The instant invention is directed to .alpha.-(aminoalkyl)-4-hydroxy-3-(alkylsulfinylbenzenemethanols and to a method of utilizing the compounds for reducing blood pressure in mammals.
Alpha-(aminoalkyl)-4-hydroxy-3-(alkylthio)benzenemethanols useful as intermediates and as antihypertensive agents are prepared by reduction of the corresponding aminoalkyl 4-hydroxy-3-(alkylthio)phenyl ketones.