Claims
- 1. An alkanolamine derivative selected from a compound of the formula:
- R.OCH.sub.2.CHOH.CH.sub.2 NH--A--NH--X--Y--R.sup.1
- wherein A is alkylene of from 2 to 12 carbon atoms; wherein X is carbonyl (--CO--) or sulphonyl (--SO.sub.2 --); wherein Y is a direct link, or is alkylene, oxyalkylene or alkyleneoxy each of up to 6 carbon atoms, or imino (--NH--), or alkylimino, iminoalkylene, iminoalkyleneoxy or iminoalkylenecarbonyloxy each of up to 6 carbon atoms, or (except when R.sup.1 stands for the hydrogen atom) is oxygen; wherein R is benzodioxanyl and wherein R.sup.1 is aryl of the formula: ##STR15## wherein R.sup.12 and R.sup.13, which may be the same or different, each is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano, or alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, cycloalkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy or alkanoyl each of up to 6 carbon atoms or aryl, aryloxy or dialkylamino each of up to 12 carbon atoms; or wherein R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 together, form trimethylene, tetramethylene, 1-oxotetramethylene, propenylene, but-2-enylene or buta-1,3-dienylene such that together with the adjacent benzene ring they form respectively indanyl, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthyl, 5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthyl, indenyl, 5,8-dihydronaphthyl or naphthyl; and wherein R.sup.14 is hydrogen or amidic of the formula:
- R.sup.15 R.sup.16 N--CO--Q--
- R.sup.15 R.sup.16 N--CO--NH--Q--
- R.sup.15 R.sup.16 N--CO--Q.sup.1 --O--
- or
- R.sup.16 --X--NR.sup.15 --Q--
- wherein Q is a direct link or is alkylene or alkenylene each of up to 6 carbon atoms; wherein Q.sup.1 is alkylene of up to 6 carbon atoms; wherein R.sup.15 is hydrogen or alkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms; wherein R.sup.16 is hydrogen or alkenyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl or alkoxyalkyl each of up to 6 carbon atoms, or alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or aralkenyl each of up to 10 carbon atoms; or wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or alkyl, halogenoalkyl, alkenyl or cycloalkyl each of up to 10 carbon atoms, and a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof.
- 2. An alkanolamine derivative as claimed in claim 1 selected from a compound of the formula given in claim 1 wherein A is ethylene, 1-methylethylene or 1,1-dimethylethylene, wherein X is a carbonyl or sulphonyl, wherein Y is a direct link or is methylene, methyleneoxy or imino, wherein R is 1,4-benzodioxan-5-yl, and wherein R.sup.1 is aryl of the formula: ##STR16## wherein R.sup.12 and R.sup.13, which may be the same or different, each is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, hydroxymethyl, 1-hydroxyethyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, allyl, ethynyl, methoxy, isopropoxy, methylthio, cyclopentyloxy, allyloxy, propargyloxy, formyl, acetyl, phenyl, phenoxy or dimethylamino, or wherein R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 together, are trimethylene, tetramethylene, 1-oxotetramethylene, propenylene, but-2-enylene or buta-1,3-dienylene; and wherein R.sup.14 is hydrogen, acetamido, propionamido, methanesulphonamido, carbamoyl, carbamoylmethyl, acetamidomethyl, 3-methylureido, carbamoylmethoxy, 3-n-butylureido, N-methylcarbamoylmethoxy or N-.beta.-hydroxyethylcarbamoylmethoxy or wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, n-octyl, trifluoromethyl, allyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl; and a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof.
- 3. An alkanolamine derivative as claimed in claim 2 selected from a compound of the formula given in claim 1 wherein A is ethylene, 1-methylethylene or 1,1-dimethylethylene, wherein R is 1,4-benzodioxan-5-yl, wherein R.sup.1 is aryl or alkyl of up to 10 carbon atoms, wherein R.sup.12 is hydrogen, nitro, amino, hydroxy or acetyl, wherein R.sup.13 is hydrogen, wherein R.sup.14, if present, has the meaning stated in claim 2, wherein X is carbonyl and wherein Y is a direct link or is imino, methylene or methyleneoxy, and a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof.
- 4. A compound selected from
- 1-(1,4-benzodioxan-5-yl)-3-(1-methyl-2-phenylacetamidoethyl)-amino-2-propanol; and
- 1-(1,4-benzodioxan-5-yl)-3-.beta.-(p-3-methylureidophenylacetamido)-ethylamino-2-propanol; and
- a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof.
- 5. A pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt as claimed in claim 1 which is a hydrochloride, hydrobromide, phosphate, sulphate, oxalate, lactate, tartrate, acetate, salicylate, citrate, benzoate, .beta.-naphthoate, adipate or 1,1-methylene-bis-(2-hydroxy-3-naphthoate), or a salt derived from a sulphonated polystyrene resin.
- 6. A pharmaceutical composition for producing coronary .beta.-adrenergic blockade comprising as active ingredient a .beta.-adrenergic blocking effective amount of at lease one alkanolamine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof, claimed in claim 1, in association with a pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier therefor.
- 7. A method for producing coronary .beta.-adrenergic blockade in a warm-blooded animal in need of such blockade which comprises administering to said animal a .beta.-adrenergic blocking effective amount of at least one compound claimed in claim 1.
- 8. A method for the treatment of angina or cardiac arrythmias in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said animal an anti-angina or anti-cardiac arrythmias effective amount of at least one compound claimed in claim 1.
- 9. A method for the treatment of hypertension in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said animal an anti-hypertensive effective amount of at least one compound claimed in claim 1.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 787,375, filed Apr. 14, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,987, which is a division of Ser. No. 582,883, filed June 2, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,034,106.
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