Substituted phenyl piperazinyl pyrrolidin-2-ones and related compounds useful as anti-depressants and their use

摘要

Pyrrolidine derivatives of the formula: <IMAGE> wherein X represents an oxygen or sulphur atom, R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical, Ro represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical or a phenyl radical optionally substituted by a halogen atom or by an alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or nitro radical, A represents a nitrogen atom or a radical =CH-, the symbol Y represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or an alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylcarbonyl, nitro, amino, alkylcarbonylamino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, mercapto, alkylcarbonyloxy or alkylcarbonylthio radical, n represents zero or 1, and p represents 1, 2 or 3, it being understood that the alkyl and alkoxy radicals, and alkyl and alkoxy moieties of any of the aforementioned groups, contain from 1 to 4 carbon atoms are new therapeutically useful compounds, more particularly useful as antidepressants.