Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein either R.sub.1 is halogen, R.sub.1 ' is halogen or hydrogen and R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' denote hydrogen or R.sub.1 and R.sub.1 ' represent hydrogen, R.sub.2 is an aliphatic or aromatic radical and R.sub.2 ' is hydroxy or R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' together represent oxo, and wherein R denotes an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloaliphatic-aliphatic or araliphatic radical having 2 or more carbon atoms or, if R.sub.1 and R.sub.1 ' denote hydrogen, R.sub.2 represents an aromatic radical and R.sub.2 ' is hydroxy, R represents methyl, and their salts are useful as nootropics, antidepressants and/or anxiolytics. The can be manufacture by replacing any group R.sub.5 by hydrogen and/or converting any group Z.sub.0 into amino in a compound of formula II ##STR2## in which R, R.sub.1, R.sub.1 ', R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' have their previous significances, Z represents a protected or latent amino group Z.sub.0 and R.sub.4 denotes hydrogen or a hyddroxy-protective group R.sub.

Abstract: Hydropyridine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-lower alkylcarbamoyl or N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl, R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, an optionally etherified or acylated hydroxy group or an optionally acylated amino group, and R.sub.3 represents a radical of the formula R- (Ia), R-alk.sub.1 - (Ib) or R'=alk.sub.2 - (Ic) in which R represents a benzocycloalkenyl radical having a total of from 8 to 12 ring carbon atoms which is bonded via a saturated carbon atom and which is unsubstituted or is mono- or poly-substituted in the benzo moiety by hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, halogen, lower alkyl and/or by trifluoromethyl, and/or substituted in the .alpha.

Abstract: Pyridine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## their tautomers and their salts, in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and n have the meanings given in the claims, can be used as active ingredients in medicaments and are manufactured in a manner known per se.

Abstract: Hydropyridine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-lower alkylcarbamoyl or N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl, R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, an optionally etherified or acylated hydroxy group or an optionally acylated amino group, and R.sub.3 represents a radical of the formula R-- (Ia), R--alk.sub.1 -- (Ib) or R'.dbd.alk.sub.2 -- (Ic) in which R represents a benzocycloalkenyl radical having a total of from 8 to 12 ring carbon atoms which is bonded via a saturated carbon atom and which is unsubstituted or is mono- or poly-substituted in the benzo moiety by hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, halogen, lower alkyl and/or by trifluoromethyl, and/or subsituted in the .alpha.