Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of patients suffering from muscle spasms of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R represents the radical ##STR2## in which R.sub.1, in any position on the phenyl nucleus, represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or the radical ##STR3## in which R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, identical or different each represents a hydrogen atom, a linear alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined, a heterocyclic radical optionally containing another heteroatom, or NO.sub.2, or OR', R' representing hydrogen, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or aryl containing up to 14 carbon atoms, or an SR.sub.4 or S(O)R.sub.5 radical, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 representing a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or R represents naphthyl, optionally substituted by an R.sub.

Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of patients suffering from muscle spasms of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R represents the radical ##STR2## in which R.sub.1, in any position on the phenyl nucleus, represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or the radical ##STR3## in which R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, identical or different each represents a hydrogen atom, a linear alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or form together with the nitogen atom to which they are joined, a heterocyclic radical optionally containing another heteroatom, or NO.sub.2, or OR', R' representing hydrogen, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or aryl containing up to 14 carbon atoms, or an SR.sub.4 or S(O)R.sub.5 radical, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 representing a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or R represents naphthyl, optionally substituted by an R.sub.

Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of patients suffering from muscle spasms of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R represents the radical ##STR2## in which R.sub.1, in any position on the phenyl nucleus, represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or the radical ##STR3## in which R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, identical or different each represents a hydrogen atom, a linear alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined, a heterocyclic radical optionally containing another heteroatom, or NO.sub.2, or OR', R' representing hydrogen, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or aryl containing up to 14 carbon atoms, or an SR.sub.4 or S(O)R.sub.5 radical, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 representing a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, containing up to 8 carbon atoms, or R represents naphthyl, optionally substituted by an R.sub.

Abstract: Compounds useful in the treatment of patients suffering from intellectual or nervous asthenias, memory failures, senescence or mental strain of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R' and R.sub.2, being identical or different, represent hydrogen, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl containing up to 8 carbon atoms, alkenyl containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, acyl containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aralkyl containing from 7 to 15 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 represents a possibly substituted aryl containing up to 14 carbon atoms, or a possibly substituted mono- or polycyclic heterocyclic aromatic radical; also therapeutic compositions containing those compounds and method of use.

Abstract: Compounds useful in the treatment of patients suffering from intellectual or nervous asthenias, memory failures, senescence or mental strain of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R' represents hydrogen, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl containing up to 8 carbon atoms, alkenyl containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, acyl containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aralkyl containing from 7 to 15 carbon atoms and R represents aryl containing up to 14 carbon atoms, possibly substituted, or a mono- or polycyclic heterocyclic aromatic radical, possibly substituted; also thereapeutic compositions containing those compounds and method of use.

Abstract: Compounds useful in the treatment of patients suffering from intellectual or nervous asthenias, memory failures, senescence or metal strain of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R' represents hydrogen, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl containing up to 12 carbon atoms, alkenyl containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, acyl containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aralkyl containing from 7 to 15 carbon atoms and R represents aryl containing up to 14 carbon atoms, possibly substituted, or a mono- or polycyclic heterocyclic aromatic radical possibly substituted, provided that if R is unsubstituted phenyl, R' does not represent methyl or ethyl; also therapeutic compositions containing those compounds and method of use.

Abstract: Memory enhancing 1-(benzenesulfonyl)-2-oxo-5-alkoxy-pyrrolidines are prepared by alkylation of the corresponding pyrrolidones or pyrrolidone precursors.