Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are
disclosed: ##STR00001## wherein: A is optionally substituted phenyl,
naphthyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, quinazolinyl, indazolyl, isoquinolinyl or
benzofuranyl; X is carbon, Y is CH and ##STR00002## is a double bond; or
X is CH, Y is CH.sub.2 or oxygen and ##STR00003## is a single bond; or X
is nitrogen, Y is CH.sub.2 and ##STR00004## is a single bond; R 1 is
halogen, cyano, or C.sub.1-6 alkoxy; a is 0,1, 2 or 3 ; b is 0 or 1 ; R 2
is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkanoyl, fluoroC.sub.1-6
alkanoyl, C.sub.1-6 alkylsulfonyl, fluoroC.sub.1-6 alkylsulfonyl,
carbamoyl, C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbamoyl or arylC.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R 3 ,
together with the nitrogen atom to which it is attached, forms an
optionally substituted 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic group fused to the
benzene ring. Methods of preparing the compounds and uses of the
compounds in therapy, in particular for a CNS disorder such as depression
or anxiety, are also disclosed.