The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing cis-alkoxy-substituted spirocyclic phenylacetylamino acid esters and cis-alkoxy-substituted spirocyclic 1H-pyrrolidine-2,4-dione derivatives, and also to novel intermediates and starting materials which are produced and/or used in the process according to the invention.

The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing cis-alkoxy-substituted spirocyclic phenylacetylamino acid esters and cis-alkoxy-substituted spirocyclic 1H-pyrrolidine-2,4-dione derivatives, and also to novel intermediates and starting materials which are produced and/or used in the process according to the invention.

The present application relates to compounds of formula (I), (Ia), or (Ib) and their pharmaceutical compositions/preparations. This application further relates to methods of treating or preventing Aβ-related pathologies such as Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia, including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

The present application relates to compounds of formula (I), (Ia), or (Ib) and their pharmaceutical compositions/preparations. This application further relates to methods of treating or preventing Aβ-related pathologies such as Down's syndrome, β-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia, including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

The present disclosure relates to novel sulfonylurea and sulfonyl thiourea compounds and related compounds and their use in treating a disease or condition responsive to modulation of cytokines such as IL-1β and IL-18, modulation of NLRP3 or inhibition of the activation of NLRP3 or related components of the inflammatory process.

This disclosure relates to trans-cyclooctene compounds and methods of using the same in bioorthogonal labeling experiments.

This disclosure relates to trans-cyclooctene compounds and methods of using the same in bioorthogonal labeling experiments.

Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and may be useful for raising HDL-cholesterol and reducing LDL-cholesterol in human patients and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The chemical compounds that are disclosed cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) and are expected to have utility in raising HDL-C, lowering LDL-C, and in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis. ##STR00001##

Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and may be useful for raising HDL-cholesterol and reducing LDL-cholesterol in human patients and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The chemical compounds that are disclosed cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) and are expected to have utility in raising HDL-C, lowering LDL-C, and in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis. ##STR00001##

The present application relates to novel bicyclic compounds, to compositions comprising these compounds, to their use for controlling animal pests and to processes and intermediates for their preparation.