Phenyl piperazine compounds, pharmaceutical composition including the same and use thereof

1. A method for treating at least one of depression and anxiety in a mammal comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a piperazine compound represented by Formula (I):

or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof,

wherein

n is an integer from 2 to 6;

R1 and R2 are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, a halogen, nitrogen dioxide, a straight or branched chain-alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a straight or branched chain alkoxy group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

R3 is a C1-C2 alkylene; and

R4 is selected from the group consisting of:

(a) a C2-C6 dialkylamine,

(b) a 5 to 9-membered aromatic amine wherein the ring is independently substituted with at least one of hydrogen, a C1-C6 aliphatic alkyl, a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl, a C6-C10 aryl group and a halogen,

(c) a 5 to 9-membered heteroaromatic amine comprising at least a nitrogen atom as a ring constituent wherein the ring is independently substituted with at least one of hydrogen, a C1-C6 aliphatic alkyl, a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl, a C6-C10 aryl group and a halogen,

(d) a 5 to 9-membered heterocyclic ring comprising at least a nitrogen atom as a ring constituent wherein the ring is independently substituted with at least one of hydrogen, a C1-C6 aliphatic alkyl, a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl, a C6-C10 aryl group and a halogen, and

(e) a 5 to 9-membered heteroaromatic ring comprising at least a nitrogen atom as a ring constituent wherein the ring is independently substituted with at least one of hydrogen, a C1-C6 aliphatic alkyl, a C3 to C10 cyclic alkyl, a C6-C10 aryl group and a halogen; and

R4 is connected to R3 group through a nitrogen atom therein,

wherein R4 is not morpholine.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein R4 is dimethylamine or diethylamine.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein R4 is connected to R3 through a nitrogen atom in an amino group of the 5 to 9-membered aromatic amine or heteroaromatic amine.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein R4 is a 5 or 6-membered aromatic amine substituted with at least one of hydrogen, a C1-C6 alkyl, and a halogen.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein R4 is a 6-membered aromatic amine substituted with hydrogen.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein R4 is a 5 or 6-membered heteroaromatic amine substituted with at least one of a C1-C6 alkyl and a halogen, wherein the heteroaromatic amine comprises at least two heteroatoms as ring constituents where a first heteroatom is N and a second heteroatom is independently selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein R4 is a 5-membered heteroaromatic amine having a structure (II) selected from the group consisting of:

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein R4 is connected to R3 through a nitrogen atom contained in a ring as a heteroatom of the 5 to 9-membered heterocyclic ring or heteroaromatic ring.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein R4 is a 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic ring having a structure (III) selected from the group consisting of:

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein R4 is an azole selected from the group consisting of diazole, triazole, tetraazol, benzotriazole, imidazole, pyrazole, benzimidazloe, and indazole.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the azole has a structure (IV) selected from the group consisting of:

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, a straight or branched chain alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a straight or branched chain alkoxy group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said compound is selected from the group consisting of:

1-[4-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazine, 1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4[4-(4-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-tetrazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-[4-(3-imidazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazine-hydrochloride;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(3-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine hydrochloride;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(3-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine hydrochloride;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(3-tetrazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine hydrochloride;

1-(4-{4-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-1H-benzoimidazole;

1-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(2-methyl-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-[1,2,3]triazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-[1,2,3]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(4-{4-[4-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-1H-indazole;

1-(4-{4-[4-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-1H-benzotriazole;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(5-phenyl-tetrazol-2-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(5-phenyl-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(5-methyl-tetrazol-2-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(5-methyl-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

(4-{4-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-dimethyl-amine di-hydrochloride;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-piperidin-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

(4-{4-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-phenyl-amine;

(4-{4-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-thiazol-2-yl-amine;

1-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[[4-(3-[1,2,3]triazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(3-[1,2,3]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(3-[1,2,3]triazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[3-(5-methyl-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

(3-{4-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-dimethyl-amine;

1-{4-[4-(4,5-dichloro-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazine;

1-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-tetrazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

(4-{4-[4-(2-Chloro-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-dimethyl-amine;

1-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-4-methylpiperazine-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2,3-dichloro-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-tetrazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2,3-Dichloro-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(5-methyl-tetrazol-1-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2,3-Dichloro-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(5-methyl-tetrazol-2-ylmethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

(4-{4-[4-(2,3-dichloro-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-dimethyl-amine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-4-methylpiperazine-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

1-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-[1,2,3]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

(4-{4-[4-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-[1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-yl-amine;

1-(2,3-dichloro-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-[1,2,3]triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine;

(4-{4-[4-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-(5-methyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-amine;

(4-{4-[4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-butoxy}-benzyl)-(5-methyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-amine;

1-{4-[4-(2-imidazol-1-yl-ethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-4-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(2-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl-ethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(2-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-ethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(2-[1,2,3]triazol-1-yl-ethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(2-tetrazol-2-yl-ethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-4-{4-[4-(2-tetrazol-1-yl-ethyl)-phenoxy]-butyl}-piperazine;

1-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-4-(4-{4-[2-(5-methyl-tetrazol-1-yl)-ethyl]-phenoxy}-butyl)-piperazine;

1-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-4-(4-{4-[2-(5-methyl-tetrazol-2-yl)-ethyl]-phenoxy}-butyl)-piperazine;

2-{4-[4-(4-[1,2,3]-triazol-1-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazin-1-yl}-benzonitrile; and

1-(2-chloro-phenyl)-4-[4-(4-[1,2,3]triazol-2-ylmethyl-phenoxy)-butyl]-piperazine.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the piperazine compound represented by Formula (I) is administered in a pharmaceutical composition, wherein the pharmaceutical composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.