Abstract:
Pyranoindole and thiopyranoindole derivatives characterized by having an amino(lower)alkyl radical attached to either or both the 1 and 9 position of a pyrano[ 3,4-b]indole or thiopyrano[3,4-b]indole nucleus are disclosed. The amino position of the amino(lower)alkyl radical may be further substituted with one or two lower alkyl groups or incorporated into a heterocyclic amine radical. The derivatives having the amino(lower)alkyl radical only at position 1 are further substituted at position 1 and may be optionally substituted at positions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The derivatives having the amino(lower)alkyl radical only at position 9 posses two substituents at position 1 and may be optionally substituted at position 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The derivatives having an amino(lower)alkyl radical at both positions 1 and 9 are further substituted at position 1 and may be optionally substituted at positions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The pyrano- and thiopyranoindole derivatives of this invention are useful antidepressant and antiulcer agents. Methods for the preparation and use of these derivatives are also disclosed.

Description:
This is a division of application Ser. No. 507,085, filed Sept. 18, 1974, now abandoned, which in turn is a division of Ser. No. 217,627 filed Jan. 13, 1972 and now U.S. Pat. No. 3,852,285, issued Dec. 3, 1974. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of Invention 
     This invention relates to novel pyranoindole and thiopyranoindole derivatives, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in these processes. 
     More specifically, the present invention relates to novel pyranoindole and thiopyranoindole derivatives possessing valuable pharmacologic properties. For example, these derivatives exhibit useful antidepressant properties at dosages which do not elicit undesirable side effects. Furthermore the present derivatives exhibit properties useful for the treatment and prevention of ulcers. The combination of these pharmacologic properties together with a low order of toxicity render the pyranoindoles and thiopyranoindoles of the invention therapeutically useful. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Only a rather limited number of reports dealing with pyrano[3,4-b]indole derivatives are available. In the few that do exist, pyranoindoles are treated more in the manner of chemical curiosities. For the most part these reports discuss the preparation of pyranoindoles in which the pyran portion thereof exists as a lactone. For example, see H. Plieninger, Chem. Ber., 83, 271 (1950) and S. Sakurai and T. Ito, Nippon Kagaku Zasshi, 78, 1665 (1957); [Chem Abstr., 54, 1488f (1960)]. 
     The thiopyranoindoles of the prior art, for example, 5-(3-aminopropyl)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrothiopyrano[4,3-b]indole, M. E. Freed, et al., J. Med. Chem., 7, 628 (1964) are distinguished from the present compounds of this invention by having a different ring structure and by lacking substituents on the thiopyran ring. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The pyranoindole and thiopyranoindole derivatives of this invention are characterized by having an amino(lower)alkyl radical attached to a pyrano[3,4-b]indole or thiopyrano[3,4-b]indole nucleus. The preferred derivatives of this invention are represented by formula I, ##STR1## in which R 1  is lower alkyl or lower cycloalkyl; R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5  are the same or different selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R 6  is hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, nitro or halo; R 7  is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl or an amino(lower)alkyl radical of formula --Alk--NR 8  R 9   wherein Alk is an alkylene selected from the group consisting of CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13 , CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  CR 14  R 15  and CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  CR 14  R 15  CR 16  R 17  wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16  and R 17  are hydrogen or lower alkyl and R 8  and R 9  are either the same or different selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl, or R 8  and R 9  together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a heterocyclic amine radical selected from the group consisting of 1-pyrrolidinyl, piperidino, morpholino, piperazino, 4-(lower alkyl)-1-piperazinyl and 4-[hydroxy(lower)alkyl]-1-piperazinyl; X is oxy or thio; and Y is lower alkyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl or an amino(lower)alkyl radical of formula --Alk--NU 8  R 9  wherein Alk is an alkylene selected from the group consisting of CR 10  R 11 , CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13 , CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  CR 14  R 15  and CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  CR 14  R 15  CR 16  R 17  wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16  and R 17  are hydrogen or lower alkyl and R 8  and R 9  are as defined herein; with the proviso that at least one of R 7  and Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9 . 
     In the above definitions it is understood that Alk, R 8  and R 9  in each case are entitled to the full range of their definitions as listed above, so that Alk, R 8  and R 9  of Alk--NR 8  R 9  linked to position 9 need not necessarily be the same as Alk, R 8  and R 9  of Alk--NR 8  R 9  linked to position 1. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The term &#34;lower alkyl&#34; as used herein contemplates both straight and branched chain alkyl radicals containing from one to six carbon atoms and includes methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, 2-methylpentyl and the like. 
     The term &#34;lower alkenyl&#34; as used herein contemplates both straight and branched chain alkenyl radicals containing from two to six carbon atoms and includes vinyl, allyl, 1-propenyl, methallyl, 2-ethyl-3-butenyl and the like. 
     The term &#34;phenyl(lower)alkyl&#34; as used herein contemplates a phenylalkyl radical in which the alkyl portion thereof contains from one to four carbon atoms and includes benzyl, phenethyl, α-methylphenethyl and the like. 
     The term &#34;lower cycloalkyl&#34; as used herein contemplates saturated cyclic hydrocarbon radicals containing from three to six carbon atoms and includes cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and the like. 
     The term &#34;lower alkoxy&#34; as used herein contemplates both straight and branched chain alkoxy radicals containing from one to four carbon atoms and includes methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy and the like. 
     The term &#34;lower alkanoyloxy&#34; as used herein contemplates both straight and branched chain alkanoyloxy radicals containing from two to six carbon atoms and includes acetoxy, propionyloxy, hexanoyloxy and the like. 
     The term &#34;halo&#34; as used herein contemplates halogens and includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine. 
     The compounds of formula I are capable of forming acid addition salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids. Such acid addition salts are included within the scope of this invention. 
     The acid addition salts are prepared by reacting the base form of the appropriate compound of Formula I with either one to four equivalents, depending on the number of basic nitrogens in the compound, or preferably with an excess of the approprite acid in an organic solvent, for example, ether or an ethanol-ether mixture. These salts, when administered to mammals, possess the same pharmacologic activities as the corresponding bases. For many purposes it is preferable to administer the salts rather than the base compounds. Among the acid addition salts suitable for this purpose are salts such as the sulfate, phosphate, lactate, tartrate, maleate, citrate, hydrobromide and hydrochloride. Both the base compounds and the salts have the distinct advantage of possessing a relatively low order of toxicity. 
     Also included in this invention are the stereochemical isomers of the compounds of formula I which result from asymmetric centers, contained therein. These isomeric forms are prepared by different methods and are purified readily by crystallization or chromatography. 
     Individual optical isomers, which might be separated by fractional crystallization of the diastereoisomeric salts formed thereof, for instance, with d- or l- tartaric acid or D-(+)-α-bromocamphor sulfonic acid, are also included. 
     Antidepressant Activity 
     The useful antidepressant activity of the compounds of formula I and their acid addition salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids are demonstrated in standard pharmacologic tests, such as, for example, the tests described by F. Hafliger and V. Burckhart in &#34;Psychopharmacological Agents&#34;, M. Gordon, Ed., Academic Press, New York and London, 1964, pp. 75 - 83. 
     More specifically, as noted in the latter reference the antidepressant properties of a compound may be demonstrated by its capacity to antagonize the depresssant effects of reserpine. Furthermore, it is well documented that reserpine in animals produces a model depression which can be used for detecting antidepressant properties. Accordingly, the compounds of the present invention antagonize reserpine effects in mice at doses ranging from about 1 to 100 mg/kg. Several of the preferred compounds, for instance, 
     1-[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl] -1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano  3,4-b]indole oxalate (Example 309), 
     1-methyl-[3-(methylamino)propyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano-[  3,4-b]indole oxalate (Example 310), 
     1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano-[ 3,4-b]indole oxalate (Example 312), 
     1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano-[ 3,4-b]indole maleate (Example 330), and 
     1-[2-(dimethylaminoethyl]-1-methyl-9-propyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano-[ 3,4-b]indole maleate (Example 683), 
     antagonize the effects of reserpine in mice at dose ranges from about 1 to 15 mg/kg. 
     When the compounds of this invention are used as antidepressants in warm-blooded mammals, e.g. rats and mice, they may be used alone or in combination with pharmacologically acceptable carriers, the proportion of which is determined by the solubility and chemical nature of the compound, chosen route of administration and standard biological practice. For example, they may be administered orally in solid form containing such excipients as starch, milk sugar, certain types of clay and so forth. They may also be administered orally in the form of solutions or they may be injected parenterally. For parenteral administration they may be used in the form of a sterile solution containing other solutes, for example, enough saline or glucose to make the solution isotonic. 
     The dosage of the present therapeutic agents will vary with the form of administration and the particular compound chosen. Furthermore, it will vary with the particular host under treatment. Generaly, treatment is initiated with small dosages substantially less than the optimum dose of the compound. Thereafter, the dosage is increased by small increments until the optimum effect under the circumstances is reached. In general, the compounds of this invention are most desirably administered at a concentration level that will generally afford effective results without causing any harmful or deleterious side effects and preferably at a level that is in a range of from about 0.1 mg to about 50 mg per kilo per day, although as aforementioned variations will occur. However, a dosage level that is in the range of from about 0.5 mg to about 25 mg per kilo per day is most desirably employed in order to achieve effective results. 
     Antiulcer Activity 
     The compounds of formula I of this invention possess another useful pharmacologic property; that is, they are useful antiulcer agents. More particularly, the said compounds of this invention exhibit antiulcer activity in standard pharmacologic tests, for example, the test described by D. A. Brodie and L. S. Valitski, Proc. Soc. Exptl. Biol. Med., 113, 998 (1963), based on the prevention of stress-induced ulcers. 
     When the compounds of formula I are employed as antiulcer agents, they may be formulated and administered in the same manner as described above for their use as antidepressant agents. 
     Processes 
     For the preparation of the pyranoindole and thipyranoindole derivatives of this invention we prefer to use as starting materials the compounds of general formula II, ##STR2## in which R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  and R 6  are as defined in the first instance and X 1  is hydroxy or mercapto. 
     The starting materials of formula II in which X 1  is hydroxy are either known, for example, tryptophol, described by H. R. Snyder and F. J. Pilgrim, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 70, 3770 (1948), or they are obtained by the following process: ##STR3## 
     With reference to this process phenylhydrazines of formula III and the hydroxyaldehyde of formula IV are reacted together according to the conditions of the &#34;Fischer Indole Synthesis&#34;, for example, see P. L. Julian, E. N. Myer and H. C. Printy, &#34;Heterocyclic Compounds&#34;, R. C. Elderfield, Ed., Vol. 3, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1952, pp. 8 - 11, to form the desired starting material (II, X 1  = OH). 
     The phenylhydrazines of formula III are either known or are prepared according to known methods. A convenient method involves the diazotization of the appropriately substituted aniline to give the corresponding diazo derivative. The latter compound is then reduced with stannous chloride or sodium sulfite to give the corresponding phenylhydrazine, see L. F. Fieser and M. Fieser, &#34;Advanced Organic Chemistry&#34;, Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York, 1961, p. 734. 
     The hydroxyaldehydes of formula IV are either known, see for example, &#34;Rodd&#39;s Chemistry of Carbon Compounds&#34;, S. Coffey, Ed., Vol. I d, 2nd ed., Elsevier Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1965, pp. 44 - 49, or they are prepared according to known methods. A convenient method involves reduction of an appropriate lactone of formula ##STR4## with bis-(3-methyl-2-butyl)borane, H. G. Brown and D. B. Bigley, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 83, 486 (1961), diisobutyl aluminum hydride, L. I. Zakharkkin and I. M. Khorlina, Tetrahedron Letters, 619 (1962) or sodium aluminum hydride, L. I. Zakharkin et al., Tetrahedron Letters, 2087 (1963). The appropriate lactones utilized in this condensation are either commercially available, for example, δ-valerolactone, α-methyl-butyrolactone, or they are described with a variety of methods for their preparation in organic chemistry textbooks; such as the textbooks, &#34;Methoden der Organischen Chemie&#34;, Houben-Weyl, E. Muller, Ed., Vol. VI/2, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1963, pp. 561 - 852 or L. F. Fieser and M. Fieser, &#34;Advanced Organic Chemistry&#34;, cited above. 
     Alternatively, the starting materials of formula II in which R 2 , R 3  and R 4  are hydrogen and X 1  is hydroxy are prepared by lithium aluminum hydride reduction (N. G. Gaylord, &#34;Reduction with Complex Metal Hydrides&#34;, Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York, 1956, pp. 322 - 370) of compounds of formula V described by T. Y. Shen, U.S. Pat. No. 3,161,654, Dec. 15, 1964: ##STR5## wherein R 18  is lower alkyl and R 5  and R 6  are as defined in the first instance. 
     In addition, convenient processes are available for the specific synthesis of certain starting materials of formula II. For example, starting materials of formula II in which R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5  are hydrogen and X 1  is hydroxy are obtained by reduction of the appropriate ethyl 3-indoleglyoxylate with lithium aluminum hydride, British Patent 778,823 and T. Nogrady and T. W. Doyle, Can. J. Chem., 42, 485 (1964). Starting materials of formula II in which R 2  and R 4  are hydrogen, R 3  and R 5  are hydrogen or lower alkyl and X 1  is hydroxy are obtained by reacting indole or an appropriately substituted indole with ethylene oxide or lower alkyl substituted ethylene oxide according to the process of M. Julia et al., Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 2291 (1966). 
     The starting materials of formula II in which X 1  is mercapto and R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  and R 6  are as defined in the first instance are obtained by the following process: The appropriate compound of formula II (X 1  = OH) described above, is treated with phosphorus tribromide in an inert solvent, for example, ether or carbon tetrachloride, to afford the corresponding 3-(2-bromoethyl)-indole derivative. The latter compound is then converted to the desired starting material of formula II (X 1  = SH) by a procedure similar to that described by N. N. Suvorov and V. N. Buyanov, Khim.-Farm. Zh., 1, (1967), [Chem. Abstr. 67, 73474a (1967)], for converting 3-(2-bromoethyl)indole to indole-3-ethanethiol (II; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  and R 6  = H and X 1  = SH). Accordingly, the appropriate 3-(2-bromoethyl)-indole derivative is treated with sodium or potassium thiosulfate to afford the corresponding sodium or potassium β-(3-indolyl)ethyl thiosulfate derivative, respectively, which on treatment with strong alkali for example, sodium or potassium hydroxide, is transformed into the corresponding bis-[ω-(3-indolyl)ethyl]disulfide derivative. Reduction of the latter compound with lithium aluminum hydride gives the desired compounds of formula II. 
     It should be noted that the preceding process may not be entirely practical for the preparation of the compounds of formula II in which X 1  is mercapto and R 6  is hydroxy or loer alkanoyloxy. For this reason, the preferred starting materials or formula II for the ultimate preparation of the compounds of formula I in which R 6  is hydroxy or lower alkanoyloxy and X is thio are the corresponding compounds of formula II in which R 6  is benzyloxy, i.e., a hydroxyl with a protecting benzyl group or other suitable protecting group, see J. F. McOmie, &#34;Advances in Organic Chemistry,&#34; Vol. 3, R. A. Raphael, et al, Ed., Interscience Publishers, New York, 1963, pp. 191 - 294. When the latter compounds are used as starting materials in this manner, they are first subjected to the process (II + VI→VII), described below. Subsequently, the benzyloxy group is removed by hydrogenation, in the presence of a catalyst, for example, 10% palladium on carbon, just prior to affording the desired corresponding compound of formula I in which R 6  is hydroxy. The latter are converted, if desired, to the corresponding compound of formula I in which R 6  is lower alkanoyloxy by conventional means, for example, by treatment with the appropriate lower alkanoic anhydride preferably in the presence of pyridine. Likewise, it should be noted that similar use of the starting materials of formula II in which X 1  is hydroxy and R 6  is benzyloxy to obtain the corresponding compound of formula I in which R 6  is hydroxy or lower alkanoyloxy is also preferred. 
     The above described starting materials of formula II in which R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X 1  are as defined in the first instance are now subjected to a key reaction comprising the treatment of said starting materials with a compound of formula ##STR6## in which R 1  is as defined in the first instance and Z is selected from the group consisting of: 
     a. COOR 19  and Alk 1  -- COOR 19  in which R 19  is hydrogen or lower alkyl and Alk 1  is an alkylene selected from the group consisting of CR 10  R 11 , CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  and CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  CR 14  R 15  wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14  and R 15  are hydrogen or lower alkyl, 
     b. CONR 8  R 9  and Alk 1  --CONR 8  R 9  in which Alk 1 , R 8  and R 9  are as defined above, 
     c. CH 2  OCOR 20  and Alk 1  --CH 2  OCOR 20  in which R 20  is hydrogen or lower alkyl and Alk 1  is as defined above, 
     d. Alk 2  --L in which Alk 2  is an alkylene selected from the group consisting of CR 10  R 11  CHR 12 , CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  CHR 14  and CR 10  R 11  CR 12  R 13  CR 14  R 15  CHR 16  wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15  and R 16  are as defined above and L is halo, 
     e. Alk NR 8  COR 21  in which Alk and R 8  are as defined in the first instance and R 21  is hydrogen or lower alkyl containing from one to five carbon atoms, 
     f. Alk -- NO 2  in which Alk is as defined in the first instance, and 
     g. Lower alkyl and phenyl(lower)alkyl, 
     in the presence of an acid catalyst to yield the compounds of formula VII in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4  R 5 , R 6 , X and Z are as defined above and R 7  is hydrogen. ##STR7## 
     Thereafter the appropriate compound of formula VII (R 7  = H) is converted to the desired pyranoindole of formula I according to the processes described hereinafter. 
     In practising the condensation (II + Vi →VI) we have found it preferable to use a solvent as a reaction medium. Any solvent inert to the reaction conditions may be used. Suitable solvents includes aromatic hydrocarbon, for example benzene, or toluene, ethers and cyclic ethers, for example diethyl ether, dioxan, or tetrahydrofuran, halogenated hydrocarbons, for example methylene dichloride, or carbon tetrachloride and the like. Benzene and tetrahydrofuran are especially convenient and practical for this use. A variety of suitable acid catalysts may be used for this condensation, for example, the type of catalyst used in a Friedel-Crafts reaction, i.e. p-toluenesulfonic acid, aluminum chloride, phosphorus pentoxide, boron trifluoride, zinc chloride, hydrochloric acid, perchloric acid, trifluoroacetic acid, sulfuric acid and the like. p-Toluenesulfonic acid, aluminum chloride, boron trifluoride and phosphorus pentoxide are included among the preferred acid catalysts. The amount of acid catalysts used is not especially critical and may range from 0.01 molar equivalents to 100 molar equivalents; however, a range of from 0.1 to 10 molar equivalents is generally preferred. The time of the reaction may range from 10 minutes to 60 hours, with the preferred range being from one-half to 24 hours. The temperature of the reaction may range from 20° C. to the boiling point of the reaction mixture. Preferred temperature ranges include 20° to 120° C. 
     A more detailed description of the preparation of the above intermediate compounds of formula VII and a description of their subsequent conversion to pyranoindole and thiopyranoindole derivatives of formula I are disclosed below. For convenience these descriptions are catagorized into sections according to the group selected for Z for the intermediate. 
     A. Preparation and Conversion of Intermediates of Formula VII (Z = COOR 19  and Alk 1  --COOR 19 ) 
     Intermediates of formula VII (Z = COOR 19  and Alk 1  -- COOR 19  in which R 19  is hydrogen or lower alkyl and Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and R 1  R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance) are readily obtained by the condensation (II+VI→VII) by using ketoacids or ketoesters of formula ##STR8## in which R 1  is as defined in the first instance and Z is COOR 19  or Alk 1  -- COOR 19  as defined above together with the starting material of formula II. 
     Generally comparable yields of product are obtained in this process when either the ketoacid or the corresponding ketoester is used. However, in the case where it is desired to prepare an acid compound of formula VII(R 7  = H) in which Z is Alk 1  COOR 19  wherein Alk 1  is CR 10  R 11  and R 19  is hydrogen (i.e., an acid intermediate of formula VII), it is preferable to first condense the appropriate β-ketoester of formula VI rather than the corresponding β-ketoacid and then hydrolyze the resulting ester product to give the desired acid compound. 
     Moreover, in the general practise of this invention it is often more convenient to prepare the acid compounds of formula VII(R 7  =H) by using the ketoester instead of the ketoacid in this process and then hydrolyze the resulting ester product to the desired acid, the reason being simply that the ketoesters are generally more readily available either commercially or by synthesis. 
     The hydrolysis of compounds of formula VII(R 7  =H) in which Z is COOR 19  or Alk 1  COOR 19  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 19  is lower alkyl, i.e. ester intermediates of formula VII(R 7  =H), to their corresponding acids of formula VII (R 7  = H) is readily effected by treatment with a suitable alkali, for example, potassium hydroxide or sodium carbonate, in aqueous methanol or aqueous ethanol or by treatment with lithium iodide in a suitable organic solvent, for example, collidene, see L. F. Fieser and M. Fieser, &#34;Reagents for Organic Synthesis,&#34; John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1967, pp. 615 - 617. 
