Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

Mutsuo Takashima

Sumio Iwanami

Masuo Murakami

Kozo Takahashi

Shinji Usuda

Masaaki Takeda

Yasufumi Hirata

Shiro Tachikawa

Yoshihisa Nozaki

Osamu Hasegawa

Yasuhumi Hirata

Hiroyoshi Ino

Benzamide derivatives represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents a lower alkoxy group; Y represents a mono- or di-lower alkylamino group; Z represents a halogen atom; R.sub.1 represents a lower alkyl group; and R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, and their pharmacologically acceptable nontoxic salts, which are strong central nervous system depressants, in particular strong antipsychotics.

Benzamide derivatives

##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; X represents a lower alkoxy group; Y represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group, or mono- or di-lower alkylamino group; Z represents a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkylthio group, a lower alkylsulfinyl group, a lower alkylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, or a lower alkylsulfamoyl group; said Y and Z may combine to form --N.dbd.N--NH--; W represents a group shown by the formula ##STR2## (wherein A represents a phenyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a furyl group, or a pyridyl group; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a phenyl group; R.sub.3 represents a lower alkyl group, a phenyl lower alkyl group, or a di-lower alkylamino lower alkyl group; R.sub.5, R.sub.6, and R.sub.7, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkylthio group, a lower alkylsulfinyl group, a lower alkylsulfonyl group, or a trifluoromethyl group; R.sub.8 represents a lower alkyl group; and n represents 1 or 2), a 1-ethyl-5-phenyl-2-pyrrolidinylmethyl group, a 1-ethyl-2-isoindolinylmethyl group, a 2-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-isoquinolyl group, a 2-(2-phenylpyrrolidino)ethyl group, a 2-(2-isoindolinyl)ethyl group, or a 2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolyl)ethyl group and the pharmaceutically acceptable nontoxic salts thereof. The compounds of this invention are strong central nervous system depressants, in particular strong antipsychotics.

N-1-Benzyl-3-pyrrolidinyl-4-dimethylamino benzamide derivatives

##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; X represents a lower alkoxy group; Y represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group, or a mono- or di-lower alkylamino group; Z represents a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkylthio group, a lower alkylsulfinyl group, a lower alkylsulfonyl group, a sulfamoyl group, or a lower alkylsulfamoyl group; said Y and Z may combine to form --N.dbd.N--NH--; W represents a group shown by the formula ##STR2## (wherein A represents a phenyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a furyl group, or a pyridyl group; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a phenyl group; R.sub.3 represents a lower alkyl group, a phenyl lower alkyl group, or a di-lower alkylamino lower alkyl group; R.sub.5, R.sub.6, and R.sub.7, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkylthio group, a lower alkylsulfinyl group, a lower alkylsulfonyl group, or a trifluoromethyl group; R.sub.8 represents a lower alkyl group; and n represents 1 or 2), a 1-ethyl-5-phenyl-2-pyrrolidinylmethyl group, a 1-ethyl-2-isoindolinylmethyl group, a 2-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-isoquinolyl group, a 2-(2-phenylpyrrolidino)ethyl group, a 2-(2-isoindolinyl)ethyl group, or a 2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolyl)-ethyl group and the pharmaceutically acceptable nontoxic salts thereof. The compounds of this invention are strong central nervous system depressants, in particular strong antipsychotics.

Pyrrolidinyl and piperidinyl benzamide derivatives

Pyrazine derivatives by the formula ##STR1## are disclosed. In the above formula, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a lower alkoxy group, a phenyl lower alkoxy group, a phenoxy group, a mercapto group, a lower alkylthio group, a phenyl lower alkylthio group, a phenylthio group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a lower alkyl group, a carbamoyl group or a sulfamoyl group; R.sup.3 represents a lower alkoxy group; R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a phenyl lower alkyl group, or a phenyl group; and A represents a lower alkylene group; said R.sup.4 and A, said R.sup.5 and A, said R.sup.4 and R.sup.5, or said R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may form a 5-membered or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may further contain a hetero-atom together with nitrogen atom, and the pharmacologically acceptable non-toxic salts thereof. The compounds of this invention have a strong and selective antiematic activity and an effect of stimulating the gastric motility.

Pyrazine derivatives

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