Tanabe Seiyaku Company, Limited

Rikako Kohno

Koichiro Yamada

Kohei Kikkawa

Kosuke Yasuda

K Osuke Yasuda

Novel sulfonamide derivatives of the formula �I!: ##STR1## wherein Ring A and Ring B are substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic hydrocarbon, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, Q is single bond, --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or --CH.sub.2 --, Y is --0--, --S-- or --NH--, Alk is lower alkylene or alkenylene, Z is --O-- or --NH --, R is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic or aryl, R.sup.1 is H, substituted or unsubstituted amino, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkylthio, or alkoxy, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic or aryl, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of disorders associated with endothelin activities such as hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, renal hypertension, Raynaud disease, bronchial asthma, gastric ulcer, chronic heart failure, etc.

Sulfonamide derivative and process for preparing the same

A benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula �I!: ##STR1## wherein Ring A and Ring B are the same or different and each substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring, Q is a single bond or a group of the formula: --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or --CH.sub.2 --, Y is a group of the formula: --O--, --S-- or --NH--, Alk is lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group, Z is a single bond or a group of the formula: --O-- or --NH--, R is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic or aryl group, R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, trifluoromethyl group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl group, mono- or di-lower alkylamino group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkylthio group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkynyl group, aromatic heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic heterocyclic group or aryl group, provided that when Z is a single bond, R is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and processes for preparing the same, these compounds having endothelin antagonistic activity and being useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of various diseases caused by endothelin.

Benzenesulfonamide derivative and process for preparing thereof

A benzenesulfonamide derivative of the formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein Ring A and Ring B are the same or different and each substituted or unsubstituted benzene ring, Q is a single bond or a group of the formula: --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or --CH2--, Y is a group of the formula: --O--, --S-- or --NH--, Alk is lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group, Z is a single bond or a group of the formula: --O-- or --NH--, R is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic or aryl group, R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, trifluoromethyl group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl group, mono-- or di-lower alkylamino group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkylthio group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy group, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkynyl group, aromatic heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic heterocyclic group or aryl group, provided that when Z is a single bond, R is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and processes for preparing the same, these compounds having endothelin antagonistic activity and being useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of various diseases caused by endothelin.

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