Cyclic amides

A compound of the formula:

• ##STR11## in which:
• n has a value of 1, 2, or 3;
• R.sup.5 is vic-naphthylene unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 4 substituents each selected independently from the group consisting of nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carbethoxy, carbomethoxy, carbopropoxy, acetyl, carbamoyl, acetoxy, carboxy, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and halo;
• R.sup.6 is CO or CH.sub.2 ;
• R.sup.7 is (i) phenyl or phenyl substituted with one or more substituents each selected independently of the other from the group consisting of nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carbethoxy, carbomethoxy, carbopropoxy, acetyl, carbamoyl, acetoxy, carboxy, hydroxy, amino, alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and halo, (ii) benzyl unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carbethoxy, carbomethoxy, carbopropoxy, acetyl, carbamoyl, acetoxy, carboxy, hydroxy, amino, alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and halo, (iii) naphthyl, and (iv) benzyloxy;
• R.sup.12 is --OH, alkoxy of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or ##STR12## R.sup.8' is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
• and R.sup.9' is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, --COR.sup.10, or --SO.sub.2 R.sup.10 in which
• R.sup.10 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or phenyl.