FORFARANDE FOR FRAMSTELLNING AV BENSENSULFONAMID- OCH BENSENKARBOXAMIDDERIVAT MED TERAPEUTISK VERKAN

The novel benzenesulphonamide and benzamide derivatives of the general formula: in which R1 represents a halogen atom or the group NR2R3; R2 and R3, which can be identical or different, represent hydrogen or straight-chain or branched (C1-C6)-alkyl, or where R2 and R3, together with the nitrogen atom, can form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring which can contain a further heteroatom from the group O, N or S, or where R2 represents hydrogen and R3 represents the group R4CO or R4SO2, in which R4 has the meaning hydrogen or (C1-4)-alkyl; R5 represents hydrogen or one or more halogen atoms or hydroxy- or (C1-4)-alkoxy groups; X represents CH2, O or the group NR6, in which NR6 has the meaning hydrogen or (C1-4)-alkyl, and Y represents SO2NH2 or CONH2, and the acid addition salts with organic or inorganic acids thereof are suitable for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, such as hypertension. These compounds are prepared by reductive alkylation of a compound of the general formula: with a ketone of the general formula: