.delta.-amino-.gamma.-hydroxy-.omega.-aryl-alkanoic acid amides

A novel .delta.-amino-.gamma.-hydroxy-.omega.-aryl-alkanoic acid amide of formula I ##STR39## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy or free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkoxy,

• R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkoxy-lower alkyl, hydroxy, optionally lower alkanoylated, halogenated or sulfonylated hydroxy-lower alkoxy;
• amino-lower alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, by lower alkanoyl and/or by lower alkoxycarbonyl;
• optionally hydrogenated heteroaryl-lower alkyl;
• amino-lower alkoxy that is substituted by lower alkyl, by lower alkanoyl and/or by lower alkoxycarbonyl;
• oxo-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkenyloxy, cycloalkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkenyl, lower alkenyloxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkenyloxy, lower alkenyloxy-lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl-lower alkoxy, optionally S-oxidised lower alkylthio-lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio-(hydroxy)-lower alkoxy, aryl-lower alkoxy, optionally hydrogenated heteroaryl-lower alkoxy, cyano-lower alkoxy, free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkoxy or free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkyl,
• R.sub.3 is optionally halogenated lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkoxy-lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, optionally S-oxdised lower alkylthio-lower alkyl, optionally hydrogenated heteroarylthio-lower alkyl, optionally hydrogenated heteroaryl-lower alkyl;
• amino-lower alkyl that is unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated, n-lower alkanoylated or N-lower alkane-sulfonylated or N,N-disubstituted by lower alkylene, by unsubstituted or N'-lower alkylated or N'-lower alkanoylated aza-lower alkylene, by oxa-lower alkylene or by optionally S-oxidised thia-lower alkylene;
• cyano-lower alkyl, free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy-lower alkoxy, hydroxy-lower alkoxy, aryl-lower alkoxy, optionally halogenated lower alkoxy optionally S-oxidised lower alkylthio-lower alkoxy, optionally hydrogenated heteroaryl-lower alkoxy, optionally hydrogenated heteroarylthio-lower alkoxy, amino-lower alkoxy that is unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated, N-lower alkanoylated or N-lower alkanesulfonylated or substituted by lower alkylene, by unsubstituted or N'-lower alkylated or N'-lower alkanoylated aza-lower alkylene, by oxa-lower alkylene or by optionally S-oxidised thia-lower alkylene;
• cyano-lower alkoxy or free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkoxy,
• R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or cycloalkoxy,
• X is hydroxymethylene,
• R.sub.5 is lower alkyl or cycloalkyl,
• R.sub.6 is unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated or N-lower alkanoylated amino,
• R.sub.7 is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl-lower alkyl, and
• R.sub.8 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, free or aliphatically esterified or etherified hydroxy-lower alkyl;
• amino-lower alkyl that is unsubstituted or N-lower alkanoylated or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated or N,N-disubstituted by lower alkylene, by hydroxy-, lower alkoxy- or lower alkanoyloxy-lower alkylene, by unsubstituted or N'-lower alkanoylated or N'-lower alkylated aza-lower alkylene, by oxa-lower alkylene or by optionally S-oxidised thia-lower alkylene;
• free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkyl, free or esterified or amidated dicarboxy-lower alkyl, free or esterified or amidated carboxy-(hydroxy)-lower alkyl, free or esterified or amidated carboxycycloalkyl-lower alkyl, cyano-lower alkyl, lower alkanesulfonyl-lower alkyl, unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated thiocarbamoyl-lower alkyl, unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated sulfamoyl-lower alkyl, or a heteroaryl radical bonded via a carbon atom and optionally hydrogenated and/or oxo-substituted, or lower alkyl substituted by a heteroaryl radical bonded via a carbon atom and optionally hydrogenated and/or oxo-substituted,
• or a salt thereof.