TETRAHYDRO-BENZO E ISOINDOLINES

Disclosed herein are tetrahydro-benzo [e] isoindolines useful in the treatment of hypertension, which are represented by the formula wherein R, R1, and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, loweralkoxy of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, loweralkenyloxy of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, benzyloxy, benzoyloxy, thiomethyl, halo, or wherein R4 and R5 are independently selected from hydrogen, loweracyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or sulfonyl of the formula wherein R6 is loweralkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; or R and R1, or R1 and R2 can be taken together to form a methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy bridge; with the proviso that at least one of R, R1 or R2 must be other than hydrogen; and R3 is hydrogen; loweralkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; halo-substituted loweralkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; arylalkyl of the formula wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, p is 0 or 1, R7 is hydrogen or loweralkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R8 and R9 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, methoxy, loweralkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or halo, or R8 and R9 can be taken together to form a methylendioxy or ethylenedioxy bridge; or 1,4-benzodioxan.