Substituted 4-amino-2,6-diaryl-tetrahydrothiopyrans and salts thereof, and use as antidepressants

摘要

Compounds of the steroisomeric formulas <IMAGE> and <IMAGE> wherein R1 and R2, which may be identical to or different from each other, are each phenyl, substituted phenyl, thienyl or furyl; R3 is hydrogen or straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and R4 is straight or branched alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; or R3 and R4, together with each other and the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a piperidino, 4-amino-piperidino, 4-(lower alkylamino)-piperidino, piperazino, 4-(alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms)-piperazino or morpholino radical; and non-toxic, pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds as well as their salts are useful as antidepressants.