Abstract: 5-?1-Hydroxy-2-(heterocyclic-amino)!alkyl-8-hydroxy-3,4-dihydrocarbostyril derivatives having the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and A, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which it is attached, form a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen, or oxygen atoms as hetero atoms, the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, and a process for preparing the same.

Abstract: 5-[1-HYDROXY-2-(HETEROCYCLIC AMINO)]ETHYL-8-HYDROXY-3,4-DIHYDROCARBOSTYRIL DERIVATIVES REPRESENTED BY THE FORMULA (I) wherein A, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which it is attached, forms a 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen, or oxygen atoms as hetero atoms, the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, and a process for preparing the above compounds.

Abstract: A glycerol derivative represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A is hereinafter defined, including the optically active isomers per se and mixtures of the optically active isomers, which are useful as a central nervous system depressant, an intermediate for the preparation of .beta.-adrenergic blocking agents, an inhibitor of blood platelet aggregation or a choleretic agent, and a process for preparing the above glycerol derivative.

Abstract: 5-[1-Hydroxy-2-(substituted-amino)]alkyl -8-hydroxy-carbostyril derivatives represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group containing a straight or branched chain alkyl moiety having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms as hetero atoms, the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, and a process for preparing the same.

Abstract: 5-[1-Hydroxy-2-(substituted-amino)]alkyl-8-substituted-carbostyril derivatives and 5-[1-hydroxy-2-(substituted-amino)]-alkyl-8-substituted-3,4-dihydrocarbost yril derivatives represented by the formulas (Ia) and (Ib) ##STR1## WHEREIN R.sup.1, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, with at least one of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 being an alkyl group, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group containing a straight or branched chain alkyl moiety having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms as hetero atoms, the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, and a process for preparing the same.

Abstract: 5-[Hydroxy-2-(substituted-amino)]ethyl-8-hydroxy-carbostyril derivatives represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group containing a straight or branched chain alkyl moiety having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 5 or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms as hetero atoms, the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof and a process for preparing the above compounds.

Abstract: 5-[1-Hydroxy-2-(substituted-amino)]alkyl-8-hydroxy-3,4-dihydrocarbostyril derivatives having the formula (I) ##SPC1##wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group containing a straight or branched chain alkyl moiety having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms as hetero atoms, the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, and a process for preparing the same. These compounds posess a .beta.-adreno-receptor stimulating activity.

Abstract: 5-[1-HYDROXY-2-SUBSTITUTED-AMINO)]ETHYL-8-HYDROXY-3,4-DIHYDROCARBOSTYRIL DERIVATIVES REPRESENTED BY THE FORMULA (I) ##SPC1##wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group containing a straight or branched chain alkyl moiety having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may, when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 5 or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms as hetero atoms, the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, and a process for preparing the above compounds.