     The α-, β-, γ- and δ-ketoacids and -ketoesters of formula VI are either known, for example, ethyl pyruvate, levulinic acid, ethyl α,α-dimethylacetoacetate, and β,β-dimethyllevulic acid or they are prepared by known methods described in general organic chemistry textbooks. For example, a comprehensive review on the properties and preparation of such α-, β-, γ- and δ-ketoacids and -ketoesters may be found in &#34;Rodd&#39;s Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds,&#34; cited above, Vol. Id, pp. 226 - 274. 
     Thereafter these intermediate acids and esters of formula VII(R 7  = H) are converted to compounds of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  R 6 , R 7  and X are as defined in the first instance and Y is -Alk-NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  --CH 2  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. This conversion is accomplished by amidation, reduction and if desired N-alkylation of the indolic nitrogen. The order of these steps is not critical. However, we have found the following sequence of these steps to be both convenient and practical. 
     First, when it is desired to prepare the derivatives of the latter group of compounds of formula I in which R 7  is H, i.e., N-alkylation of the indolic nitrogen is not desired, either the above acid intermediate or ester intermediate may be employed. 
     In the case where the acid intermediate of formula VII(R 7  = H) is employed, said acid is subjected to amidation by treatment with a lower alkyl chloroformate, preferably ethyl chloroformate, in the presence of triethylamine, affording the corresponding mixed anhydride, which is converted by treatment with the appropriate amine of formula HNR 8  R 9  in which R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance, for example, ammonia, methylamine or dimethylamine, to yield the corresponding amide of formula VII in which Z is CONR 8  R 9  or Alk 1  CONR 8  R 9  in which Alk 1 , R 8  and R 9  are as described in the first instance. 
     Alternatively, the latter amides are also obtained by treating the ester intermediates of formula VII (R 7  = H) with the appropriate amine according to known amidation methods, for example, see A. L. F. Beckwith in &#34;The Chemistry of Amides&#34;, J. Zalicky, Ed., Interscience Publishers, New York, 1970, pp. 96 - 105. 
     Secondly, the amides so obtained are reduced with a suitable complex metal hydride to yield the desired pyranoindoles and thiopyranoindoles. Examples of suitable complex metal hydrides are lithium aluminum hydride, lithium aluminum hydride-aluminum chloride, aluminum hydride-aluminum chloride, diborane and sodium borohydride-aluminum chloride. Lithium aluminum hydride is preferred. 
     On the other hand when it is desired to prepare the compounds of formula I of the above group in which R 1  R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is lower alkyl, or lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl or amino(lower)alkyl and Y is --Alk--N R 8  R 9  in which Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  CH 2  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance, the acid or ester intermediate of formula VII(R 7  = H) are first subjected to N-alkylation by treatment with a molar excess of the appropriate organic halide, namely a lower alkyl halide, lower alkenyl halide, propargyl halide, phenyl(lower)alkyl halide or amino(lower)alkyl halide, respectively, in an inert solvent in the presence of a proton acceptor. Suitable inert solvent include tetrahydrofuran, benzene, toluene and dimethylformamide. Suitable proton acceptors include sodium hydride, alkali metal carbonate and triethylamine. Preferred conditions for effecting this N-alkylation include the use of sodium hydride as a proton acceptor and tetrahydrofuran as an inert solvent. Although the optimum temperature and reaction time will vary depending on the reactants employed, the reaction is generally performed at the boiling point of the reaction mixture for a period of 30 minutes to 48 hours. 
     The lower alkyl halides, lower alkenyl halides, propargyl halide, phenyl(lower)alkyl halides and aminoalkyl(lower)halides employed herein are either known, for example, ethyl bromide, allyl bromide and dimethylaminoethyl chloride, or they are prepared by known methods, usually by the treatment of the corresponding alcohols with a halogenating agent, for instance, thionyl chloride, see D. J. Collins and J. J. Hobbs, Aust. J. Chem., 20, 1413 (1967) and R. B. Moffett, J. Org. Chem., 14, 862 (1949). 
     In this manner, the corresponding N-alkylated derivatives of the above acid and ester derivatives of formula VII are obtained. Thereafter these derivatives are subjected to the amidation and reduction steps according to the conditions described hereinabove in this section, to afford the desired compounds of formula I in which R 7  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl, or amino(lower)alkyl. 
     Although the above sequence of steps for the conversion of the acid and ester intermediates of formula VII (R 7  = H) to the above desired pyranoindoles is convenient and efficacious, a change in the order of the steps whereby the amides of formula VII (R 7  = H) are treated with the appropriate organic halide according to the N-alkylation conditions described above, followed by reduction with a complex metal hydride, as described above, also affords the above desired compounds of formula I, in which R 7  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl or amino(lower)alkyl, described above, of the resulting corresponding amide derivative in which the indolic nitrogen is alkylated, also affords the above desired compounds of formula I, in which R 7  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower) alkyl or amino(lower)alkyl. 
     Furthermore, another change in the order of the steps for preparing the latter compounds of formula I is realized by N-alkylation, as described above, of the corresponding compounds of formula I in which R 7  is hydrogen, described above. In this case when the starting material employed is a pyranoindole or thiopyranoindole of formula I in which Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  CH 2  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 8  is hydrogen and R 9  is hydrogen or lower alkyl, i.e., a primary or secondary amine function is present in the molecule in addition to the indolic nitrogen, it is expedient to use only one molar equivalent of the appropriate organic halide to avoid alkylation of the primary or secondary amine if so desired. 
     Another aspect of the present intermediates of formula VII relates to their conversion to compounds of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7  and X are as described in the first instance and Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  CH 2  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 8  is hydrogen and R 9  is lower alkyl, i.e. secondary amines. When it is desired to prepare the latter compounds a modification involving the protection of the secondary amine with a benzyl group or other suitable protecting group, see J. F. McOmie, cited below is especially convenient. For example, the aforementioned acid or ester intermediate of formula VII is reacted with an amine of formula HNR 8  R 9  in which R 8  is benzyl and R 9  is lower alkyl according to the amidation step described above. The resulting amide is N-alkylated on the indolic nitrogen, if desired, and then reduced with a complex metal hydride according to the above procedures. Thereafter the benzyl group is removed by hydrogenolysis in the presence of a catalyst, preferably 10% palladium on carbon, to afford the desired secondary amine compounds of formula I. 
     Still another modification relates to a more general reduction of the above amides of formula VII in which Z is CONR 8  R 9  or Alk 1  -CONR 8  R 9  wherein Alk 1 , R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. In other words this modification is applicable to the reduction of tertiary, secondary and primary amides, described herein, and is a preferred modification for the reduction of the latter two. In practising this modification, the aforementioned amide of formula VII is treated with triethyloxonium fluoroborate or dimethyl sulfate, see H. Bredereck, et al., Chem. Ber., 98, 2754 (1965), in an inert solvent, for example, methylene dichloride, whereby the corresponding iminoether fluoroborate or methyl sulfate salt is obtained, respectively. Subsequent reduction of the salt thus obtained with a complex metal hydride, similar to the reduction described previously for the amides, yields the corresponding compounds of formula I. Alternatively, the above fluoroborate or methyl sulfate salt derived from a secondary or primary amide is decomposed by base treatment, for example, with 10% sodium hydroxide or triethylamine, to give the corresponding iminoether which is then reduced in a like manner to the desired compound of formula I. 
     When applying the aforementioned steps in the preparation of compounds of formula I in which R 6  is hydroxy or lower alkanoyloxy, it is preferable to use corresponding intermediates in which R 6  is benzyloxy followed by the appropriate transformations as noted previously to yield the desired compounds of formula I. 
     b. Preparation and Conversion of Intermediates of Formula VII (Z = CONR 8  R 9  and Alk 1  --CONR 8  R 9 ). 
     The intermediates of formula VII in which R 7  is hydrogen and Z is CONR 8  R 9  and Alk 1  --CONR 8  R 9  wherein R 8 , R 9  and Alk 1  are as defined in the first instance, described in the previous section, are also obtained directly by utilizing the appropriate starting materials of Formula II and α-, β-, γ- or δ-ketoamides of formula ##STR9## in which R 1  is as defined above and Z is CONR 8  R 9  or Alk 1  --CONR 8  R 9  in which Alk 1 , R 8  and R 9  are as defined above. The ketoamides required for this condensation are either known, for example, pyruvamide or α,α-dimethylacetoacetamide, or they are prepared by known methods, for instance, see &#34;Rodd&#39;s Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds,&#34; cited above, Vol. 1d, pp. 226-274. 
     Thereafter these amides are converted by the reduction process, described above, to the compounds of formula I in which R 1  R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and X are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  --Ch 2  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. 
     c. Preparation and Conversion of Intermediates of Formula VII (Z = CH 2  OCOR 20  and Alk 1  --CH 2  OCOR 20 ) 
     Intermediates of formula VII in which R 7  is hydrogen and Z is CH 2  OCOR 20  and Alk 1  --CH 2  OCOR 20  in which Alk 1  and R 20  are as defined in the first instance, are obtained when a starting material of formula II is condensed with a ketoalcohol lower alkanoic acid ester of formula R 1  COCH 2  OCOR 20  or R 1  CO--Alk 1  --CH 2  OCOR 20  in which R 1 , Alk 1  and R 20  are as defined in the first instance in the presence of a suitable acid catalyst according to the conditions described above for the condensation (II+VI→VII). The ketoalcohol lower alkyl esters are either known, for example, acetonyl acetate or 5-acetoxypentan-2-one, or are prepared by known methods, for instance, see &#34;Rodd&#39;s Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds,&#34; cited above, Vol. 1d, pp. 49-54. 
     These intermediates of formula VII may then be utilized for the preparation of compounds of formula I of this invention in the following manner. The intermediate is hydrolyzed with an aqueous alcoholic solution of a suitable alkali, for example, sodium hydroxide in aqueous methanol to afford the corresponding primary alcohol. The primary alcohol is then oxidized to the corresponding aldehyde. Although a variety of methods are known for the oxidation of a primary alcohol to its corresponding aldehyde, see for example, &#34;Rodd&#39;s Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds&#34;, cited above, Vol. 1c, pp. 4 - 10, we have found that the method of K. E. Pfitzner and J. G. Moffat, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 87, 5670 (1965), using N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodimide and dimethyl sulfoxide in the presence of a suitable acid, for example, trifluoroacetic acid, is both efficacious and convenient. Thereafter the aldehyde is reacted with an amine of formula HNR 8  R 9  in which R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance to give the corresponding Schiff base, which is reduced with sodium borohydride, see E. Schenker, Angew. Chem., 73, 81 (1961), to yield compounds of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  --CH 2  and R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. 
     Alternatively, the latter compounds of formula I are obtained by converting the above corresponding alcohol to a reactive intermediate such as the corresponding halide, mesylate or tosylate, which are then reacted with a two molar excess of an amine of formula HNR 8  R 9  in which R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. Preferably this reaction is performed in a suitable inert solvent, for example, tetrahydrofuran, at the boiling point of the reaction mixture for a period of 8 to 24 hours. In connection with alkylations of amines of formula HNR 8  R 9  in which R 9  is hydrogen and R 9  is lower alkyl as disclosed herein, it is generally preferable to perform the alkylation with the corresponding N-benzyl derivative of said amine, i.e., an amine of formula NHR 8  R 9  in which R 8  is benzyl and R 9  is lower alkyl. Thereafter, when all appropriate transformation have been performed, the N-benzyl group is removed by hydrogenolysis with a catalyst, preferably 10% palladium on carbon, to give the desired compounds of formula I. 
     Thereafter, and if desired, these latter compounds of formula I are converted to their corresponding derivatives in which R 7  lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)allyl or amino(lower)alkyl by N-alkylation with one molar equivalent of the appropriate or organic halide in the manner described for the N-alkylation in section (a). 
     Alternatively, the above aldehyde is oxidized with a suitable oxidizing agent to yield the corresponding acid intermediates of formula VII (R 7  = H) described in section (a). Although a variety of suitable oxidizing agents may be used for this purpose, for example, silver oxide, alkaline permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, we prefer to use silver oxide according to the method of M. Delepine and P. Bonnet, Compt. rend., 149, 39 (1909). 
     Again alternatively, the above aldehyde is converted to its oxime which on reduction with a complex metal hydride yields the corresponding primary amine of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3  R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is CH 2  or Alk-- 1  CH 2  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 8  and R 9  are hydrogen. 
     If desired those latter primary amine compounds of formula I may be N-alkylated on the indolic nitrogen in the manner described above with a molar equivalent of the appropriate organic halide to give the corresponding compounds of formula I in which R 7  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl or Alk--NR 8  R 9  wherein Alk, R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. 
     In turn these latter compounds of formula I may be further N-alkylated on the nitrogen of the primary amine with the appropriate lower alkyl halide to the corresponding compounds of formula I in which Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  wherein Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  --CH 2  wherein Alk 1  is as defined in the first instance and R 8  is hydrogen or lower alkyl and R 9  is lower alkyl (i.e. secondary or tertiary amines with respect to Y). In this case depending on the particular derivative desired the N-alkylation is effected with one or two moles of the alkyl halide to give respectively the secondary (R 8  = H and R 9  = lower alkyl with respect to Y)or tertiary amine (R 8  = R 9  = lower alkyl with respect to Y). On the other hand the N-alkylation may be effected in two steps introducing a different alkyl group each time to afford the corresponding tetiary amine in which R 8  and R 9  are different lower alkyls with respect to Y. 
     When it is desired to prepare the above tertiary amine compounds in which R 8  or R 9  are either or both methyl, an alternative alkylation method comprises reacting the appropriate corresponding primary or secondary amine with an aqueous mixture of a substantial excess of formaldehyde and formic acid according to the conditions of the Eschweiler-Clarke reaction, see M. L. Moore, Organic Reactions, 5, 301 (1949), whereby N-methylation is effected. 
     Another N-alkylation method which is applied to the above primary and secondary amines involves acylation with a lower alkanoic anhydride or acid halide and subsequent reduction of the resulting amide. 
     Furthermore, the above primary amines are used to prepare compounds of formula I in which Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  wherein Alk is CH 2  or Alk 1  --CH 2  and R 8  and R 9  together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined from a heterocyclic amine radical as defined in the first instance. When used in this manner the primary amines are subjected to known N-alkylation methods, for example, see method J in Moffett, cited above, with the appropriate α,ω-dibromides, for example, tetramethylene dibromide, pentamethylene dibromide, bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, bis(2-chloroethyl)benzylamine followed by hydrogenation in the presence of 10% palladium on carbon to remove the protecting benzyl group, a bis(2-chloroethyl)lower alkylamine or a bis(2-chloroethyl)-N-[hydroxy(lower)alkyl]amine, to give the corresponding, desired compound of formula I wherein Y is an amino(lower)alkyl in which the amino portion thereof is pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, piperazino, 4-(lower)alkyl-1-piperazinyl or 4-[hydroxy(lower)alkyl]-1-piperazinyl, respectively. 
     If during the above N-alkylations it is desired to protect primary or secondary amine functions that are present in the R 7  portion of compounds of formula I, such protection may be afforded by the use of appropriate protecting groups, for example, a benzyl group; see also, J. F. W. McOmie in &#34;Advances in Organic Chemistry,&#34; Vol. 3, R. A. Raphael, et al., Ed., Interscinece Publishers, New York, 1963, pp. 191-294. 
     d. Preparation and Conversion of Intermediates of Formula VII (Z = Alk 2  --L). 
     Intermediates of formula VII in which R 7  is hydrogen and Z is Alk 2  --L wherein Alk 2  and L are as defined in the first instance, are obtained when a starting material of formula II is condensed with a β,γ- or δ-haloketone of formula R 1  CO--Alk 2  --L in which R 1 , Alk 2  and L are as defined in the first instance in the presence of a suitable acid catalyst according to the conditions described above for the condensation (II+VI→VII). The haloketones are either known, for example, 4-chlorobutan-2-one, or they are prepared by known methods, for instance, see &#34;Rodd&#39;s Chemistry of Carbon Compounds,&#34; cited above, Vol. 1c, pp. 70-71 and &#34;Methoden der Organischen Chemie,&#34; Houben-Weyl, E. Muller, Ed., Vol. V/3, Geor Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1962, pp. 511-1076. 
     Thereafter these intermedates of formula VII are treated with a two molar excess of an amine of formula HNR 8  R 9  in which R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance to yield the compounds of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as described in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and Y is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is Alk 2  as defined in the first instance and R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. Preferred conditions for this reaction include the use of a suitable inert solvent, for example, tetrahydrofuran, temperatures ranging from 40°- 100° C. or at the boiling point of the reaction mixture and a reaction time of from 8 to 24 hours. 
     If desired the latter pyranoindoles and thiopyranoindoles may be N-alkylated on the indolic nitrogen with an appropriate lower alkyl halide or aminoalkyl halide according to the method described for the N-alkylation of the pyranoindoles and thiopyranoindoles in section (a). 
     e. Preparation and Conversion of Intermediates of Formula VII (Z = AlkNR 8  COR 21 ) 
     Intermediates of formula VII in which R 7  is hydrogen and Z is AlkNR 8  COR 21  wherein Alk, R 8  and R 21  are as defined in the first instance are readily obtained by the condenation (II+VI→VII) by using ketoamides of formula ##STR10## in which R 1 , Alk, R 8  and R 21  are as defined in the first instance together with the appropriate starting material of formula II. 
     The ketoamides used herein are either known, for example, formamidoacetone [A. Treibs and W. Sutter, Chem. Ber., 84, 96 (1951)] and see [R. H. Wiley and O. H. Borum, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 70, 2005 (1948)] or they are prepared by known procedures, for example, see &#34;Methoden der Organischen Chemie&#34;, cited above, Vol. XI/1, 1957, especially pp. 58-62, 285-289 and 508-509, and F. F. Blicke, Organic Reactions, 1, 303 (1942). 
     Thereafter, reduction with a complex metal hydride and if desired N-alkylation of the indolic nitrogen as described in section (a) converts the instant intermediates of formula VII to pyranoindoles of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , X are as defined in the first instance and Y is AlkNR 8  R 9  in which Alk and R 8  are as defined in the first instance and R 9  is lower alkyl. 
     f. Preparation and Conversion of Intermediates of Formula VII (Z = Alk -- NO 2 ) 
     Intermediates of formula VII in which R 7  is hydrogen and Z is Alk-NO 2  wherein Alk is as defined in the first instance, are obtained by the condensation (II+VI→VII) when the starting materials of formula II and appropriate α-, β-, γ- , and δ-nitroketones of formula ##STR11## in which R 1  and Alk are as defined in the first instance are employed therein in the presence of a suitable acid catalyst. In this case trifluoroacetic acid is the preferred acid catalyst. 
     The nitroketones used herein are either known, for example, 1-nitro-2-propanone, N. Levy and C. W. Scaife, J. Chem. Soc., 1100, (1946) and 5-nitro-2-hexanone, H. Shechter, et al., J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 74, 3664 (1952) or they are prepared by known methods, for example, see Levy, and Scaife, cited above, Shechter, et al. cited above, &#34;Rodd&#39;s Chemistry of Carbon Compounds,&#34; cited above, Vol. 1c, pp. 71-72 and &#34;Methoden der Organischen Chemie,&#34; cited above, Vol. X/1, 1971, p. 203. 
     Thereafter, these intermediates of formula VII are reduced with a complex metal hydride, preferably lithium aluminum hydride, to afford the pyranoindoles of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance, Y is hydrogen and Z is --Alk--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk is defined in the first instance and R 8  and R 9  are hydrogen. 
     If desired the latter compounds may be N-alkylated according to the methods described in section (c) to give the compounds of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7  and X are as defined in the first instance and Y is Alk-NR 8  R 9  in which Alk, R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance. 
     g. Preparation and Conversion of Intermediates of Formula VII (Z = lower alkyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl) 
     Intermediates of formula VII (Z = lower alkyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl, R 7  is hydrogen and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance) are readily obtained by the condensation (II+VI→VII) by using the starting materials of formula II and the ketones of formula ##STR12## in which R 1  is as defined in the first instance and Z is lower alkyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl. 
     The ketones used herein are either available commercially, for example, acetone or phenylacetone, or they are prepared by conventional methods, for example, see P. Karrer, &#34;Organic Chemistry,&#34; 2nd. ed., Elsevier Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1946, pp. 149-169 and V. Migrdichian, &#34;Organic Synthesis,&#34; Vol. 1, Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1957, pp. 100-129. 
