Benzodiazepine Derivatives and Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing Them

Benzodiazepine derivative of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are found to be active against RSV Formula (I) Wherein: -R1 represents C1-6 alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; -R2 represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; -each R3 is the same or different and represents halogen, hydroxy, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkylthio C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 haloalkoxy, amino, mono(C1-6 alkyl)amino, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, nitro, cyano, -CO2R', CONR'R'', -NH-CO-R', -S(O)R', -S(O)2R', -NH-S(O)2R', -S(O)NR'R'' or -S(O)2NR'R'' wherein each R' and R'' is the same or different and represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; -n is from 0 to 3; R4 represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; -R6 represents C1-6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, heteroaryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, carbocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, heterocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, aryl-C(O)-C(O)-, heteroaryl-C(O)-C(O)-, carbocyclyl-C(O)-C(O)-, heterocyclyl-C(O)-C(O)- or, -XR6; -X represents -CO-, -S(O)- or -S(0)2-; and -R6 represents C1-6 alkyl, hydroxy, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkylthio, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, heteroaryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, carbocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, heterocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, aryl-(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl)-, heteroaryl-(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl)-, carbocyclyl-(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl)-, heterocyclyl-(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl)-, aryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-O-, heteroaryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-O-, carbocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)-O-, heterocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)-O- or -NR'R'' wherein each R' and R'' is the same or different and represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, heteroaryl-(C1-6 alkyl)-, carbocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)- or heterocyclyl-(C1-6 alkyl)-.