Composition for treating depression with (n-heteroaryl)alkylamines

Abstract

The invention concerns compounds having formula: ##STR1## or a salt thereof, wherein E represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or a group Ar.sup.1 --A.sup.1 --; Ar and Ar.sup.1 are the same or different aryl groups (including heteroaryl) which are optionally substituted, eg by one or more substituents commonly used in pharmaceutical chemistry; A and A.sup.1 are the same or different alkylene groups having one or two carbon atoms linking Ar or Ar.sup.1 to N and optionally substituted by lower alkyl and/or optionally substituted aryl, B is an alkylene group of 3 or 4 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by lower alkyl; D.sup.1 represents halogen, CH.sub.3, CR.sup.1 R.sup.2 NH.sub.2, SO.sub.3 H or SO.sub.2 NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl and R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are each hydrogen, lower alkyl or aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a 5 or 6 membered ring, which compounds are useful, for treating depression or cerebral insufficiency or dementias in animals.