     These intermediates of formula VII are converted to the compounds of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is --(Alk)--NR 8  R 9  in which Alk, R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance and Y is lower alkyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl by N-alkylation of the indolic nitrogen with the appropriate amino(lower)alkyl halide according to the method of N-alkylation described in section (a). 
     Finally, it is the intention to cover all changes and modifications of the embodiment of the invention herein chosen for the purpose of disclosure which are within the scope and spirit of this invention. Such changes and modification include those variations which depend on well known interconversions of amines, amides, acids and esters of alternation of the order of the steps in the processes disclosed herein. 
     For example, the act of subjecting the corresponding derivative of the starting material of formula II in which the indolic nitrogen is alkylated with a lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl or amino(lower)alkyl, to condensation with an appropriate compound of formula VI according to the conditions of the key reaction taught in this present disclosure to yield the corresponding intermediate compound of formula VII in which the indolic nitrogen is so alkylated would not depart from the scope or spirit of this invention. 
    
    
     The following examples illustrate further this invention. 
     EXAMPLE I 
     1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-ACETIC ACID (VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X = O and Z = CH 2  COOH) 
     Ethyl acetoacetate (23.4 g., 0.18 moles) is added to a solution of the starting material of formula II, tryptophol (10.0 g., 0.06 moles), in 200 ml. of benzene. After standing for 10 minutes, p-toluenesulfonic acid (1.3 g.) and about 5 g. of hydrated alkali-aluminum silicate (Molecular Sieves No. 4) are added. The mixture is subjected to reflux for thirty minutes, 600 mg. more of p-toluenesulfonic acid is added and refluxing continued for 21/2 hours. The molecular sieves are collected and the benzene solution washed successively with 5% sodium bicarbonate and water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure to dryness affording an oil. The oil is subjected to chromatography on silica gel. Elution with 5% ether in benzene yields the ester, 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b-]indole-1-acetic acid ethyl ester, as an oil, ν max   CHCl .sbsp.3 1715 cm -1 . 
     Hydrolysis of this ester to the title compound is effected as follows: The ester is dissolved in 230 ml. of methanol. To this is added 10 g. of KOH in 30 ml. of H 2  O and the solution is allowed to stand at room temperature overnight. The methanol is evaporated, water added and the solution washed with benzene. The aqueous phase is acidified with 6N HCl, and extracted with benzene. This organic phase is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness to give an oil, which is crystallized from benzene containing a trace of petroleum ether to afford the title compound, m.p. 150° - 152° C., ν max   CHCl .sbsp.3 3325 and 1705 cm -1 . 
     An equivalent amount of methyl acetoacetate may replace ethyl acetoacetate in the procedure of this Example. In this case, 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indoleacetic acid methyl ester, m.p. 87° - 90° C. after recrystallization from benzene-hexane, is obtained as the ester. 
     An equivalent amount of propyl acetoacetate may replace ethyl acetoacetate in the procedure of this Example. In this case, 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid propyl ester is obtained as the ester. 
     EXAMPLE 2 
     1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-PROPIONIC ACID (VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X = O AND Z = CH 2  CH 2  COOH) 
     A mixture of the starting material of formula II, tryptophol (500 mg.), levulinic acid (580 mg.), 75 ml. of benzene, 1.7 g. of phosphorus pentoxide and about 0.5 g. of diatomaceous earth (Celite) is stirred magnetically at room temperature for 15 minutes and then at 70° C. for 11/2 hr. The reaction mixture is filtered. The filtrate is washed three times with 5N NaOH; the combined aqueous phase is washed twice with ether and then rendered acidic with cold 50% HCl. The aqueous phase is extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract is dried (Na 2  SO 4 ) and evaporated to dryness. The residue is crystallized from ethyl acetate-petroleum ether to afford the title compound, m.p. 104° - 110° C., nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ 1.47 (3H), 21.8 (4H), 2.74 (2H), 3.96 (2H), 7.18 (4H), 7.85 (1H), 9.60 (1.H). 
     The above title compound is also obtained by following the procedure of Example 1 but replacing ethyl acetoacetate with an equivalent amount of ethyl levulinate. In this case 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-propionic acid ethyl ester, m.p. 116° - 118° C., ν max   CHCl .sbsp.3 1716 cm -1 , after crystallization from benzene-petroleum ether, is obtained as the ester prior to hydrolysis. 
     EXAMPLE 3 
     1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-ACETIC ACID (VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X = S AND Z = CH 2  COOH) 
     Indole-3-ethanediol (1.5 g.) and methyl acetoacetate are mixed with 50 ml. of benzene and the solution heated for 30 min. (bath temperature 70° - 80° C.). p-Toluenesulfonic acid (0.15 g.) is added and the reaction mixture is subjected to reflux and stirring for 12 hours. Water formed in the reaction mixture during this period is collected by a water separator. After cooling the benzene solution is washed with 10% solution of sodium bicarbonate, water, saturated brine and dried over sodium sulfate. Evaporation of the benzene solution yields the ester, 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid methyl ester as a semi-solid, ν max   CHCl .sbsp.3 1715 cm -1 . 
     This ester is then treated with aqueous alcoholic KOH in the manner described for the esters in Example 1 and 2 to afford the title compound, m.p. 147° - 149° C., nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ 1.86 (S, 3H), 306 and 812 (6H), 7.35 (multiplet, 4H), 8.71 (1H), 10.31 (1H), after recrystallization from benzene-hexane. 
     The procedures of Examples 1, or 3 are followed to prepare other compounds of formula VII in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and Z is COOR 19  or Alk 1  --COOR 19  wherein R 19  and Alk 1  are as defined in the first instance. Examples of such compounds of formula VII are listed in Tables I and II. In each of these examples an equivalent amount of the starting material of formula II listed therein is used instead of the starting material of formula II described in the procedures of Examples 1 and 3. Note that in each of these examples the ester obtained prior to hydrolysis is a corresponding ester compound of formula VII. 
     Similarly, the procedure of Example 2 is used to prepare the products listed in Tables I and II. In this case an equivalent amount of the starting material of formula II, listed therein is used instead of the starting material of formula II described in Example 2 and an equivalent amount of the corresponding ketoacid of formula VI is used instead of the ketoester of formula VI listed therein. 
     
                                           TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________                         Ketoester of          Product: [(prefix                         Formula VI            listed                                               below)-1,3,4,9- Starting Material of Formula II                          ##STR13##            Tetrahydropyrano-                                               [3,4-b]indole-1-                                               (Suffix Listed                                               Below)ExampleR.sup.2     R.sup.3        R.sup.4             R.sup.5                 R.sup.6                       X R.sup.1                              Alk.sup.1CO   R.sup.19                                               Prefix//Suffix__________________________________________________________________________4    H    H  H    H   H     O CH.sub.3                              CO            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-methyl//carboxylic                                               acid5    CH.sub.3     H  H    H   H     O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CO            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-ethyl-3-methyl//                                               carboxylic acid6    n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7     H  H    H   5-CH.sub.3                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CO            CH.sub.3                                               1,3-diisopropyl-6-                                               methyl//carboxylic                                               acid7    CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        H    H   5-OH  O CH.sub.3                              CO            CH.sub.                                               1,3,3-trimethyl-6-                                               hydroxy//carboxylic                                               acid8    H    H  H    H   7-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CO            CH.sub.3                                               8-ethyl-1-propyl//                                               carboxylic acid9    H    H  i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7             H   H     O                          ##STR14##                              CO            CH.sub.3                                               1-cyclopropyl-4-isopro                                               - pyl//carboxylic                                               acid10   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        C.sub.2 H.sub.5             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 H     O                          ##STR15##                              CO            CH.sub.3                                               1-cyclopentyl-4,4-                                               diethyl-3,3-dimethyl//                                                carboxylic acid11   H    H  CH.sub.3             H   H     O CH.sub.3                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1,4-dimethyl//acetic                                               acid12   H    H  H    H   H     O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-ethyl//acetic acid                                               m.p. 137-140°                                               C.13   H    H  H    H   H     O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-propyl//acetic                                               acid                                               m.p. 148-151°                                               C.14   H    H  H    H   H     O i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-isopropyl//acetic                                               acid, m.p. 150-                                               152° C.15   CH.sub.3     H  H    H   H     O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               3-methyl-1-propyl//                                               acetic acid;                                               m.p. 75-80°                                               C.                                               (Isomer A), m.p. 146                                               -                                               148° C.                                               (Isomer B).16   CH.sub.3     H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5             CH.sub.3                 H     O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1,4-diethyl-3-methyl//                                               8                                               acetic acid,17   H    H  H    H   H     O CH.sub.3                              CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               α,1-dimethyl//ac                                               etic                                               acid; m.p.                                               154-156° C.                                               (Isomer A), m.p.                                               163-                                               165° C.                                               (Isomer B).18   H    H  H    H   H     O                          ##STR16##                              C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-cyclohexyl-α,.                                               alpha.- dimethyl//acet                                               ic acid19   H    H  H    H   H     O t-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-t-butyl//acetic                                               acid                                               m.p. 210-212°                                               C.20   H    H  H    H   H     O n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-butyl//acetic                                               acid,                                               m.p. 124-127°                                               C.21   H    H  H    H   7-CH.sub.3                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               8-methyl-1-propyl//                                               acetic acid m.p.                                               127-                                               128° C.22   H    H  H    H   5-Br  O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               6-bromo-1-ethyl//                                               acetic acid m.p.                                               182-184° C.23   H    H  H    H   5-OCH.sub.3                       O CH.sub.3                              CH.sub.2 CO   CH.sub.3                                               6-methoxy-1-methyl//                                               acetic acid, m.p.                                               142-143° C.24   H    H  H    H   5-OCOCH.sub.3                       O CH.sub.3                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               6-acetoxy-1-methyl//                                               acetic acid, m.p.                                               142-143° C.25   H    H  H    H   5-benzyl-                       O CH.sub.3                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               6-benzyloxy-1-methyl//                                               N                 oxy                           acetic acid, m.p.                                               163.5° C.26   H    H  H    H   4-CH.sub.3                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               5-methyl-1-propyl//                                               acetic acid, m.p.                                               177-178° C.27   H    H  H    H   6-CH.sub.3                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               7-methyl-1-propyl//                                               acetic acid, m.p.                                               157-158° C.28   H    H  H    H   5-NO.sub.2                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               6-nitro-1-propyl//                                               acetic acid, m.p.                                               119-120° C.29   H    H  CH.sub.3             CH.sub.3                 H     O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               4,4-dimethyl-1-                                               propyl//acetic acid,                                               m.p. 184-185°                                               C.30   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        H    H   5-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O                          ##STR17##                              CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                ##STR18##31   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        C.sub.2 H.sub.5             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 6-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O                          ##STR19##                              C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                ##STR20##32   CH.sub.3     H  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7             n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                 4-n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                       O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               α,3-dimethyl-1-e                                               thyl-                                               4,4,5-tripropyl//                                               acetic acid33   H    H  H    H   H     O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               α,α-dimeth                                               yl-1-                                               propyl//acetic acid34   C.sub.2 H.sub.5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5        C.sub.2 H.sub.5             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 4-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O t-C.sub.4 H.sub. 9                              C(i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-t-butyl-α,.alp                                               ha.-                                               diisopropyl-3,3,4,4,5-                                               N                                               pentaethyl//acetic                                               acid35   H    H  H    H   4-I   O i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               5-iodo-1-isopropyl//                                               propionic acid36   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        CH.sub.3             CH.sub.3                  ##STR21##                       O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                ##STR22##37   H    H  H    H   6-OH  O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               β,β-diethyl-                                               7-hydroxy-                                               1-propyl//propionic                                               acid38   CH.sub.3     H  H    H   7-NO.sub.2                       O                          ##STR23##                              CH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)CH.sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                ##STR24##39   H    H  CH.sub.3             H   5-CH.sub.3                       O                          ##STR25##                              C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.2                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                ##STR26##40   CH.sub.3     H  H    H   H     O CH.sub. 3                              CH.sub.2 C(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1,3-dimethyl-α,.                                               alpha.-                                               dipropyl//propionic                                               acid41   CH.sub.3     H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 H     O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH(CH.sub.3)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                            CH.sub.3                                               α,α,β                                               ,3-tetramethyl-                                               1,4,4-triethyl//                                               propionic acid42   H    H  CH.sub.3             CH.sub.3                 H     O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                            CH.sub.3                                               1-ethyl-β,β,                                               4,4-                                               tetramethyl//propionic                                               T                                               acid43   H    H  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7             H                  ##STR27##                       O                          ##STR28##                              C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C(C.sub.2                              H.sub.5)CO    CH.sub.3                                               1-cyclopentyl-5-                                               propionoxy-4-propyl-                                               α,β,β-                                               triethyl// propionic                                               acid44   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7     H  H    H   4-OCH.sub.3                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1,3-dipropyl-5-methoxy                                               -                                               α-methyl//propio                                               nic                                               acid45   C.sub.2 H.sub.5     H  H    H   5-NO.sub.2                       O CH.sub.3                              C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C(C.sub.2                              H.sub.5).sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-methyl-6-nitro-.alph                                               a.,α,-                                               β,β,3-pentae                                               thyl//                                               propionic acid46   C.sub.2 H.sub.5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5        H    H   4-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)CH.sub.2 CO                                            CH.sub.3                                               β,1-dipropyl-3,3,                                               5-                                               triethyl//propionic                                               acid47   H    H  H    H   6-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O                          ##STR29##                              CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)C                              O             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-cyclopropyl-α,                                               β- diethyl-7-etho                                               xy// propionic acid48   H    H  H    H   H     O CH.sub.3                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-methyl//butyric                                               acid,                                               m.p. 132                                               - 135° C.49   CH.sub.3     H  H    H   H     O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               γ,3-dimethyl-1-e                                               thyl//                                               butyric acid50   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        H    H   H     O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2                              CH.sub.2 CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               γ,γ-diethy                                               l-3,3-                                               dimethyl-1-propyl//                                               butyric acid51   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7             H   H     O                          ##STR30##                              C(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 CH(n-                              C.sub.3 H.sub.7)CH.sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2                                               1-cyclobutyl-3,3-                                               dimethyl-β,.gamma                                               .,γ,4-                                               tetrapropyl//butyric                                               acid52   H    H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                 6-Cl  O CH.sub.3                               ##STR31##    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               7-chloro-α,.beta                                               .,β,γ,.gamm                                               a.,4,4- heptaethyl-1-m                                               ethyl// butyric acid53   H    H  CH.sub.3             H   4-CH.sub.3                       O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              [C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.3 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-ethyl-α,.alpha                                               .,β,β,.gamma                                               .,γ,4,-                                               4,5-octamethyl//                                               butyric acid54   C.sub.2 H.sub.5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5        C.sub.2 H.sub.5             H                  ##STR32##                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)[C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)]                              .sub.2 CO     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               6-acetoxy-α,.alp                                               ha.,β,β,.gam                                               ma.,3,- 3,4-octaethyl-                                               1-propyl// butyric                                               acid55   H    H  CH.sub.3             CH.sub.3                 7-OCH.sub.3                       O                          ##STR33##                              CH.sub.2 [C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 ] .sub.2                              CO            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-cyclobutyl-α,.                                               alpha.,β,β,-                                                4,4-hexamethyl-8-                                               methoxy//butyric                                               acid56   H    H  H    H   4-Br  O                          ##STR34##                              CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2                              CO            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               5-bromo-1-cyclopentyl-                                                α,α,.beta                                               .-trimethyl// butyric                                               acid57   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        H    H   4-n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                       O                          ##STR35##                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).su                              b.2 CO        C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-cyclopropyl-α,                                               α- diethyl-3,3-d                                               imethyl-                                               5-propyl//butyric                                               acid58   H    H  H    H   7-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1,8-diethyl-α-me                                               thyl//                                               butyric acid59   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        CH.sub.3             H   5-F   O n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                              [CH(CH.sub.3)].sub.3 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-butyl-6-fluoro-.alph                                               a.,β,-                                               γ,3,3,4-hexameth                                               yl//                                               butyric acid60   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        H    H   4-CH.sub.3                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 CH(C.sub.2                              H.sub.5)CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               α,γ-diethy                                               l-1-propyl-                                               3,3,5-trimethyl//                                               butyric acid61   C.sub.2 H.sub.5     H  H    H   6-NO.sub.2                       O n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                              [C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.3 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-butyl-3-ethyl-7-                                               nitro-α,β,.                                               gamma.-                                               trimethyl//butyric                                               acid62   CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3        H    H   4-n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                       O n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                              CH.sub.2 [CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)].sub.2                              CO            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               α,β-diethyl                                               -3,3-                                               dimethyl-1,5-dipropyl/                                               /                                               butyric acid63   H    H  H    H   7-OH  O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2                              C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               1-ethyl-8-hydroxy-                                               α,α,.gamma                                               .,γ-tetramethyl/                                               /                                               butyric acid64   CH.sub.3     H  CH.sub.3             H   4-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                       O C.sub.2 H.sub.5                              [C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.3 CO                                            C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                               5-ethoxy-1-ethyl-.alph                                               a.,α,-                                               β,β,γ,                                               γ,3,4-                                               octomethyl//butyric                                               acid__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________                     Ketoester of           Product: [(Prefix                     Formula VI             Listed Below)-1,3,4,9- Starting Material of  Formula II                      ##STR36##             Tetrahydrothiopyrano-                                            [3,4-b]indole-1- (Suffix                                            Listed Below)]Ex.   R.sup.2  R.sup.3     R.sup.4         R.sup.5             R.sup.6                   X R.sup.1                          Alk.sup.1CO    R.sup.19                                            Prefix//Suffix__________________________________________________________________________65 H   H  H   H   H     S CH.sub.3                          CO             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-methyl//carboxylic                                            acid66 CH.sub.3  H  H   H   H     S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          CO             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-ethyl-3-methyl//                                            carboxylic acid67 i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7  H  H   H   5-CH.sub.3                   S i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CO             CH.sub.3                                            1,3-diisopropyl-6                                            methyl//carboxylic                                            acid68 CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     H   H   5-OH  S CH.sub.3                          CO             CH.sub.3                                            1,3,3-trimethyl-6-                                            hydroxy-1-(1-propyl)//                                            carboxylic acid69 H   H  H   H   7-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CO             CH.sub.3                                             8-ethyl-1-propyl//                                            carboxylic acid70 H   H  i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7         H   H     S                      ##STR37##                          CO             CH.sub.3                                            1-cyclopropyl-4-                                            isopropyl//carboxylic                                            acid71 CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5         C.sub.2 H.sub.5             H     S                      ##STR38##                          CO             CH.sub.3                                            1-cyclopentyl-4,4-                                            diethyl-3,3-dimethyl//                                            carboxylic acid72 H   H  CH.sub.3         H   H     S CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1,4-dimethyl//acetic                                            acid73 H   H  H   H   H     S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-ethyl//acetic acid,                                            m.p. 138° C.74 H   H  H   H   H     S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-propyl//acetic acid,                                            m.p. 127 - 129°                                            C.75 H   H  H   H   H     S i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-isopropyl//acetic                                            acid76 CH.sub.3  H  H   H   H     S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            3-methyl-1-propyl//                                            acetic acid77 CH.sub.3  H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5         CH.sub.3             H     S C.sub.2 H.sub. 5                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1,4-diethyl-3-methyl//                                            acetic acid78 H   H  H   H   H     S CH.sub.3                          CH(CH.sub.3)CO C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            α,1-dimethyl//aceti                                            c acid79 H   H  H   H   H     S                      ##STR39##                          C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-cyclohexyl-α,.alp                                            ha.- dimethyl//acetic                                            acid80 H   H  H   H   H     S t-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-t-butyl//acetic acid81 H   H  H   H   H     S n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-butyl//acetic acid82 H   H  H   H   7-CH.sub.3                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            8-methyl-1-propyl//                                            acetic acid83 H   H  H   H   5-Br  S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            6-bromo-1-propyl//                                            acetic acid84 H   H  H   H   5-OCH.sub.3                   S CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.2 CO    CH.sub.3                                            6-methoxy-1-methyl//                                            acetic acid85 H   H  H   H   5-OCOCH.sub.3                   S CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            6-acetoxy-1-methyl//                                            acetic acid86 H   H  H   H   5-benzyl- oxy                   S CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            6-benzyloxy-1-methyl//                                            acetic acid87 H   H  H   H   4-CH.sub.3                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            5-methyl-1-propyl//                                            acetic acid88 H   H  H   H   6-CH.sub.3                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CO    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            7-methyl-1-propyl//                                            acetic acid89 H   H  H   H   7-F   S CH.sub.3                          C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            α,α-diethyl-8                                            -fluoro-1- methyl//acetic                                             acid90 CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     H   H   5-Cl  S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH(iC.sub.3 H.sub.7)CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            6-chloro-3,3-dimethyl-                                            α-isopropyl-1-                                            propyl//acetic acid91 CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     H   H   5-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S                      ##STR40##                          CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-cyclopropyl-α,.al                                            pha.- diethyl-3,3-                                            dimethyl-6-ethoxy//                                            acetic acid92 CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5         C.sub.2 H.sub.5             6-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S                      ##STR41##                          C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                             1-cyclohexyl-α,.al                                            pha.,3,3- tetramethyl-4,4                                            ,7- triethyl//acetic                                            acid93 CH.sub.3  H  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7         n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7             4-n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                   S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          CH(CH.sub.3)CO C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            α,3-dimethyl-1-ethy                                            l                                            4,4,5-tripropyl//                                            acetic acid94 H   H  H   H   H     S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            α,α-dimethyl-                                            1- propyl//acetic acid95 C.sub.2 H.sub.5  C.sub.2 H.sub.5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5         C.sub.2 H.sub.5             4-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S t-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                          C(i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-t-butyl-α,α                                            - diisopropyl-3,3,4,4-                                            5-pentaethyl//acetic                                            acid96 H   H  H   H   H     S CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-methyl// propionic                                            acid97 CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3         CH.sub.3              ##STR42##                   S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            8-acetoxy-1-ethyl-                                            α,3,3,4,4-                                            pentamethyl// propionic                                            acid98 H   H  H   H   6-OH  S n-C.sub.3 H.sub. 7                          CH.sub.2 C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            β,β-diethyl-7-                                            ydroxy-1-propyl//                                            propionic acid99 CH.sub.3  H  H   H   7-NO.sub.2                   S                      ##STR43##                          CH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)CH.sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-cyclobutyl-3- methyl-8-                                            nitro-α- propyl//pr                                            opionic acid100   H   H  CH.sub.3         H   5-CH.sub.3                   S                      ##STR44##                          C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.2                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1,cyclopropyl-α,.al                                            pha.