SUBSTITUERTE 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROCYKLOPENT(B)INDOLER, 1,2,3,3A,4,8A-HEKSAHYDROCYKLOPENT(B)INDOLER OG BESLEKTEDE FORBINDELSER, MELLOMPRODUKTER OG EN FREMGANGSMAATE FOR FREMSTILLING AV DISSE OG DERES BRUK SOM MEDIKAMENTER

摘要

There are disclosed various compounds of the formula below, ##STR1## where n, X and R.sub.1 through R.sub.4 are as defined in the specification, which are useful for alleviating various memory dysfunctions characterized by a cholinergic deficit such as Alzheimer's disease.PPCompound of this invention also inhibit monoamine oxidase and/or act at central &agr;.sub.2 -adrenergic receptors, and hence are useful as antidepressants.