Benzimidazole compound and its use as modulators of GABA receptor complex-a.

THE present application discloses compounds having the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or oxide thereof, wherein R3 is (II) wherein A, BYD are each CH, O one or two of A, BYD ES NY others are CH; R11 is phenyl, benzimidazolyl, or monocyclic heteroaryl, can all be substituted one or more times with substituents selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, CF3, amino, nitro, cyano, acylamino, acyl, phenyl and monocyclic heteroaryl; ONE OF THE R6 and R7 is hydrogen and the other is R are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or phenyl. The compounds are useful for the treatment of various disorders of central nervous system, such as epilepsy and other seizure disorders, anxiety, sleep disorders AND MEMORY DISORDERS.