ββ                                            4,6-hexamethyl//                                            propionic acid101   CH.sub.3  H  H   H   H     S CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.2 C(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1,3-dimethyl-α,.alp                                            ha.-                                            dipropyl//propionic                                            acid102   CH.sub.3  H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5         C.sub.2 H.sub.5             H     S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          CH(CH.sub.3)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CO                                         CH.sub.3                                            1,4,4-triethyl-α,.a                                            lpha.,β,-                                            3-tetramethyl                                            propionic acid103   H   H  CH.sub.3         CH.sub.3             H     S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                         CH.sub.3                                            1-ethyl-β,β,4,4                                            -                                            tetramethyl//                                            propionic acid104   H   H  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7         H              ##STR45##                   S                      ##STR46##                          C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C(C.sub.2                          H.sub.5)CO     CH.sub.3                                            1-cyclopentyl-5-                                            propionoxy-4-propyl-                                            α,β,                                            -triethyl// propionic                                            acid105   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7  H  H   H   4-OCH.sub.3                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1,3-dipropyl-5-                                            methoxy-α-methyl//                                            y                                            propionic acid106   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H  H   H   5-NO.sub.2                   S CH.sub.3                          C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 C(C.sub.2                          H.sub.5).sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-methyl-6-nitro-                                            α,α,β,.b                                            eta.,3-pentaethyl//                                            propionic acid107   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  C.sub.2 H.sub.5     H   H   4-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)CH.sub.2 CO                                         CH.sub.3                                            β,1-dipropyl-3,3,5-                                            5                                            triethyl//propionic                                            acid108   H   H  H   H   6-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S                      ##STR47##                          CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-cyclopropyl-α,.be                                            ta.- diethyl-7-ethoxy//                                            propionic acid109   H   H  H   H   H     S CH.sub.3                          CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-methyl//butyric acid110   CH.sub.3  H  H   H   H     S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            γ,3-dimethyl-1-ethy                                            l//                                            butyric acid111   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     H   H   H     S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2                          CO             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            γ,γ-diethyl-3                                            ,3-                                            dimethyl-1-propyl//                                            butyric acid112   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7         H   H     S                      ##STR48##                          C(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 CH(n-C.sub.3                          H.sub.7 CH.sub.2 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-cyclobutyl-3,3-                                            dimethyl-β,γ,.                                            gamma.,4- tetrapropyl//                                            butyric acid113   H   H  C.sub.2 H.sub.5         C.sub.2 H.sub.5             6-Cl  S CH.sub.3                          [C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 ].sub.2 CH(C.sub.                          2 H.sub.5)CO   C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            7-chloro-α,β,.                                            beta. ,γ,γ,                                            4,4-heptaethyl-1-                                            methyl//butyric acid114   H   H  CH.sub.3         H   4-CH.sub.3                   S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          [C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.3 O                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-ethyl-α,α,.                                            beta.,β,γ,.gam                                            ma.,                                            4,5-octamethyl//                                            butyric acid115   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  C.sub.2 H.sub.5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5         H              ##STR49##                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)[C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)].sub                          .2 CO          C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            6-acetoxy-α,α                                            ,β,β, γ,3                                            ,3,4-octaethyl- propyl//b                                            utyric acid116   H   H  CH.sub.3         CH.sub.3             7-OCH.sub.3                   S                      ##STR50##                          CH.sub.2 [C(CH.sub.3).sub.3 ].sub.2                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-cyclobutyl-α,.alp                                            ha.,β, β,4,4-he                                            xamethyl-8- methoxy//buty                                            ric acid117   H   H  H   H   4-Br  S                      ##STR51##                          CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            5-bromo-1-cyclopentyl                                            α,α,β-tr                                            imethyl// butyric acid118   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     H   H   4-n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                   S                      ##STR52##                          CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2                          CO             C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-cyclopropyl-α,.al                                            pha., diethyl-3,3-dimethy                                            l- 5-propyl//butyric                                            acid119   H   H  H   H   7-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1,8-diethyl-α-                                            methyl//butyric acid120   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     CH.sub.3         H   5-F   S n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                          [CH(CH.sub.3)].sub.3 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-butyl-6-fluoro-                                            α,β,γ,3,                                            3,4-                                            hexamethyl//butyric                                            acid121   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     H   H   4-CH.sub.3                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2 CH(C.sub.2                          H.sub.5)CO     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            α,γ-diethyl-1                                            -                                            propyl-3,3,5-trimethyl                                            butyric acid122   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H  H   H   6-NO.sub.2                   S n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                          [C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.3 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-butyl-3-ethyl-7-                                            nitro-α,β,.gam                                            ma.-                                            trimethyl//butyric                                            acid123   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3     H   H   4-n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                   S n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                          CH.sub.2 [CH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)].sub.2                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            α,β-diethyl-                                            3,3-dimethyl-1,5-                                            dipropyl//butyric                                            acid124   H   H  H   H   7-OH  S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.                          2 CO           C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            1-ethyl-8-hydroxy-                                            α,α,γ,.                                            gamma.-tetramethyl//                                            butyric acid125   CH.sub.3  H  CH.sub.3         H   4-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                   S C.sub.2 H.sub.5                          [C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.3 CO                                         C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                            5-ethoxy-1-ethyl-                                            α,α,β,.b                                            eta.,γ,γ,3,4-                                            N                                            octomethyl//butyric                                            acid__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 126 
     N,N,1-TRIMETHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-ACETAMIDE[VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and R 7  = H, X = O AND Z = CH 2  CON(CH 3 ) 2  ] 
     To a stirred solution of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid (15 g, 0.061 mole), prepared as described in Example 1, in dry tetrahydrofuran (300 ml), cooled to -5° C., is added triethylamine (18.5 g, 0.183 mole), followed by ethyl chloroformate (16.6 g, 0.153 mole). The mixture is stirred at -5° C. for 2 hr. This mixture, which now contains the mixed anhydride of the above starting material, is added dropwise to a cooled 40% aqueous solution of the amine, dimethylamine (225 ml). The resulting mixture is stirred at room temperature for one-half hour. Most of the tetrahydrofuran is evaporated, and the residue partitioned between chloroform and water. The organic phase is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue is subjected to chromatography on silica gel. Elution with 20% ethyl acetate in benzene, followed by crystallization of the eluate from ethyl acetate affords the title compound, m.p. 149° - 151°  C., ν max   CHCl .sbsp.3 3375, 1634 cm -1 . 
     In the same manner but replacing the 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine with an equivalent amount of ammonium hydroxide (concentrated), methylamine (30% aqueous solution), n-hexylamine (20% aqueous solution), diethylamine (30% aqueous solution), isopropylamine (40% aqueous solution), ethylamine (70% aqueous solution), pyrrolidone (50% aqueous solution), piperidine, morpholine, N-methylpiperazine, 
     1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyran[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, m.p. 158° - 160° C., 
     N,1-dimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, m.p. 138° - 140° C., 
     N-hexyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, 
     N,n-diethyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, m.p. 99° C., 
     N-isipropyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, m.p. 151° - 153° C., 
     N-ethyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, m.p. 152° - 153° C., 
     1-[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)acetyl]pyrrolidine, m.p. 119° - 120° C., 
     1-[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-yl)acetyl]piperidine, m.p. 148° - 149° C., 
     1[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)acetyl]morpholine, m.p. 141° - 142° C., and 
     1-methyl-4-[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-yl)acetyl]piperazine, are obtained respectively. 
     By following the procedure of Example 126 but using as starting material an equivalent amount of one of the acid compounds of formula VII, described in Examples 2 to 125, instead of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid, and using an equivalent amount of an appropriate amine such as ammonia or a primary or secondary amine described in Example 126, then the corresponding amide compound of formula VII is obtained. Examples of such amides are listed as products in Tables III, IV, V and VI together with the appropriate starting material and amine used for the preparation of the amide. In each case the starting material is noted by the example in which it is prepared. 
     
                                           TABLE III__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE   PRODUCT: [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  IN WHICH STARTING    1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]-  MATERIAL IS          INDOLE-1-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE  PREPARED      AMINE  PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________127    2             CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,1-dimethyl//propionamide,                       m.p. 149 - 150° C.128    2             NH.sub.3                       1-methyl//propionamide129    2             (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-trimethyl//propionamide130    2             n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-methyl//propionamide131    2             (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-methyl//propionamide132    4             CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,1-dimethyl//carboxamide133    4             NH.sub.3                       1-methyl//carboxamide, m.p. 188 -                       189° C.134    4             (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-trimethyl//carboxamide135    4             n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-methyl//carboxamide136    4             C.sub.2 H.sub.5 NH.sub.2                       N-ethyl-1-methyl//carboxamide137    5             CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,3-dimethyl-1-ethyl//carboxamide138    9             (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       1-cyclopropyl-N,N-dimethyl-4-iso-                       propyl//carboxamide139    11            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1,4-tetramethyl//acetamide140    12            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-ethyl-N-methyl//acetamide141    12            NH.sub.3                       1-ethyl//acetamide142    12            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N-dimethyl-1-ethyl//acetamide143    12            n-C.sub.16 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       1-ethyl-N-hexyl//acetamide144    12            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-triethyl//acetamide145    13            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N-methyl-1-propyl//acetamide146    13            NH.sub.3                       1-propyl//acetamide147    13            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide,                       m.p. 159 - 162° C.148    13            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-propyl//acetamide149    13            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-propyl//acetamide150    14            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-isopropyl-N-methyl//acetamide151    14            NH.sub.3                       1-isopropyl//acetamide152    14            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-isopropyl//acetamide153    15            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,3-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide154    15            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       1-propyl-N,N,3-trimethyl//                       acetamide155    15            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       n-hexyl-3-methyl-1-propyl//                       acetamide156    15            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-3-methyl-1-propyl//                       acetamide157    17            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,α,1-trimethyl//acetamide158    17            NH.sub.3                       α,1-dimethyl//acetamide159    17            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,α,1-tetramethyl//acetamide160    17            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       α,1-dimethyl-N-hexyl//acetamide161    17            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-α,1-dimethyl//                       acetamide162    18            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-cyclohexyl-N,α,α-trimethyl//                       acetamide163    21            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,8-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide164    25            NH.sub.2                       6-benzyloxy-1-methyl//acetamide165    26            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       1-propyl-N,N,5-trimethyl//                       acetamide166    30            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       1-cyclopropyl-α,α-diethyl-3,3-                       dimethyl-6-ethoxy-N-hexyl//                       acetamide167    35            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       5-iodo-1-isopropyl-N-methyl//                       propionamide168    38            NH.sub.2                       1-cyclobutyl-3-methyl-8-nitro-                       α-propyl//propionamide169    41            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,α,α,β,3-hexamethyl-1,4,4-                       N                       triethyl//propionamide170    44            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1,3-dipropyl-5-                       methoxy-α-methyl//propionamide171    46            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N-methyl-β,1-dipropyl-3,3,5-                       triethyl//propionamide172    48            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-trimethyl//butyramide173    48            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,1-dimethyl//butyramide174    48            NH.sub.2                       1-methyl//butyramide175    48            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-methyl//butyramide176    51            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-cyclobutyl-β,γ,γ,4-tetrapro                       pyl-                       N,3,3-trimethyl//butyramide177    53            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,α,α,β,β,γ,.gam                       ma.,4,5-decamethyl-                       1-ethyl//butyramide178    56            NH.sub.2                       5-bromo-1-cyclopentyl-α,α,β-                       o                       trimethyl//butyramide179    58            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1,8-diethyl-N,α-dimethyl//                       butyramide180    60            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       1-propyl-N,N,α,γ-tetraethyl-                       3,3,5-trimethyl//butyramide181    62            n-C.sub.6 H.sub. 13 NH.sub.2                       α,β-diethyl-3,3-dimethyl-                       1,5-dipropyl-N-hexyl//butyramide__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE IV__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE   PRODUCT: [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  IN WHICH STARTING    1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]-  MATERIAL IS          INDOLE-1-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE  PREPARED      AMINE  PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________182    2             pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-methyl//propionyl]pyrrolidine183    2             piperidine                       1-[(1-methyl//propionyl]piperidine184    2             morpholine                       4-[(1-methyl//propionyl]morpholine185    2             piperazine                       1-[(1-methyl//propionyl]piperazine186    2             N-methyl-                       1-methyl-4-[1-methyl//propionyl]-                piperazine                       piperazine187    2             N-piperazine-                       1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[(1-methyl//                ethanol                       propionyl]piperazine188    4             pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-methyl//carbonyl]pyrrolidine189    4             morpholine                       4-[(1-methyl//carbonyl]morpholine190    5             N-ethyl-                       1-ethyl-4-[(1-ethyl-3-methyl//                piperazine                       carbonyl]piperazine191    11            piperidine                       1-[(1,4-dimethyl//acetyl]-                       piperidine192    12            morpholine                       4-[(1-ethyl//acetyl]morpholine193    12            N-piperazine-                       1-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-                propanol                       [(1-ethyl//acetyl]piperazine194    13            pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-propyl//acetyl]pyrrolidine195    13            morpholine                       4-[(1-propyl//acetyl]morpholine196    14            piperidine                       1-[(1-isopropyl//acetyl]piperidine197    15            piperazine                       1-[(3-methyl-1-propyl//acetyl]-                       piperazine198    17            N-ethyl-                       1-ethyl-4-[(α,1-dimethyl//acetyl]-                piperazine                       piperazine199    25            pyrrolidine                       1-[(6-benzyloxyl-1-methyl//acetyl]-                       pyrrolidine200    26            piperidine                       1-[(5-methyl-1-propyl//acetyl]                       piperidine201    30            morpholine                       4-[(1-cyclopropyl-α,α-diethyl-                       3,3-dimethyl-6-ethoxy//acetyl]-                       morpholine202    36            piperazine                       1-[8-acetoxy-1-ethyl-α,3,3,4,4-                       pentamethyl//propionyl]piperazine203    39            N-piperazine-                       1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[(1-cyclo-                ethanol                       propyl-α,α,β,β,4,6-hexam                       ethyl//                       propionyl]piperazine204    40            pyrrolidine                       1-[(1,3-dimethyl-α,α-dipropyl//                       propionyl]pyrrolidine205    42            morpholine                       4-[(1-ethyl-β,β,4,4-tetramethyl//                       propionyl]morpholine206    47            N-propyl-                       1-propyl-4-[(1-cyclopropyl-α,β-                piperazine                       diethyl-6-ethoxy//propionyl]-                       piperazine207    48            pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-methyl//butyryl]pyrrolidine207a   48            N-piperazine-                       1-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(1-methyl//                methanol                       butyryl]piperazine208    50            piperidine                       1-[γ,γ-diethyl-3,3-dimethyl-1-                       propyl//butyryl]piperidine209    52            morpholine                       4-[(7-chloro-α,β,β,γ,.ga                       mma.,4,4-                       heptaethyl-1-methyl//butyryl]-                       morpholine210    59            piperazine                       1-[(1-butyl-6-fluoro-α,β,γ,3,                       3,4-                       hexamethyl//butyryl]piperazine__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE V__________________________________________________________________________                       PRODUCT:  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE   [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-1,3,4,9-  IN WHICH STARTING    TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO-[3,4-b]-  MATERIAL IS          INDOLE-1-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE  PREPARED        AMINE                         PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________211    3             CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,1-dimethyl//acetamide212    3             NH.sub.2                       1-methyl//acetamide213    3             n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-methyl//acetamide214    3             (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-trimethyl//acetamide,                       m.p. 182° C.215    3             (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-methyl//acetamide216    96            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,1-dimethyl//propionamide217    96            NH.sub.3                       1-methyl//propionamide218    96            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-trimethyl//propionamide219    96            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-methyl//propionamide220    96            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-methyl//propion-                       amide221    65            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,1-dimethyl//carboxamide222    65            NH.sub.3                       1-methyl//carboxamide223    65            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-trimethyl//carboxamide224    65            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-methyl//carboxamide225    65            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-methyl//carboxamide226    66            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,3-dimethyl-1-ethyl//carboxamide227    69            NH.sub.3                       8-ethyl-1-propyl//carboxamide228    70            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       1-cyclopropyl-N,N-dimethyl-4-                       isopropyl//carboxamide229    72            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1,4-tetramethyl//acetamide230    73            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-ethyl-N-methyl//acetamide231    73            NH.sub.3                       1-ethyl//acetamide232    73            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N-dimethyl-1-ethyl//acetamide233    73            n-C.sub.16 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       1-ethyl-N-hexyl//acetamide234    73            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-triethyl//acetamide235    74            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N-methyl-1-propyl//acetamide236    74            NH.sub.3                       1-propyl//acetamide237    74            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide238    74            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-propyl//acetamide239    74            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-propyl//acetamide240    75            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-isopropyl-N-methyl//acetamide241    75            NH.sub.3                       1-isopropyl//acetamide242    75            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1-isopropyl//acetamide243    76            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,3-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide244    76            NH.sub.3                       3,methyl-1-propyl//acetamide245    76            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       1-propyl,N,N,3-trimethyl//                       acetamide246    76            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-3-methyl-1-propyl//                       acetamide247    76            (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-3-methyl-1-propyl//                       acetamide248    78            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,α,1-trimethyl//acetamide249    78            NH.sub.3                       α,1-dimethyl//acetamide250    78            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,α,1-tetramethyl//acetamide251    78            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       α,1-dimethyl-N-hexyl//acetamide252    78            (C.sub.2 H.sub. 5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-α,1-dimethyl//                       acetamide253    79            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-cyclohexyl-N,α,α-trimethyl//                       acetamide254    82            CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,8-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide255    83            NH.sub.2                       6-bromo-1-propyl//acetamide256    89            (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       α,α-diethyl-8-fluoro-N,N,1-                       trimethyl//acetamide257    91            n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       1-cyclopropyl-α,α-diethyl-3,3-                       dimethyl-6-ethoxy-N-hexyl//                       acetamide258    99            NH.sub.2                       1-cyclobutyl-3-methyl-8-nitro-                       α-propyl//propionamide259    102           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,α,α,β,3-hexamethyl-1,4,4-                       N                       triethyl//propionamide260    105           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       N,N-diethyl-1,3-dipropyl-5-                       methoxy-α-methyl//propionamide261    107           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       β,1-dipropyl-N-methyl-3,3,5-                       triethyl//propionamide262    108           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-cyclopropyl-α,β-diethyl-6-                       ethoxy-N-methyl//propionamide263    109           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       N,N,1-trimethyl//butyramide264    109           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       N,1-dimethyl//butyramide265    109           n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       N-hexyl-1-methyl//butyramide266    112           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1-cyclobutyl-β,γ,γ,4-tetrapro                       pyl-                       N,3,3-trimethyl//butyramide267    113           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                       7-chloro-α,β,β,γ,γ                       ,4,4-heptaethyl-                       N,N,1-trimethyl//butyramide268    117           NH.sub.2                       5-bromo-1-cyclopentyl-α,α,β-                       O                       trimethyl//butyramide269    119           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                       1,8-diethyl-N,α-dimethyl//                       butyramide270    121           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                       1-propyl-N,N,α,γ-tetraethyl-                       3,3,5-trimethyl//butyramide271    123           n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                       α,β-diethyl-3,3-dimethyl-1,5-                       dipropyl-N-hexyl//butyramide__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE VI__________________________________________________________________________                       PRODUCT: [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE   1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO-  IN WHICH STARTING    [3,4-b]INDOLE-1-(SUFFIX LISTED  MATERIAL IS          BELOW]EXAMPLE  PREPARED       AMINE   PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________272    3             pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-methyl//acetyl]pyrrolidine273    3             piperidine                       1-[(1-methyl//acetyl]piperidine274    3             morpholine                       4-[(1-methyl//acetyl]morpholine275    3             piperazine                       1-[(1-methyl//acetyl]piperazine276    3             N-methyl-                       1-methyl-4-[1-methyl//acetyl]-                piperazine                       piperazine277    3             N-piperazine-                       1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[(1-methyl//                ethanol                       acetyl]piperazine278    96            pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-methyl//propionyl]-                       pyrrolidine279    96            piperidine                       1-[(1-methyl//propionyl]piperidine280    96            morpholine                       4-[(1-methyl//propionyl]morpholine281    96            piperazine                       1-[(1-methyl//propionyl]piperazine282    96            N-methyl-                       1-methyl-4-[1-methyl//propionyl]-                piperazine                       piperazine283    96            N-piperazine-                       1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[(1-methyl//                ethanol                       propionyl]piperazine284    65            pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-methyl//carbonyl]pyrrolidine285    65            morpholine                       4-[(1-methyl//carbonyl]morpholine286    66            N-ethyl-                       1-ethyl-4-[(1-ethyl-3-methyl//                piperazine                       carbonyl]piperzine287    72            piperidine                       1-[(1,4-dimethyl//acetyl]-                       piperidine288    73            morpholine                       4-[(1-ethyl//acetyl]morpholine289    73            N-piperazine-                       1-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-[(1-ethyl//                propanol                       acetyl]piperazine290    74            pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-propyl//acetyl]pyrrolidine291    74            morpholine                       4-[ (1-propyl//acetyl]morpholine292    75            piperidine                       1-[(1-isopropyl//acetyl]piperidine293    76            piperazine                       1-[(3-methyl-1-propyl//acetyl]-                       piperazine294    78            N-ethyl-                       1-ethyl-4-[(α,1-dimethyl//acetyl]-                piperazine                       piperazine295    86            pyrrolidine                       1-[(6-benzyloxyl-1-methyl//                       acetyl]pyrrolidine296    87            piperidine                       1-[(5-methyl-1-propyl//acetyl]-                       piperidine298    91            morpholine                       4-[(1-cyclopropyl-α,α-diethyl-                       3,3-dimethyl-6-ethoxy//acetyl]-                       morpholine299    97            piperazine                       1-[(8-acetoxy-1-ethyl-α,3,3,4,4-                       pentamethyl//propionyl]piperazine300    100           N-piperazine-                       1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[(1-cyclo-                ethanol                       propyl-α,α,β,β,4,6-hexam                       ethyl//                       propionyl]piperazine301    101           pyrrolidine                       1-[(1,3-dimethyl-α,α-dipropyl//                       propionyl]pyrrolidine302    103           morpholine                       4-[(1-ethyl-β,β,4,4-tetramethyl//                       propionyl]morpholine303    108           N-propyl-                       1-propyl-4-[(1-cyclopropyl-α,β-                piperazine                       diethyl-6-ethoxy//propionyl]-                       piperazine304    109           pyrrolidine                       1-[(1-methyl//butyryl]pyrrolidine305    109           N-piperazine-                       1-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(1-methyl//                methanol                       butyryl]piperazine306    111           piperidine                       1-[(γ,γ,-diethyl-3,3-dimethyl-1-                       propyl//butyryl]piperidine307    113           morpholine                       4-[(7-chloro-α,β,β,γ,.ga                       mma.,4,4-                       heptaethyl-1-methyl//butyryl]-                       morpholine308    120           piperazine                       1-[(1-butyl-6-fluoro-α,β,γ,3,                       3,4-                       hexamethyl//butyryl]piperazine__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 309 
     1-[2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL]-1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE [I; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X = 0 Y = CH 2  CH 2  N(CH 3 ) 2  ] 
     A solution of N,N,1-trimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4b]indole-1-acetamide (5.0 g, 0.018 mole), prepared as described in Example 126, is added dropwise to a cooled, well-stirred mixture of lithium aluminum hydride (1.4 g, 0.036 mole) in 200 ml of ether. Stirring is continued for one hour at room temperature, then the mixture is heated under reflux for 2 hr. 
