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Compounds of the formula: <CHEM> Wherein A completes a 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic ring which may be saturated or monounsaturated; R<1> is H or (C1-C4)alkyl; R and R<4> are H, (C1-C6)alkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, benzyl, or an alternative biolabile ester-forming group; Y is either a direct bond or an alkylene group of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R<2> is H, aryl, heterocyclyl, R<6>CONR<5>-, R<7>NR<5>CO-, R<7>NR<5>SO2- or R<8>SO2NR<5>-, with the proviso that Y is not a direct bond when R<2> is H, aryl or heterocyclyl; wherein R<5> is H, (C1-C6)alkyl or aryl(C1-C6)alkyl; R<6> is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl(C1-C6)alkyl or a group of the formula R<9>R<1><0>R<1><1>C- wherein R<9> is H, OH, (C1-C6)alkoxy, (C1-C6)alkyl, hydroxy(C1-C6)alkyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, (C2-C6)alkenyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl(C1-C6)alkyl, R<1><2>CONH-, R<1><2>SO2NH- or (R<1><3>)2N-; R<1><0> and R<1><1> are H or (C1-C6)alkyl; or R<1><0> is H and R<1><1> is amino(C1-C6)alkyl, imidazolylmethyl, aryl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkoxy(C1-C6)alkoxy, hydroxy(C1-C6)alkyl or methylthio(C1-C6)alkyl; or the two groups R<1><0> and R<1><1> form a 3 to 6 membered carbocyclic ring or a pyrrolidine or piperidine ring which may optionally be substituted by amino, (C2-C4)alkanoyl or aroyl; R<1><2> is (C1-C6)alkyl, (C3-C7)cycloalkyl, aryl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl(C1-C6)alkyl; each R<1><3> is H, (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl or the two groups R<1><3> form a pyrrolidinyl, piperidino, morpholino, piperazinyl or N-(C1-C4)alkyl-piperazinyl group; R<7> is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl(C1-C6)alkyl or a group of the formula R<1><0>R<1><1>R<1><4>C- wherein R<1><0> and R<1><1> are as previously defined and R<1><4> is (R<1><3>)2NCO-, R<1><2>OCH2- or R<1><5>OCO, wherein R<1><2> and R<1><3> are as previously defined and R<1><5> is (C1-C6)alkyl, (C3-C7)cycloalkyl or aryl(C1-C6)alkyl; and R<8> is (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl, aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl(C1-C6)alkyl; R<3> is a group of the formula: <CHEM> wherein R<1><6> is H, halo, 4-OH, 4-(C1-C6 alkoxy), 4-(C3-C7 cycloalkoxy) 4-(C2-C6 alkenyloxy), 4-[(C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyloxy], 4-[(C3-C7 cycloalkoxy)carbonyloxy], or 3-(C1-C4 alkyl)SO2NH-; and R<2><0> is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C2-C6 alkanoyl or halo; or R<3> is a group of the formula: <CHEM> wherein said groups may optionally be substituted in the fused benzene ring by C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, OH, halo or CF3; are antihypertensive agents of utility in the treatment of hypertension, heart failure and renal insufficiency. |