Abstract: Pyrimidines and triazines of formula (I) wherein R is C1-6alkyl, amino, mono- or diC1-6alkylamino; R1 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, C3-6alkenyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyl or C1-6alkyloxy-C1-6alkyl; R2 is C1-6alkyl, mono- or diC3-6cycloalkylmethyl, phenylmethyl, substituted phenylmethyl, C1-6alkyloxy-C1-6alkyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonylC1-6alkyl, C3-6alkenyl; or R1 and R2 taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached may form a pyrrolidinyl, morpholinyl or piperidinyl group; X is N or CR3; R3 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R4 is phenyl or substituted phenyl; A is  or —CR7R8— wherein R5 and R6 each independently are hydrogen or C1-4alkyl; R7 is hydrogen or OH, R8 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; having CRF receptor antagonistic properties; pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as active ingredients; methods of treating disorders related to hypersecretion of CRF such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, by administering an effective amount

Abstract: This invention concerns the compounds of formula ##STR1## the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein Alk is C.sub.1-6 alkanediyl; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, aryl or aryl C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkyloxy, trifluoromethyl, C.sub.1-6 alkylthio, mercapto, amino, mono- and di(C.sub.1-6 alkyl)amino, carboxyl, C.sub.1-6 alkyloxycarbonyl or C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonyl; R.sup.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, phenyl or phenylC.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.6 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkyloxy, C.sub.1-6 alkylthio, or a radical of formula --NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, wherein R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, phenyl or phenylC.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.7 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl; or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 taken together may form a bivalent radical of formula --R.sup.6 --R.sup.