| abstract |
A novel series of 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]quinolinyloxyalkanoic acid amides having enhanced water solubility is disclosed of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 3 to 5; R 1 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 2 is hydrogen; R 3 is 1-piperidinylethyl, 1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl, 4-(1-piperidinyl)piperidine, (1-alkyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)alkyl where alkyl is 1 to 4 carbon atoms, 3-quinuclidinyl; R 2 and R 3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form 4-R 4 -piperazin-1-yl wherein R 4 is alkyl of 1 to 7 carbon atoms, alkoxyethyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, tetrahydropyranylmethyl, thienylmethyl, cycloalkyl-(CH 2 ) m where m is zero or one and cycloalkyl is 5 to 7 carbon atoms except m is zero when cycloalkyl is 7 carbon atoms, benzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, 3-trifluoromethylbenzyl, 4-alkoxybenzyl where alkoxy is 1 to 4 carbon atoms. n The compounds are cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors and are particularly useful as inhibitors of blood platelet aggregation and/or as cardiotonic agents. |