Abstract: Isoquinolines are disclosed of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R independently represents hydrogen, hydroxyl or alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and optionally substituted with phenyl, phenyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen or alkoxy group, cyano or carbomoyl,R.sup.2 is phenyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen, alkoxy or carboxyl, or a group of the general formula A ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, a straight or branched chained alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or phenyl,m and n independently represent 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that m+n is at least 1,R.sup.4 is hydrogen, phenyl, hydroxyl, acyloxy, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, carbamoyl, carbazoyl or dialkylamino containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, orR.sup.

Abstract: The invention concerns new compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, phenyl or phenyl substituted with at least one alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or nitro;R.sup.2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl, or phenyl substituted with at least one alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or nitro;R.sup.3 is alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or hydrogen,R.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms unsubstituted or substituted with alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, benzyloxy or cyano, phenyl, or phenyl substituted with at least one alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or nitro, or phenyl-(C.sub.1-4 alkyl)-alkyl, in which the phenyl moiety may bear an alkoxy substituent having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogen;m and n are each 0, 1 or 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or quaternary salt thereof.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing a carbamic acid phenyl ester of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl, cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms, or aralkyl having 7 to 16 carbon atoms, wherein the aryl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl is unsubstituted or substituted by at least one alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms;R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cyanomethyl, 1,3-dioxolan-2-yl, or carboalkoxyamino wherein the alkoxy group contains 1 to 4 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; orR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 form together a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring fused to the phenyl ring wherein the carbocyclic ring of the heterocyclic ring is unsubstituted or substituted by at least one alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, which comprises acylating a phenol of the formula (II) ##STR2## with a compound of the formula (IV) ##STR3## in the presence of a base.

Abstract: A compound effective in the treatment of diabetic angiopathy, i.e. a selective .beta.-receptor blocker has the formula ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.2 is a hydrogen or alkyl having one to five carbon atoms,R.sup.3 is alkyl having one to five carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or phenyl optionally substituted with hydroxyl or phenyl, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form a five- to eight-membered ring optionally containing also other heteroatoms and/or fused with another ring, preferably phenyl, naphthyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, pyridyl, pyrazolyl,R.sup.5 is hydrogen or alkyl having one to four carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or phenyl optionally substituted with halogen, alkoxy having one to four carbon atoms or alkyl having one to four carbons,R.sup.6 is hydrogen, alkyl having one to four carbon atoms or phenyl, m=0, 1 or 2, and n=0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: The invention concerns new compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or phenyl optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents: alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or nitro;R.sup.2 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 to 7 carbon atoms or phenyl, optionally substituted with one or more of the following groups: alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or nitro; or R.sup.2 is a naphthyl group;R.sup.3 is alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, acyl or hydrogen;R.sup.4 hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms;R.sup.5 is cycloalkyl having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl-(C.sub.1-4 -alkyl) in which the phenyl moiety may optionally be substituted with alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen or nitro;or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent a group of the general formula (V) ##STR2## wherein R.sup.

Abstract: A compound effective in the treatment of diabetic angiopathy, i.e. a selective .beta.-receptor blocker has the formula ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.2 is a hydrogen or alkyl having one to five carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is alkyl having one to five carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or phenyl optionally substituted with hydroxyl or phenyl, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form a five- to eight-membered ring optionally containing also other heteroatoms and/or fused with an other ring, preferably phenyl, naphthyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, pyridyl, pyrazolyl, R.sup.5 is hydrogen or alkyl having one to four carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or phenyl optionally substituted with halogen, alkoxy having one to four carbon atoms or alkyl having one to four carbon atoms, R.sup.6 is hydrogen, alkyl having one to four carbon atoms or phenyl, m=0, 1 or 2, and n=0, 1 or 2.