Substituted caprylolactam derivatives as anti-hypertensives

Claim 2

A compound of the formula: ##STR6## wherein R and R 3 are the same or different and are hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkenoxy, aryloxy, arloweralkoxy; R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl of up to 12 carbon atoms which include branched groups, cycloalkyl of unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 ; substituted loweralkyl wherein the substituent(s) can be halo, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, aryloxy, amino, loweralkylamino, aminoloweralkylthio, aminoloweralkoxy, diloweralkylamino, acylamino, arylamino, guanidino, phthalimido, mercapto, loweralkylthio, arylthio, carboxy, carboxamido or carboloweralkoxy, arloweralkyl, arloweralkenyl, heteroarlower alkyl or heteroarlower alkenyl, substituted arloweralkyl, or substituted heteroarlower alkyl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl substituents are halo, dihalo, lower alkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, amino, aminomethyl, phenyloxy, acylamino, diloweralkylamino, loweralkylamino, carboxyl, haloloweralkyl, or aroyl; arloweralkyl or heteroarloweralkyl substituted on the alkyl portion by amino, hydroxy or acylamino; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein in said R--R 4 groups, unless otherwise indicated, aryl and the prefix "ar" denote unsubstituted aromatic ring or rings of C 6 -C 12 , acyl denotes an organic radical derived from carboxylic acid, and heteroaryl denotes an aryl group containing an N, O or S heteroatom.

Claim 3

A compound of the formula: ##STR7## wherein R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy, or benzyloxy; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; R 1 is alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, substituted lower alkyl wherein the alkyl group has 1-5 carbon atoms and the substituent is amino, acylamino, hydroxy, aminoloweralkylthio, aminoloweralkoxy, arylthio, aryloxy or arylamino, aralkyl or heteroaralkyl wherein the alkyl portion has 1 to 3 carbon atoms or substituted arloweralkyl and substituted heteroarloweralkyl wherein the alkyl groups have 1 to 3 carbons optionally substituted with amino, hydroxy, or acylamino and wherein the substituents on the aryl or heteroaryl group are halo, dihalo, amino, aminoalkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl, phenoxy or benzoyl; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein in said R--R 4 groups, unless otherwise indicated, aryl and the prefix "ar" denote unsubstituted aromatic ring or rings of C 6 -C 12 , acyl denotes an organic radical derived from carboxylic acid, and heteroaryl denotes an aryl group containing an N, O or S heteroatom.

Claim 4

A compound of the formula: ##STR7## wherein R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy, or benzyloxy; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; R 1 is alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, substituted lower alkyl wherein the alkyl group has 1-5 carbon atoms and the substituent is amino, acylamino, hydroxy, aminoloweralkylthio, aminoloweralkoxy, arylthio, aryloxy or arylamino, aralkyl or heteroaralkyl wherein the alkyl portion has 1 to 3 carbon atoms or substituted arloweralkyl and substituted heteroarloweralkyl wherein the alkyl groups have 1 to 3 carbons optionally substituted with amino, hydroxy, or acylamino and wherein the substituents on the aryl or heteroaryl group are halo, dihalo, amino, aminoalkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl, phenoxy or benzoyl; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein in said R--R 4 groups, unless otherwise indicated, aryl and the prefix "ar" denote unsubstituted aromatic ring or rings of C 6 -C 12 , acyl denotes an organic radical derived from carboxylic acid, and heteroaryl denotes an aryl group containing an N, O or S heteroatom.

