| abstract |
There are presented novel benzodiazepine derivatives of the formula <IMAGE> I wherein R1 is lower alkyl, lower hydroxyalkyl or lower dialkylaminoalkyl, R2 and R3 each are lower alkyl, R4 is halogen, R5, R7 and R8 each are hydrogen or halogen and R6 is nitro, amino, lower alkylamino, lower dialkylamino or a group of the formula H2N-C(CH3)2-CO-NH-, R9R10N-CO-NH- or <IMAGE> and either R9 is hydrogen or lower alkyl and R10 is lower alkyl or lower hydroxyalkyl or R9 and R10 together with the nitrogen atom are a 3- to 7-membered heterocycle which, provided it is at least 5-membered, can contain as a ring member an oxygen or sulfur atom or a group of the formula >N-R in which R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts. The compounds possess aldosterone-antagonistic properties and are accordingly suitable for the control or prevention of heart failure, hepatic ascites, primary aldosteronism and idiopathic hypertension. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION |