Inventors:
Maria L. Garcia - Edison NJ
Robert A. Giacobbe - Lavellette NJ
Otto D. Hensens - Red Bank NJ
Seok H. Lee - Cranford NJ
Owen B. McManus - North Plainfield NJ
Deborah L. Zink - Manalapan NJ
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc. - Rahway NJ
International Classification:
A61K 3141, A61K 31395, C07D49822
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are useful as potassium channel antagonists, particularly Maxi-K channel antagonists, and thus useful in treating Alzheimer's Disease and other cognitive disorders. This invention is also related to a method of making the compound of formula (I).