     After cooling in an ice-water bath, 6.2 ml of water is added dropwise to destroy the excess hydride. Then 100 ml more of water is added and the ether phase decanted. The aqueous phase is extracted once with benzene. The combined organic phases are washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated to dryness to afford 5 g of oil which crystallized on standing. The crystallized product is recrystallized from ether to afford the pure title compound, m.p. 133° - 135° C., nmr(CDCl 3 )δ 1.53 (s, 3H), 2.07 (2H), 9.74 (1H), 10.55 (6H). 
     The corresponding oxalic acid addition salt (oxalate), 1-[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole oxalate, has m.p. 181° - 183° C. after crystallization from methanol-ether. 
     In the same manner but replacing lithium aluminum hydride with an equivalent amount of lithium aluminum hydride-aluminum chloride, aluminum hydride-aluminum chloride, diborane and sodium borohydride-aluminum chloride, the title compound is also obtained. 
     In the same manner but replacing N,N,1-trimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide with an equivalent amount of the following amides described in Example 126, 
     1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, 
     N,1-dimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, 
     N-hexyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, 
     N,n-diethyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, 
     N-isopropyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, 
     N-ethyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, 
     1-[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)acetyl]pyrrolidine, 
     1-[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)acetyl]piperidine, 
     1-[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)acetyl]morpholine, and 
     1-methyl-4-[(1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)acetyl]piperazine, then there are obtained, 
     1-(2-aminoethyl)-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, m.p. 80° - 84° C., ν max   CHCl .sbsp.3 3455, 3280cm -1 , 
     1-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano-  [3,4-b]indole, m.p. 160° -163° C., (m.p. of corresponding oxalic acid addition salt, 140° - 144° C.), 
     1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, 
     1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano- [3,4-b]indole, 
     1-[2-(isopropylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, 
     1-[2-(ethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, 
     1-methyl-1-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, 
     nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ 1.62 (3H), 2.00 (m, 4H), 4.05 (m, 2H), 
     m.p. of corresponding maleic acid addition salt (maleate), 192° - 192° C. 
     1-methyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, m.p. 146° - 148° C., m.p. of corresponding maleic acid addition salt, 147° - 149° C., 
     1-methyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, nmr (DMSO-d 5 ) δ 1.50 (3H), 6.07 (2H), 6.87 - 7.65 (m, 4H), 10.86 (1H), m.p. of corresponding maleic acid addition salt, 192° - 193° C., and 
     1-methyl-1-[2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ 1.47 (3H), 2.58 (3H), 3.87 (t, 2H), [m.p. of corresponding maleic acid addition salt (i.e. dimaleate), 208° - 210° C.], respectively. 
     By following the procedure of Example 309 but using as starting material an equivalent amount of one of the amide compounds of formula VII, described in Examples 127 to 308 instead of N,N,1-trimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, then the corresponding compounds of formula I in which R 7  is hydrogen are obtained. Examples of such compounds of formula I are listed as products in Tables VII and VIII together with the appropriate starting material, amides of formula VII. In each case the starting material is noted by the example in which it is prepared. 
     
                                           TABLE VII__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE  IN WHICH STARTING                PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  MATERIAL IS   1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]-EXAMPLE  PREPARED      INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________310    127           1-methyl-1-[3-(methylamino)propyl],                nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ1.48 (3H), 1.87 (4H),                2.47 (3H), corresponding oxalic                acid addition salt has m.p.                110° C.311    128           1-(3-aminopropyl)-1-methyl312    129           1-methyl-1-[3-(dimethylamino)-                propyl], m.p. 114 - 116° C.,                corresponding oxalic acid                addition salt has m.p. 168 - 172° C.313    130           1-[3-(hexylamino)propyl]-1-methyl314    131           1-[3-(diethylamino)propyl]-1-                methyl315    132           1-methyl-1-[(methylamino)methyl]                CHCl.sub.3316    133           1-(aminomethyl)-1-methyl, δ max                3465, 3400, 3180, 2930,                corresponding hydrochloric acid                addition salt (hydrochloride)                has m.p. 251 - 252° C.317    134           1-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-1-                methyl318    135           1-[(hexylamino)methyl]-1-methyl319    136           1-[(ethylamino)methyl]-1-methyl,                nmr (DMSO-d.sub.6) δ1.18 (3H),                1.62 (3H), 2.80 (2H); correspond-                ing hydrochloric acid addition                salt has m.p. 242 - 243° C.320    137           1-ethyl-3-methyl-1-[(methylamino)-                methyl]321    138           1-cyclopropyl-1-[(dimethylamino)-                methyl)-4-isopropyl322    139           1,4-dimethyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)-                ethyl]323    140           1-ethyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]324    141           1-(2-aminoethyl)-1-ethyl325    142           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-                ethyl326    143           1-ethyl-1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]327    144           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-ethyl328    145           1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl329    146           1-(aminoethyl)-1-propyl330    147           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-                propyl, nmr (CDCl.sub.3) 0.84 (t,3H),                1.21 (3, 6H), 2.79 (t, 5 = 5.5 cps,                2H) corresponding maleic acid                addition salt has m.p. 152 - 154° C)331    148           1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl332    149           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl333    150           1-isopropyl-1-[2-(methylamino)-                ethyl]334    151           1-(2-aminoethyl)-1-isopropyl335    152           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl-1-                isopropyl336    153           3-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-                1-propyl337    154           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-3-                methyl-1-propyl338    155           1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]-3-methyl-                1-propyl339    156           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-3-                methyl-1-propyl340    157           1-[1-methyl-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-                1-methyl341    158           1-(2-amino-1-methyl-ethyl)-1-                methyl342    159           1-[2-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-                ethyl]-1-methyl343    160           1-[2-(hexylamino)-1-methyl-ethyl)-                1-methyl344    161           1-[ 2-(diethylamino)-1-methyl-ethyl]-                1-methyl345    162           1-cyclohexyl-1-[1,1-dimethyl-2-                (methylamino)ethyl]346    163           8-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-                1-propyl347    164           1-(2-aminoethyl)-6-benzyloxy-1-                methyl348    165           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-5-                methyl-1-propyl349    166           1-cyclopropyl-1-[1,1-diethyl-2-                (hexylamino)ethyl]-3,3-dimethyl-                6-ethoxy350    167           5-iodo-1-isopropyl-1-[3-(methyl-                amino)propyl]351    168           1-(3-amino-2-propyl-propyl)-1-                cyclobutyl-3-methyl-8-nitro352    169           1-[3-(dimethylamino)-1,2,2-                trimethyl-propyl]-1,4,4-triethyl353    170           1-[3-(diethylamino)-2-methyl-                propyl]-1,3-dipropyl-5-methoxy354    171           1-[1-propyl-3-(methylamino)-                propyl]-1-propyl-3,3,5-trimethyl355    172           1-[4-(dimethylamino)butyl]-1-                methyl356    173           1-[4-(methylamino)butyl]-1-methyl357    174           1-(4-aminobutyl)-1-methyl358    175           1-[4-(hexylamino)butyl]-1-methyl359    176           1-cyclobutyl-3,3-dimethyl-1-                [4-(methylamino)-1,1,2-tripropyl-                butyl]-4-propyl360    177           4,5-dimethyl-1-ethyl-1-[4-                dimethylamino)-1,1,2,2,3,3-                hexamethylbutyl]361    178           1-(4-amino-2,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-                5-bromo-1-cyclopentyl362    179           1,8-diethyl-1-[3-methyl-4-                (methylamino)butyl]363    180           1-[1,3-diethyl-4-(diethylamino)-                butyl]-1-propyl-3,3,5-trimethyl364    181           1-[2,3-diethyl-4-(hexylamino)-                butyl]-3,3-dimethyl-1,5-dipropyl365    182           1-methyl-1-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                propyl], m.p. 124 - 127° C.366    183           1-methyl-1-(3-piperidinopropyl)367    184           1-methyl-1-(3-morpholinopropyl)368    185           1-methyl-1-(3-piperazinopropyl)369    186           1-methyl-1-[3-(4-methyl-1-                piperazinyl)propyl]370    187           1-{3-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-                piperazinyl]propyl}-1-methyl371    188           1-methyl-1-[(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                methyl]372    189           1-methyl-1-(morpholinomethyl)373    190           1-ethyl-3-methyl-1-[(4-methyl-1-                piperazinyl)methyl]374    191           1,4-dimethyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)375    192           1-ethyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)376    193           1-ethyl-1-{2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-                1-piperazinyl]ethyl}377    194           1-propyl-1-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                ethyl]378    195           1-propyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)379    196           1-isopropyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)380    197           3-methyl-1-(2-piperazinoethyl)-                1-propyl381    198           1-ethyl-1-[1-methyl-2-(4-methyl-                1-piperazinyl)ethyl]382    199           6-benzyloxy-1-methyl-1-[2-(1-                pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]383    200           5-methyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)-                1-propyl384    201           1-cyclopropyl-1-(1,1-diethyl-2-                morpholinoethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-6-                ethoxy385    202           8-acetoxy-1-ethyl-3,3,4,4-                tetramethyl-1-(2-methyl-3-                piperazinopropyl)386    203           1-cyclopropyl-4,6-dimethyl-1-                {3-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazin-                yl]-1,1,2,2-tetramethylpropyl}387    204           1,3-dimethyl-1-[2,2-dipropyl-3-                (1-pyrrolidinyl)propyl]388    205           4,4-dimethyl-1-ethyl-1-(1,1-                dimethyl-3-morpholinopropyl)389    206           1-cyclopropyl-1-[1,2-diethyl-3-                (4-propyl-1-piperazinyl)propyl]-                6-ethoxy390    207           1-methyl-1-[4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                butyl]391    207a          1-{4-[4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-                piperazinyl]butyl}-1-methyl392    208           1-[(1,1-diethyl-4-piperidino)butyl]                3,3-dimethyl-1-propyl393    209           7-chloro-4,4-diethyl-1-methyl-1-                (4-morpholino-1,1,2,2,3-                pentaethylbutyl)394    210           1-butyl-6-fluoro-1-(4-piperazino-                1,2,3-trimethylbutyl)-3,3,4-                trimethyl__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE VIII__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLES  IN WHICH STARTING                PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  MATERIAL IS   1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO-EXAMPLE  PREPARED      [3,4-b]INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________395    211           1-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]396    212           1-(2-aminoethyl)-1-methyl397    213           1-[(2-hexylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl398    214           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-                methyl, m.p. 119 - 121° C.399    215           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-                methyl400    216           1-methyl-1-[3-(methylamino)propyl]401    217           1-(3-aminopropyl)-1-methyl402    218           1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-1-                methyl403    219           1-[3-(hexylamino)propyl]-1-methyl404    220           1-[3-(diethylamino)propyl]-1-                methyl405    221           1-methyl-1-[(methylamino)methyl]406    222           1-(aminomethyl)-1-methyl407    223           1-[(dimethylamino)methyl[-1-                methyl408    224           1-[(hexylamino)methyl]-1-methyl409    225           1-[(diethylamino)methyl]-1-                methyl410    226           1-ethyl-3-methyl-1-[(methylamino)-                methyl]411    228           1-cyclopropyl-1-[(dimethylamino)-                methyl)-4-isopropyl412    229           1,4-dimethyl-1-[2-dimethylamino)-                ethyl]413    230           1-ethyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl)414    231           1-(2-aminoethyl)-1-ethyl415    232           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-                ethyl416    233           1-ethyl-1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]417    234           1-[2-diethylamino)ethyl]-1-ethyl418    235           1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl419    236           1-(aminoethyl)-1-propyl420    237           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl421    238           1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl422    239           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl423    240           1-isopropyl-1-[ 2-(methylamino)-                ethyl]424    241           1-(2-aminoethyl)-1-isopropyl425    242           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-1-                isopropyl426    243           3-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-                1-propyl427    245           1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-3-                methyl-1-propyl428    246           1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]-3-methyl-                1-propyl429    247           1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-3-methyl-                1-propyl430    248           1-[1-methyl-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-                1-methyl431    249           1-(2-amino-1-methylethyl)-1-                methyl432    250           1-[2-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-                ethyl]-1-methyl433    251           1-[2-(hexylamino)-1-methyl-ethyl]-                1-methyl434    252           1-[2-(diethylamino)-1-methyl-                ethyl]-1-methyl435    253           1-cyclohexyl-1-[1,1-dimethyl-2-                (methylamino)ethyl]436    254           8-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-                1-propyl437    255           1-(2-aminoethyl)-6-bromo-1-propyl438    257           1-cyclopropyl-1-[1,1-diethyl-2-                (hexylamino)ethyl]-3,3-dimethyl-                6-ethoxy439    258           1-(3-amino-2-propyl-propyl)-1-                cyclobutyl-3-methyl-8-nitro440    259           1-[3-(dimethylamino)-1,2,2-                trimethyl-propyl]-1,4,4-triethyl441    260           1-[3-(diethylamino)-2-methyl-                propyl]-1,3-dipropyl-5-methoxy442    261           1-[1-propyl-3-(methylamino)-                propyl]-1-propyl-3,3,5-trimethyl443    263           1-[4-(dimethylamino)butyl]-1-                methyl444    264           1-[4-(methylamino)butyl]-1-                methyl445    265           1-[4-(hexylamino)butyl]-1-methyl446    266           1-cyclobutyl-3,3-dimethyl-1-                [4-(methylamino)-1,1,2-tripropyl-                butyl]-4-propyl447    267           7-chloro-4,4-diethyl-1-[4-                dimethylamino-1,1,2,2,3-                pentaethylbutyl]-1-methyl448    268           1-(4-amino-2,3,3-trimethyl-                butyl)-5-bromo-1-cyclopentyl449    269           1,8-diethyl-1-[3-methyl-4-                (methylamino)butyl]450    270           1-[1,3-diethyl-4-(diethylamino)-                butyl]-1-propyl-3,3,5-trimethyl451    271           1-[2,3-diethyl-4-(hexylamino)-                butyl]-3,3-dimethyl-1,5-dipropyl452    272           1-methyl-1-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                ethyl]453    273           1-methyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)454    274           1-methyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)455    275           1-methyl-1-(2-piperazinoethyl)456    276           1-methyl-1-[2-(4-methyl-1-                piperazinyl)ethyl]457    277           1-{2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-                piperazinyl]ethyl}-1-methyl458    278           1-methyl-1-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                propyl]459    279           1-methyl-1-(3-piperidinopropyl)460    280           1-methyl-1-(3-morpholinopropyl)461    281           1-methyl-1-(3-piperazinopropyl)462    282           1-methyl-1-[3-(4-methyl-1-                piperazinyl)propyl]463    283           1-{3-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-                piperazinyl]propyl}-1-methyl464    284           1-methyl-1-[(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                methyl465    285           1-methyl-1-(morpholinomethyl)466    286           1-ethyl-3-methyl-1-[(4-ethyl-1-                piperazinyl)methyl]467    287           1,4-dimethyl-1-(2-piperidino-                ethyl)468    288           1-ethyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)469    289           1-ethyl-1-{2-[4-(3-hydroxy-                propyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl}470    290           1-propyl-1-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                ethyl]471    291           1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1-propyl472    292           1-isopropyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)473    293           3-methyl-1-(2-piperazinoethyl)-                1-propyl474    295           1-methyl-1-[1-methyl-2-(4-                methyl-1-piperazinyl)ethyl]475    296           6-benzyloxy-1-methyl-1-[2-(1-                pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]476    297           5-methyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)-                1-propyl477    298           1-cyclopropyl-1-(1,1-diethyl-                2-morpholinethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-                6-ethoxy478    299           8-acetoxy-1-ethyl-3,3,4,4-                tetramethyl-1-(2-methyl-3-                piperazinopropyl)479    300           1-cyclopropyl-4,6-dimethyl-1-                {3-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-                piperazinyl]-1,1,2,2-                tetramethylpropyl}480    301           1,3-dimethyl-1-[2,2-dipropyl-                3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)propyl]481    302           4,4-dimethyl-1-ethyl-1-(1,1-                dimethyl-3-morpholinopropyl)482    303           1-cyclopropyl-6-ethoxy-1-                [1,2-diethyl-3-(4-propyl-1-                piperazinyl)propyl483    304           1-methyl-1-[4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                butyl]484    305           1-{4-[4-(hydroxymethyl)-                piperazinyl]butyl}-1-methyl485    306           1-[(1,1-diethyl-4-piperidino)-                butyl]-3,3-dimethyl-1-propyl486    307           7-chloro-4,4-diethyl-1-methyl-                1-(4-morpholino-1,1,2,2,3-                pentaethylbutyl)487    308           1-butyl-6-fluoro-1-(4-                piperazino-1,2,3-trimethylbutyl)-                3,3,4-trimethyl__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 488 
     1,9-DIMETHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-ACETIC ACID (VII; R 1  and R 7  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  AND R 6  = H, X = O AND Z = CH 2  COOH 
     1-Methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid (10 g., 0.04 mole), prepared as described in Example 1, in 150 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise to a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (4.4 g. of 55% dispersion) in 200 ml. of tetrahydrofuran. This mixture is heated at 50° C. with stirring for 2 hr. Methyl iodide (14.2 g. 0.1 mole) is added dropwise and heating and stirring is continued for a further 2 hr. 
