Abstract: Novel 10-imidoylphenoxazines and 10-imidoylacridans are prepared by reacting a phenoxazine or acridan having optional substituents selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl, halogen, dihalogen, alkyl or alkoxy with an imidoyl halide prepared in situ from amides and lactams. Illustrative embodiments are 10-(5-methyl-1-pyrrolin-2-yl)phenoxazine and 9,9-dimethyl-10-(5-methyl-1-pyrrolin-2-yl)acridan. The imidoylphenoxazine and imidoylacridan products are generally useful as smooth muscle relaxants.

Abstract: Novel amidine compounds selected from the group consisting of bis-pyrrolinyl derivatives of phenothiazines, phenoxazines and acridans are obtained by reacting a phenothiazine, phenoxazine or acridan with a pyrrolidinone in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride. The phenothiazine, phenoxazine, or acridan can also be alkylated with 2-chloro-1-(1-pyrrolin-2-yl)-2-pyrroline to provide compounds of the invention. Typical examples of bis-pyrrolinyl derivatives are 2-methoxy-10-[5-methyl-1-(5-methyl-1-pyrrolin-2-yl)-2-pyrrolin-2-yl]-pheno thiazine, 10-[1-(1-pyrrolin-2-yl)-2-pyrrolin-2-yl]phenoxazine, and 9,9-dimethyl-10-[5-methyl-1-(5-methyl-1-pyrrolin-2-yl)-2-pyrrolin-2-yl]acr idan. The amidine compounds are useful as diuretics, smooth muscle relaxants and antithrombogenic agents.