...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| 7375105 | Pyridine substituted furan derivatives as Raf kinase inhibitors Compounds and their use as pharmaceuticals particularly as Raf kinase inhibitors for the treatment of neurotraumatic diseases, cancer, chronic neurodegeneration, pain, migraine and cardiac hypertrophy. Wherein X is O, CH2 CO, S or NH, or the moiety X—R | 05/20/2008 |
| 7189714 | N-type calcium channel antagonists for the treatment of pain Compounds useful for the treatment of pain in accord with the following structural diagram, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are any of a number of groups as defined in the specification and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7101878 | Non-peptide GNRH agents, methods and intermediates for their preparation Non-peptide GnRH agents capable of inhibiting the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone are described. Such compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, multimers, prodrugs, and active metabolites are suitable for treating mammalian reproductive disorde... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7026476 | Intermediate arylamine compounds Disclosed are novel aromatic compounds which are useful for treating diseases or pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic inflammatory diseases. Also disclosed are and pharmaceutical compositions containing, intermediate compounds and processes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6759409 | Inhibitors of papilloma virus A compound of formula (I) or its enantiomers or diastereoisomers thereof: wherein: A,; X, W, R1, Y; R3; and R4 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention may be used as ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6730671 | Compounds useful as reversible inhibitors of cathespin S Disclosed are cathepsin S reversible inhibitory compounds of the formulas (I),(Ia) and (II),(IIa) as defined herein. The compounds are useful for treating autoimmune diseases. Also disclosed are processes, for making such novel compounds. | 05/04/2004 |
| 6686390 | Compounds having antiinflamatory activity: process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I), their derivatives, their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their regioisomers, their polymorphs, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their p... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6638967 | Thiophene of furan pyrrolidine compounds Compounds of Formula I ##STR1## Wherein Z2 is an Oxygen or a Sulfur, Z1 is --CH.dbd.CH-- and Y is a bond, W1 and W2 are hydrogens and X1 and X2 are various heterocyclic rings are disclosed.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6608057 | Compounds useful as reversible inhibitors of cathepsin S Disclosed are cathepsin S reversible inhibitory compounds of the formulas (I),(Ia) and (II),(IIa) as defined herein. The compounds are useful for treating autoimmune diseases. Also disclosed are processes for making such novel compounds ##STR1##... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6444615 | Herbicidal imidazolidinetrione and thioxo-imidazolidinediones This invention relates to 1-substituted-phenyl-3-substituted-2-thioxo-4,5-imidazolidinediones and 2,4,5-imidazolidinetriones which have activity as herbicides, to compositions which contain these compounds and to methods of use of these compounds. In... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6362183 | Aromatic sulfonyl alpha-hydroxy hydroxamic acid compounds An aromatic sulfonyl alpha-hydroxy hydroxamic acid compound that, inter alia, inhibits matrix metalloprotease activity is disclosed, as is a treatment process that comprises administering a contemplated aromatic sulfonyl alpha-hydroxy hydroxamic acid comp... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6258841 | Tubulin binding compounds (COBRA) Novel tubulin binding compounds having potent tubulin depolymerization activity and inhibitory activity against tubulin polymerization. The compounds are effective agents for inhibiting cellular proliferation, for example, in cancer cells. The compounds a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6117870 | Cyclic amide derivatives A cyclic amide derivative of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a substituted alkyl group, a substituted alkenyl group, a substituted amino group, a substituted alkoxyl group, a substituted alkylthio group, a substituted carbamoyl... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6051571 | Methods for treating medical dysfunctions and diseases using furan nitrone compounds Disclosed are methods for treating a patient with an acute central nervous system or cardiovascular disorder or a neurodegenerative, autoimmune or inflammatory disease using a pharmaceutical composition containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6040444 | Process for preparing furan nitrone compounds Disclosed are processes for preparing furan nitrone compounds using a furan carbonyl compound and a hydroxylamine compound.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6022870 | Fungicidal cyclic amides Cyclic amides of Formula I which are useful as fungicides: ##STR1## wherein A is N; G is N and the floating double bond is attached to A; W is O or S; X is OR1, S(O)m R1 or halogen; R1, R2, R | 02/08/2000 |
| 6017947 | Heterocyclic carbodithioperoxyimidic compounds useful for the inhibition of the replication of HIV R6 is H, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, cyano, or nitro; R10 is phenylthio, dialkylamino, alkylthio, alkoxycarbonyl, N-morpholinyl, or N-piperidinyl; R11 is hydrogen or alkyl; Q is alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkylthio, alke... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5994396 | Furansulfonic acid derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same Disclosed are furansulfonic acid derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives. The disclosed compositions are useful for preventing and/or treating neurodegenerative, autoimmune and inflammatory conditions in mammals.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5942507 | Furan nitrone compounds Disclosed are furan nitrone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The disclosed compounds are useful as analytical reagents for detecting free radicals and as therapeutics for treating a wide variety of medical dysfunctions ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5922706 | Morpholine and thiomorpholine tachykinin receptor antagonists Substituted heterocycles of the general structural formula: ##STR1## are tachykinin receptor antagonists useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, pain or migraine, asthma and emesis, and calcium channel blockers useful in the treatment of ca... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5914351 | Anti-viral aromatic hydrazones Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q is a hydrazone derivative; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenoxy, alkynyloxy, halomethyl, trifluoromethoxy, alkylthio, nitro or cyano; a... