1-Carboxyalkanoylindoline-2-carboxylic acids

Claim 2

A 1-carboxy-(alkanoyl or aralkanoyl)-indoline-2-carboxylic acid compound of the formula: ##STR17## wherein Ph is unsubstituted 1,2-phenylene, or 1,2-phenylene substituted by one to three identical or different members selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylenedioxy, hydroxy, halogeno and trifluoromethyl; R o is hydrogen or HPh; each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and n is an integer from 2 to 8; an amide, mono- or di-lower alkylamide, lower alkyl ester, (amino, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, carboxy or lower carbalkoxy)-lower alkyl ester, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Claim 3

A compound as claimed in claim 1, in which formula Ph is unsubstituted 1,2-phenylene, or 1,2-phenylene substituted by one or two identical or different members selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy and halogeno, or 1,2-phenylene substituted by one lower alkylenedioxy or trifluoromethyl group; R o is hydrogen or HPh; each of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and n is an integer from 2 to 8; an amide, mono- or di-lower alkylamide, a lower alkyl ester, (amino, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, carboxy or lower carbalkoxy)-lower alkyl ester; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salt of said acid, or an acid addition salt of said aminoalkyl ester.

Claim 4

A compound as claimed in claim 2, wherein Ph is 1,2-phenylene, unsubstituted or mono-substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylenedioxy, hydroxy, halogeno or trifluoromethyl; R o is hydrogen or HPh; each R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is hydrogen or methyl; and n is an integer from 2 to 8; or said acid or amino derivatives listed in claim 2.

Claim 5

A compound as claimed in claim 2 and corresponding to the formula: ##STR18## wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy with up to 4 carbon atoms, halogeno or trifluoromethyl; m is the integer 0 or 1; each of p and q is an integer from 0 to 2; and R' is hydrogen or R-phenyl; a mono- or bis-amide, the mono- or bis-lower (alkyl or ω-aminoalkyl) ester, a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt of said acid, or an acid addition salt of said aminoalkyl ester.

Claim 6

A compound as claimed in claim 4, in which formula R is hydrogen, methyl, methoxy, fluoro, chloro or trifluoromethyl; each of m and p is the integer 1; q is the integer 1 or 2; and R' is hydrogen or phenyl, or a said acid or amino derivative listed in claim 4.

Claim 7

A compound as claimed in claim 4, wherein R is in the 5-indoline-position.

Claim 8

A compound as claimed in claim 4, in the form of its 2S-carboxy-indoline chiral epimer.

Claim 9

1-(2,4-dimethyl-4-carboxybutanoyl)-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 10

1-(2,4-dimethyl-4-carboxybutanoyl)-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 11

1-[4-carboxy-4-(2-phenethyl)-butanoyl]-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 12

1-[4-carboxy-4-(2-phenethyl)-butanoyl]-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 13

A compound as claimed in claim 7, and being the 1-(4-carboethoxy-2R,4R-dimethylbutanoyl)-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 14

A compound as claimed in claim 7, and being the 1-(4-carboxy-2R,4R-dimethylbutanoyl)-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 15

A compound as claimed in claim 7, and being the 1-(4-carboethoxy-2R-methylbutanoyl)-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 16

A compound as claimed in claim 7, and being the 1-(4-carboxy-2R-methylbutanoyl)-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 17

A compound as claimed in claim 7, and being the 1-(4-carboethoxy-2R-methyl-4R-phenethylbutanoyl)-indoline-2S-carboxylic acid; or a pharmaceutically acceptable alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof.

Claim 18

An antihypertensive and cardioactive pharmaceutical composition comprising a correspondingly effective amount of a compound as claimed in claim 1, together with a pharmaceutical excipient.

Claim 19

A method of treating hypertension or congestive heart failure in mammals, which consists in administering to said mammals in need thereof, an effective amount of a composition claimed in claim 15.

Claim 20

A compound as claimed in claim 4 wherein the chirality corresponds to the formula IIa: ##STR19##