SUBSTITUTED PIPERAZINES OF AZEPINES, OXAZEPINES, AND THIAZEPINES

Described herein are antipyschotic compounds of formula (I) wherein: is an optionally benzo-fused five or six member aromatic ring having zero to three hetero atoms independently selected from N, O, and S; R1 is hydrogen, (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, (C3-6) cycloalkyl, or (C1-4) alkyl, wherein the (C1-4) alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, OCH2CH2OH, -CN, imidazolidin-2-one, phenyl, or tetrazole wherein tetrazole is unsubstituted or substituted with (C1-4) alkyl; R2 is H, halogen, (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, (C3-6) cycloalkyl, OR6, SR6, NO2, CN, COR6, C(O)OR6, C(OH)R6, CONR7R8, phenyl or (C1-6) alkyl, wherein the (C1-6) alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxy; R3 is hydrogen, (C1-6)fluoroalkyl , (C3-6) cycloalkyl, (C2-6) alkenyl, phenyl, monocyclic heteroaromatic, bicyclic heteroaromatic, or (C1-4)alkyl wherein (C1-4) alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl; R4 and R5 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, (C1-6) alkyl, (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, OR9, SR9, NO2, CN, or COR9; R6 is hydrogen, (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, or (C1-6) alkyl; R7 and R8 are independently hydrogen, or (C1-6) alkyl; R9 is hydrogen, (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, (C1-6) alkyl; Alk is (C1-4) alkylene unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxy; Y is oxygen, sulfur, SO2, or a bond; X is CH2, C-O, S, O, or SO2; Z is hydrogen, halogen, (C1-6) alkyl, (C1-6)fluoroalkyl, -OH, (C1-6) alkoxy, (C1-6) fluoroalkoxy, (C1-6) alkylthio, (C1-6) acyl, (C1-4)alkylsulfonyl, -OCF3, -NO2, -CN, carboxamido which may be substituted on the nitrogen by one or two (C1-4) alkyl groups, and -NH2 in which one of the hydrogens may be replaced by a (C1-4) alkyl group and the other hydrogen may be replaced by either a (C1-4) alkyl group, a (C1-6) acyl group, or a (C1-4) alkylsulfonyl group; the phenyl of R1, R2 or R3 is independently unsubstituted or substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from Z; the monocyclic heteroaromatic of R3 is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from Z; the bicyclic heteroaromatic of R3 is unsubstituted or substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from Z; and salts, solvates, and crystal forms thereof. Also described are the use of the compounds of formula (I) as antagonists of the dopamine D2 receptor and as agents for the treatment of psychosis and bipolar disorders, and pharmaceutical formulations of the compounds of formula (I).