5-(1-hydroxylcycloalkyl)-2-methoxy pyridine compounds

Abstract

There are described compounds of the formula ##STR1## where n is 1, 2 or 3; R.sub.1 is hydrogen, formyl, loweralkylcarbonyl, arylloweralkylcarbonyl, loweralkyl, arylloweralkyl, ##STR2## R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 being independently loweralkyl or alternatively the group ##STR3## taken as a whole is ##STR4## R.sub.2 is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkenyl, arylloweralkyl, --CH.sub.2 C.tbd.CH, ##STR5## R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 being independently loweralkyl or alternatively the group ##STR6## taken as a whole is ##STR7## R.sub.3 is hydrogen is loweralkyl; and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or loweralkyl; which compounds are useful as analgesic agents and also for treating various memory dysfunctions.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.