     After cooling, water is added until the solution is clear. The tetrahydrofuran is evaporated off under reduced pressure, the residue is partitioned between water and benzene. The aqueous phase is washed once with benzene, made acidic with HCl, and extracted with benzene (3x). The organic phase is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and treated with charcoal. The organic layer is evaporated. The residue is crystallized from benzene and then ether-petroleum ether to afford the title compound, m.p. 105° - 108° C., nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ 1.73 (S, 3H), 2.83 (t, J = 5.5, 2H), 3.0 (2H), 3.68 (3H), 4.08 (t, J = 5.5, 2H), 7.34 (4H), 9.47 (1H). 
     The the same manner but replacing methyl iodide with an equivalent amount of ethyl iodide, or propyl iodide, the N-ethyl analog of the title compound, 9-ethyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid, m.p. 134° - 136° C., and the N-propyl analog of the title compound, 1-methyl-9-propyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid, m.p. 120° - 122° C., are obtained, respectively. 
     By following the procedure of Example 488 but using as starting material an equivalent amount of the acid compounds of formula VII, in which R 7  is hydrogen, described in Examples 1 to 125, inclusive, instead of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid, and using an equivalent amount of an appropriate organic halide, then the corresponding N-alkylated acid compounds of formula I are obtained. Examples of these latter compounds are listed as products in Tables IX and X together with the appropriate starting material of formula VII and organic halide used for their preparation. In each case the starting material is noted by the Example in which it is prepared. 
     
                                           TABLE IX__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE        PRODUCT: [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  IN WHICH STARTING         1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]-  MATERIAL IS   ORGANIC     INDOLE-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE  PREPARED      HALIDE      PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________489    1             CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-methyl//acetic acid,                            m.p. 103 - 105° C.490    1             CH.sub.2CHBr                            1-methyl-9-vinyl//acetic acid491    1             CHCCH.sub.2 Br                            1-methyl-9-propargyl//acetic acid492    2             n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 I                            1-methyl-9-propyl//propionic acid493    2             CH.sub.3 I  1,9-dimethyl//propionic acid494    2                 ##STR53##  1-methyl-9-phenethyl//propionic acid495    2             1-(3-chloropropyl)-                            1-methyl-9-(3-piperidinopropyl)//                piperazine  propionic acid496    4             1-(2-chloroethyl)-                            1-methyl-9-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                pyrrolidine ethyl//carboxylic acid497    6             CHCCH.sub.2 Br                            1,3-diisopropyl-6-methyl-9-                            propargyl//carboxylic acid498    7             CH.sub.3 I  6-hydroxy-1,3,3,9-tetramethyl//                            carboxylic acid499    8             CH.sub.3 CHCHBr                            8-ethyl-9-(1-propenyl)-1-propyl//                            carboxylic acid500    10            C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Br                            1-cyclopentyl-4,4,9-triethyl-3,3-                            dimethyl//carboxylic acid501    12            CH.sub.3 I  1-ethyl-9-methyl//acetic acid502    12            C.sub. 2 H.sub.5 Cl                            1,9-diethyl//acetic acid503    12            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-ethyl//acetic acid504    12            2-(dimethylamino)-                            9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl//acetic                ethyl chloride                            acid505    13            CH.sub.3 I  9-methyl-1-propyl//acetic acid506    13            n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 Cl                            1,9-dipropyl//acetic acid507    13            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-propyl//acetic acid508    13            CH.sub.2C(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Br                            9-methallyl-1-propyl//acetic acid509    14                 ##STR54##  9-benzyl-1-isopropyl//acetic acid510    14            CH.sub.2CHBr                            1-isopropyl-9-vinyl//acetic acid511    15            n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 Cl                            1,9-dipropyl-3-methyl//acetic acid512    16            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1,4-diethyl-3-methyl//                            acetic acid513    17            CH.sub.3 I  α,1,9-trimethyl//acetic acid514    18            n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 Cl                            1-cyclohexyl-α,α-dimethyl-9-                            N                            propyl//acetic acid515    19            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-t-butyl//acetic acid516    20            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 I                            9-allyl-1-butyl//acetic acid517    23            CH.sub.3 Cl 1,9-dimethyl-6-methoxy//acetic                            acid518    28            CH.sub.2CHBr                            6-nitro-1-propyl-9-vinyl//acetic                            acid519    32            CHCCH.sub.2 Br                            α,3-dimethyl-1-ethyl-9-propargyl-                            4,4,5-tripropyl//acetic acid520    34            CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-t-butyl-α,α-diisopr                            opyl-                            3,3,4,4,5-pentaethyl//acetic acid521    37            C.sub. 2 H.sub.5 I                            7-hydroxy-1-(propyl)-β,β,9-                            triethyl//propionic acid522    38            CH.sub.3 I  1-cyclobutyl-3,9-dimethyl-8-                            nitro-α-propyl//propionic acid523    41            CH.sub.2C(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Cl                            1,4,4-triethyl-9-methallyl-α,.alpha                            .,β-                            3-tetramethyl//propionic acid524    45                 ##STR55##  1-methyl-6-nitro-α,α,β,.                            beta.,3-penta- ethyl-9-phenethyl//propion                            ic acid525    47            1-(3-chloro-                            1-cyclopropyl-α,β-diethyl-7-                propyl)piperazine                            ethoxy-9-(3-piperidinopropyl)//                            propionic acid526    48            CH.sub.3 I  1,9-dimethyl//butyric acid527    48                 ##STR56##  9-benzyl-1-methyl//butyric acid528    49            C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Cl                            1,9-diethyl-γ,3-dimethyl//butyric                            acid529    51            CH.sub.2CHBr                            1-cyclobutyl-3,3-dimethyl-β,γ,                            γ,-                            4-tetrapropyl-9-vinyl//butyric                            acid530    52            CH.sub.2CHBr                            7-chloro-α,β,β,γ,.g                            amma.,4-heptaethyl-1-                            methyl-9-vinyl//butyric acid531    58            C.sub.2 H.sub.5 I                            α-methyl-1,8,9-triethyl//butyric                            acid532    62            CH.sub.3 I  α,β-diethyl-1,5-dipropyl-3,3,9                            -                            trimethyl//butyric acid__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE X__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE        PRODUCT: [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  IN WHICH STARTING         1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO[3,4-b]-  MATERIAL IS   ORGANIC     INDOLE-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE  PREPARED      HALIDE      PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________533     3            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-methyl//acetic acid534     3            CH.sub.3 I  1,9-dimethyl//acetic acid535     3            4-(2-chloroethyl)-                            1-methyl-9-(2-morpholineothyl)                            -  morpholine acetic acid536    96            n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 I                            1-methyl-9-propyl//propionic acid537    96            CH.sub.3 I  1,9-dimethyl//propionic acid538    96            CHCCH.sub.2 Br                            1-methyl-9-propargyl//propionic                            acid539    96            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Cl                            9-allyl-1-methyl//propionic acid540    65            CH.sub.3 I  1,9-dimethyl//carboxylic acid541    65            1-(3-chloropropyl)-                            1-methyl-9-(3-piperidinopropyl)//                piperidine  carboxylic acid542    68            CH.sub.3 I  6-hydroxy-1-(1-propyl)-3,3,9-                            trimethyl//carboxylic acid543    70            CH.sub.3 CHCHBr                            1-cyclopropyl-4-isopropyl-9-                            (1-propenyl)//carboxylic acid544    73            CH.sub.3 I  1-ethyl-9-methyl//acetic acid545    73            C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Cl                            1,9-diethyl//acetic acid546    73            4-(2-chloroethyl)-                            1-ethyl-9-(2-morpholinoethyl)//                morpholine  acetic acid547    73            CHCCH.sub.2 Br                            1-ethyl-9-propargyl//acetic acid548    74            CH.sub.3 I  9-methyl-1-propyl//acetic acid549    74            n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 Cl                            1,9-dipropyl//acetic acid550    74            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-propyl//acetic acid551    74            CH.sub.2C(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 Br                            9-methallyl-1-propyl//acetic acid552    75            CH.sub.3 I  9-methyl-1-isopropyl//acetic acid553    75            CH.sub.2CHBr                            1-isopropyl-9-vinyl//acetic acid554    76            n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 Cl                            1,9-dipropyl-3-methyl//acetic acid 555    76                 ##STR57##   9-benzyl-3-methyl-1-propyl//acetic                            acid556    78            CH.sub.3 I  α,1,9-trimethyl//acetic acid557    79            n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 Cl                            1-cyclohexyl-α,α-dimethyl-9-                            N                            propyl//acetic acid558    84            CH.sub.3 Cl 1,9-dimethyl-6-methoxy//acetic acid559    89            CH.sub.2CHBr                            α,α-diethyl-1-methyl-9-vinyl-                            8-                            fluoro//acetic acid560    93            C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Cl                            α,3-dimethyl-1,9-diethyl-1-phenyl-                            4,4,5-tripropyl//acetic acid561    95            CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Br                            9-allyl-1-t-butyl-α,α-diisopr                            opyl-                            3,3,4,4,5-pentaethyl//acetic acid562    98            C.sub.2 H.sub.5 I                            7-hydroxy-1-propyl-β,β,9-                            triethyl//propionic acid563    99            CH.sub.3 I  1-cyclobutyl-3,9-dimethyl-8-nitro-                            α-propyl//propionic acid564    106           CH.sub.2CHCl                            1-methyl-6-nitro-α,α,β,.                            beta.,3-penta-                            ethyl-9-vinyl//propionic acid565    108           C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Cl                            1-cyclopropyl-6-ethoxy-α,β,9-                            1                            triethyl//propionic acid566    109           CH.sub.3 I  1,9-dimethyl//butyric acid567    109           CH.sub.2CHCH.sub.2 Cl                            9-allyl-1-methyl//butyric acid568    110           C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Cl                            1,9-diethyl-γ,3-dimethyl//butyric                            acid569    112           CH.sub.2CHBr                            1-cyclobutyl-3,3-dimethyl-β,γ,                            γ,4-                            tetrapropyl-9-vinyl//butyric acid570    119           C.sub.2 H.sub.5 I                            α-methyl-1,8,9-triethyl//butyric                            acid__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 571 
     By following the procedure of Example 488 but using as the starting material an equivalent amount of the ester compounds of formula I in which R 7  is hydrogen, obtained prior to hydrolysis in Example 1 and 3 to 125, inclusive, instead of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid, and using an equivalent amount of the appropriate organic halide, then the corresponding N-alkylated ester compound of formula I in which R 7  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl is obtained. 
     For example, when following the procedure of Example 488, the replacement of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid by an equivalent amount of its corresponding ethyl ester, described in Example 1, and then use of the same alkyl halide, methyl iodide, affords 1,9-dimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]-indole-1-acetic acid ethyl ester. 
     Similarly, the replacement of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid by an equivalent amount of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid methyl ester, described in Example 3, affords 1,9-dimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid methyl ester. 
     By following the procedure of Example 126 but using as starting material an equivalent amount of one of the N-alkylated acid compounds of formula I, described in Examples 488 to 570, inclusive, instead of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid, and using an equivalent amount of an appropriate amine such as ammonia or a primary or secondary amine, described in Example 126, then the corresponding amide compound of formula I in which R 7  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl phenyl(lower)alkyl and amino(lower)alkyl is obtained. Examples of such amides are listed as products in Tables XI, XII, XIII, and XIV together with the appropriate starting material, noted by the example in which it is prepared, and the amine used for the preparation of the amide. 
     
                                           TABLE XI__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE       PRODUCT: [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-  IN WHICH STARTING        1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]-  MATERIAL IS              INDOLE-1-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE  PREPARED      AMINE      PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________572    488 (title compound)                (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           N,N,1,9-tetramethyl//acetamide573    488 (title compound)                CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           N,1,9-tetramethyl//acetamide,                           m.p. 136 - 138° C.574    488 (title compound)                NH.sub.3   1,9-dimethyl//acetamide,                           m.p. 105 - 106° C.575    488 (title compound)                n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                           1,9-dimethyl-N-hexyl//acetamide576    488 (title compound)                (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                           N,N-diethyl-1,9-dimethyl//acetamide577    488 (N-ethyl analog)                (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           9-ethyl-N,N,1-trimethyl//acetamide,578    488 (N-ethyl analog)                CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           N,1-dimethyl-9-ethyl//acetamide,                           m.p. 108 - 109° C.579    488 (N-ethyl analog)                NH.sub.3   9-ethyl-1-methyl//acetamide,                           m.p. 130 -133° C.580    488 (N-propyl analog)                (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           9-propyl-N,N,1-trimethyl//acetamide                           m.p. 84 - 87° C.581    488 (N-propyl analog)                CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           N,1-dimethyl-9-propyl//acetamide582    489           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           9-allyl-N,1-dimethylacetamide583    491           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           9-propargyl-N,N,1-trimethyl//                           acetamide584    493           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           N,N,1,9-tetramethyl//propionamide,585    493           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           N,1,9-trimethyl//propionamide586    493           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                           1,9-dimethyl-N,N-diethyl//                           propionamide587    495           NH.sub.3   1-methyl-9-(3-piperidinopropyl)//                           propionamide588    495           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           9-(3-piperidinopropyl-N,N,1-                           trimethyl//propionamide589    497           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           1,3-diisopropyl-N,6-dimethyl-9-                           propargyl//carboxamide590    498           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                           N,N-diethyl-6-hydroxy-1,3,3,9-                           tetramethyl//carboxamide591    501           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           N,9-dimethyl-1-ethyl//acetamide592    503           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                           9-allyl-N,N,1-triethyl//acetamide593    504           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           N,N-dimethyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)-                           ethyl]-1-ethyl//acetamide594    505           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           N,9-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide595    507           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                           9-allyl-N,N-diethyl-1-propyl//                           acetamide596    514           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           1-cyclohexyl-9-propyl-N,α,α-                           trimethyl//acetamide597    516           n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                           9-allyl-1-butyl-N-hexyl//acetamide598    517           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           6-methoxy-N,N,1,9-tetramethyl//                           acetamide599    519           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           1-ethyl-9-propargyl-4,4,5-tripropyl-                           N,α,3-trimethyl//acetamide600    524           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                           N,N,α,α,β,β,3-heptae                           thyl-1-                           methyl-6-nitro-9-phenethyl//                           propionamide601    525           (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                           1-cyclopropyl-7-ethoxy-N,N,α,β-                           O                           tetraethyl-9-(3-piperidinopropyl)//propion                           amide602    526           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           N,1,9-trimethyl//butyramide603    527           (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                           9-benzyl-N,N,1-trimethyl//                           butyramide604    528           NH.sub.2   1,9-diethyl-γ,3-dimethyl//                           butyramide605    532           CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                           α,β-diethyl-1,5-dipropyl-N,3,3,                           9-                           tetramethyl//butyramide__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE XII__________________________________________________________________________ NO. OF THE EXAMPLE   PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED BELOW)- IN WHICH STARTING    (1,3,4,9-TETREHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]- MATERIAL IS          INDOLE-1-YL)-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE PREPARED      AMINE  PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________606   488 (title compound)              pyrrolidine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//acetyl]pyrrolidine,607   488 (title compound)              piperidine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//acetyl]piperidine,608   488 (title compound)              morpholine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//acetyl]morpholine,609   488 (title compound)              N-methyl-                      1-methyl-4-[1,9-dimethyl//acetyl]-              piperazine                      piperazine610   488 (N-ethyl analog)              pyrrolidine                      1-[(9-ethyl-1-methyl//acetyl]-                      pyrrolidine611   488 (N-ethyl analog)              piperidine                      1-[(9-ethyl-1-methyl//acetyl]-                      piperidine612    488 (N-propyl analog)              morpholine                      1-[(1-methyl-9-propyl//acetyl]-                      morpholine613   488 (title compound)              N-piperazine-                      1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[1,9-dimethyl//              ethanol acetyl]piperazine, γ.sub.max.sup.film                      1625 cm.sup.-1.614   492          pyrrolidine                      1-[(1-methyl-9-propyl//propionyl]-                      pyrrolidine615   493          piperidine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//propionyl]-                      piperidine616   494          morpholine                      1-[(1-methyl-9-phenethyl//propionyl]                      morpholine617   495          piperazine                      1-[1-methyl-9-(3-piperidinopropyl)//                      propionyl]piperazine618   496          pyrrolidine                      1-{1-methyl-9-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                      ethyl]//carbonyl}pyrrolidine619   501          morpholine                      1-[(1-ethyl-9-methyl//acetyl]-                      morpholine620   502          N-piperazine-                      1-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-[1,9-diethyl//              propanol                      acetyl]piperazine621   505          pyrrolidine                      1-[(9-methyl-1-propyl//acetyl]-                      pyrrolidine622   507          morpholine                      1-[(9-allyl-1-propyl//acetyl]-                      morpholine623   509          piperidine                      1-[(9-benzyl-1-isopropyl//acetyl]-                      piperidine624   511          piperazine                      1-[(1,9-dipropyl-3-methyl//acetyl]-                      piperazine625   513          N-ethyl-                      1-ethyl-4-[(α,1,9-trimethyl-α//              piperazine                      acetyl]piperazine626   525          N-propyl-                      1-propyl-4-[(1-cyclopropyl-α,β-              piperazine                      diethyl-6-ethoxy-9-(3-piperidino-                      propyl//propionyl]piperazine627   566          pyrrolidine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//butyryl]-                      pyrrolidine628   527          N-piperazine-                      9-benzyl-1-(hydroxymethyl)-4-              methanol                      [(1-methyl//butyryl]piperazine629   530          morpholine                      1-[(7-chloro-α,β,β,γ,.gam                      ma.,4,4-                      heptaethyl-1-methyl-9-vinyl//                      butyryl]morpholine__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE XIII__________________________________________________________________________ NO. OF THE EXAMPLE   PRODUCT:[(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-1,3,- IN WHICH STARTING    4,9-TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO[3,4-b]- MATERIAL IS          INDOLE-1-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE PREPARED     AMINE   PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________630   534          (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                      N,N,1,9-tetramethyl//acetamide631   534          CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                      N,1,9-trimethyl//acetamide632   534          NH.sub.3                      1,9-dimethyl//acetamide633   534          n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13 NH.sub.2                      1,9-dimethyl-N-hexyl//acetamide634   534          (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                      N,N-diethyl-1,9-dimethyl//acetamide635   533          (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                      9-allyl-N,N,1-trimethyl//acetamide636   537          CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                      N,1,9-trimethyl//propionamide637   537          (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                      1,9-dimethyl-N,N-diethyl//propion-                      amide638   539          NH.sub.3                      9-allyl-1-methyl//propionamide639   539          (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                      9-allyl-N,N,1-trimethyl//propionamide640   541          CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                      N,1-dimethyl-9-(3-piperidinopropyl)//                      carboxamide641   542          (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                      N,N-diethyl-6-hydroxy-1-propyl-                      3,3,9-trimethyl//carboxamide642   544          CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                      N,9-dimethyl-1-ethyl//acetamide643   546          (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                      9-(2-morpholinoethyl)-N,N,1-                      treiethyl//acetamide644   547          (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                      N,N-dimethyl-1-ethyl-9-propargyl//                      acetamide645   548          CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                      N,9-dimethyl-1-propyl//acetamide646   550          (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                      9-allyl-N,N-diethyl-1-propyl//                      acetamide647   557          CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                      1-cyclohexyl-9-propyl-N,α,α-                      trimethyl//acetamide648   558          (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                      6-methoxy-N,N,1,9-tetramethyl//                      acetamide649   564          (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2                      N,N,α,α,β,β,3-heptaethyl-                      1-methyl-                      6-nitro-9-vinyl//propionamide650   565          (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NH                      1-cyclopropyl-6-ethoxy-N,N,α,β,9-                      pentaethyl//propionamide651   566          CH.sub.3 NH.sub.2                      N,1,9-trimethyl//butyramide652   567          (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NH                      9-allyl-N,N,1-trimethyl//butyramide653   568          NH.sub.2                      1,9-diethyl-γ,3-dimethyl//butyramide__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE XIV__________________________________________________________________________ NO. OF THE EXAMPLE   PRODUCT: [(PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-1,3,- IN WHICH STARTING    4,9-TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO[3,4-b]- MATERIAL IS          INDOLE-1-YL)-(SUFFIX LISTED BELOW)]EXAMPLE PREPARED     AMINE   PREFIX//SUFFIX__________________________________________________________________________654   533          pyrrolidine                      1-[(9-allyl-1-methyl//acetyl]-                      pyrrolidine655   534          piperidine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//acetyl]piperidine656   535          morpholine                      1-[(1-methyl-9-(2-morpholino-                      ethyl)//acetyl]morpholine657   536          pyrrolidine                      1-[(1-methyl-9-propyl//propionyl]-                      pyrrolidine658   537          piperidine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//propionyl]-                      piperidine659   538          morpholine                      1-[(1-methyl-9-propargyl//                      propionyl]morpholine660   539          piperazine                      1-[9-allyl-1-methyl//propionyl]-                      piperazine661   539          N-methyl-                      1-methyl-4-[9-allyl-1-methyl//              piperazine                      propionyl]piperazine662   540          pyrrolidine                      1-[1,9-dimethyl//carbonyl]-                      pyrrolidine663   541          morpholine                      1-{(1-methyl-9-(3-piperidino-                      propyl)//carbonyl}morpholine664   544          morpholine                      1[(1-ethyl-9-methyl//acetyl]-                      morpholine665   547          N-piperazine-                      1-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-[(1-ethyl-              propanol                      9-propargyl//acetyl]piperazine666   548          pyrrolidine                      1-[(9-methyl-1-propyl//acetyl]-                      pyrrolidine667   549          morpholine                      1-[(1,9-dipropyl//acetyl]-                      morpholine668   552          piperidine                      1-[(1-isopropyl-9-methyl//                      acetyl]piperidine669   555          piperazine                      1-[9-benzyl-3-methyl-1-propyl//                      acetyl]piperazine670   556          N-ethyl-                      1-ethyl-4-[α,1,9-trimethyl//              piperazine                      acetyl]piperazine671   565          N-propyl-                      1-propyl-4-[(1-cyclopropyl-6-              pyrazine                      ethoxy-α,β,9-triethyl//propionyl]-                      piperazine672   566          pyrrolidine                      1-[(1,9-dimethyl//butyryl]-                      pyrrolidine673   567          N-piperazine-                      1-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[9-allyl-1-              methanol                      methyl//butyryl]piperazine__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 674 
     1,9-DIMETHYL-1-[2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL]-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE[I; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , AND R 6  = H, R 7  = CH 3 , X = O AND Y = CH 2  CH 2  N(CH 3 ) 2  ] 
     A solution of N,N,1,9-tetramethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide (12.0 g), described in Example 572, in dry tetrahydrofuran (100 ml.) is added dropwise to a mechanically stirred mixture of lithium aluminium hydride (5 g) in dry tetrahydrofuran (THF) (100 ml.). The mixture is heated at reflux for twenty hours under nitrogen. Water-THF (1:1, 50 ml.) is added to destroy the excess hydride. The mixture is filtered through celite, diluted with water (300 ml.) and extracted three times with ether. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to yield the title compound, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ 1.66 (3H), 2.70 (6H), 3.83 (3H). 
