La presente invention porte sur des triazolopyridines substituees et sur leurs analogues, sur l'utilisation des composes en tant qu'inhibiteurs de phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10) pour le traitement de troubles modules par PDE10, sur des compositions pharmaceutiques comprenant les composes.

A novel series of 3-substituted-8-aryl-[1,2,4]-triazolo[5,1-i]purin-5-amine analogs related to Sch 58261 was synthesized in order to identify potent adenosine A2A receptor antagonists with improved selectivity over the A1 receptor, physiochemical properties, and pharmacokinetic profiles as compared to those of Sch 58261. As a result of structural modifications, numerous analogs with excellent in vitro binding affinities and selectivities were identified. Moreover, compound 27 displayed both superior in vitro and highly promising in vivo profiles.

Structure-activity relationships have been investigated through substitutions at the 9-position of the 2-amino-6-(2-furanyl) purine (5) to identify novel and selective A(2A) adenosine receptor antagonists. Several potent and selective antagonists were identified. In particular, compounds 20, 25, and 26 show very high affinity with excellent selectivity. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.