Pyridone-fused azabicyclic- or cytisine derivatives, their preparation and their use in addiction therapy

摘要

Pyridone-fused azabicyclic compounds of the formulaand their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs, wherein R<1>, R<2 >and R<3 >are defined below, intermediates and methods for their preparation. Compositions and methods for using compounds of the formula I in the treatment of neurological and mental disorders related to a decrease in cholinergic function such as nicotine addiction, Huntington's Chorea, tardive dyskinesia, hyperkinesia, mania, dyslexia, schizophrenia, analgesia, attention deficit disorder (ADD), multi-infarct demetia, age related cognitive decline, epilepsy, neurological and mental disorders related to a decrease in cholinergic function, senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type, Parkinson's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, obesity, Tourette's Syndrome and ulcerative colitis.