Pyrido[1,4]benzodiazepines having antidepressant activity of the formula ##STR1## wherein Ar is 2, 3 and 4-pyridinyl, 2 or 3-thienyl, phenyl or a substituted phenyl; R is hydrogen, loweralkyl or an amine on the end of a hydrocarbon chain; Z is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, hydroxy or nitro; and Y is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy or hydroxy; and the pharmaceutical salts are prepared from [2-[(aminopyridinyl)amino]phenyl]arylmethanones which also have antidepressant activity.
具有抗抑郁活性的
吡啶并[1,4]苯二氮平的
化学式为##STR1##其中Ar是2、3和4-
吡啶基、2或3-
噻吩基、苯基或取代苯基;R是氢、低碳基或一端带有碳氢链的胺基;Z是氢、卤素、三
氟甲基、低碳基、低碳氧基、羟基或硝基;Y是氢、低碳基、低碳氧基或羟基;并且这些药物盐是由[2-[(
氨基吡啶基)
氨基]苯基]芳基甲酮制备的,这些甲酮也具有抗抑郁活性。