 31%
M.p. = 77-101°C
Example 5 - 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-7-{2-[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-
1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline hydrochloride (1:2)

6.6 g (0.032 mol) of diisopropyl azodicarboxylate are added to a mixture, cooled to
-5°C, of 7.3 g (0.030 mol) of 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol
obtained above in 1.2, 3.5 g (0.027 mol) of (S)-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylpyrroline
and 9.2 g (0.036 mol) of triphenylphosphine in 150 ml of tetrahydrofuran. Stirring is
maintained overnight at ambient temperature. The solution is evaporated to dryness
and a crude oil is obtained which is purified by chromatography on a column of silica

gel with a dichloromethane/methanol (95:5) mixture employed as eluant. The desired
product (1.4 g; 15%) is obtained in the form of an oil.
1H NMR (CDCI3) δ (ppm): 7.1 (1H, d), 6.7 (1H, d), 6.5 (1H, s), 4.0 (2H, m), 3.5 (2H,
s), 3.0 (1H, m), 2.7 (2H, m), 2.6 (2H, m), 2.4 (3H, s), 2.2 (2H,d), 2.1 (2H, m) 2.0 (1H,
m), 1.7 (11H, m), 1.1 (3H, m), 0.9 (2H, m).
The oil is dissolved in 25 ml of isopropanol and then isopropanol is saturated with
HCI. The precipitate is filtered off and washed with 1 ml of cold isopropanol. 1 g of the
desired product is obtained as a white solid.
Yd: 59%
M.p. = 238-241 °C
Example 6- 2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[(2S)-(1-methylpyrrolidin~2-yl)ethoxy]-
1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline hydrochloride (1:2)

1.88 g (0.008 mol) of diisopropyl azodicarboxylate are added to a mixture, cooled to
-5°C, of 2.2 g (0.007 mol) of the 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[/7]isoquino!in-7-ol compound obtained above in 3.2, 0.95 g
(0.007 mol) of (S)-2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylpyrroline and 2.14 g (0.008 mol) of
triphenylphosphine in 150 ml of tetrahydrofuran. Stirring is maintained at ambient
temperature overnight. The solution is evaporated to dryness and a crude oil is
obtained which is purified by chromatography on a column of silica gel with a
dichloromethane/methanol (95:5) mixture employed as eluant. The desired product
(1.1 g; 36%) is obtained in the form of an oil.
1H NMR (CDCI3) δ (ppm): 7.7 (1H, d), 7.5 (1H, d), 7.1-7.0 (3H, m) , 4.2 (2H, m), 4.0

(2H, s), 3.0 (1H, m), 2.9 (2H, m), 2.7 (2H, m) , 2.4 (2H, d), 2.3 (3H, s), 2.2-2.0 (3H,
m), 1.7 (11H, m), 1.1 (3H, m), 0.9 (2H, m).
The oil is dissolved in 15 ml of isopropanol and then isopropanol is saturated with
HCI. The precipitate is filtered off and washed with 1 ml of cold isopropanol. 0.8 g of
the desired product is obtained as a white solid.
Yd: 62%
M.p. = 260°C
The chemical structures and the physical properties of a few compounds according to
the invention are illustrated in the following table. The elemental microanalyses and
the NMR, IR and mass spectra confirm the structures of the compounds obtained.
In the table, for the compounds of formula (I), " M.p." corresponds to the melting
point and " Config." indicates the stereochemical configuration, namely (R), (S) or a
racemic mixture (R,S), of the carbon atom indicated by the asterix (*).





The compounds of the invention of formula (I) have formed the subject of
pharmacological tests which have shown their advantage as therapeutically active
substances.
More particularly, the compounds of the invention are histamine H3 receptor
antagonists. H3 receptors are known to a person skilled in the art and their
therapeutic advantage has been described in the literature ("Histamine H3 Receptor
Antagonists", Exp. Opinion Ther. Patents (2000), 10 (7), 1045-1055).
Thus, the compounds of the invention of formula (I) were subjected to an in vitro
affinity assay on the native histamine H3 receptor in an adult rat brain membrane
preparation by the specific binding of [3H]-N-a-methylhistamine to this receptor,
according to methods described by Korte, A. et al. in Biochem. Biophys. Res.
Commun., 168, 979-986(1990) and by West, R.E. Jr. et al. in Mol. Pharmacol., 38,
610-613(1990).
The Kj values of the compounds of the invention with regard to the H3 receptors lie
between 0.1 nM and 5.0 uM and more particularly 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[2-(1-
methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (compound 5 of the table)
exhibits a Kj of 0.1 nM.
The compounds of the invention of formula (I) were also subjected to a cAMP
formation assay on the human histamine H3 receptor transfected into CHO cells by
the inhibition of the agonism brought about by the specific binding of R-α-

