Certain pyrano [3,4-b]indoles and thiopyrano[3,4-b]indoles
AssigneeAmerican Home Products Corporation
InventorsChristopher A. Demerson, Leslie G. Humber, Thomas A. Dobson, Ivo L. Jirkovsky
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Abstract
Indole derivatives characterized by having a 1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole or 1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole nucleus bearing a substituent in position 1, said substituent incorporating an acid, ester or amide function therein, are disclosed. The nucleus is further substituted at position 1 and may be optionally substituted at positions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The derivatives are useful antiinflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial and antifungal agents and methods for their preparation and use are also disclosed.
Claims57
A compound of the formula Ia ##SPC7##
- in which R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl and 2-thienyl, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl, R.sup.6a, R.sup.6b, R.sup.6c, and R.sup.6d are the same or different and selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, benzyloxy, lower alkanoyloxy, nitro, halo, mercapto, lower alkylthio, trifluoromethyl, amino and sulfamoyl, R.sup.7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and lower alkenyl, X is selected from the group consisting of oxy and thio, Y is selected from the group consisting of carbonyl, ##EQU8## which each of R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and Z is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and lower alkoxy, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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