Pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3-ones of the formula ##STR1## e.g. wherein R.sub.1 is an aromatic heterocyclic radical selected from quinolyl, isoquinolyl, pyrimidyl and thiazolyl, or such said heterocyclic radical mono- or di-substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, each independently, represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, each independently, represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are benzodiazepine receptor modulators.
式为##STR1##的
吡唑并[4,3-c]
喹啉-3-
酮类化合物,其中R.sub.1是从
喹啉基、
异喹啉基、
嘧啶基和
噻唑基中选择的芳香杂环基,或者是被较低烷基、较低烷氧基或卤素单取代或双取代的所述杂环基;R.sub.2和R.sub.3,各自独立地代表氢或较低烷基;R.sub.4和R.sub.5,各自独立地代表氢、较低烷基、较低烷氧基、卤素或三
氟甲基;以及其药学上可接受的盐,是苯二氮卓受体调节剂。