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, lower-alkoxy, 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]苯二氮平类化合物的
化学式为:##STR1## 其中,Ar为2,3和4-
吡啶基,2或3-
噻吩基,苯基或取代苯基;R为氢,低碳基或羟基烷基链末端的胺基;Z为氢,卤素,三
氟甲基,低碳基,低-氧代烷基,羟基或硝基;Y为氢,低碳基,低-氧代烷基或羟基;并且这些化合物的药物盐是由[2-[(
氨基吡啶基)
氨基]苯基]芳基甲酮制备的,这些化合物也具有抗抑郁活性。