| abstract |
The invention relates to tricyclic aromatase inhibitors, their preparation and their use in a pharmaceutical preparation. The compounds according to the invention possess the general formula I <CHEM> wherein R<1> and R<2> independently of one another denote H, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkythio, OH, CN, CF3, NO2, an amino group which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, an NHacyl group, carbonamide or a free or esterified carboxylate group; R<3> is H, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or arylalkyl; R<4> is H, OH, alkoxy or arylalkoxy; m is 1 or 2; n is 2, 3 or 4; the broken line represents an optional bond; <CHEM> with the proviso that when R<1> and R<2> are H, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy or OH, m = 1, n = 3, the broken line does not represent a bond and Q is imidazolyl, R<3> and R<4> may not both be H; and also pharmaceutically acceptable salts. |