Claims
- 1. A compound of structural formula: ##STR40## or an ophthalmologically or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- X is hydrogen, chloro, bromo or fluoro, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, hydroxy or C.sub.1-3 alkoxy; and
- R is: ##STR41## wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently:
- (a) hydrogen,
- (b) C.sub.1-18 alkyl, either straight or branched chain,
- (c) C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl,
- (d) C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl-C.sub.1-3 alkyl,
- (e) aryl-C.sub.1-3 alkyl wherein the aryl group is phenyl or naphthyl and is either unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of chloro, bromo, fluoro, C.sub.1-3 alkyl or C.sub.1-3 alkoxy,
- (f) ##STR42## wherein R.sup.7 is (i) C.sub.1-18 alkyl, either straight or branched chain,
- (ii) aryl as previously defined, either unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of chloro, bromo, fluoro, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, or C.sub.1-3 alkoxy,
- (iii) aryl-C.sub.1-3 alkyl wherein the aryl group is as previously defined and is either unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of chloro, bromo, fluoro, C.sub.1-3 alkyl or C.sub.1-3 alkoxy,
- (iv) amino-C.sub.1-18 alkyl either straight or branched chain; or
- (g) R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 if lower alkyl, are joined together directly or through a heteroatom selected from O or N to form a 5 or 6-membered heterocycle selected from pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, and piperazine.
- 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein R is in the 5 or 6 position.
- 3. The compound of claim 1, wherein X is hydrogen.
- 4. An ophthalmic composition for the topical treatment of glaucoma and elevated intraocular pressure comprising an ophthalmologically acceptable carrier and an effective intraocular pressure lowering amount of a compound with structural formula: ##STR43## or an ophthalmologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R and X are as defined in claim 1.
- 5. The composition of claim 4, wherein R is in the 5 or 6 position.
- 6. The composition of claim 5, wherein X is hydrogen.
- 7. A method of treating glaucoma and elevated intraocular pressure which comprises topical ocular application to a patient in need of such treatment of an effective intraocular pressure-lowering amount of a compond with structural formula: ##STR44## or an ophthalmologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R and X are as defined in claim 1.
- 8. The method of claim 7, wherein R is in the 5 or 6 position.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein X is hydrogen.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 600,695, filed Apr. 16, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,668,697, which is a continuation-in-part of copending application, Ser. No. 547,191 filed Oct. 31, 1983 (abandoned), which is a continuation-in-part of application, Ser. No. 506,092, filed June 20, 1983 (abandoned).
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