In one aspect, the invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of formula (XII), wherein PG is a protecting group, or a compound of formula (XI), comprising the steps of: (i) treating a compound of formula XIII, wherein PG is a protecting group, with N-methylpiperazine to form a compound of formula XII, wherein said compound of formula XII is in the form of a mixture of cis and trans isomers; (ii) combining the mixture formed in step (i) with an organic solvent and heating the solvent mixture so formed; (iii) isolating the trans-isomer of the compound of formula XII from the solvent mixture formed in step (ii); and (iv) optionally treating said trans-isomer of the compound of formula XII with an acid to form a compound of formula XI; and isolating said compound of formula XI. Further aspects of the invention relate to processes for preparing pyrimido-diazepinone derivatives using the above process and intermediates.

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Derivatives of N,N-diethyl-N′-phenyl-piperazine, a silent agonist of the mammalian α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, are provided. These silent agonists control the desensitization state of the receptor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions that allow the administration of the silent agonists of the disclosure to a subject animal or human in need of treatment for a pathological condition arising from such as inflammation. The novel silent agonists also may be co-administered to a patient simultaneously or consecutively with a type II positive allosteric modulator to modulate the activity of the receptor.

Derivatives of N,N-diethyl-N′-phenyl-piperazine, a silent agonist of the mammalian α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, are provided. These silent agonists control the desensitization state of the receptor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions that allow the administration of the silent agonists of the disclosure to a subject animal or human in need of treatment for a pathological condition arising from such as inflammation. The novel silent agonists also may be co-administered to a patient simultaneously or consecutively with a type II positive allosteric modulator to modulate the activity of the receptor.

Derivatives of N,N-diethyl-N′-phenyl-piperazine, a silent agonist of the mammalian α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, are provided. These silent agonists control the desensitization state of the receptor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions that allow the administration of the silent agonists of the disclosure to a subject animal or human in need of treatment for a pathological condition arising from such as inflammation. The novel silent agonists also may be co-administered to a patient simultaneously or consecutively with a type II positive allosteric modulator to modulate the activity of the receptor.

Derivatives of N,N-diethyl-N′-phenyl-piperazine, a silent agonist of the mammalian α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, are provided. These silent agonists control the desensitization state of the receptor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions that allow the administration of the silent agonists of the disclosure to a subject animal or human in need of treatment for a pathological condition arising from such as inflammation. The novel silent agonists also may be co-administered to a patient simultaneously or consecutively with a type II positive allosteric modulator to modulate the activity of the receptor.

The present generally relates to an improved process for the preparation of dapagliflozin of Formula I or its solvates or co-crystals thereof. The present invention also encompasses the novel intermediates and their use in the preparation of dapagliflozin.

Compounds that inhibit p38α MAPK protein, and methods of using the same, are provided for treating or preventing diseases such as cancer or inflammatory diseases.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise functionalized lactone derivatives having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with dysregulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7 activity.

Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise functionalized lactone derivatives having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with dysregulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7 activity.

The present invention refers to a process for transition-metal-assisted .sup.18F-deoxyfluorination of phenols. The transformation benefits from readily available phenols as starting materials, tolerance of moisture and ambient atmosphere, large substrate scope, and translatability to generate doses appropriate for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.