A series of phenylpiperazine-methyl-substituted 1H-pyrrolo [2, 3-c] pyridine, imidazo [1, 2-c]-, pyrrolo [2, 3-d]-and pyrrolo [3, 2-d] pyrimidines were prepared as selective dopamine D4- ligands. The pyrrolo [2, 3-d] pyrimidine derivatives 12d (Ki= 1, 9nM) and 34d (Ki= 2, 4nM) as well as the pyrrolo [3, 2-d] pyrimidine Mannich base 49f (Ki= 2, 8nM) showed high dopamine D4 receptor activity superior to the atypical antipsychotic agent clozapine.