| abstract |
BENZHYDRYLOXY-CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND AMIDES WHEREIN THE BENZHYDRYL MOIETY MAY BE HALOGEN, LOWER ALKYL, LOWER ALKOXY, LOWER ALKYLTHIO, LOWER ALKYLSULFONYL OR TRIFLUOROMETHYL SUBSTITUTED AND THE AMIDES ARE N-MONOOR N,N-DISUBSTITUTED BY LOWER ALKYL OR INCLUDE A CYCLIC AMIDO MOIETY, ARE USEFUL AS INTERMEDIATES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CORRESPONDING AMINOCYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVES. THE LATTER HAVING MILD TRANQUILIZING AND ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY. |