The present invention relates to a group of novel piperazine oxime
derivatives having interesting NK-1 antagonistic activity. The invention
relates to compounds of the general formula (1) wherein: X represents
phenyl or pyridyl substituted with 1 or 2 substituents from the group
CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3, OCH.sub.3, halogen, cyano and
5-CF.sub.3-tetrazol-1-yl; Y represents 2- or 3-indolyl, phenyl,
7-aza-indol-3-yl or 3-indazolyl, 2-naphthyl, 3-benzo[b]thiophenyl,
2-benzofuranyl, which groups may be substituted with one or more halogen
or alkyl (1 3C); n has the value 0 3; m has the value 0 2; R.sub.1
represents NH.sub.2, NH-alkyl (1 3C), dialkyl (1 3C)N, morpholino or
morpholino substituted with one or two methyl and/or methoxymethyl
groups, thiomorpholino, 1,1-dioxothiomorpholino, 2-, 3- or 4-pyridyl or
4-CH.sub.3-piperazinyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl (1 4C) or phenyl, or
R.sub.2 together with (CH.sub.2).sub.m wherein m is 1, and the
intermediate carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms forms an isoxazolyl or a
4,5-dihydroisoxazolyl group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently represent
hydrogen or methyl, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together are oxygen. The
invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the novel
compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds with
formula (1) as an active ingredient and the use of these compounds for
the treatment of disorders in which neurokinin-1 receptors are involved
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