Kaken Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.

Yohichi Maruyama

Jun Nakano

Michiko Nagahara

Mitsuo Hayashida

Yuji Suzuki

A [2-hydroxy-3-(4-phenylpiperazinyl)propoxy]benzofuran derivative having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X is acetyl, carbamoyl, cyano, a lower alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl or 1-hydroxyethyl group, R is hydrogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkyl group or a halogen atom; R is attached to an arbitrary position of ortho-position, meta-position and para-position to N-phenyl group, and a group having the formula: ##STR2## is attached to an arbitrary position of 4, 5, 6 and 7 positions to benzofuran ring or the salt thereof, a process for preparing the same and an antihypertensive agent containing the same as an effective component. The benzofuran derivative has a strong .alpha.-adrenergic blockade effect and calcium antagonistic effect with a more decreased side-effect.

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Shiga, Japan

Yohichi Maruyama