.alpha.-aryl-.alpha.-hydroxy-.beta.-imidazolinyl-propionamides

A compound of the formula ##STR9## in which n is a number from 0 to 5,

• R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or together are C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 -alkanediyl,
• R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl,
• R.sup.4 represents hydrogen;
• C.sub.1-6 -alkyl optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, or C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy;
• C.sub.3-7 -cycloalkyl or C.sub.3-7 -cycloalkyl-C.sub.1-4 -alkyl each optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine or C.sub.1-4 alkyl;
• phenyl, naphthyl, phenyl-C.sub.1-4 -alkyl or naphthyl-C.sub.1-4 -alkyl each optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano or nitro or by C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 -alkylthio, C.sub.1-4 -alkylsulphinyl or C.sub.1-4 -alkylsulphonyl each optionally substituted by fluorine and/or chlorine;
• X represents halogen, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy each of which is optionally substituted by fluorine and/or chlorine,
• or a physiologically tolerated acid adduct thereof.