methylhistamine to this receptor, according to the methods described by Lovenberg,
T.W. et al. in J. Pharmacol. Exp. Then, 293, 771-778(2000).
The IC50 values of the compounds of the invention with regard to the H3 receptors lie
between 0.1 nM and 5.0 μM.
By way of example, compound 5, included in the table, exhibits an IC50 being made of an EIA kit (Amersham) to measure the formation of cAMP on the
human histamine H3 receptor transfected into CHO cells by the inhibition of the
agonism brought about by the specific binding of R-a-methylhistamine to this
receptor.
The compounds according to the invention have a selective activity on the histamine
H3 receptor. In fact, the compounds exhibit a Ki of greater than 7.0 uM in the in vitro
affinity assay on the native histamine H1 receptor in an adult rat brain membrane
preparation by the specific binding of [3H]-pyrilamine to this receptor, according to the
method described by Liu Y.Q. et al. in J.Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 268, 959 (1994).

Claims
1. Compound of formula (I)

represents an unsaturated carbocycle with double bonds which is optionally
substituted by one or two substituents chosen, independently of one another, from a
halogen atom, a hydroxyl, a nitro, cyano, C1-2 perhaloalkyl or C1-3 alkyl group or a
phenyl;
I can take a value from 0 to 4;
m can take a value from 0 to 3;
n can take a value from 0 to 6;
-(C)i-, -(C)m- and -(C)n- represent, independently of one another, a -Cx-z- alkylidene
group, optionally substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a
hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-2 perhaloalkyl or C1-3 alkyl group or a phenyl; and,
furthermore, when I, m and/or n takes the value 0, -(C)o- represents a bond;
R1 represents
• a hydrogen atom,
• a C1-3 alkyl group,
• a C1-6 alkylcarbonyl,
• a C1-6alkoxycarbonyl,

it being possible for each to be substituted by a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, C1-3alkoxy,
nitro, cyano or amino group or an aryl;
• a C1-3 alkylaryl group,
• a monocyclic heteroaryl,
• an aryl;
the aryl and heteroaryl groups optionally being substituted by 1 to 4 substituents
chosen from a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino,
C2-6 dialkylamino, C1-3 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or C1-3 alkoxy group or a
C1-3 alkylidenedioxy group;
R2 represents
• a hydrogen atom or
• a C1-6 alkyl group or a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, each optionally being substituted
by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano,
amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino, C2-6 dialkylamino, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl,
C1-3 alkoxy or C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a monocyclic heteroaryl, a bicyclic
heteroaryl or an aryl group itself optionally substituted by 1 to 4 substituents
chosen from a halogen atom, a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-3
monoalkylamino, C2-6 dialkylamino, C1-3 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or
C1-3 alkoxy group or a C1-3 alkylidenedioxy group, with the proviso that R2 does
not represent a hydrogen atom when R1 represents a 4-pyridinyl group, 1=1,
m=2, n=1 and the carbocycle A represents a phenyl group, as a free base
in the base form or in the form of an addition salt with an acid, and in the hydrate or
solvate form.
2. Compound of formula (I) according to Claim 1, in which:
represents an unsaturated carbocycle optionally substituted by 1 or 2
substituents chosen, independently of one another, from a halogen atom or a
hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, C1-2 perhaloalkyl or C1-3 alkyl group;
I can take a value of 1, 2 or 3;
m can take a value of 0, 1 or 2;
n can take a value of 0, 1, 2 or 3;

