Abstract: The invention concerns benzodiazepine derivatives of formula wherein Y it is SO2 or NR, wherein R is H or C1-C6 alkyl; X is H, C1-C12 alkyl, —CO, —SO, —SO2, or —CO—R2, SO—R2, SO2—R2, wherein R2 is selected from H, C1-C12 alkyl, (C3-C8 cycloalkyl) C0-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, phenyl, benzyl, naphtyl, biphenyl, or heterocycle, each para-, meta- or ortho-substituted independently of each other with 0 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, —CN, —NH2, —OH, —NO2, COOR3, wherein R3 is selected from H, C1-C12 alkyl, (C3-C8 cycloalkyl) C0-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, or C2-C6 alkoxy carbonyl; phenyl, benzyl, naphtyl, biphenyl, or heterocycle n is 0-6; R4 is selected from H, OH, COOH, CN, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, —CO, —SO, —SO2, or —CO—R5, SO—R5, SO2—R2, —OCO—R5, OSO—R5, SO2—R5, COOR5, SOOR5, SO2OR5, NHR5, NHCOR5, NHSO2R5, SR5, SCOR5, wherein R5 is selected from H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C2-C6