Abstract: 10-Substituted 5-cyanomethylene-10,11-dihydro-dibenzo[a,d]-cycloheptenes, their pharmaceutically tolerated addition salts with acids, processes for their preparation, and their use as drugs, especially as sedatives, hypnotics or tranquilizers.

Abstract: Antihistamines of the formula ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## is a 5 or 6 membered ring which is phenyl or heterocyclic; ##STR3## is a six membered ring which is 2,3 or 4 pyridyl or is phenyl or substituted phenyl, with the proviso that is ##STR4## is a nitrogen containing ring, ##STR5## must be phenyl; Z is an alkylene chain having 0 to 2 carbon atoms in the chain, said 2 carbon chain optionally having one double bond, said chain optionally having either a carbonyl oxygen, or a hydroxy group as a substituent; W is ##STR6## wherein p is 1 or 2 and n is 1 or 2, R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl, and the dotted line represents an optical double bond, R.sup.2 being absent if the double bond is present, and Y is substituted carboxylate or substituted sulfonyl. Said antihistamines have little or no sedative effects.