A benzo[h]cinnoline compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of X and Y is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, amino, alkanoylamido having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, nitro, cyano, alkanoyl having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Ar is phenyl or pyridyl which may be optionally substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, amino, alkanoylamido having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, nitro and cyano; and the bond position indicated by dotted line is single bond or double bond, a method of preparing said compound and a pharmaceutical composition containing said compound. Since these compounds possess high affinity for benzodiazepine receptor and antianxiety activity, they are useful as neutralizers to an excess dose of antianxiety agents or as antianxiety agents.
一种苯并[h]
茚啉化合物,其
化学式为:##STR1## 其中X和Y分别为氢,卤素,三
氟甲基,羟基,具有1至4个碳原子的烷基,具有1至4个碳原子的烷氧基,
氨基,具有2至4个碳原子的烷酰胺基,硝基,
氰基,具有2至4个碳原子的烷酰基;Ar为苯基或
吡啶基,可以选择性地被至少一个取代基取代,所述取代基从卤素,三
氟甲基,羟基,具有1至4个碳原子的烷基,具有1至4个碳原子的烷氧基,
氨基,具有2至4个碳原子的烷酰胺基,硝基和
氰基中选择;虚线所示的键位为单键或双键,制备该化合物的方法以及含有该化合物的制药组合物。由于这些化合物具有高亲和力的苯二氮平受体和抗焦虑活性,它们可用作抗焦虑剂的中和剂或抗焦虑剂。