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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1982
Roland Heckendorn, Arlesheim, CH;
Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to novel polycyclic polyazaheterocycles having psychopharmacological properties, especially antidepressive and anxiolytic activity, corresponding to the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents, independently of the other, hydrogen, lower alkyl or hydroxy-lower alkyl, or together represent lower alkylene or ethyleneoxyethylene, ethyleneazaethylene or N-lower alkyl- or N-(2-hydroxy-lower alkyl)-ethyleneazaethylene, R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or a lower aliphatic hydrocarbon radical or a saturated lower cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 represent hydrogen or lower alkyl, and Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted benzo or pyrido radical, and to acid addition salts of compounds of the general formula I, especially the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of compounds of the general formula I, to pharmaceutical preparations containing these novel substances and to a method of treating conditions of depression or anxiety by administering them.