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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Mederski, Erzhausen, DE;
Matthias Osswald, Zwingenberg, DE;
Pierre Schelling, Muhltal, DE;
Klaus-Otto Minck, Ober-Ramstadt, DE;
Dieter Dorsch, Ober-Ramstadt, DE;
Norbert Beier, Reinheim, DE;
Ingeborg Lues, Darmstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung, Darmstadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514303 ; 546118 ;
Abstract
Described herein are novel imidazopyridine derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R is ##STR2## and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are as defined in Patent Claim 1, and their salts, which exhibit antagonistic properties towards angiotensin II and can be used for the treatment of hypertension, aldosteronism, cardiac insufficiency and increased intraocular pressure, and of disorders of the central nervous system.