Claims
- 1. A tricyclic lactam having the formula: ##STR9## wherein R and R.sub.1 are each hydrogen, methyl or ethyl;
- X is S or CH.sub.2 ;
- R.sub.2 is phenethyl;
- R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, phenyl, or benzyl;
- R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are hydrogen; and the non-toxic physiologically acceptable esters and salts thereof.
- 2. A compound of claim 1 wherein X is S.
- 3. A compound of claim 1 wherein X is CH.sub.2.
- 4. A compound of claim 1 wherein R is H, R.sub.1 is ethyl, X is CH.sub.2, R.sub.2 is phenethyl, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are H.
- 5. A compound of claim 1 wherein R is H, R.sub.1 is ethyl, X is S, R.sub.2 is phenethyl, and R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are H.
- 6. A compound of claim 1 wherein R and R.sub.1 are H, X is CH.sub.2, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are H and R.sub.2 is phenethyl.
- 7. A compound of claim 1 wherein R and R.sub.1 are ethyl, X is CH.sub.2, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are H and R.sub.2 is phenethyl.
- 8. A compound of claim 1 wherein R and R.sub.1 are H, X is S, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are H and R.sub.2 is phenethyl.
- 9. A compound of claim 1 wherein R and R.sub.1 are ethyl, X is S, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are H and R.sub.2 is phenethyl.
- 10. A process for the preparation of the compounds of claim which comprises:
- (a) coupling a fused lactam having the formula: ##STR10## wherein the symbols R, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are as previously described, coupling said lactam with a compound A, B or C having the formula: ##STR11## wherein R'.sub.1 is methyl or ethyl and R.sub.2 is as previously described;
- (b) said coupling with a compound of the type formula A being effected by contacting the reactants together in the presence of a base;
- (c) said coupling with a compound of the type formula B being effected by contracting the reactants together in the presence of a molecular sieve to form a Schiff's base and reducing said Schiff's base;
- (d) said coupling with a compound of the type formula C being effected in accordance with a 1,4-Michael addition reaction followed by a catalytic reduction of the ketone oxygen that is formed; and
- (e) optionally removing one or both of the R and R'.sub.1 ester groups.
- 11. A process according to claim 10 wherein the coupling is effected with a formula A type compound in the presence of a base, such as 1,8-bis-(dimethylamine)-naphthalene.
- 12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 2 and a pharmaceutical carrier.
- 13. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 3 and a pharmaceutical carrier.
- 14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 4 and a pharmaceutical carrier.
- 15. The composition of claim 12 in dosage unit form.
- 16. The composition of claim 13 in dosage unit form.
- 17. A method of treating hypertension which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof an antihypertensive effective amount of a compound of claim 2.
- 18. A method of treating hypertension which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof an antihypertensive effective amount of a compound of claim 3.
- 19. A method of treating hypertension which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof an antihypertensive effective amount of a compound of claim 5.
- 20. A method of inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in a patient in need thereof, which comprises administering to said patient an ACE inhibiting amount of a compound of claim 2.
- 21. A method of inhibiting angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) in a patient in need thereof, which comprises administering to said patient an ACE inhibiting amount of a compound of claim 3.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 111,838, filed Oct. 21, 1987 abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 47,872 14, 1987, abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 873,754, filed June 13, 1986, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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P. R. Andrews et al., "Conformational Analysis and Active Site Moddeling of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors", J. Med. Chem., 28, 393-399, 1985. |
Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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