Claim 5

A compound of the formula: ##STR8## wherein R 1 is alkyl from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl lower alkyl, indolyl lower alkyl, halophenyl lower alkyl, phenoxy lower alkyl, amino lower alkyl, phenyl thio lower alkyl, aminoethylthioloweralkyl, aminoethyloxyloweralkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, or lower alkyl; R 4 is hydrogen R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy, or benzyloxy; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Claim 6

A compound of the formula: ##STR8## wherein R 1 is alkyl from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl lower alkyl, indolyl lower alkyl, halophenyl lower alkyl, phenoxy lower alkyl, amino lower alkyl, phenyl thio lower alkyl, aminoethylthioloweralkyl, aminoethyloxyloweralkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, or lower alkyl; R 4 is hydrogen R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy, or benzyloxy; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Claim 7

A compound of the formula ##STR9## wherein R 1 is phenyl lower alkyl, indolyl lower alkyl, halo phenyl lower alkyl or amino lower alkyl; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen; R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy, or benzyloxy; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Claim 8

A compound of the formula ##STR9## wherein R 1 is phenyl lower alkyl, indolyl lower alkyl, halo phenyl lower alkyl or amino lower alkyl; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen; R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy, or benzyloxy; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Claim 9

A compound of claim 4 which is 1-carboxymethyl-3-[(1-carboxy-3-phenylpropyl)amino]perhydroazonin-2-one.

Claim 10

A compound of Claim 4 which is 1-carboxymethyl-3-[(1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)amino]perhydroazonin-2-one.

Claim 11

A pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of hypertension which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an antihypertensively effective amount of an amino acid compound of the formula: ##STR10## wherein R and R 3 are the same or different and are hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkenoxy, aryloxy, arloweralkoxy, R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl of up to 12 carbon atoms which include branched groups, cycloalkyl of unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 ; substituted loweralkyl wherein the substituent can be halo, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, aryloxy, amino, loweralkylamino, aminoloweralkylthio, aminoloweralkoxy, diloweralkylamino, acylamino, arylamino, guanidino, phthalimido, mercapto, loweralkylthio, arylthio, carboxy, carboxamido or carboloweralkoxy, arloweralkyl, arloweralkenyl, heteroarlower alkyl or heteroarlower alkenyl, substituted arloweralkyl or substituted heteroarlower alkenyl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl substituents are halo, dihalo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, amino, aminomethyl, phenyloxy, acylamino, diloweralkylamino, loweralkylamino, carboxyl, haloloweralkyl, or aroyl; arloweralkyl or heteroarloweralkyl substituted on the alkyl portion by amino or acylamino; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein in said R--R 4 groups, unless otherwise indicated, aryl and the prefix "ar" denote unsubstituted aromatic ring or rings of C 6 -C 12 , acyl denotes an organic radical derived from carboxylic acid, and heteroaryl denotes an aryl group containing an N, O or S heteroatom.

Claim 12

A pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of hypertension which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an antihypertensively effective amount of an amino acid compound of the formula: ##STR10## wherein R and R 3 are the same or different and are hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkenoxy, aryloxy, arloweralkoxy, R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl of up to 12 carbon atoms which include branched groups, cycloalkyl of unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 ; substituted loweralkyl wherein the substituent can be halo, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, aryloxy, amino, loweralkylamino, aminoloweralkylthio, aminoloweralkoxy, diloweralkylamino, acylamino, arylamino, guanidino, phthalimido, mercapto, loweralkylthio, arylthio, carboxy, carboxamido or carboloweralkoxy, arloweralkyl, arloweralkenyl, heteroarlower alkyl or heteroarlower alkenyl, substituted arloweralkyl or substituted heteroarlower alkenyl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl substituents are halo, dihalo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, amino, aminomethyl, phenyloxy, acylamino, diloweralkylamino, loweralkylamino, carboxyl, haloloweralkyl, or aroyl; arloweralkyl or heteroarloweralkyl substituted on the alkyl portion by amino or acylamino; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein in said R--R 4 groups, unless otherwise indicated, aryl and the prefix "ar" denote unsubstituted aromatic ring or rings of C 6 -C 12 , acyl denotes an organic radical derived from carboxylic acid, and heteroaryl denotes an aryl group containing an N, O or S heteroatom.

