Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula
- wherein Ar is a radical selected from the group consisting of ##STR21## wherein R.sup.2 is hydrogen, loweralkyl or loweralkanoyl, Y is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, and trifluoromethyl, n is an integer having a value from 0 to 3 inclusive, p is an integer having a value of 0 or 1, and q is an integer having a value from 0 to 4 inclusive; X is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, and trifluoromethyl; m is an integer having a value from 0 to 2 inclusive; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, loweralkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkylloweralkyl, loweralkenyl, and loweralkynyl; and R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, loweralkyl, and aralkyl, wherein for each value of m, n, p, or q each X or Y may be the same or different; the optical antipodes; geometrical isomers; or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
- 2. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein Ar is selected from the group consisting of ##STR22## wherein Y is loweralkyl and n is an integer having a value of 0 or 1.
- 3. A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen.
- 4. A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein R.sup.1 is loweralkyl.
- 5. A compound as defined in claims 3 or 4 wherein R is hydrogen.
- 6. A compound as defined in claim 3 or 4 wherein R is loweralkyl.
- 7. A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein R.sup.1 is aralkyl.
- 8. A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein m is 0 or 1.
- 9. A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein Ar is ##STR23##
- 10. A compound as defined in claim 9 wherein R and R.sup.1 are loweralkyl.
- 11. A compound as defined in claim 10 wherein n and m are 0.
- 12. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 13. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 14. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-2-(1-propyl)-4-(2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 15. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 16. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 17. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-2-(1-propyl)-4-(3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 18. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-4-(3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 19. The compound of claim 11 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-4-(2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 20. A compound as defined in claim 10 wherein m is O and n is 1.
- 21. A compound as defined in claim 20 wherein Y is loweralkyl.
- 22. A compound of claim 21 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 23. The compound of claim 21 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 24. The compound of claim 21 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 25. The compound of claim 21 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-2-(1-propyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 26. The compound of claim 21 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(5-methyl-2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 27. The compound of claim 21 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(5-methyl-2-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 28. The compound of claim 21 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(2-methyl-3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 29. A compound as defined in claim 9 wherein R is aryl, R.sup.1 is loweralkyl, and m is 0.
- 30. The compound of claim 29 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-2-phenyl-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 31. The compound of claim 29 which is 4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 32. A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein Ar is ##STR24##
- 33. A compound as defined in claim 32 wherein R and R.sup.1 are loweralkyl.
- 34. A compound as defined in claim 33 wherein m is 0.
- 35. The compound of claim 34 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(3-pyridinyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 36. The compound of claim 34 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(3-pyridinyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 37. The compound of claim 34 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(2-pyridinyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 38. The compound of claim 34 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(2-pyridinyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 39. The compound of claim 34 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(4-pyridinyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 40. The compound of claim 34 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(4-pyridinyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 41. A compound as defined in claim 32 wherein R is aryl and R.sup.1 is loweralkyl.
- 42. The compound of claim 41 which is 4,5-dihydro-2-phenyl-3-methyl-4-(2-pyridinyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 43. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein Ar is ##STR25##
- 44. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein Ar is ##STR26##
- 45. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein Ar is ##STR27##
- 46. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein Ar is ##STR28##
- 47. A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein Ar is ##STR29##
- 48. A compound of claim 10 which is 4,5-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-4-(2-methyl-3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 49. A compound of claim 10 which is 8-chloro-4,5-dihydro-2-ethyl-3-methyl-4-(3-methyl-3-thienyl)-3H-1,3-benzodiazepine.
- 50. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective depression alleviating amount of a compound as defined in claim 1 and a suitable carrier therefor.
- 51. A method of alleviating depression comprising administering to a mammal in need of depression alleviation a depression alleviating effective mount of a compound as defined in claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of a prior application Ser. No. 632,556, filed Jan. 28, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/331,429, filed Mar. 30, 1989, now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of prior application, Ser. No. 07/275,804, filed Nov. 29, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of prior application, Ser. No. 07/129,820, filed Dec. 7, 1987, now abandoned.
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