| abstract |
An antidepressive imidazole compound of the formula: <IMAGE> wherein R1 is lower alkyl, R2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, heterocyclic amino, halogen or - - <IMAGE> - (in which R6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkylsulfonyl, A is carbonyl or sulfonyl, and R7 is lower alkyl, halogenated lower alkyl, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, mono- or di-lower alkylaminoalkyl, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl having halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl, phenylamino or phenylamino having halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl); and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts. |