-(C)r and -(C)m- form, together with the -NR1- group, an aminocycle bonded via a
carbon to the -O-(C)n- group and, when m takes the value 0, -(C)o- represents a
bond;
-(C)n- represents a -C0-3- alkylidene group optionally substituted by 1 to 4
substituents chosen from a halogen atom or a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino or C1-2
perhaloalkyl group; and, when n takes the value 0, -(C)o- represents a bond;
R1 represents
• a hydrogen atom,
• a C1-3 alkyl group,
• a C1-6 alkylcarbonyl,
• a C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl;
• C1-3 alkylaryl,
• a heteroaryl,
• an aryl group;
the aryl and heteroaryl groups optionally being substituted by 1 to 4 substituents
chosen from a halogen atom or a hydroxyl, cyano, amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino,
C1-3 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl, C1-3 alkoxy or C1-3 alkylidenedioxy group,
in the base form or in the form of an addition salt with an acid, and in the hydrate or
solvate form.
3. Compound of formula (I) according to Claim 2, in which
-(C)r and -(C)m- form, together with the -NR1- group, an aminocycle bonded via a
carbon to the -O-(C)n- group chosen from azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine or
azepine,
in the base form or in the form of an addition salt with an acid, and in the hydrate or
solvate form.
4. Compound of formula (I) according to one of Claims 1 to 3, in which the
aminocycle of which -(C)i-, -(C)m- and -NR1- form part and which is bonded via a
carbon to the -O-(C)n- group is chosen from the following groups :


and in which
R2 represents
a hydrogen atom,
a C1-4 alkyl or C5-6 cycloalkyl group, each being optionally substituted by 1 to 4
substituents chosen from a phenyl, a monocyclic heteroaryl, a bicyclic heteroaryl or a
C3-6 cycloalkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or C1-3 alkoxy group; the phenyl and
the heteroaryl optionally being substituted by 1 to 4 substituents chosen from a
halogen atom, a hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C1-3 monoalkylamino, C2-6
dialkylamino, C1-3 alkyl, C1-2 perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or C1-3 alkoxy group or a C1-3
alkylidenedioxy group,
in the base form or in the form of an addition salt with an acid, and in the hydrate or
solvate form.
5. Compound of formula (I) according to one of Claims 1 to 4, in which the
unsaturated carbocycle with double bonds is chosen from a phenyl or a naphthyl,
in the base form or in the form of an addition salt with an acid, and in the hydrate or
solvate form.
6. Compound of formula (I) according to one of Claims 1 to 5, in which R1 is a
group chosen from a benzyloxycarbonyl, a C1-3 alkylaryl chosen from benzyl or
phenethyl, a monocyclic heteroaryl chosen from a thienyl, furyl or pyrrolyl or an aryl
chosen from a phenyl or a naphthyl,
in the base form or in the form of an addition salt with an acid, and in the hydrate or
solvate form.
7. Compound of formula (I) according to one of Claims 1 to 6, in which R2
represents a C1-4 alkyl or C5-6 cycloalkyl group, each optionally being substituted by a
monocyclic heteroaryl chosen from thienyl, furyl or pyrrolyl or a benzotriazolyl or an
aryl group chosen from a phenyl or a naphthyl,
in the base form or in the form of an addition salt with an acid, and in the hydrate or
solvate form.
8. Compound according to one of Claims 1 to 7, the names of which follow :
1. 7-{2-[1-methylpiperidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-2-propyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
2. 2-isobutyl-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
3. 2-(3-methylbutyl)-7-[2-(1 -methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;

4. 7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-2-(3-methylbutyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
5. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[2-(1 -methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
6. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-{2-[(2R)-1 -methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
7. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-{2-[(2S)-1 -methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
8. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[(1 -methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
9. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-7-[2-(1 -methylpiperidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydroisoquinoline;
10. 2-benzyl-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
11. 2-benzyl-7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
12. 7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-2-(2-thienylmethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
13. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[2-(1 -methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
14. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-{2-[(2R)-1 -methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
15. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-{2-[(2S)-1 -methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]ethoxy}-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
16. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[(1 -methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
17. 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)-8-[2-(1 -methylpiperidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-
tetrahydrobenzo[h]isoquinoline;
20. 2-butyl-7-[(1 -methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
21. 2-butyl-7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
22. 7-[(1-methylazepan-4-yl)oxy]-2-propyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
23. 7-[2-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethoxy]-2-propyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline;
and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

9. Pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) according
to any one of Claims 1 to 8, or its salt, solvate or hydrate, and at least one
pharmaceutical excipient.
10. Use of a compound of formula (I) according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, or its
salt, solvate or hydrate, in the preparation of a medicament intended to treat obesity
and/or diabetes.

