Heterocyclic Compounds for the Treatment of Neurological and Psychological Disorders
Lactam compounds of Formula I and their use for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and insomnia is disclosed.
1 . A method for the synthesis of a compound of Formula XXIV:
comprising the step of reacting a compound of Formula XXIII:
with an aldehyde or ketone of formula; C(O)—C(R 101 )(R 103 ).
2 . The process according to claim 1 , wherein said aldehyde is paraformaldehyde.
3 . The process according to claim 1 further comprising the step of reacting said compound of Formula XXIII with an acid anhydride.
4 . The process according to claim 3 , wherein said acid anhydride is selected from acetic anhydride, butyric anhydride, hexanoic anhydride, octanoic anhydride, decanoic anhydride, dodecanoic anhydride, lauric anhydride, and palmitic anhydride.