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5891368 | Fluoranthenopyrans Described are novel photochromic 8-substituted fluoranthenopyran compounds having certain substituents at the 5 position of the pyran ring. These compounds may be represented by the following graphic formula: ##STR1## Also described are polymeric org... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5891876 | Heteroatom substituted benzoyl derivatives that enhance synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors Compounds useful for enhancing synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors are disclosed, as are methods for the preparation thereof, and methods for their use for treatment of subjects suffering from impaired nervous or intellectual functioning due to ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5744607 | Basic derivatives of glutamic acid and aspartic acid as gastrin or cholecystokinin antagonists The invention is directed to glutamic acid and aspartic acid derivatives represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted, mono- or di-substituted phenyl groups, unsubstituted, mono- or... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5723607 | Compounds useful as antiproliferative agents and GARFT inhibitors The invention generally relates to compounds of the formula I, which are in equilibrium with their 4-hydroxy tautomers, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts: ##STR1## where n is 0 to 2; A is S, CH2, O, NH or Se, and when n is 0, A i... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5714484 | -(1,3-dicarbonylenol ether) methyl ketones as cysteine protease inhibitors Cysteine protease inhibitors which deactivate the protease by covalently bonding to the cysteine protease and releasing the enolate of a 1,3-dicarbonyl (or its enolic form). The cysteine protease inhibitors of the present invention accordingly comprise a ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5708169 | 5-amidomethyl ,ଲ-saturated and -unsaturated 3-aryl butyrolactone antibacterial agents The present invention provides for new 5-amidomethyl, ,ଲ-saturated and--unsaturated butyrolactone antibacterial agents of formula I ##STR1## characterized by 3-aryl substituents that include, for example, indolinyl and phenyl substi... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5691374 | Diaryl-5-oxygenated-2-(5H) -furanones as COX-2 inhibitors The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I as well as a method of treating cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising administration to a patient in need of such treatment of a non-toxic therapeutically effective amount of a compound of ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5674811 | Cyanoketone derivative and herbicide containing it as an active component A cyanoketone derivatives of the following formula (1) ##STR1## which are characterized by excellent herbicidal activity and effectiveness against a variety of broad leafed weeds, including barnyard grass, green foxtail, velvet leaf, livid amaranth a... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5648486 | Compounds and methods for the treatment of inflammatory and immune disorders 2,5-Diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,5-diaryl tetrahydrothiophenes, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrothiophenes, 1,3-diaryl cyclopentanes, 2,4-diaryl pyrrolidines, and 2,5-diaryl pyrrolidines are disclosed that reduce the chemotaxis and respira... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5599820 | Anti-tumor compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods for preparation thereof and for treatment The present invention is directed to novel taxanes useful as chemotherapeutic agents or their precursors. Processes for preparing the novel taxanes include coupling reactions, in the presence of a base, of baccatin of formula (III) or (IV) ##STR1## ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5567721 | Di(aromatic) compounds and their use in human and veterinary medicine and in cosmetics Di(aromatic) compounds corresponding to the following formula: ##STR1## in which: Ar represents either ##STR2## n=1 or 2 or: ##STR3## X represents a divalent radical, Z represents O, S or a divalent radical, and R1, R2 | 10/22/1996 |
| 5472956 | Phosphoramidates useful as antitumor agents Cyclophosphamide analogs are provided of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are each (C2 -C6)alkyl, substituted with a leaving group such as halo or alkylsulfonyl, R3 and R4 ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5462939 | Peptidic ketones as interleukin-1ଲ-converting enzyme inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein R1 is (CR5 R6)n, (CR5 R6)n -aryl, (CR5 R6) | 10/31/1995 |
| 5459131 | Renin inhibitors Renin inhibiting compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is a moiety selected from those of the formula: ##STR2## where Z is O, S, SO, or SO2, P is 1 or 2 and X is --O-- or --S--; and analogs thereof which inhibit the substrate-c... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5434151 | Compounds and methods for the treatment of disorders mediated by platelet activating factor or products of 5-lipoxygenase 2,5-Diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,5-diaryl tetrahydrothiophenes, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrothiophenes, 1,3-diaryl cyclopentanes, 2,4-diaryl pyrrolidines, and 2,5-diaryl pyrrolidines are disclosed that reduce the chemotaxis and respira... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5358938 | Compounds and methods for the treatment of disorders mediated by platelet activating factor or products of 5-lipoxygenase 2,5-Diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,5-diaryl terahydrothiophenes, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrofurans, 2,4-diaryl tetrahydrothiphenes, 1,3-diaryl cyclopentanes, 2,4-diaryl pyrrolidines, and 2,5-diaryl pyrrolidines are disclosed that reduce the chemotaxis and respirato... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5314889 | Heterocyclic substituted 2-acylamino-5-thiazoles, their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them A 2-Acylaminothiazole of formula: ##STR1## in which R1 is H, an alkyl or a substituted alkyl; RIV is a cycloalkyl, an aromatic group such as phenyl or a heterocyclic group which are unsubstituted or substituted; RV is... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5240924 | N-acylamino acid derivatives and their use An N-acylamino acid derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein the substituents are herein defined, or a salt thereof, which is useful as hypotensive drugs.... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5227400 | Furyl and thienyl substituted taxanes and pharmaceutical compositions containing them A taxane derivative of the formula ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## Z is --OT1, T1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl protecting group, or --COT2, T2 is H, C1 -C6 alkyl, C1 -C6 ... | 07/13/1993 |