11. Use of a compound of formula (I) according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, or its
salt, solvate or hydrate, in the preparation of a medicament intended for the treatment
of a disease chosen from: diseases of the nervous system, watchfulness and sleep
disorders, narcolepsy, Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, Parkinson's
disease, attention disorders in hyperkinetic children, memory and learning disorders,
epilepsy, schizophrenia, moderate cognitive disorders, depression, anxiety,
anticipatory anxiety, anxiety caused by dependence on or weaning from alcohol or
drugs, mania, seasonal affective disorder, migraine and nausea.
12. Use of the compound of formula (II)

in which Pg represents a hydrogen atom or a protective group and R2 and A are as
defined in one of Claims 1 to 8, in the preparation of the compound of formula (I)
according to one of Claims 1 to 8.
13. Process for the preparation of the compound of formula (I) in which R1, R2, I,
m, n and the A ring are as defined in the formula (I) of one of Claims 1 to 8, according
to the following reaction:
in which a nucleophilic substitution is carried out by reacting a phenol of formula (II),
in which R2 and the A ring are as defined in the formula (I), with an amine of formula
(III), in which R1, I, m and n are defined as in the formula (I) and Y represents a
halogen atom or represents a " pseudohalogen " or else represents a hydroxyl group.

14. Preparation process according to Claim 13, in which the compound of formula
(II) is prepared by reductive amination by reacting a secondary amine of formula (IV),
in which R2 represents H,

with an aldehyde or a ketone of formula (V) (R3R4C(O)), where R3 and R4, after
reaction, together form R2 as defined in the formula (I) and other than hydrogen,
according to the formula (VI):

optionally followed by deprotection.
15. Preparation process according to Claim 13, in which the compound of formula
(II) is prepared by nucleophilic substitution by reacting a compound of formula (Via),
in which R2 represents a benzotriazolylmethyl group,

with a Grignard reagent of formula (VII) R5MgW, where W represents a halogen
atom chosen from chlorine, iodine and bromine and R5 represents a C1-5 alkyl, C1-2

perhaloalkyl, C1-3 haloalkyl or C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a monocyclic heteroaryl or an aryl
group; after reaction, the compound of formula (Vlb) where R2 is equal to CH2R5 is
formed,
optionally followed by deprotection.

The invention concerns a compound of formula
(I) wherein (A) represents an unsaturated carbocycle with double
bonds, I may represent a value from 0 to 4; m may represent
a value from 0 to 3; n may represent a value from 0 to 6;
-(C)I-, -(C)m- and -(C)n- represent, independently of one another,
a -Cx-z- alkylidene group, optionally substituted by 1 to
4 substituents; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl,
a C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl, a C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, R2 represents
a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl
or C3-C6 cycloalkyl group. The invention is applicable in therapeutics,
in the treatment of disorders improved by modulation
of the histamine H3 receptor.

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Patent Number 260795
Indian Patent Application Number 1719/KOLNP/2008
PG Journal Number 21/2014
Publication Date 23-May-2014
Grant Date 22-May-2014
Date of Filing 29-Apr-2008
Name of Patentee SANOFI-AVENTIS
Applicant Address 174, AVENUE DE FRANCE F-75013, PARIS
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 JIMENEZ BARGUENO MARIA DOLORES C/O SANOFI-AVENTIS PATENT DEPARTMENT 174 AVENUE DE FRANCE, 75013 PARIS
2 DIAZ MARTIN JUAN ANTONI C/O SANOFI-AVENTIS PATENT DEPARTMENT 174 AVENUE DE FRANCE, 75013 PARIS
3 ESCRIBANO ARENALES BEATRIZ C/O SANOFI-AVENTIS PATENT DEPARTMENT 174 AVENUE DE FRANCE, 75013 PARIS
PCT International Classification Number C07D 401/12
PCT International Application Number PCT/EP2006/012246
PCT International Filing date 2006-11-22
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# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 05111248.0 2005-11-24 EUROPEAN UNION