Abstract: Amides of formula: ##STR1## in which A is ##STR2## V and W are H, halogen, alkyl (1-3C), alkoxy (1-3C), NO.sub.2 or CF.sub.3, Z is bound in the ortho or para position with respect toB and is phenyl, optionally substituted, thienyl or pyridyl, the chain X-(CH.sub.2).sub.n --(CHR).sub.m --CO--NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 is bound in the ortho or para position with respect to B,R is H or alkyl (1-3C),R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are alkyl (1-6C), cycloalkyl (3-6C), phenyl, phenylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl (3-6C),R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can also form, with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, a pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine or thiomorpholine ring,X is >CH--R.sub.3, >N--R.sub.4, >SO, >SO.sub.2, >O or >S,R.sub.3 is H, alkyl (1-3C),R.sub.4 is alkyl (1-3C)m=0 or 1 and n=0, 1 or 2,provided that, if X is >SO, >SO.sub.2 or >N--R.sub.4, the sum m+n is equal to at least 1, that, when A and B are N and Z is in the para position with respect to B, X cannot denote the group >CH--R.sub.

Abstract: Compounds of formula: ##STR1## in which V and W are H, halogen, alkyl (1-4C) or alkoxy (1-4C), amino, or acylamino,Z is phenyl, optionally substituted, thienyl, or pyridyl,R.sub.1 is alkyl (1-6C), alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl (3-6C), phenyl, phenylalkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl,R.sub.2 is alkyl (1-6C), alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl (3-6C), phenyl, phenylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, or morpholino, andNR.sub.1 R.sub.2 can also be pyrrolidino, optionally substituted piperidino, optionally substituted morpholino, thiomorpholino, optionally substituted piperazino, or an optionally substituted piperazinone, are useful as anxiolytic agents.