Roussel Uclaf

Aventis Pharma S.a.

Claude Oberlander

Francois Clemence

Nurgun Aktogu

Lucien Nedelec

Patrick Fauveau

Gilles Hamon

Jean-Luc Haesslein

Claude Dumont

Francoise Delevallee

Fran&ccedil;ois Clemence

20,21-dinor-eburnamenines

A compound in all racemic or optionally active forms selected from the group consisting of a compound of the formula ##STR1## where the substituents are defined as in the specification and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having anti-anoxic activity and a novel process and intermediates for their preparation.

20,21-dinoreburnamenines

A compound and all possible racemic or optically active isomer forms, selected from the group consisting of compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents are defined as set forth in the application as filed. Useful for treating cerebral insufficiencies of anoxic or ischemic origin.

Substituted derivatives of 20,21-dinoreburnamenine, their preparation

Substituted derivatives of 20,21-dinoreburnamenine, their use as

A compound selected from the group consisting of optically active isomers of a racemic compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein the 3-hydrogen and 16-hydrogen are trans and ##STR2## is selected from the group consisting of ##STR3## with the --OH being .alpha. or .beta. and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having antidepressant activity and an affinity for alpha.sub.2 adrenergic receptors,

Method of treating depression with optically active isomers of

A compound selected from the group consisting of a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl and alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl and nitro, n is 0,1 or 2 and the group: ##STR2## in all possible racemic or optically active isomer forms and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having analgesic, anti-anoxic and anti-ischemic neuronal protective properties.

17-sulfur-20,21-dinor-eburnamenines

Novel compounds selected from the group consisting of all possible racemic or optically active forms of compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, -OH, -CF.sub.3 and -NO.sub.2 and ##STR2## is selected from the group consisting of ##STR3## and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having a very good analgesic activity as well as antidepressive, neuronal protective, anti-anoxic, anti-ischemic and no-otropic activities.

Novel indolo [3,2,1-de] [1,4] oxazino [2,3,4-ij] [1,5]

A compound selected from the group consisting of a compound of the formulae ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 ' is selected from the group consisting of alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, phenoxy and phenylalkoxy of 7 to 9 carbon atoms, R' is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl of 4 to 7 carbon atoms and phenyl alkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with one or more members of the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, halogen and alkenyl of 3 to 5 carbon atoms and alkynyl of 3 to 5 carbon atoms with the proviso that the multiple bond is not between the carbons .alpha.- and .beta. to the nitrogen atom and B is a reversible secondary amine blocking group and their haloamines.

Novel intermediates for the preparation of 7-hydroxy-indoles

Novel 7-hydroxy-indoles of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl of 4 to 7 carbon atoms and aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted by one or more members of the group consisting of alkyl and alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, halogen and alkenyl and alkynyl of 3 to 5 carbon atoms with the multiple bond being other than between the carbons .alpha.- and .beta.- to the nitrogen atom, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of --OH, alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, phenoxy and phenylalkoxy of 7 to 9 carbon atoms and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having remarkable dopaminergic properties with few central effects and a novel process and novel intermediates for their preparation.

Novel 7-hydroxy-indoles

Novel pyrazolobenzoxazines of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl or 4 to 7 carbon atoms, alkenyl and alkynyl of 3 to 5 carbon atoms with the proviso that the multiple bond is not between the carbon .alpha.- and .beta.- to the nitrogen atom, aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms and aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with at least one member of the group consisting of alkyl and alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, amino, -OH and halogen, X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and --CH.sub.2 --S--Alk, Alk is alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the wavy line indicates the .alpha.- or .beta.-position and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having dopaminergic agonistic, hypotensive, antihypertensive and antianoxic properties and their preparation.

Use of pyrazolobenzoxazines in method of treating cerebral senescence

Novel dopaminerginic compositions comprised of an dopaminergically effective amount of at least one member of the group consisting of N-(3,4-methylenedioxy-benzyl)-N'-(2-pyridyl)-piperazine and its non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts and an inert pharmaceutical carrier and to a novel method of treating the symptoms of Parkinson disease.

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