Sila-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives and their medicinal use

Claim 2

A compound of the formula ##STR7## in which R denotes a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or benzyl radical, R 1 and R 4 are identical or different and denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or trifluoromethyl radical and R 2 and R 3 are identical or different and denote a radical of the general formula ##STR8## in which A denotes an optionally C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkylene radical and R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are identical or different and each denotes an alkyl, cycloalkyl or phenyl radical, and these radicals are, in turn, optionally substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl, or one of the substituents R 2 or R 3 denotes a straight-chain or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl radical, and the alkyl radical, in turn, is optionally substituted by alkoxy or halogen, or by a phenyl radical which in turn optionally carries one or more substituents selected from trifluoromethyl, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, nitro and alkylmercapto, or denotes an alkyl radical which is substituted by a group of the general formula ##STR9## in which R 8 and R 9 are identical or different and each denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl radical, and X denotes an alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aralkyl or aryl, and the aryl radical is optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents selected from nitro, cyano, halogen, trifluoromethyl, amino, alkyl, alkoxy, and trifluoromethoxy or by SO n -alkyl (n is 0, 1 or 2), or denotes an optionally alkyl-, alkoxy- or halogen-substituted quinolyl, isoquinolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, thienyl, furyl or pyrryl radical, each of said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylmercapto and alkylsulphonyl groups having up to 7 carbon atoms, each of said cycloalkyl groups having 3 to 7 ring carbon atoms, each of said cycloalkenyl groups having 5 to 7 ring carbon atoms, each aryl group being mono- or bi-cyclic carbocyclic aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms and each aralkyl group being mono- or bi-cyclic carbocylic aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms in the aryl portion and 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl portion.

Claim 3

A compound according to claim 1, in which R denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a benzyl radical, R 1 and R 4 are identical or different and denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a trifluoromethyl radical and R 2 and R 3 are identical or different and denote a compound of formula (Ia) as described in claim 1, in which A denotes an alkylene radical with 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are identical or different and each denotes an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl radical with 3 to 7 carbon atoms or a phenyl radical, and these radicals are, in turn, optionally substituted by alkyl or alkoxy, each with 1 to 2 carbon atoms, halogen or trifluoromethyl, or one of the substituents R 2 or R 3 denotes a straight-chain or branched alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl radical or cycloalkyl radical, each with up to 6 carbon atoms, and the alkyl radical, in turn, is optionally substituted by alkoxy with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or by halogen, or by a phenyl radical which in turn can carry 1 or 2 substituents selected from trifluoromethyl, nitro, halogen, and alkyl and alkoxy, each with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or one of the substituents R 2 and R 3 denotes an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, which is substituted by a radical of formula (Ib) as described in claim 1, in which R 8 and R 9 are identical or different and each denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a phenyl or benzyl radical, and X denotes an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl radical with 3 to 7 carbon atoms, a cycloalkenyl radical with 5 to 7 carbon atoms or a phenylalkyl radical with 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain or a phenyl or naphthyl radical, and the phenyl radical is optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents selected from nitro, cyano, halogen, trifluoromethyl, amino, trifluoromethoxy, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylmercapto and alkylsulphonyl, with 1 to 4 carbon atoms in each of the alkyl and alkoxy radicals mentioned, or denotes a quinolyl, isoquinolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, thienyl, furyl or pyrryl radical which is optionally substituted by halogen, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or alkoxy with 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 4

A compound according to claim 2, in which R denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, R 1 and R 4 denote methyl radicals, R 2 and R 3 have the same meanings as in claim 2 except that in the radical(s) of formula (Ia) as described in claim 1 A denotes an optionally methyl-substituted alkylene radical with 1 to 6 carbon atoms and X denotes a phenyl or naphthyl radical, and the phenyl radical is optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 identical or different substituents selected from nitro, cyano, halogen, trifluoromethyl, amino, trifluoromethoxy, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylmercapto and alkylsulphonyl, each with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or denotes a quinolyl, isoquinolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, thienyl, furyl or pyrryl radical which is optionally substituted by halogen, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy with 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

A pharmaceutical composition containing as an active ingredient an amount effective for treatment of circulatory diseases of a compound according to claim 1 in admixture with an inert pharmaceutical carrier.

Claim 6

A pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 in the form of a sterile or physiologically isotonic aqueous solution.

Claim 7

A composition according to claim 4 or 5 containing from 0.5 to 90% by weight of the said active ingredient.

Claim 8

A medicament of claim 4 in the form of tablets, pills, dragees, capsules, ampoules, or suppositories.

Claim 9

A method of combating circulatory diseases in warm-blooded animals which comprises administering to the said animals an active compound according to claim 1 either alone or in admixture with a diluent or in the form of a medicament.

Claim 10

A method according to claim 8 in which the active compound is administered intravenously in an amount of 0.001 to 10 mg per kg body weight per day.

Claim 11

A method according to claim 9 in which the active compound is administered intravenously in an amount of 0.002 to 1 mg per kg body weight per day.

Claim 12

A method according to claim 8 in which the active compound is administered orally in an amount of 0.05 to 50 mg per kg body weight per day.

Claim 13

A method according to claim 11 in which the active compound is administered orally in an amount of 0.5 to 10 mg per kg body weight.

Claim 14

A compound according to claim 1, which is 2,6-Dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid bis-(trimethylsilyl-methyl) ester.

Claim 15

A compound according to claim 1, which is 2,6-Dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid 3-methyl ester 5-trimethylsily-methyl ester

Claim 16

A compound according to claim 1, which is 2,6-Dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid 3-isopropyl ester 5-trimethylsilyl-methyl ester.