Patent 5981527 Issued on November 9, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: May 15, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
514/250, At least three rings in the polycyclo ring system544/343Tetracyclo ring system having the diazine ring as one of the cyclos (e.g., benzophenazines, etc.)
A compound having the formula (I) ##STR1## and solvates thereof, wherein: R0 represents hydrogen, halogen or C1-6 alkyl;R1 represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl;R2 represents the bicyclic ring ##STR2## which may be optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from halogen and C1-3 alkyl; andR3 represents hydrogen or C1-3 alkyl is disclosed.The compounds are potent and selective inhibitors of cGMP-specific PDE, and are useful in a variety of therapeutic areas where such inhibition is beneficial.
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