Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd.

Toshiro Kamishiro

Mitsuo Masaki

Haruhiko Shinozaki

Koichi Hashimoto

Masaru Satoh

Naoya Moritoh

Hiromitsu Takeda

Masao Yamamoto

Koichi Kumakura

Takashi Okazoe

Tomoh Masaki

Fumiyo Hara

Mituo Masaki

Disclosed is a method of reducing blood pressure which comprises administering to a patient an imidazole derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are combined to form hetero ring; each of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, amino, acyl, or R.sup.3 is combined with R.sup.2 to form heteroring; R.sup.7 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl, or S-containing heteroring; each of R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 is hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aralkyl, nitro, amino, acyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are combined to from alkylene; and n is 0 or 1.

Method of reducing blood pressure

Novel alkylenediamine derivatives effectively employable glutamate blockers have the formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.7 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an alkoxy group, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing an ester bonding, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing an ether bonding, or an aryloxy group; each of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, hydroxyl, a hydroxylalkyl group, halogen, nitrile, nitro, amino, carbamoyl or alkoxycarbonyl; and each of m and n is an integer of 0-3 (m+n does not exceed 3); k is an integer of 1-4; each of p and i is an integer of 2-13; and each of q and j is an integer of 4-7.

Alkylenediamine derivatives

Amino-alcohol derivatives of the formula, ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is a straight or branched alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each a lower alkyl group, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 form a 5- to 7-membered ring together with the adjacent nitrogen atom which may have an oxygen atom attached thereto, R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, X is a hydrogen or halogen atom or a lower alkyl or lower alkoxy group, and n is an integer of 2 or 3, and acid addition salts thereof, are effectively useful as medicines and agricultural chemicals. Processes are also disclosed for preparing such compounds.

Amino-alcohol derivatives and processes for their preparation

A novel glycerol derivative which is effective to reduce blood pressure has the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 10-22 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is lower acyl, benzoyl, aryl, mono-, di- or triarylalkyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl; Q is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene containing 1-4 carbon atoms, l is 0 or 1; Y is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group or a nitrogen-containing bridged heterocyclic group (--(Q).sub.l -- is attached to a carbon atom contained in a hetero-ring of the heterocyclic group) in which Y is the bridged heterocyclic group where l is 0; and each of R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or aralkyl.

Glycerol derivative and anti-hypertensive agent

Novel alkylenediamine derivatives effectively employable as glutamate blockers have the formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.7 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an alkoxy group, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing an ester bonding, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing an ether bonding, or an aryloxy group; each of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, hydroxyl, a hydroxylalkyl group, halogen, nitrile, nitro, amino, carbamoyl or alkoxycarbonyl; and each of m and n is an integer of 0-3 (m+n does not exceed 3); k is an integer of 1-4; each of p and i is an integer of 2-13; and each of q and j is an integer of 4-7.

A glycerol derivative which is effective to reduce blood pressure and has the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 10-22 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is a lower acyl group or benzoyl, each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently is hydrogen or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 independently is hydrogen, a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; and each of m and n independently is 0 or a positive integer under the condition of m+n=2-8.

Certain glyceryl phosphate-cyclic ammonium compounds useful for treating

Heterocyclic glycerol derivatives and their use as anti-hypertensive

A novel quinaldinamide derivative having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represents a lower alkyl group or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are combined together with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form a 5-7 membered ring; and X represents the hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group, and its acid-addition salt, which show prominent central muscle relaxant effect, namely rigidity relieving effect on anemic decerebrated rigidity.

Quinaldinamide derivatives

1,3-Oxazolidine-one derivatives of the following formula ##STR1## where R is straight or branched alkyl of C.sub.3 -C.sub.8, X is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy and n is 4, 5 or 6, or their acid addition salts are effective for medicinal and agricultural use.

1,3-oxazolidine-2-one derivatives

A compound is disclosed which has the formula, ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2 is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, ##STR2## in which n is an integer of 0 to 3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A process for producing the compound and a medicine containing the compound are also disclosed. Such medicine is effectively useful for inhibiting myocardial infarction.

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Misato, Japan

Toshiro Kamishiro