Compounds of the class of (2-benzofuranyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines and (2-benzofuranyl)-piperidines which at the ring nitrogen atom are unsubstituted or substituted by a substituent of the class of certain aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and araliphatic radicals, and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts have valuable pharmacological properties. In particular, they inhibit monoamine oxidase and antagonize the action of tetrabenazine. They are useful as active ingredients for therapeutic compositions for the treatment of mental depression. Specific embodiments are 4-(2-benzofuranyl)-piperidine, 2-(5,6-dimethyl-2-benzofuranyl)-piperidine and their hydrochlorides.
(2-
苯并呋喃基)-
1,2,3,6-四氢吡啶和(2-
苯并呋喃基)-
哌啶的化合物,其环氮原子未被取代或被取代为某些脂肪族、环脂族和芳基脂肪族基团的取代基类别,并且它们的药用可接受酸盐具有有价值的药理学特性。特别地,它们抑制单胺氧化酶并拮抗四
苯乙酸的作用。它们可用作治疗心理抑郁的治疗组合物的活性成分。具体实施例是4-(2-
苯并呋喃基)-
哌啶,2-(5,6-二甲基-2-
苯并呋喃基)-
哌啶及其盐酸盐。