Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives
View Patent ↗The invention relates to novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives and their use as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including processes for the preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of those compounds and methods of treatment comprising administration of said compounds to a mammal.
1. The compound (2R)-2-{(1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-1-[2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl}-N-methyl-2-phenyl-acetamide, structurally represented by formula (II):
in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
2. The compound according to claim 1 which is (2R)-2-{(1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-1-[2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl}-N-methyl-2-phenyl-acetamide in free base form.
3. The compound according to claim 1 which is (2R)-2-{(1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-1-[2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl}-N-methyl-2-phenyl-acetamide in pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt form;
wherein the acidic component of the acid addition salt is selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, citric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, benzoic acid, pamoic acid, stearic acid, methanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, salicylic acid, succinic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid.
4. The compound according to claim 1 which is (2R)-2-{(1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-1-[2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-2-yl}-N-methyl-2-phenyl-acetamide hydrochloric acid salt.
5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound according to any one of claims 1 - 4 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier material.
6. A method of preventing or treating insomnia comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the compound according to any one of claims 1 - 4 .