Claims
- 1. A method for treating hypertension in a patient which comprises administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a benzimidazole of the formula I ##STR18## wherein R.sub.1 represents a maleic acid imido group optionally mono- or disubstituted by a C.sub.1-3 -alkyl or by a phenyl group, in which the substituents may be identical or different;
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight-chained or branched C.sub.1-5 -alkyl group in which a methylene group my be replaced by a sulfur atom;
- R.sub.3 represents a carboxy, cyano, 1H-tetrazolyl or 1-triphenylmethyl-tetrazolyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group with a total of 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom;
- or, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein, in the benzimidazole of formula I or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt,
- R.sub.1 represents a maleic acid imido group disubstituted by methyl;
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight-chained or branched C.sub.1-4 -alkyl group in which a methylene group may be replaced by a sulfur atom;
- R.sub.3 represents a carboxy, cyano, 1H-tetrazolyl or 1-triphemylmethyl-tetrazolyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group with a total of 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the benzimidazole of formula I is 4'-[[2-n-Butyl-6-(2,3-dimethyl-maleic acid imido)-benzimidazol-1-yl]methyl]biphenyl-2-carboxylic acid.
- 4. A benzimidazole of the formula I ##STR19## wherein R.sub.1 represents a maleic acid imido group optionally mono- or disubstituted by a C.sub.1-3 -alkyl or by a phenyl group, in which the substituents may be identical or different;
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight-chained or branched C.sub.1-5 -alkyl group in which a methylene group may be replaced by a sulfur atom;
- R.sub.3 represents a carboxy, cyano, 1H-tetrazolyl or 1-triphenylmethyl-tetrazolyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group with a total of 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom;
- or, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- 5. In accordance with claim 4, a benzimidazole of formula I or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein:
- R.sub.1 represents a maleic acid imido group disubstituted by methyl;
- R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight-chained or branched C.sub.1-4 -alkyl group in which a methylene group my be replaced by a sulfur atom;
- R.sub.3 represents a carboxy, cyano, 1H-tetrazolyl or I-triphenylmethyl-tetrazolyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group with a total of 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and,
- R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom.
- 6. 4'-[[2-n-Butyl-6-(2,3-dimethyl-maleic acid imido)-benzimidazol-1-yl]methyl]biphenyl-2-carboxylic acid.
Priority Claims (3)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 220,472, filed Mar. 30, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,385,924 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/732,868, filed Jul. 19, 1991, now abandoned.
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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CA 120: 164185, 1993. |
Chemical Abstract CA 120: 94731. |
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