Claims
- 1. A compound according to the formula ##STR7## wherein: R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxyloweralkyl or phenloweralkyl;
- R.sub.3 is lower alkyl, cyano, guanidino, thioureido, ureido, carboxyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxyl, hydroxy loweralkyl, loweralkyl acylamino, carbamoyl, carbamoyl guanidino, or cyanoguanidino;
- R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are each independently hydrogen or lower alkyl;
- R.sub.5 is a 6 membered ring heteroaryl group including at least two nitrogen atoms and four carbon atoms in the ring; and, wherein:
- one of the heteroaryl hydrogen atoms may be substituted by halo, lower alkyl, halo loweralkyl, hydroxy loweralkyl, hydroxy, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, amino, loweralkyl acylamino, lower alkanoyl, cyano or nitro; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- 2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein: R.sub.5 is ##STR8## and wherein: R.sub..alpha., R.sub..beta., R.sub..gamma., R.sub..delta., and R.sub..epsilon. are each independently hydrogen, halo, lower alkyl, halo loweralkyl, hydroxy loweralkyl, hydroxy, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, amino, loweralkyl acylamino, lower alkanoyl, cyano or nitro, provided that only one of R.sub..alpha., R.sub..beta., R.sub..gamma., R.sub..delta. and R.sub..epsilon. is other than hydrogen.
- 3. A compound according to claim 2, wherein:
- R.sub.1 is methyl, ethyl or 2-hydroxyethyl;
- R.sub.3 is acetylamino or cyano;
- R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; and one of
- R.sub..alpha., R.sub..beta., R.sub..gamma., R.sub..delta. and R.sub..epsilon. is methyl or ethyl.
- 4. A compound according to claim 3, wherein:
- R.sub.4 is hydrogen; and
- R.sub.6 is methyl or ethyl.
- 5. A compound according to claim 3, wherein R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are methyl or ethyl.
- 6. A compound according to the formula ##STR9## wherein: R.sub.1 is lower alkyl;
- R.sub.3 is cyano;
- R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are hydrogen or loweralkyl;
- R.sub.5 is pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, or pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl subsituted in one position by lower alkyl, halo, haloloweralkyl, hydroxyloweralkyl, hydroxy, loweralkylamino, diloweralkylamino, amino, loweralkylacylamino, lower alkanoyl, cyano, or nitro; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- 7. A compound according to claim 6 wherein R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are lower alkyl.
- 8. A compound according to claim 6, wherein R.sub.5 is pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl or pyridazinyl substituted in one position by lower alkyl.
- 9. A compound according to claim 6, wherein R.sub.5 is substituted or unsubstituted 2-pyrimidinyl or 4-pyrimidinyl.
- 10. A compound according to claim 1 which is 3-carboxy-5-(4-pyrimidinyl)-2(1H)-pyridone or a non-toxic salt thereof.
- 11. A compound according to claim 1 which is 3-carboxy-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-2-(2H)-pyridone or a non-toxic salt thereof.
- 12. A compound according to claim 1 which is 3-cyano-5-(4-pyrimidinyl)-2(1H)-pyridone or a non-toxic salt thereof.
- 13. A compound according to claim 1 which is 3-carbamoyl-5-(4-pyrimidinyl)-2(1H)-pyridone or a non-toxic salt thereof.
- 14. A compound according to claim 1 which is 3-cyano-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-2(1H)-pyridone or a non-toxic salt thereof.
- 15. A compound according to claim 1 which is 3-carbamoyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-2(1H)-pyridone or a non-toxic salt thereof.
- 16. A method for increasing cardiac contractility in a human or other mammal which comprises administering thereto an effective cardiotonic amount of a compound according to claim 1.
- 17. A method for the treatment of congestive heart failure in a human or other mammal comprising administering to a human or other mammal in need of such treatment an effective cardiotonic amount of a compound according claim 1.
- 18. A cardiotonic composition comprising an effective cardiotonic amount of a compound according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part application of copending Ser. No. 314,692, filed Oct. 26, 1981.
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