Benzotricyclic nitrogen-containing diones and their use in reversing electroconvulsive shock-induced amnesia

摘要

Compounds having the formula …CHEM… wherein x and y are, independently, zero or one, with the proviso that x and y may not both be zero; and… wherein R is a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; a hydroxyl radical; -OR1 where R1 is an alkyl radical of from one to six carbon atoms, a phenyl radical, or a phenylmethyl radical; or R is -NR2R3 where R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, are each an alkyl radical of from one to six carbon atoms. …??The compounds are useful in the treatment of senility and the reversal of amnesia.