PHENYL SUBSTITUTED PYRIDO¢1,4!BENZODIAZEPINES AND INTERMEDIATES THEREFOR Pyrido¢1,4!benzodiazepines having antidepressant activity of the formula IMG wherein Ar is 2, 3 and 4-pyridinyl, 2 or 3-thienyl, phenyl or a substituted phenyl; R is hydrogen, loweralkyl or an amine on the end of a hydrocarbon chain; Z is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, hydroxy or nitro; and Y is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy or hydroxy; and the pharmaceutical salts are prepared from ¢2-¢(aminopyridinyl)amino!phenyl!aryl-methanones which also have antidepressant activity.
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