Substituted 9,10-anthracenebishydrazones

Claim 1

A compound selected from the group consisting of those of the formula: ##STR14## wherein Z is a trivalent moiety selected from the group consisting of those of the formulae: ##STR15## wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and R is hydrogen, alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl or benzyl; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl and monovalent moieties of the formulae: ##STR16## wherein m is 2, 3, 4 or 5, p is 1, 2 or 3, q is 0, 1 or 2, R' is hydrogen or alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms, R" is hydrogen or alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms, R 7 is alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms, amino, anilino, hydrazino, monohydroxyalkylamino having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and wherein the carbon atom alpha to the nitrogen atom may not bear an hydroxy group, alkylamino having up to 4 carbon atoms, dialkylamino wherein each alkyl group has up to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkylamino having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, benzylamino, α-phenethylamino, β-phenethylamino, 2-furfurylamino, 3-furfurylamino, α-thenylamino, β-thenylamino, α-pyridylmethylamino, β-pyridylmethylamino, γ-pyridylmethylamino, indanylamino, pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, thiomorpholino, N-methylpiperazino, alkoxy having up to 4 carbon atoms, alkylthio having up to 4 carbon atoms or a moiety of the formula: ##STR17## wherein m, R 1 , R' and R" are as hereinbefore defined and the moiety --NR'R" may be pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino or N-methylpiperazino, X is oxo (O═), thioxo (S═) or imino (R'--N═ wherein R' is as hereinbefore defined) and Y is oxy (--O--), thio (--S--), methylene (--CH 2 --) or a divalent group of the formula: ##STR18## wherein R 8 is alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms or monohydroxyalkyl having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and wherein the carbon atom alpha to the nitrogen atom may not bear an hydroxy group; and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are each individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), hydroxy, nitro, amino, sulfonamido, alkyl having up to 3 carbon atoms and alkoxy having up to 3 carbon atoms; and the pharmacologically acceptable acid-addition and quaternary ammonium salts thereof.