Tricyclic benzodiazepine derivatives ("A") bearing a hydroxylower alkyl substituent in the 1-position and a heterocyclic ring joined between positions 4 and 5 of the benzodiazepine moiety are described. The heterocyclic ring will contain the nitrogen atom appearing at position 4 of the benzodiazepine ring as well as the hetero atom, which may be either oxygen or nitrogen, attached to the carbon atom at the 5-position of the benzodiazepine ring. "A" bearing an oxygen atom in the new heterocyclic ring may be formed from the corresponding 4,5-unsaturated benzodiazepines by treatment with an epoxide compound in the presence of an acid catalyst. "A" bearing either a nitrogen or an oxygen atom in the new heterocyclic ring may be prepared by cyclization of the corresponding open compound. "A" are useful as sedative, muscle relaxant and anti-convulsant agents.
描述了带有1-位置羟基较低烷基取代基和异杂环环在苯二氮平骨架的4和5位置之间连接的
三环苯二氮平衍
生物(“A”)。异杂环环将包含出现在苯二氮平环的4位置的氮原子以及连接到苯二氮平环的5位置的碳原子上的杂原子(可以是氧原子或氮原子)。带有新异杂环环中的氧原子的“A”可通过在酸催化剂存在下用环氧化合物处理相应的4,5-不饱和苯二氮平衍
生物来形成。带有新异杂环环中的氮原子或氧原子的“A”可以通过相应的开放化合物的环化制备。 “A”可用作镇静剂,肌肉松弛剂和抗惊厥剂。