Hoffmann-la Roche Inc.

Cedric H Hassall

Robert W Lambert

Geoffrey Lawton

William H Johnson

Gareth J Thomas

Sally Redshaw

Michael John Broadhurst

Michael J Hall

Frank R Atherton

Peter S Ringrose

Carey Ernest Smithen

Antonin Krohn

William Anthony Thomas

Michael Richard Attwood

Christopher J Moody

Noel A Roberts

Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkanoyl or aroyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or aryl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each are hydrogen or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 taken together are oxo; and Y is --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- or --N(R.sup.6)-- in which R.sup.6 is hydrogen, alkyl or aralkyl, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with bases when R.sup.2 is hydrogen and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with acids when Y is --N(R.sup.6)--, which have antihypertensive activity and can be used as medicaments in the form of pharmaceutical preparations, are described. The compounds of formula I contain at least one asymmetric carbon atom. Therefore, the invention comprises not only the optically uniform forms of these compounds, but also the various diastereoisomeric racemates and mixtures of different diastereoisomeric racemates.

Pyridazine intermediates

Novel compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein B represents a methylene, ethylene or vinylene group, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aralkyl, amino-alkyl, mono-alkylamino-alkyl, dialkylamino-alkyl, acylamino-alkyl, phthalimido-alkyl, alkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aryloxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, arylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylsulphonylamino-alkyl or arylsulphonylamino-alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralkoxycarbonyl group or a group of the formula ##STR2## , R.sup.3 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralkoxycarbonyl group, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represent a hydrogen atom or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent an oxo group, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aralkyl group or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a 5-membered or 6-membered heteromonocyclic ring which may contain a further nitrogen atom or an oxygen or sulphur atom, and n stands for zero, 1 or 2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have antihypertensive activity and can be used as medicaments in the form of pharmaceutical preparations.

Anthypertensive pyridazo [1,2-a][1,2]diazepines

Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkanoyl or aroyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or aryl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each are hydrogen or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 taken together are oxo; and Y is --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --or

Bicyclic compounds

Novel compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein B represents a methylene, ethylene or vinylene group, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aralkyl, amino-alkyl, mono-alkylamino-alkyl, dialkylamino-alkyl, acylamino-alkyl, phthalimido-alkyl, alkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aryloxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, arylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylsulphonyl-amino-alkly or arylsulphonylamino-alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralkoxycarbonyl carbonyl group or a group of the formula ##STR2## R.sup.3 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralykoxycarbonyl group, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represent a hydrogen atom or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent an oxo group; R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aralkyl group or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a 5-membered or 6-membered heteromonocyclic ring which may contain a further nitrogen atom or an oxygen or sulphur atom, and n stands for zero, 1 or 2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have antihypertensive activity and can be used as medicaments in the form of pharmaceutical preparations.

Pyridazo[1,2]pyridazines and pyrazolo[1,2]pyridazines as

Pyridazo-diazepines, diazocines, and -triazepines having

Novel compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein B represents a methylene, ethylene or vinylene group, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aralkyl, amino-alkyl, mono-alkylamino-alkyl, dialkylamino-alkyl, acylamino-alkyl, phthalimido-alkyl, alkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aryloxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, arylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylsulphonylamino-alkyl or arylsulphonylamino-alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralkoxycarbonyl group or a group of the formula ##STR2## R.sup.3 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralkoxycarbonyl group, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represent a hydrogen atom or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent an oxo group, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aralkyl group or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a 5-membered or 6-membered heteromonocyclic ring which may contain a further nitrogen atom or an oxygen or sulphur atom, and n stands for zero, 1 or 2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have antihypertensive activity and can be used as medicaments in the form of pharmaceutical preparations.

Pyrazolo [1,2-a][1,2]-diazepines useful as antihypertensives

The present invention provides for peptide derivatives, a process for their manufacture and pharmaceutical preparations containing the same. The invention is also concerned with novel intermediates used in the manufacture of said derivatives.

Peptide derivatives

The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is lower alkyl or a carboxy group or a group of the formula

Anthracycline glycosides

This invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-(lower alkyl) group, a 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaromatic group in which the hetero atom is nitrogen, oxygen or sulphur or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein R' is a hydroxy, lower alkoxy, amino, lower alkylamino, di-(lower alkyl)amino or arylamino group, n stands for an integer of 1 to 4, n' stands for an integer of 2 to 10, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are a hydrogen atom or one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom and the other is a hydroxy, lower alkoxy or benzyloxy group and X is a group of the formula ##STR3## and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, a process for their manufacture and medicaments containing them. These compounds and salts possess antitumor activity.

There is presented a process for the manufacture of hexahydronaphthacene derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent a protected oxo group, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy or acyloxy group and R.sup.4 represents a lower alkyl or esterified carboxy group or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 together form an oxo group or a protected oxo group and X represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy or acyloxy group or ##STR3## in which n stands for 1 or 2 and Y represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or acyl group. Also presented are certain of the novel derivatives per se and various novel intermediates in the process.

Cyclic compounds

There is presented a process for the manufacture of hexahydronaphthacene derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent a protected oxo group, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy or acyloxy group and R.sup.4 represents a lower alkyl or esterified carboxy group or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 together form an oxo group or a protected oxo group and X represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy or acyloxy group or ##STR3## in which n stands for 1 or 2 and Y represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or acyl group. Also presented are certain of the novel derivatives per se and various novel intermediates in the process.

Novel compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein B represents a methylene, ethylene or vinylene group, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aralkyl, amino-alkyl, mono-alkylamino-alkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, acylamino-alkyl, phthalimido-alkyl, alkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aryloxycarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkoxycarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, arylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, aralkylaminocarbonylamino-alkyl, alkylsulphonylamino-alkyl or arylsulphonylamino-alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralkoxycarbonyl group or a group of the formula ##STR2## R.sup.3 represents a carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl or aralkoxycarbonyl group, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represent a hydrogen atom or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent an oxo group, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aralkyl group or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a 5-membered or 6-membered heteromonocyclic ring which may contain a further nitrogen atom or an oxygen or sulphur atom, and n stands for zero, 1 or 2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have antihypertensive activity and can be used as medicaments in the form of pharmaceutical preparations.

Pyridazo[1,2-a][1,2]diazepines

Intermediates of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is methylene, ethylene or propylene which may be substituted by lower alkyl, Y is halogen, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-(lower alkyl)--, R.sup.20 l is lower alkoxy and R.sup.42 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-(lower alkyl) or a group of the formula --A--Y in which A and Y are as above, are described.

Intermediates for pyrazolopyridazine derivatives

There is presented a process for the manufacture of hexahydronaphthacene derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together represent a protected oxo group, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy or acyloxy group and R.sup.4 represents a lower alkyl or esterified carboxy group or a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 together form an oxo group or a protected oxo group and X represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy or acyloxy group or

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