Method of use of 3-arylcarbonyl- and 3-cycloalkyl-carbonyl-1-aminoalkyl-1H-indoles

Claim 1

A method for the relief of pain or rheumatic or inflammatory conditions in a patient requiring such treatment which comprises administering orally or parenterally to such patient a medication in solid or liquid dosage form containing, as the active component thereof, an effective analgesic, anti-rheumatic or anti-inflammatory amount of a compound having the formula: ##STR18## wherein: R 2 is hydrogen, lower-alkyl, chloro, phenyl or benzyl (or phenyl or benzyl substituted by from one to two substituents selected from halo, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, lower-alkylmercapto, lower-alkylsulfinyl or lower-alkylsulfonyl); R 3 is cyclohexyl, lower-alkoxycyclohexyl, phenyl (or phenyl substituted by from one to two substituents selected from halo, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, benzyloxy, lower-alkyl, nitro, amino, lower-alkylamino, di-lower-alkylamino, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkylamino, lower-alkanoylamino, benzoylamino, trifluoroacetylamino, lower-alkylsulfonylamino, carbamylamino, lower-alkylmercapto, lower-alkylsulfinyl, lower-alkylsulfonyl, cyano, formyl or oximinomethylene), methylenedioxyphenyl, 3- or 4-hydroxy-1-piperidinylphenyl, 1-piperazinylphenyl, (1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl, (1-pyrrolyl)phenyl, aminomethylphenyl, guanidinylmethylphenyl, N-cyanoguanidinylmethylphenyl, styryl, lower-alkyl-substituted-styryl, fluoro-substituted-styryl, 2- or 4-biphenyl, 1- or 2-naphthyl (or 1- or 2-naphthyl substituted by from one to two substituents selected from lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, bromo, chloro, fluoro, lower-alkoxycarbonyl, carbamyl, cyano, lower-alkylmercapto, lower-alkylsulfinyl, lower-alkylsulfonyl or trifluoromethyl), thienyl, furyl, benzo[b]furyl, benzo[b]thienyl, quinolyl, or (N-lower-alkyl)pyrrolyl; R 4 is hydrogen or from one to two substituents selected from lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy or halo in the 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-positions; C═Z is C═O or C═NOH; Alk is α,ω-lower-alkylene having the formula (CH 2 ) n where n is an integer from 2 to 6, or such lower-alkylene substituted on the α- or the ω-carbon atom by a lower-alkyl group; and N═B is azido, amino, N-lower-alkylamino, N,N-di-lower-alkylamino, N-(hydroxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N,N-di(hydroxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N-lower-alkyl-N-(hydroxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N-(lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N-(halo-n-propyl)amino, 4-morpholinyl, 2-lower-alkyl-4-morpholinyl, 2,6-di-lower-alkyl-4-morpholinyl, 4-thiomorpholinyl, 4-thiomorpholinyl-S-oxide, 4-thiomorpholinyl-S,S-dioxide, 1-piperidinyl, 3- or 4-hydroxy-1-piperidinyl, 3- or 4-lower-alkanoyloxy-1-piperidinyl, 3- or 4-amino-1-piperidinyl, 3-or 4-(N-lower-alkanoylamino)-1-piperidinyl, 2-cyclohexylmethyl-1-piperidinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 3-hydroxy-1-pyrrolidinyl, 1-azetidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-lower-alkyl-1-piperazinyl, 4-lower-alkanoyl-1-piperazinyl, 4-carbo-lower-alkoxy-1-piperazinyl, hexahydro-4H-1,4-diazepin-4-yl or the N═B N-oxides thereof; or an acid-addition salt thereof.

Claim 2

A method for the relief of pain or rheumatic or inflammatory conditions in a patient requiring such treatment which comprises administering orally or parenterally to such patient a medication in solid or liquid dosage form containing, as the active component thereof, an effective analgesic, anti-rheumatic or anti-inflammatory amount of a compound having the formula: ##STR18## wherein: R 2 is hydrogen, lower-alkyl, chloro, phenyl or benzyl (or phenyl or benzyl substituted by from one to two substituents selected from halo, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, lower-alkylmercapto, lower-alkylsulfinyl or lower-alkylsulfonyl); R 3 is cyclohexyl, lower-alkoxycyclohexyl, phenyl (or phenyl substituted by from one to two substituents selected from halo, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, benzyloxy, lower-alkyl, nitro, amino, lower-alkylamino, di-lower-alkylamino, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkylamino, lower-alkanoylamino, benzoylamino, trifluoroacetylamino, lower-alkylsulfonylamino, carbamylamino, lower-alkylmercapto, lower-alkylsulfinyl, lower-alkylsulfonyl, cyano, formyl or oximinomethylene), methylenedioxyphenyl, 3- or 4-hydroxy-1-piperidinylphenyl, 1-piperazinylphenyl, (1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl, (1-pyrrolyl)phenyl, aminomethylphenyl, guanidinylmethylphenyl, N-cyanoguanidinylmethylphenyl, styryl, lower-alkyl-substituted-styryl, fluoro-substituted-styryl, 2- or 4-biphenyl, 1- or 2-naphthyl (or 1- or 2-naphthyl substituted by from one to two substituents selected from lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, hydroxy, bromo, chloro, fluoro, lower-alkoxycarbonyl, carbamyl, cyano, lower-alkylmercapto, lower-alkylsulfinyl, lower-alkylsulfonyl or trifluoromethyl), thienyl, furyl, benzo[b]furyl, benzo[b]thienyl, quinolyl, or (N-lower-alkyl)pyrrolyl; R 4 is hydrogen or from one to two substituents selected from lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy or halo in the 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-positions; C═Z is C═O or C═NOH; Alk is α,ω-lower-alkylene having the formula (CH 2 ) n where n is an integer from 2 to 6, or such lower-alkylene substituted on the α- or the ω-carbon atom by a lower-alkyl group; and N═B is azido, amino, N-lower-alkylamino, N,N-di-lower-alkylamino, N-(hydroxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N,N-di(hydroxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N-lower-alkyl-N-(hydroxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N-(lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl)amino, N-(halo-n-propyl)amino, 4-morpholinyl, 2-lower-alkyl-4-morpholinyl, 2,6-di-lower-alkyl-4-morpholinyl, 4-thiomorpholinyl, 4-thiomorpholinyl-S-oxide, 4-thiomorpholinyl-S,S-dioxide, 1-piperidinyl, 3- or 4-hydroxy-1-piperidinyl, 3- or 4-lower-alkanoyloxy-1-piperidinyl, 3- or 4-amino-1-piperidinyl, 3-or 4-(N-lower-alkanoylamino)-1-piperidinyl, 2-cyclohexylmethyl-1-piperidinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, 3-hydroxy-1-pyrrolidinyl, 1-azetidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-lower-alkyl-1-piperazinyl, 4-lower-alkanoyl-1-piperazinyl, 4-carbo-lower-alkoxy-1-piperazinyl, hexahydro-4H-1,4-diazepin-4-yl or the N═B N-oxides thereof; or an acid-addition salt thereof.