| abstract |
There are provided by the present invention certain pyrazole based CCK-1 receptor modulators which have the general formula: n n nwherein Ar is an aromatic or heteroaromatic group, X is a hydrocarbon linker, Y is a bond or hydrocarbon linker and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are certain organic substituents, methods for making the same, and stereoselective dehydration methods for generally making α,β-unsaturated esters, acids and their derivatives. |