| abstract |
Tricyclic nitrogen containing compounds, having anxiolytic and anti-depressant activity and central nervous system activity of structural formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl or R1 and R2 are joined to form pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine or imidazole. X is OCH3, SO2R3, SO2CF3 or CN where R3 is C1-6 alkyl or an aryl; and Y is hydrogen, Cl, Br, F, CN, CONR1R2, CF3, OCH3, SO2NR1R2. These new compounds are suitable for treating anxiolytic disorder, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, anxiety, depression or as compounds for lowering blood pressure or treating migraine headaches in patients in need of such treatment. |