2-ANILINE-4-ARYL SUBSTITUTED THIAZOLE DERIVATIVES

This invention concerns the use of a compound of formula (I), a N-oxide, a pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt, a quaternary amine and a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein Z is hydrogen, halo, C1- 6alkyl, Het1, HO-C1-6alkyl-, cyano-C1-6alkyl-, amino-C(=O)-C1-6alkyl-, formylamino-C1-6alkyl-, C1-6alkyl-C(=O)-NH-C1-6alkyl-, mono- or di(C1- 6alkyl)amino-C(=O)-C1-6alkyl-, phenyl-C1-6alkyl-, or He4-C1-6alkyl-; Q is phenyl, pyridyl, benzofuranyl, 2,3-dihydro-benzofuranyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazol yl or indazolyl wherein each of said ring systems is optionally being substitut ed with up to three substituents each independently selected from halo, cyano, C1- 6alkyl, C1-6alkyl -O-, C1-6alkyl, Ar or polyhaloC1-6alkyl; L is phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidazolyl, 8-Azapyrimidazolyl, pyridazinyl, imidazothiazolyl or furanyl wherein each of said ring systems may optionally be substituted with one or two or more substituents, each substituent independently being select ed from halo, hydroxy, amino, cyano, C1-6alkyl or C1-6alkyl-O-; Het1 represents morpholinyl; pyrazolyl or imidazolyl; Het4 represents morpholinyl, pyrazolyl or imidazolyl; Ar represents phenyl optionally substituted with halo, C1- 6alkyl, C1-6alkyl-O- or polyhaloC1-6alkyl; for the manufacture of a medicame nt for the prevention or the treatment or prophylaxis of psychotic disorders, intellectual impairment disorders or diseases or conditions in which modulation of the .alpha.7 nicotinic receptor is beneficial.