     The corresponding hydrochloric acid addition salt, 1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole hydrochloride, has m.p., 229° - 230° C. after crystallization from methylene dichloride-benzene. 
     By following the procedure of Example 674 but using as starting material an equivalant amount of one of the N-alkylated amide compounds of formmula VII, described in Examples 573 to 673 instead of N,N1,9-tetramethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydro[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide then the corresponding N-alkylated amine compound of formula I is obtained. Examples of such compounds are listed as products in Tables XV and XVI together with the appropriate starting material. In each case the starting material is noted by the example in which it is prepared. 
     
                                           TABLE XV__________________________________________________________________________ NO. OF THE EXAMPLE IN WHICH STARTING                PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-EXAMPLE MATERIAL IS PREPARED                1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________675   573            1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]676   574            1-(2-aminoethyl)-1,9-dimethyl677   575            1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]678   576            1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1,9-dimethyl,                nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ 0.94 (t, 6H), (S, 3H),                2.50 (m, 10H).679   577            1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-9-ethyl-1-                methyl, nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ 1.39 (3H), 1.70                (3H),                2.73 (m,12H), corresponding hydrochloric                acid addition salt has m.p. 202-205° C.680   578            9-ethyl-1-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]681   579            1-(2-aminoethyl)-9-ethyl-1-methyl682   580            1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-9-                propyl, nmr (CDCl.sub.3), δ 1.00 (t, 3H),                1.65                (S, 3H), corresponding maleic acid                addition salt has m.p. 125-126° C.683   581            1-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-9-propyl684   582            9-allyl-1-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]685   583            1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-9-                propargyl686   584            1,9-dimethyl-1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl],                nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ 1.60 (3H), 2.68 (6H),                corresponding maleic acid addition salt                has m.p. 115-118° C.687   585            1,9-dimethyl-1-[3-(methylamino)propyl]688   586            1-[3-(diethylamino)propyl]-1,9-dimethyl689   587            1-(3-aminopropyl)-1-methyl-9-(3-                piperidinopropyl)690   588            1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl-1-methyl-9-                (3-piperidinopropyl)691   589            1,3-diisopropyl-1-methyl-1-(methylamino)-                methyl-9-propargyl692   590            1-(diethylamino)methyl-6-hydroxy-1,3,3,9-                tetramethyl693   591            1-ethyl-9-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]694   592            9-allyl-1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-ethyl695   593            1,9-bis-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-ethyl696   594            9-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl-1-propyl697   595            9-allyl-1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl698   596            1-cyclohexyl-1-[1,1-dimethyl-2-(methyl-                amino)ethyl]-9-propyl699   597            9-allyl-1-butyl-1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]700   598            1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-                6-methoxy701   599            1-ethyl-3-methyl-1-[1-methyl-2-(methyl-                amino)ethyl]-9-propargyl-4,4,5-tripropyl702   600            1-[3-(diethylamino)-1,1,2,2-tetraethyl-                propyl]-3-ethyl-1-methyl-6-nitro-9-phenethyl703   601            1-cyclopropyl-1-[1,2-diethyl-3-(diethyl-                amino)propyl]-7-ethoxy-9-(3-piperazinopropyl)704   602            1,9-dimethyl-1-[4-(methylamino)butyl]705   603            9-benzyl-1-[4-(dimethylamino)butyl]-1-                methyl706   604            1,9-diethyl-1-(4-amino-1-methylbutyl)707   605            1-[2,3-diethyl-4-(methylamino)butyl]-1,5-                dipropyl-3,3,9-trimethyl708   606            1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl],                nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ1.62 (s, 3H), 3.74 (s, 3H).709   607            1,9-dimethyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl),                nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ1.61 (s, 3H), 2.32 (m, 6H),                9.81 ((m, 2H), m.p. of corresponding                hydrochloric acid addition salt, 233-235° C.710   608            1,9-dimethyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)711   609            1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-                ethyl], nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ1.56 (s, 3H),                2.22 (s, 3), 2.3 (m, 8H).712   610            9-ethyl-1-methyl-1-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                ethyl]713   611            9-ethyl-1-methyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)714   612            1-methyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-9-propyl715   613            1,9-dimethyl-1-{2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-                piperazinyl]ethyl}, nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ1.60                (s, 3H), 3.70 (s, 3H), m.p. of correspond-                ing dihydrochloride salt, m.p. 219-220° C.716   614            1-methyl-9-propyl-1-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                propyl]717   615            1,9-dimethyl-1-(3-piperidinopropyl)718   616            1-methyl-1-(3-morpholinopropyl)-9-phenethyl719   617            1,9-bis-(3-piperazinopropyl)-1-methyl720   618            1-methyl-1-[(1-piperazinyl)methyl]-9-                [2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]721   619            1-ethyl-9-methyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)722   620            1,9-diethyl-1-{2-]4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1-                piperazinyl]ethyl}723   621            9-methyl-1-propyl-1-[2-(1pyrrolidinyl)-                ethyl]724   622            9-allyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1-propyl725   623            9-benzyl-1-isopropyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)726   624            1,9-dipropyl-3-methyl-1-(2-piperazinoethyl)727   625            1,9-dimethyl-1-[1-methyl-2-(4-methyl-1-                piperazinyl)ethyl]728   626            1-cyclopropyl-1-{1,2-diethyl-3-(4-propyl-                1-piperazinyl)propyl}-6-ethoxy-9-(3-                piperidinopropyl)729   627            1,9-dimethyl-1-[4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)butyl]730   628            9-benzyl-1-{4-[4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-                piperazinyl]butyl}-1-methyl731   629            7-chloro-4,4-diethyl-1-methyl-1-                (4-morpholino-1,1,2,2,3-pentaethylbutyl)-                9-vinyl__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE XVI__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF THE EXAMPLE  IN WHICH STARTING                  PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-1,3,4,9-EXAMPLE  MATERIAL IS PREPARED                  TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________732    630             1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl],                  nmr (CDCl.sub.3) δ3.72 (s,6H), 6.40 (s,3H)733    631             1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]734    632             1-(2-aminoethyl)-1,9-dimethyl735    633             1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]736    634             1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1,9-dimethyl737    635             9-allyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl738    636             1,9-dimethyl-1-[3-(methylamino)propyl]739    637             1-[3-(diethylamino)propyl]-1,9-dimethyl740    638             9-allyl-1-(3-aminopropyl)-1-methyl741    639             9-allyl-1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-1-                  methyl742    640             1-methyl-1-[(methylamino)methyl]-9-                  (3-piperidinopropyl) -743 641 1-[(diethylamino)meth                  yl]-6-hydroxy-1-propyl-                  3,3,9-trimethyl744    642             1-ethyl-9-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]745    643             1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-ethyl-9-                  (2-morpholinoethyl) -746 644 1-[2-(dimethylamino)et                  hyl]-1-ethyl-9-propargyl747    645             9-methyl-1-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl748    646             9-allyl-1-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-1-propyl749    647             1-cyclohexyl-1-[1,1-dimethyl-2-(methyl-                  amino)ethyl]-9-propyl750    648             1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-                  6-methoxy751    649             1-[3-(diethylamino)-1,1,2,2-tetramethyl-                  propyl)-3-ethyl-6-nitro-9-vinyl752    650             1-cyclopropyl-1-[1,2-diethyl-3-                  (diethylamino)propyl]-6-ethoxy-9-ethyl753    651             1,9-dimethyl-1-[4-(methylamino)butyl]754    652             9-allyl-1-[4-(dimethylamino)butyl]-1-                  methyl755    653             1-[4-amino-1-methylbutyl)-1,9-diethyl-3-                  methyl756    654             9-allyl-1-methyl-1-[ 2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                  ethyl]757    655             1,9-dimethyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)758    656             1-methyl-1,9-bis(2-morpholinoethyl)759    657             1-methyl-9-propyl-1-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                  propyl]760    658             1,9-dimethyl-1-(3-piperidinopropyl)761    659             1-methyl-1-(3-morpholinopropyl)-9-                  propargyl762    660             9-allyl-1-methyl-1-(3-piperazinopropyl)763    661             9-allyl-1-methyl-1-[3-(4-methyl-1-                  piperazinyl)propyl]764    662             1,9-dimethyl-1-[1-pyrrolidinyl)methyl]765    663             1-methyl-1-(morpholinomethyl)-9-                  (3-piperidinopropyl)766    664             1-ethyl-9-methyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)767    665             1-ethyl-1-{2-[4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1-                  piperazinyl]ethyl}-9-propargyl768    666             9-methyl-1-propyl-1-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                  ethyl]769    667             1,9-dipropyl-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)770    668             1-isopropyl-9-methyl-1-(2-piperidinoethyl)771    669             9-benzyl-3-methyl-1-(2-piperazinoethyl)-                  1-propyl772    670             1,9-dimethyl-1-[1-methyl-2-(4-methyl-1-                  piperazinyl)ethyl]773    671             1-cyclopropyl-6-ethoxy-9-ethyl-1-[1,2-                  diethyl-3-(4-propyl-1-piperazinyl)propyl774    672             1,9-dimethyl-1-[4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)butyl]775    673             9-allyl-1-{4-[4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-                  piperazinyl]butyl}1-methyl__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 776 
     1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-CARBOXAMIDE (VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X = O, and Z = CONH 2   
     By following the procedure of Example 1 but using boron trifluoride-ethanole as the acid catalyst and an equivalent amount of pyruvamide instead of ethyl acetoacetate, 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxamide, m.p. 188° - 189° C. after recrystallization from benzene-hexene, identical with the product of Example 133, is obtained. 
     In the same manner but using an equivalent amount of the appropriate starting material of formula II together with the appropriate α-, β-, γ- or δ-ketoamide, the products listed in Tables III and IV are obtained. For example, by using tryptophol (II; R 2 , R 3  R 4 , R 5 , R 6  = H and X 1  = OH) and the β-ketoamide, N,N-dimethyl-acetoacetamide, in the procedure of this Example, N,N,1-trimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide, identical with the product of Example 126, is obtained. 
     EXAMPLE 777 
     1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-CARBOXALDEHYDE 
     A mixture of the starting material, tryptophol (32.2 g., 0.2 mole), acetonyl acetate (23.2 g, 0.2 mole) and 3.2 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid in 500 ml of benzene is refluxed for 11/2 hr. in the presence of a Dean-Stark water trap. The benzene solution is washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate, water, dried and evaporated to afford an oil. The oil is subjected to chromatography on a silica gel column using 10% ethyl acetate in benzene as eluent. The acetate 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-methanol acetate is obtained as an oil, nmr(CDCl 3 ) δ 1.52 (S,3H), 2.08(S,3H), 4.35(2H). 
     This acetate is dissolved in 250 ml of methanol and stirred at room temperature. To this solution is added dropwise 20 ml of 10NaOH. Hydrolysis is immediate. Most of the methanol is removed under reduced pressure, and water is added. The mixture is rendered neutral and extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract is dried and evaporated to afford the primary alcohol, 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-methanol, m.p. 145° - 147° C., nmr(CDCl 3 ), δ 1.43 (s,3H), 2.68 (t, J = 5.5 cps, 2H), 3.65 (d, J = 6 cps, 2H), 3.86 (t, J = 5.5 cps, 2H), after crystallization from benzene-petroleum ether. 
     N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (17.36 g, 0.084 mole) is added to a cooled, stirred solution of the above primary alcohol (6.09 g, 0.028 mole) in 63 ml of dimethyl sulfoxide-benzene (2:1) containing trifluoroacetic acid (1.12 ml, 0.014 mole) and pyridine (2.24 ml, 0.028 mole). The reaction is stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 5hr. The reaction mixture is now diluted with 600 ml of ether, followed by the dropwise addition of a solution of oxalic acid (7.56 g) in 21 ml of methanol. After thirty minutes, water (600 ml) is added and the insoluble material is collected. The organic phase is washed with water (2X), 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate (2X) and water (2X). After drying (MgSO 4 ) the organic phase is evaporated to yield an oil. The oil is purified by chromatography on silica gel. Elution with 10% ether in benzene affords the title compound as eluate, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ1.59 (s,3H),  2.84 (t, J = 5.5 cps, 2H), 4.15 (t, J = 5.5 cps, 2H). 
     EXAMPLE 778 
     1-Methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxaldehyde, described in Example 777, is treated with an excess of dimethylamine according to the method of K. N. Campbell, et al., J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 70, 3868 (1948), to yield the corresponding Schiff base. Reduction of the latter compound with sodium borohydride according to the procedure described by E. Schenker, Angew Chem., 73, 81 (1961), affords 1-[2-(dimethylamino)]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, identical to the product of Example 309. 
     By following the procedures of Examples 777 and 778 in sequence, but using a starting material in Example 777 an equivalent amount of the appropriate starting material of formula II, for example, those described in Examples 1 to 125, inclusive, and using an equivalent amount of the appropriate ketoalcohol lower alkyl ester of formula VI, described above, and in the procedure of Example 778 using an appropriate amine of formula HNR 8  R 9  in which R 8  and R 9  are as defined in the first instance, then the respective compounds of formula I, for example, those described in Example 309 (other than the title compond) to 487, inclusive, are obtained. 
     More specifically exemplified, the use of indole-3-ethanethiol, acetonyl acetate and n-hexylamine in the manner just described for the starting material of formula II, the appropriate ketoalcohol lower alkyl ester and amine, respectively, yields 1-[2-(hexylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole 
     EXAMPLE 779 
     Oxidation of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxaldehyde, described in Example 777, with silver oxide according to the method of Delepine and Bonnet, cited above, affords 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxylic acid, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ1.79 (s, 3H), 2.83 (t, 2H), 4.17 (t, 2H), 9.20 (1H), identical to the product obtained in Example 4. 
     By following the procedures of Examples 777 and 779, in sequence, but using as starting material an equivalent amount of the appropriate starting material of formula II, for example, those described in Examples 1 to 125, inclusive, instead of tryptophol, and using an equivalent amount of the appropriate ketoalcohol lower alkyl ester of formula VI, in which R 1  is as defined in the first instance and Z is CH 2  OCOR 20  or Alk 1  CH 2  OCOR 20  wherein R 20  and Alk 1  are as defined in the first instance, then the acid compound of formula I in which R 7  is hydrogen and Y is COOH or Alk 1  COOH wherein Alk 1  is as defined above, for example, the respective products of Examples 1 to 125, inclusive, are obtained. 
     More specifically exemplified, according to the procedures of Examples 777 and 779, the use of tryptophol and 6-acetoxy-2-hexanone, affords 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-butyric acid, identical to the product of Example 48. Similarly, the use of tryptophol and 5-acetoxypentan-2-one affords 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-propionic acid, identical to the product of Example 2. 
     EXAMPLE 780 
     1-(AMINOMETHYL)-1METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE(I, R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and R 7  = H, X = O and Y = CH 2  NH 2   
     A solution of 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxaldehyde (547 mg), described in Example 777, aqueous hydroxylamine hydrochloride (2.5 ml of 5N) and aqueous sodium acetate (2.5 ml of 5N) and methanol (5 ml) is heated at 50° - 60° C. for 5 min. and then kept at 4° C. for 16 hr. The precipitate is collected and recrystallized from ethanol water to afford 1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxaldehyde oxime, m.p. 176° - 178° C. 
     The latter compound (230 mg) in dry THF (10 ml) is added dropwise to a stirred mixture of lithium aluminum hydride (200 mg) in 15 ml. of THF at ice bath temperature. The mixture is stirred for 1 hr., during which time it is allowed to come to room temperature. Excess lithium aluminum hydride is destroyed by the careful addition of H 2  O/THF(1:1). Insoluble material is collected on a filter and the filtrate is concentrated. The concentrate is taken up in ether. The ether solution is dried (MgSO 4 ), filtered and concentrated to afford the title compound, identical with the compound of the same name described in Example 316. 
     EXAMPLE 781 
     1-METHYL-1-[3-(1-PYRROLIDINYL)PROPYL]-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE]I, R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and R 7  AND R 7  = H, X = O AND 
     Y = ##STR58## 
     To a solution of tryptophol (15 g, 0.09 M) in 150 ml of benzene, 5-chloro-2-pentanone (12 g, 0.10 M) is added. The mixture is heated in the presence of 200 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid and hydrated alkali-aluminum silicate (Molecular Sieves No. 4). After 1 hr. of refluxing, 400 mg more of acid is added. After a total of 2 hr. the reaction is cooled, filtered and washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate, water and dried over sodium sulfate. Evaporation under reduced pressure affords an oil. This oil is purified by chromatography on silica gel. Elution with benzene and concentratio of the eluent gives 1-(3-chloropropyl)-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ1.33 (3H); 1.93 (4H), 2.75 (2H). 
     A solution of the latter compound (250 mg., 0.9 millimoles) in 10 ml of THF and 1.5 ml of pyrrolidine is heated at reflux for 16 hr. The mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue partitioned between 5% sodium carbonate and chloroform. The organic phase is washed with water, dried (Na 2  SO 4 ), filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the title compound, identical with the product of Example 365. 
     By following the procedure of Example 781 but using as starting material an equialent amount of the appropriate starting material of formula II, for example, those described in Examples 1 to 125, inclusive, instead of tryptophol, and using an equivalent amount of the appropriate β-, γ-, or δ-haloketone of formula VI, described above, and the appropriate amine of formula HNR 8  R 9 , described above, then the respective compounds of formula I, for example those described in Examples 309 to 487, inclusive, are obtained. 
