SUBSTITUTED BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVES HAVING ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THESE COMPOUNDS

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP97/03131 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 16, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 16, 1998 PCT Filed Jun. 13, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/48683 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 24, 1997This invention relates to substituted benzamido-heterocyclic compounds of general formula (I) having an alkoxy substituent at the C2 position of the benzamido group and various substituents at positions C4 and C5, being optionally substituted on the N atom of the heterocyclic system, and where the unsaturated ring of the heterocyclic system is a 5,6, 7 or 8-membered ring. Also to the use of these compounds as anticonvulsants in certain medical conditions, and to processes for making them.