Sankyo Company, Limited

Takuro Kanazaki

Hiroyuki Koike

Hiroaki Yanagisawa

Yasuo Shimoji

Toshio Sada

Yoshiya Amemiya

Koichi Fujimoto

Sadao Ishihara

Akiko Ando

Yoshio Tsujita

Yasuteru Iijima

Hiroshi Nishino

An angiotensin II antagonist of the formula: ##STR1## in which: R.sub.p.sup.1 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl; R.sub.p.sup.2 represents a single bond, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylidene; R.sub.p.sup.3 and R.sub.p.sup.4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; R.sub.p.sup.5 represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, benzyl, diphenylmethyl, naphthylmethyl, alkanoyloxyalkyl, cycloalkanecarbonyloxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyloxyalkyl, cycloalkyloxycarbonyloxyalkyl, (5-phenyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-yl)methyl, (5-alkyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-yl)methyl or phthalaidyl; R.sub.p.sup.6 represents a carboxy or a tetrazol-5-yl; and X.sub.p represents an oxygen or sulfur, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds have hypotensive activity and can thus be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypertension.

Angiotensin II antagonist 1-biphenylmethylimidazole compounds and their

Compounds of the following formula (I) or the formula (I).sub.p : ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl or alkenyl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or aryl fused to cycloalkyl; R.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkanoyl, alkenoyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, tetrahydrothienyl, tetrahydrofuryl, a group of formula --SiR.sup.a R.sup.b R.sup.c, in which R.sup.a, R.sup.b and R.sup.c are alkyl or aryl, alkoxymethyl, (alkoxyalkoxy)methyl, haloalkoxymethyl, aralkyl, aryl or alkanoyloxymethoxycarbonyl; R.sup.5 is carboxy or --CONR.sup.8 R.sup.9, wherein R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 hydrogens or alkyl, or R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 together form alkylene; R.sup.6 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy or halogen; R.sup.7 is carboxy or tetrazol-5-yl; R.sub.p.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or alkanoyl; R.sub.p.sup.2 is a single bond, alkylene or alkylidene; R.sub.p.sup.3 and R.sub.p.sup.4 are each hydrogen or alkyl; R.sub.p.sup.6 is carboxy or tetrazol-5-yl; and X.sub.p is oxygen or sulfur; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds are AII receptor antagonists and thus have hypotensive activity and can be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypertension. The compounds may be prepared by reacting a biphenylmethyl compound with an imidazole compound.

Angiotensin II antagosist 1-biphenylmethylimidazole compounds and their

Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## [wherein: A represents a group (IIa), (IIb) or (IIc): ##STR2## R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or a group of formula R.sup.4 --Y--R.sup.5 --, where: R.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, or cycloalkyl, R.sup.5 is a single bond or alkylene, and Y is oxygen, sulfur or imino group; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, formyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, cyano or nitro; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, carboxy, protected carboxy, carbamoyl or tetrazol-5-yl; X is of formula --CH.dbd., --N.dbd. or --C(COOR.sup.6).dbd., where R.sup.6 is hydrogen or a carboxy-protecting group; Z is a single bond, alkylene or vinylene; and B is carboxy, protected carboxy or tetrazol-5-yl]; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof have the ability to inhibit the action of angiotensin II and thus can be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypertension and cardiac diseases.

Biphenyl derivatives and their use for the treatment of hypertension and

Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## in which: R.sup.1 is aryl or aromatic heterocyclic; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, phenyl, phenoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylthio, phenylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl, cyano or nitro, or together are alkylene optionally containing oxygen; R.sup.4 is hydrogen, aliphatic acyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, cycloalkoxycarbonyl, aromatic acyl, alkoxycarbonyl or benzyloxycarbonyl; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are alkyl; and X is oxygen, sulfur or methylene, have calcium channel blocking activity and can serve for the treatment or prophylaxis of cardiovascular diseases and disorders. They may be prepared by reacting a corresponding compound where R.sup.4 is hydrogen and the aminoethyl group is replaced by hydrogen with a compound providing the aminoethyl group and the, if required, acylating the product.

1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives, their preparation and their use in the

Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are organic groups, A is a direct bond, --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CO--CH.sub.2, --O--CH.sub.2 -- or --S--CH.sub.2 --, B is lower alkylene and n is 1-3) are valuable hypotensive agents which may be prepared by a condensation reaction of the corresponding compound having an amino group at the 3-position.

Lactam derivatives and their use as hypotensive agents

Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein: R.sup.1 represents an optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, partially hydrogenated aryl or heterocyclic group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 represent hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, heterocyclic or heterocyclic-alkyl group or any adjacent pair thereof form a cyclic structure, at least one not being hydrogen; A represents a bond, or a methylene, ethylene, oxymethyl or thiomethyl group; B represents an alkylene, alkylidene, cycloalkylene or cycloalkylidene group; and n is 0, 1 or 2) and salts and esters thereof are hypotensive agents.

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