Roussel Uclaf

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Andre Pierdet

Lucien Nedelec

Marie-Madeleine Bouton

Jean Jacques

Claude Dumont

Roger Deraedt

Marie-Helene Kannengiesser

Genevieve Azadian

Daniel Philibert

Vesperto Torelli

Patrick Fauveau

Alain Jouquey

Michel Vignau

Daniel Coussediere

A antiandrogenic compositions comprising an anti-androgenically effective amount of at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, formyl and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the dotted lines indicate optional presence of a double bond between the 4(5) and 5a(6) carbons and the wavy line indicates that R.sub.4 may be in the .alpha.- or .beta.-position and a non-toxic, pharmaceutical carrier or excipient and a method of treating hyperandrogenic conditions in warm-blooded animals.

Antiandrogenic compounds and methods

Novel antiandrogenic compositions comprising an antiandrogenically effective amount of at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, formyl and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the dotted lines indicate optional presence of a double bond between the 4(5) and 5a(6) carbons and the wavy line indicates that R.sub.4 may be in the .alpha.- or .beta.-position and a non-toxic, pharmaceutical carrier or excipient and a method of treating hyperandrogenic conditions in warm-blooded animals.

Process for preparing certain decahydro-7H-3-ol-7-ones

Novel antiandrogenic compositions comprising an anti-androgenically effective amount of at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, formyl and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the dotted lines indicate optional presence of a double bond between the 4(5) and 5a(6) carbons and the wavy line indicates that R.sub.4 may be in the .alpha.- or .beta.-position and a non-toxic, pharmaceutical carrier or excipient and a method of treating hyperandrogenic conditions in warm-blooded animals.

Benzindenolones as antiandrogenic agents

Antiandrogenic compositions containing indene-7-ones

Novel derivatives of 9-oxalysergic acid of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and bromine, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms and cycloalkylalkyl of 4 to 7 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 OH, alkylthiomethyl with 1 to 4 alkyl carbon atoms, --CH.sub.2 CN, --COOH, --COOAlk and ##STR2## Alk is alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R.sub.5 is alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 together with the nitrogen form a saturated heterocycle optionally containing another heteroatom and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having essentially dopaminergic agonist activity, inhibiting activity of prolactin secretion, serotoninergic activity and antihypertensive activity and their preparation.

9-Oxalysergic acid derivatives and uses thereof

Novel antiandrogenic compositions comprising an antiandrogenically effective amount of at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted with a heteroatom, formyl and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the dotted lines indicate optional presence of a double bond between the 4(5) and 5a(6) carbons and the wavy line indicates that R.sub.4 may be in the .alpha.-or .beta.-position and a non-toxic, pharmaceutical carrier or excipient and a method of treating hyperandrogenic conditions in warm-blooded animals.

Certain decahydro-7H-benz(e)-inden-7-ones, compositions containing same

Novel indolobenzoxazines of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and optionally substituted aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and bromine, R.sub.2 ' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl of 4 to 7 carbon atoms, alkenyl and alkynyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms and optionally substituted aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms and the dotted line between 5 and 5a indicates the optional presence of a double bond and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having hypotensive, antihypertensive and dopaminergic agonist properties and a process for their preparation.

Indolobenzoxazines

Novel 17.alpha.-aryl-steroids of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of --OH, halogen, alkoxy and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and --CF.sub.3, the dotted line in the B ring indicating an optional double bond in the 9(10)-position, and A and B are hydrogen and when there is a double bond in the 9(10)-position, A and B form a double bond in the 11(12) position or B is hydrogen and A is an 11.beta.-hydroxy having progestomimetic activity activity without androgenic activity and a process for their preparation and novel intermediates produced therein.

Novel 17.alpha.-aryl-steroids

Novel steroids of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms and optionally substituted heterocyclic selected from the group consisting of furyl, thienyl, pyridyl and pyrimidyl, the optional substituents being selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, alkyl and alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogens and --CF.sub.3, the dotted line in the A ring indicates an optional .DELTA..sup.1(2) - double bond and A may be oxo and B is hydrogen or A is .DELTA.--OH and B is hydrogen or halogen or A and B form a .DELTA..sup.9(10) - double bond having very good anti-inflammatory activity and their preparation and novel intermediates.

Novel 17 .alpha.-aryl-steroids

Novel .DELTA..sup.4 -pregnenes of the formula ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of .dbd.O and ##STR2## Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and acyl of an organic carboxylic acid of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, X.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and --OH, R in the 16.alpha.- or .beta.-position is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, --OH and methyl, Z is selected from the group consisting of (1) --OH, (2) alkoxy of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, (3) cycloalkoxy of 3 to 12 carbon atoms, (4) acyloxy of an organic carboxylic acid of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, (5) ##STR3## wherein W is a hydrocarbon of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, (6) ##STR4## wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, (7) ##STR5## wherein R.sub.3 is a hydrocarbon of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and (8) ##STR6## the dotted line in the A ring indicates the optional presence of a double bond in the 1(2)-position and A and B are both hydrogen or A is methyl, chlorine or fluorine while B is hydrogen or A and B may form a double bond in the 6(7)-position with the proviso that if the A ring has a 1(2) double bond, A is hydrogen or fluorine, B is hydrogen, Y is hydrogen or fluorine, X.sub.2 is hydrogen or --OH, R is methyl and Z is not --OH having a very marked antiallergic activity with a reduced anti-inflammatory activity and a process for their preparation.

Novel .DELTA..sup.4 -pregnenes

Novel pregnatetraenes of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, tetrahydropyranyl, trityl and trimethylsilyl and intermediates therefore and a process for their preparation and a process for the preparation of tritium labelled steroids.

Novel steroids and their use

7-AMINO-6,7-DIHYDRO [5H] benzocycloheptenes of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, bromine and iodine in 2- or 4- position of the ring when halogen and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and phenyl alkyl of 7 to 10 carbon atoms and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having antidepressive activity and a process for their preparation and novel intermediates.

7-Amino-6,7-dihydro [5H]benzocycloheptene derivatives

Anabolisant-androgenic compositions comprising an effective amount of 17.beta.-n-amyloxy-.DELTA..sup.4,9,11 -estratriene-3-one and a pharmaceutical carrier and to a novel method of inducing androgenic and anabolisant activity in humans and other warm-blooded animals by administration of an effective amount of 17.beta.-n-amyloxy-.DELTA..sup.4,9,11 -estratriene-3-one.

Anabolisant-androgenic compounds

Novel 7-amino-benzocycloheptenes of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, bromine and iodine in the 2- or 4-position when a halogen, Y and Z are hydrogen or together form a double bond, R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and phenyl optionally substituted with fluorine, chlorine, methyl or methoxy, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and alkenyl of 2 to 5 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and alkenyl of 2 to 5 carbon atoms and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a saturated heterocycle of 4 to 6 carbon atoms and optionally containing another hetero-atom and optionally substituted with an alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having antidepressive activity and their preparation and novel intermediates.

7-Amino-benzocycloheptenes

Novel haptenes of the formula ##SPC1## Wherein when X is hydrogen, Y is =N-O-(CH.sub.2).sub.a --COOH and a is a whole number of 1 to 12 and when ##EQU1## X is hemiterephthaloyloxy in the .alpha.- or .beta.-position and antigens prepared therefrom by condensation with beef serum albumin.

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