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Schuyler A Antane

John Anthony Butera

Bradford H Hirth

Madelene M Antane

Joseph R Lennox

Substituted benzofuranoindoles and indenoindoles as novel potassium channel openers

Anthranilic acid analogs

Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are, independently, hydrogen, nitro, cyano, C.sub.1-10 haloalkoxy, amino, C.sub.1-10 alkylamino, sulfo, sulfamoyl, C.sub.1-10 alkylsulfonamido, C.sub.2-10 alkylcarboxamido C.sub.2-10 alkanoyl, C.sub.1-10 alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1-10 haloalkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1-10 carboxyl, C.sub.1-10 haloalkyl and C.sub.6-12 aryl; with the provisos: (1) that R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may not all simultaneously be hydrogen, and (2) when R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen, R.sub.3 may not be meta-CF.sub.3 ;

Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are, independently, hydrogen, COOR.sub.15, halogen, nitro, cyano, C.sub.1-10 alkoxy, C.sub.1-10 haloalkoxy, sulfonic acid, C.sub.1-10 alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.6-12 arylsulfonyl, C.sub.6-12 aralkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1-10 alkylsulfinyl, C.sub.6-12 alkylsulfinyl, C.sub.6-12 aralkylsulfinyl, sulfamoyl, C.sub.1-10 alkylsulfamido, C.sub.6-12 alkylsulfamido, C.sub.1-10 alkanoyl, C.sub.6-12 aryloyl, C.sub.6-12 aralkanoyl, amino, C.sub.1-10 alkylamino, C.sub.2-10 dialkylamino, C.sub.6-12 aralkylamino, C.sub.6-12 arylamino, carboxamido, C.sub.1-10 alkylcarboxamido, C.sub.6-12 arylcarboxamido, C.sub.1-10 haloalkyl, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, C.sub.2-12 alkenyl, C.sub.6-12 aryl, C.sub.6-12 aralkyl; with the proviso that at least one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is COOR.sub.15 ;

The compounds of formula I are smooth muscle relaxants: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkanoyl, alkylsulfonyl, aroyl, arylalkenoyl, arylsulfonyl, arylalkanoyl or arylalkylsulfonyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl or cyclic or bicyclic alkyl; A is selected from the following: ##STR2##

Substituted N-heteroaryl-1,2-diaminocyclobutene-3,4-dione compounds

The compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independent from each other, hydrogen, alkyl or cyclic or bicyclic alkyl; R.sub.3 is an acyl substituent selected from the group consisting of formyl, alkanoyl, alkenoyl, alkylsulfonyl, aroyl, arylalkenoyl, arylsulfonyl, arylalkanoyl or arylalkylsulfonyl; A is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxy, perfluoroalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylsulfonamido, alkylcarboxamido, nitro, cyano or carboxyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are smooth muscle relaxants.

Diaminocyclobutene-3,4-diones

The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independent from each other, hydrogen, alkyl, or cyclic or bicyclic alkyl; R.sub.3 is an acyl substituent selected from the group consisting of formyl, alkanoyl, alkenoyl, alkylsulfonyl, aroyl, arylalkenoyl, arylsulfonyl, arylalkanoyl or arylalkylsulfonyl; A is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxy, perfluoroalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylsulfonamido, alkylcarboxamido, nitro, cyano or carboxyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are smooth muscle relaxants.

The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, straight or branched chain alkyl, cyclic or bicyclic alkyl, alkanoyl, alkylsulfonyl, aroyl, arylalkenoyl, arylsulfonyl, arylalkanoyl or arylalkylsulfonyl; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, straight or branched chain alkyl or cyclic or bicyclic alkyl; A is selected from the following: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.9 is hydrogen, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxy, perfluoroalkoxy, amino, mono- or dialkylamino, alkylsulfonamido, alkylcarboxamido, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, chloro, bromo, fluoro or iodo; n is an integer from 0 to 6; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, independent from each other, are hydrogen, straight or branched chain alkyl, cyclic or bicyclic alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, fluoro, or, when taken together, form a spirocyclic ring; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, independent from each other, are selected from the following: cyano, nitro, amino, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxy, perfluoroalkoxy, mono- or dialkylamino, sulfonamide, alkylsulfonamido, arylsulfonamido, alkylcarboxamido, arylcarboxamido, alkylsulfonyl, perfluoroalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, chloro, bromo, fluoro, iodo, 1-imidazolyl, carboxyl, carboalkoxy, hydroxyl, or hydrogen; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof relax smooth muscles.

The compounds of formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen, alkyl or cyclic or bicyclic alkyl; R.sub.3 is formyl, alkanoyl, alkenoyl, alkylsulfonyl, aroyl, arylalkenoyl, arylsulfonyl arylalkanoyl or arylalkylsulfonyl; A is a substituted phenyl group of the following formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.5 is cyano and R.sub.6 is alkyl, chloro, bromo, fluoro or iodo and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are smooth muscle relaxants.

The compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independent from each other, hydrogen, C.sub.1-10 straight chain alkyl, C.sub.1-10 branched alkyl, or C.sub.3-10 cyclic or bicyclic alkyl;

The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently, hydrogen, straight or branched chain alkyl or mono- or bi-cyclic alkyl; A is a substituted phenyl group containing one cyano substituent and one substituent selected from cyano, nitro, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxy, perfluoroalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, sulfamyl, alkylsulfonamido, arylsulfonamido, alkylcarboxamido, arylcarboxamido, alkylsulfonyl, perfluoroalkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, chloro, bromo, fluoro, iodo, 1-imidazolyl or carboxyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are smooth muscle relaxants.

Substituted N-heteroaryl and N-aryl-1,2-diaminocyclobutene-3,4-diones

The compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are smooth muscle relaxants ##STR1##

Substituted n-aryl-1,2-diaminocyclobutene-3,4-diones

The compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are smooth muscle relaxants. ##STR1##

The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently, hydrogen, straight or branched chain alkyl or mono- or bi-cyclic alkyl;

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