| abstract |
New piperidinyl- or piperazinyl-substituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives having formula (I) wherein X is N or CH; Y is NR2CH2, CH2-NR2, NR2-CO, CO-NR2 or NR2SO2; R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl; R3 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl or (CH2)n-aryl, where aryl is phenyl or a heteroaromatic ring containing one or two heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and which may be mono- or di-substituted; n is 0-4; as (R)-enantiomer, (S)-enantiomer or a racemate in the form of the free base or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof; a pharmaceutical formulation containing the compounds, use of the compounds in the treatment of 5-hydroxytryptamine mediated disorders, processes for the preparation of the compounds and intermediates for the preparation of the compounds. |