Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Patricia Usinger

Hermann J Gerhards

Klaus-Dieter Kampe

Herbert Siegel

Wolfgang Raether

Burkhard Sachse

Walter Dittmar

Ulrich Schacht

Margret Leven

Hans G Alpermann

Hans-Georg Alpermann

Hansjorg Urbach

Rainer Henning

Wolfgang Ruger

Franz Hock

Jens Stechl

Arylmethylazoles of the formula I ##STR1## in which Aryl is (substituted) phenyl or naphthyl;

Arylmethylazoles and their salts, agents which contain these compounds,

Arylmethylazole preparation processes

1-(1-Aryl-2-hydroxyethyl)-imidazoles and salts thereof, processes for the preparation thereof, medicaments containing these compounds, and the use thereof. The invention relates to 1-(1-aryl-2-hydroxyethyl)-imidazoles of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, Q, W, X and Y have the meanings specified, and also to medicaments based on these compounds, in particular those having an antimycotic and an antidepressive action.

1-(1-aryl-2-hydroxyethyl)-imidazoles and salts thereof, medicaments

Compounds with a psychotropic action, agents containing them, and the use thereof for the treatment and prophylaxis of disorders of the central nervous system. The invention relates to the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors as pharmaceuticals with a psychotropic, especially anxiolytic, action, to agents containing them, and to the use thereof for the treatment or prophylaxis of disorders of the central nervous system, especially of anxiety states. The invention also relates to new compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or ethyl, and R.sup.3 denotes n-octyl, to processes for the preparation thereof, to agents containing them, and to the use thereof as pharmaceuticals.

Compounds with a psychotropic action, agents containing them, and the

Arylmethylazoles and their salts, processes for their preparation,

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Patricia Usinger