Claim 13

A pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of hypertension which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an antihypertensivity effective amount of an amino acid compound of the formula: ##STR11## wherein R 1 is phenyl lower alkyl, indolyl lower alkyl, halo phenyl lower alkyl or amino lower alkyl; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen; R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy or benzyloxy; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Claim 14

A pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of hypertension which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an antihypertensivity effective amount of an amino acid compound of the formula: ##STR11## wherein R 1 is phenyl lower alkyl, indolyl lower alkyl, halo phenyl lower alkyl or amino lower alkyl; R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen; R and R 3 are independently hydroxy, lower alkoxy or benzyloxy; and, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Claim 15

A process for preparing compounds of the formula: ##STR12## wherein R and R 3 are the same or different and are hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower akenoxy, aryloxy, arloweralkoxy; R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl of up to 12 carbon atoms which include branched groups, cycloalkyl of unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 ; substituted loweralkyl wherein the substituent can be halo, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, aryloxy, amino, loweralkylamino, aminoloweralkylthio, aminoloweralkoxy, diloweralkylamino, acylamino, arylamino, guanidino, phthalimido, mercapto, loweralkylthio, arylthio, carboxy, carboxamido or carboloweralkoxy, arloweralkyl, arloweralkenyl, heteroarlower alkyl or heteroarlower alkenyl, substituted arloweralkyl, or substituted heteroarlower alkyl, or substituted heteroarlower alkenyl, wherein the substituents are halo, dihalo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, amino, aminomethyl, phenyloxy, acylamino, diloweralkylamino, loweralkylamino, carboxyl, haloloweralkyl, or aroyl; arloweralkyl or heteroarloweralkyl substituted on the alkyl portion by amino, hydroxyl, or acylamino; and, R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; wherein in said R--R 4 groups, unless otherwise indicated, aryl and the prefix "ar" denote unsubstituted aromatic ring or rings of C 6 -C 12 , acyl denotes an organic radical derived from carboxylic acid, and heteroaryl denotes an aryl group containing an N, O or S heteroatom; which comprises reductively alkylating a compound of the formula: ##STR13## with a compound of the formula: ##STR14## wherein R and R 1 are as defined above followed by removal of protecting groups, if necessary, to yield the desired product and, if desired, isolating the biologically more active isomer by chromatography, fractional crystallization, or resolution with an appropriate optically active acid or base and, if desired, preparing a salt of the desired product by conventional means.

Claim 16

A process for preparing compounds of the formula: ##STR12## wherein R and R 3 are the same or different and are hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower akenoxy, aryloxy, arloweralkoxy; R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl of up to 12 carbon atoms which include branched groups, cycloalkyl of unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 ; substituted loweralkyl wherein the substituent can be halo, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, aryloxy, amino, loweralkylamino, aminoloweralkylthio, aminoloweralkoxy, diloweralkylamino, acylamino, arylamino, guanidino, phthalimido, mercapto, loweralkylthio, arylthio, carboxy, carboxamido or carboloweralkoxy, arloweralkyl, arloweralkenyl, heteroarlower alkyl or heteroarlower alkenyl, substituted arloweralkyl, or substituted heteroarlower alkyl, or substituted heteroarlower alkenyl, wherein the substituents are halo, dihalo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, amino, aminomethyl, phenyloxy, acylamino, diloweralkylamino, loweralkylamino, carboxyl, haloloweralkyl, or aroyl; arloweralkyl or heteroarloweralkyl substituted on the alkyl portion by amino, hydroxyl, or acylamino; and, R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; wherein in said R--R 4 groups, unless otherwise indicated, aryl and the prefix "ar" denote unsubstituted aromatic ring or rings of C 6 -C 12 , acyl denotes an organic radical derived from carboxylic acid, and heteroaryl denotes an aryl group containing an N, O or S heteroatom; which comprises reductively alkylating a compound of the formula: ##STR13## with a compound of the formula: ##STR14## wherein R and R 1 are as defined above followed by removal of protecting groups, if necessary, to yield the desired product and, if desired, isolating the biologically more active isomer by chromatography, fractional crystallization, or resolution with an appropriate optically active acid or base and, if desired, preparing a salt of the desired product by conventional means.