| abstract |
Derivatives of 2-amino-6,7-dihydroxytetrahydronaphthalene (ADTN) represented by the formula (FORMULA) wherein R is OH, alkyloxy, hydroxyalkyl or acyloxy, and R' is an arylalkyl where the aryl group is benzyl, substituted benzyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl and the alkyl group is a straight or branched chain alkyl having one to twenty carbon atoms; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These derivatives of 2-amino-6,7-dihydroxytetrahydronaphthalene are useful as inotropes. |