Abstract: Substituted pyridyl imidazole derivatives of formula (I) inhibit effectively the action of angiotensin II and have a superior anti-hypertensive activity.

Abstract: Novel pyridyl imidazole derivatives of formula(I) inhibit effectively the action of angiotensin II and have a superior antihypertensive activity: ##STR1## wherein: A is a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or alkenyl group, OR.sup.1 (wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen, or a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or alkenyl radical), or NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 (wherein R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently a hydrogen, or a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl radical);B is a group of the following formula ##STR2## D is a hydrogen; a halogen; a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkynyl group which is optionally substituted with OH, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy radical, CO.sub.2 R.sup.1, COR.sup.1, CON(R.sup.1).sub.2 or N(R.sup.1).sub.2, wherein R.sup.1 is the same as defined above; tetrazol-5-yl; a perfluoro-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group; or N(R.sup.1).sub.2, OR.sup.1, CO.sub.2 R.sup.1 or CON(R.sup.1).sub.2, wherein R.

Abstract: Novel imidazole derivatives of formula(I) inhibit effectively the action of angiotensin II and have a superior antihypertensive activity: ##STR1## wherein: A is a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, or OR.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen, or a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl radical; B is a halogen, CF.sub.3 or CF.sub.2 CF.sub.3 ; X is N or N-oxide; Y is --CH.sub.2 --, --CH(OR.sub.1)-- wherein R.sub.1 is the same as defined above, or --C(.dbd.O)--; n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 4; Z is a halogen, --OH, --OR.sub.1, --NR.sub.1 R.sub.2, --N(.dbd.O)R.sub.3 R.sub.4, --C(.dbd.O)R.sub.1, --C(.dbd.O)OR.sub.1, --CH(OR.sub.1).sub.2 or --C(.dbd.O)N.sub.1 N.sub.2 wherein R.sub.1 is the same as defined above, R.sub.2 is, independently of R.sub.1, a hydrogen, or a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl radical, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently a straight, branched or cyclic C.sub.1 -C.sub.