BICYCLIC NITROGENOUS FUSED-RING COMPOUND

摘要

A novel compound having an excellent antagonistic effect on a corticotropin-releasing-factor receptor. It is a compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof. (I) In the formula, R<1> represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, etc.; R<2> represents halogeno, cyano, nitro, C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, C2-10 alkynyl, etc.; R<3> represents an optionally substituted C6-14 aromatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted, 5- to 14-membered aromatic heterocyclic group; and X, Y, and Z each independently represents nitrogen or CR<4> (wherein R<4> represents hydrogen, halogeno, cyano, nitro, optionally halogenated C1-6 alkyl, etc.), provided that at least two of X, Y, and Z represent CR<4>.