     EXAMPLE 782 
     1-[(ETHYLAMINO)METHYL]-1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANOL[3,4b]INDOLE(I, R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X = O and Y = CH 2  NHCH 3 ) 
     A mixture of tryptophol (3.86 g; II, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  = H and X 1  =OH) and acetamidoacetone (3.0 g), see R. H. Wileg and O. H. Borum, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 70, 2005 (1948), in 300 ml of dry benzene is stirred and heated to reflux. Water is collected in a Dean-Stark trap. After removal of the water five drops of boron trifluoride-etherate is added and the mixture refluxed 30 min. using the water-separator again. After stirring at room temperature overnight, the reaction mixture is evaporated to dryness. The solid residue is dissolved in chloroform and washed successively with 10% aqueous sodium bicarbonate, water, and brine. The chloroform solution is dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated. The residue is crystallized from benzene to yield 1-(acetamidomethyl)-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, m.p. 100° - 102° C. This product is dried under reduced pressure at 27° C. Spectroscopic and analytical data show that the compound is solvated with one mole of benzene which can be removed completely only by melting. R f  values of the amide and tryptophol are equal. 
     The latter product (2.4 g) is dissolved in 80 ml of dry THF and added to a suspension of lithium aluminum hydride in 200 ml of THF. 
     The resultant slurry is stirred and heated to reflux for 2 hr. cooled and 2.4 g of lithium aluminum hydride is added. The mixture is then refluxed with stirring overnight. The reaction mixture is decomposed with 22.4 ml of water added dropwise over 3 hr. upon stirring and cooling. Stirring is continued for 1 hr. the precipitate is separated by filtration and the filtrate is dried (MgSO 4 ). Removed of the solvent by evaporation yield the title compound, nmr (DMSO-d 6 ) δ1.18 (t, 3H), 1.62 (s, 3H), 2.80 (t, 2H), identical to the product of Example 319. 
     The corresponding hydrochloric acid addition salt, 1-[(ethylamino)methyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole hydrochloride, has m.p. 242° - 243° C., after recrystallization from isopropanol-ether. 
     By following the procedure of Example 782 but using as starting material an equivalent amount of the appropriate starting material of formula II, for example, those described in Examples 1 to 125, and using an equivalent amount of an appropriate ketoamide of formula ##STR59## described above, then the respective secondary amine compounds of formula I are obtained. 
     EXAMPLE 783 
     1-METHYL-1-NITROMETHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE (VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X = O and Z = CH 2  NO 2   
     To a solution of 322 mg of tryptophol (II, R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  = H and X 1  =OH) and 248 mg of the nitroketone, nitro-2-propanone, in 100 ml of benzene is added five drops of boron trifluoride etherate and three drops of trifluoroacetic acid. The reaction mixture is stirred and heated at reflux under water-separator for 18 hr. The benzene solution is cooled, washed with 10% sodium bicarbonate solution, water, saturated brine solution, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent is removed and the residue is subjected to chromatography on silica gel. Elution with chloroform gives the title compound, δ max   CHCl .sbsp.3 3450, 1550cm 31  1, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ1.68 (s, 3H), 2.84 (t, 2H), 4.10 (t, 2H). 
     Reduction of the latter compound with lithium aluminum hydride according to the procedure of Example 309 affords 1-(aminomethyl)-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, identical with the product of Example 316. 
     By following the procedure of Example 783 but using as starting material an equivalent amount of the appropriate starting material of formula II, for example, those described in Examples 1 to 125, and using an equivalent amount of an appropriate nitroketone of formula ##STR60## described above, then the respective primary amine compounds of formula I are obtained. 
     EXAMPLE 784 
     6-HYDROXY-1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-1-ACETIC ACID (VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  AND R 7  = H, R 6  = 6-OH, X = O, AND Z = CH 2  COOH) 
     A mixture of 6-benzyloxy-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid (5.3 g., 0.015 mole), prepared as described in Example 25, in 250 ml. of anhydrous ethanol, and 1.1 g of 10% palladium on carbon is stirred at room temperature under a hydrogen atmosphere until no more hydrogen is being taken up by the reaction mixture. The catalyst is removed by filtration through diatomaceous earth (Celite) and the filtrate concentrated. The residue is recrystallized from ethanol-benzene to afford the title compound, m.p. 170° - 171° C. 
     The corresponding benzylamine salt is prepared by the mixing of equimolar ethereal solutions of benzylamine and the above product. The resulting solid is recrystallized from acetonitrile to afford 6-hydroxy-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid benzylamine salt, m.p. 191° - 193° C. The corresponding acetate is prepared by allowing a mixture of the title compound and a five molar excess of acetic anhydride in pyridine solution to stand for 24 hr. Dilution of the mixture with water extraction with ether and recrystallization of the extract residue from benzene-petroleum ether, affords 6-acetoxy-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydro[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid, identical with the product of Example 24. 
     EXAMPLE 785 
     1,1-DIMETHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO-[3,4-b]INDOLE (VII; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , AND R 7  = H AND Z = CH 3 ) 
     A solution of tryptophol (8 g, 0.05M), acetone (5 g) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (100 mg) in 100 ml of benzene containing hydrated alkali-aluminium silicate (Molecular Sieves No. 4) is heated to reflux for 1 hr. More p-toluenesulfonic acid (100 mg) and the ketone, acetone (3 g), is added and the reflux continued for a further 1.5 hr. 
     The mixture is filtered and the filtrate is washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate and water. After drying over sodium sulfate the benzene is evaporated under reduced pressure affording a solid. Chromatography of this solid on silica gel using 30% ethyl acetate in benzene as eluant gives a white product which is recrystallized once from benzene-petroleum ether to give the title compound, m.p. 142° - 144° C., nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ2.76 (t, J = 5.5 cps, 2H), 4.03 (t, J = 5.5 cps, 2H). 
     The procedure of Example 785 is followed to prepare other compounds of formula VII in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4  R 5 , R 6  are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and Z is lower alkyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl. Examples of such compounds are listed in Tables XVII and XVIII. In each example an equivalent amount of the starting material of formula II listed therein is used instead of the starting material of formula II described in Example 785, together with the appropriate ketone. 
     
                                           TABLE XVII__________________________________________________________________________ STARTING MATERIAL OF FORMULA II                            ##STR61##    PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED                                         BELOW)-1,3,4,9- TETRAHYDROPY                                         RANO-EX.   R.sup.2  R.sup.3      R.sup.4          R.sup.5              R.sup.6                     X     R.sup.1                                 Z       [3,4-b]-INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________786   H   H   H   H   H      O     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                          1-ethyl-1-propyl787   H   H   H   H   H      O     CH.sub.3                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                          1-methyl-1-propyl788   H   H   H   H   H      O     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                  ##STR62##                                          1-ethyl-1-phenethyl789   H   H   H   H   H      O     CH.sub.3                                  ##STR63##                                          1-benzyl-1-methyl, m.p.                                          141-145° C790   CH.sub.3  H   H   H   H      O     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3 1,1,3-trimethyl791   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7  H   H   H   H      O     CH.sub.3                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                          1,3-dipropyl-1-methyl792   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3      H   H   H      O                            ##STR64##                                 CH.sub.3 1-cyclopropyl-1,3,3-                                          trimethyl793   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   C.sub.2 H.sub.5          H   H      O                            ##STR65##                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                          1-cyclohexyl-3,4-diethyl-                                          1-propyl794   H   H   CH.sub.3          n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7              H      O     CH.sub.3                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                          1,4-dimethyl-1,4-dipropyl795   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3      CH.sub.3          CH.sub.3              H      O     CH.sub.3                                  ##STR66##                                          1-benzyl-1,3,3,4,4-penta-                                          methyl796   H   H   H   H   4-CH.sub.3                     O                            ##STR67##                                 CH.sub.3 1-cyclopropyl-1,5-dimethyl                                          O797   H   H   H   H   5-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                     O                            ##STR68##     1-cyclopentyl-6-ethyl798   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   H   H   6-OCH.sub.3                     O     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                 C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                          7-methoxy-1,1,3-triethyl799   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3      H   H   7-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                     O     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3 8-ethoxy-1,1,3,3-tetra-                                          methyl800   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   H   H   5-NO.sub.2                     O     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                  ##STR69##                                          1,3-diethyl-6-nitro-                                          1-(3-phenylpropyl)801   H   H   H   H   7-NO.sub.2                     O     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3 1,1-dimethyl-8-nitro802   H   H   H   CH.sub. 3              6-CH.sub.3 COO                     O     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                 CH.sub.3 7-acetoxy-1,4-dimethyl-                                          1-ethyl803   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7      H   H   5-C.sub.2 H.sub.5 COO                     O                            ##STR70##                                  ##STR71##                                          1-benzyl-1-cyclopropyl-                                          3,3-dipropyl-6-propionyl-                                          oxy804   H   H   H   H   4-Cl   O                            ##STR72##                                 CH.sub.3 5-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-                                          methyl805   CH.sub.3  H   H   H   6-Cl   O                            ##STR73##                                  ##STR74##                                          1-benzyl-7-chloro-                                          1-cyclohexyl-3-methyl806   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   H   H   5-Br   O     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                 C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                          6-bromo-1,1,3-triethyl807   H   H   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7          n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7              7-Br   O     n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                 CH.sub.3 8-bromo-1-methyl-1,4,4-                                          tripropyl808   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3      CH.sub.3          CH.sub.3              4-F    O     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3 5-fluoro-1,1,3,3,4,4-                                          hexamethyl809   H   H   H   H   6-F    O                            ##STR75##                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                          1-cyclopropyl-7-fluoro-                                          1-propyl810   CH.sub.3  H   CH.sub. 3          H   7-I    O     CH.sub.3                                  ##STR76##                                          8-iodo-1-phenethyl-                                          1,3,4-trimethyl811   H   H   H   H   5-I    O     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3 1,1-dimethyl-6-iodo__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE XVIII__________________________________________________________________________ STARTING MATERIAL OF FORMULA II                            ##STR77##    PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED                                         BELOW)-1,3,4,9- TETRAHYDROTH                                         IOPYRANO-EX.   R.sup.2  R.sup.3      R.sup.4          R.sup.5              R.sup.6                     X     R.sup.1                                 Z       [3,4-b]INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________812   H   H   H   H   H      S     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3                                         1,1-dimethyl813   H   H   H   H   H      S     CH.sub.3                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                         1-methyl-1-propyl814   H   H   H   H   H      S     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                  ##STR78##                                         1-ethyl-1-phenethyl815   H   H   H   H   H      S     CH.sub.3                                  ##STR79##                                         1-benzyl-1-methyl816   CH.sub.3  H   H   H   H      S     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3                                         1,1,3-trimethyl817   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7  H   H   H   H      S     CH.sub.3                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                         1,3-dipropyl-1-methyl818   CH.sub.3  H   H   H   H      S                            ##STR80##                                 CH.sub.3                                         1-cyclopropyl-1,3,3,-                                         trimethyl819   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   C.sub.2 H.sub.5          H   H      S                            ##STR81##                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                         1-cyclohexyl-3,4-diethyl                                         1-propyl820   H   H   CH.sub.3          n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7              H      S     CH.sub.3                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                         1,4-dimethyl-1,4-dipropyl821   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3      CH.sub.3          CH.sub.3              H      S     CH.sub.3                                  ##STR82##                                         1-benzyl-methyl-1,3,3,4,                                         4-pentamethyl822   H   H   H   H   4-CH.sub.3                     S                            ##STR83##                                 CH.sub.3                                         1-cyclopropyl-1,5- dimethyl                                         O823   H   H   H   H   5-C.sub.2 H.sub.5                     S                            ##STR84##    1-cyclopentyl-6-ethyl824   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   H   H   6-OCH.sub.3                     S     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                 C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                         7-methoxy-1,1,3-triethyl825   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3      H   H   7-OC.sub.2 H.sub.5                     S     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3                                         8-ethoxy-1,1,3,3-                                         tetramethyl826   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   H   H   5-NO.sub.2                     S     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                  ##STR85##                                         1,3-diethyl-6-nitro-                                         1-(3-phenylpropyl)827   H   H   H   H   7-NO.sub.2                     S     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3                                         1,1-dimethyl-8-nitro828   H   H   H   CH.sub.3              6-CH.sub.3 COO                     S     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                 CH.sub.3                                         7-acetoxy-1,4-dimethyl-                                         1-ethyl829   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7      H   H   5-C.sub.2 H.sub.5 COO                     S                            ##STR86##                                  ##STR87##                                         1-benzyl-1-cyclopropyl-                                         3,3-dipropyl-6- propionyloxy                                         `830   H   H   H   H   4-Cl   S                            ##STR88##                                 CH.sub.3                                         5-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-1-                                         methyl831   CH.sub.3  H   H   H   6-Cl   S                            ##STR89##                                  ##STR90##                                         1-benzyl-7-chloro-1-                                         cyclohexyl-3-methyl832   C.sub.2 H.sub.5  H   H   H   5-Br   S     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                 C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                         6-bromo-1,1,3-triethyl833   H   H   n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7          n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7              7-Br   S     n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                 CH.sub.3                                         8-bromo-1-methyl-1,4,4-                                         tripropyl834   CH.sub.3  CH.sub.3      CH.sub.3          CH.sub.3              4-F    S     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3                                         5-fluoro-1,1,3,3,4,4-                                         hexamethyl835   H   H   H   H   6-F    S                            ##STR91##                                 n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                         1-cyclopropyl-7-fluoro-                                         1-propyl836   CH.sub.3  H   CH.sub.3          H   7-I    S     CH.sub.3                                  ##STR92##                                         8-iodo-1-phenethyl-                                         1,3,4-trimethyl837   H   H   H   H   5-I    S     CH.sub.3                                 CH.sub.3                                         1,1-dimethyl-6-iodo__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 838 
     1,1-DIMETHYL-9-[2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL]-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE (I; R 1  AND Y = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5  AND R 6  = H, AND R 7  = CH 2  CH 2  N(CH 3 ) 2  ] 
     To 4.2 g. of a 50% dispersion of sodium hydride in 20 ml. of dimethylformamide is added a solution of 7 g. of 1,1-dimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, described in Example 785, in 20 ml. of dimethylformamide. The addition is made dropwise at room temperature while stirring vigorously. The mixture is heated for 1 hr. at 40° C. Then an excess of the organic halide, dimethylaminoethyl chloride (free base obtained from 15 g. of the hydrochloride) is added and stirring continued at 40° C overnight. 
     The reaction mixture is poured into ice-water, acidified with 6NHCl and washed with ether. The aqueous phase is rendered alkaline with 10% NaOH and extracted with benzene. The organic phase is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure to yield the title compound, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ1.63 (6H), 2.36 (6H), 2.79 (m, 4H), 4.10 (m, 4H), 7.18 (m, 4H). 
     The corresponding hydrochloric acid addition salt, 1,1-dimethyl-9-[(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole hydrochloride, has m.p. 198° - 200° C., after crystallization from methanol-ether. 
     The procedure of Example 838 is followed to prepare other compounds of formula I in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  and X are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is aminoalkyl as defined above and Y is lower alkyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl. Examples of such compounds are listed in Tables XIX and XX. In each example an equivalent amount of the appropriate starting material of formula VII in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4  R 5 , R 6  are as defined in the first instance, R 7  is hydrogen and Z is lower alkyl or phenyl(lower)alkyl, described in Examples 785 to 837, is used in place of 1,1-dimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole if required. In each case the starting material of formula VII is noted by the example in which it is prepared. 
     
                                           TABLE XIX__________________________________________________________________________ NO. OF THE EXAMPLE IN WHICH STARTING                PRODUCT: (PREFIX LISTED BELOW)- MATERIAL IS          ORGANIC        1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO-EXAMPLE PREPARED HALIDE         [3,4-b]INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________839   785      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         1,1-dimethyl-9-[3-(dimethyl-                         amino)propyl], nmr (CDCl.sub.3)                         δ1.62 (6H), 2.00 (m, 2H), 2.25                         (6H), corresponding hydrochloric                         acid addition salt has m.p.                         201 - 203° C.840   785      CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(methylamino)-                         ethyl]-841 785 i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2                         ).sub.2 Cl 1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(isopropyl-                         amino)ethyl]842   786      NH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 Br                         9-(3-amino-2,2-dimethylethyl)-                         1-ethyl-1-propyl843   787      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-                         methyl-1-propyl844   788      C.sub.2 H.sub.5 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         1-ethyl-9-[3-(ethylamino)propyl]-                         1-phenethyl845   789      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1-benzyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)-                         ethyl]-1-methyl, nmr(CDCl.sub.3 )                         δ1.55 (s, 3H), 2.92 (6H), 3.95                         (2H), corresponding hydrochloric                         acid addition salt has m.p.                         218 - 220° C.846   789      CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1-benzyl-1-methyl-9-[2-(methyl-                         amino)ethyl]847   789      NH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         9-(4-aminobutyl)-1-benzyl-1-                         methyl848   790      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NCH.sub.2 [CH(CH.sub.3)].sub.2 Cl                         9-[1,2-dimethyl-3-(dimethyl-                         amino)propyl]-1,1,3-trimethyl849   791      (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 NCH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2                         9-[2-(dimethylamino)-2-                         ethylethyl]-1,3-dipropyl-1-                         methyl850   792      CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         1-cyclopropyl-9-[3-(methyl-                         amino)propyl]-1,3,3-trimethyl851   793      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1-cyclohexyl-3,4-diethyl-                         9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-                         1-propyl852   794      (n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         1,4-dimethyl-1,4-dipropyl-9-                         [3-(dipropylamino)propyl]853   795      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NCH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)CH.sub.2 Cl                         1-benzyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)-                         2-propylethyl]-1,3,3,4,4-                         pentamethyl854   796      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N[ CH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)].sub.3 CH.sub.2          Cl             1-cyclopropyl-1,5-dimethyl-9-                         [4-(dimethylamino)-2,3,4-                         tripropylbutyl]855   797      (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1-cyclopentyl-9-[2-(diethyl-                         amino)ethyl]-6-ethyl856   798      CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         7-methoxy-9-[3-(methylamino)-                         propyl]-1,1,3-triethyl857   799      n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         8-ethoxy-9-[2-(propylamino)-                         ethyl]-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl858   800      i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1,3-diethyl-9-[2-(isopropyl-                         amino)ethyl]-6-nitro-1-                         (3-phenylpropyl)859   801      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(dimethyl-                         amino)ethyl]-8-nitro860   802      C.sub.2 H.sub.5 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         7-acetoxy-1,4-dimethyl-1-ethyl-                         9-[3-(ethylamino)propyl]861   803      (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                         1-benzyl-1-cyclopropyl-9-[2-                         (dimethylamino)ethyl-3,3-                         dipropyl-6-propionyloxy862   804      n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                         5-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-1-                         methyl-9-[3-(propylamino)-                         propyl863   805      1-(3-chloropropyl)-                         1-benzyl-7-chloro-1-cyclohexyl-          pyrrolidine    3-methyl-9-[3-(lpyrrolidinyl)-                         propyl]864   806      1-(2-chloroethyl)-                         6-bromo-9-(2-piperidinoethyl)-          piperidine     1,1,3-triethyl865   807      4-(2-chloroethyl)-                         8-bromo-1-methyl-9-(2-morpholino-          morpoline      ethyl)-1,4,4-tripropyl866   808      1-(3-chloropropyl)-                         5-fluoro-1,1,3,3,4,4-hexamethyl-          piperazine     9-(piperazinopropyl)867   809      1-(3-chloroethyl)-4-                         1-cyclopropyl-7-fluoro-9-          methylpiperazine                         [2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-                         ethyl]-1-propyl868   810      1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-                         9-{2-[4-(hydroxyethyl)-1-          (hydroethyl)piperazine                         piperazinyl]ethyl-8-iodo-1-                         phenethyl-1,3,4-trimethyl869   811      1-(2-chloroethyl)-                         1,1-dimethyl-6-iodo-9-[2-(1-          pyrrolidine    pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]870   785      1-(3-chloropropyl)-                         1,1-dimethyl-9-(3-piperidino-          piperidine     propyl)871   785      4-(4-chlorobutyl)-                         1,1-dimethyl-9-(4-morpholino-          morpholine     butyl)872   789      1-(4-chlorobutyl)-                         9-[4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-          4-methylpiperazine                         butyl]873   789      1-(2-chloroethyl)-4-                         1-benzyl-9-{2-[4-(hydroxypropyl)-          (3-hydroxypropyl)-                         1-piperazinyl]ethyl}-1-methyl          piperazine__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     
                                           TABLE XX__________________________________________________________________________  NO. OF  EXAMPLE IN  WHICH STARTING            PRODUCT:  MATERIAL IS             ORGANIC        (PREFIX LISTED BELOW)-1,3,4,9-EXAMPLE  PREPARED   HALIDE         TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE__________________________________________________________________________874    812        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            1,1-dimethyl-9-[3-(dimethyl-                            amino)propyl]875    812        CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(methylamino)-                            ethyl]876    812        i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(isopropyl-                            amino)ethyl]877    812        NH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH.sub.2 Br                            9-(3-amino-2,2-dimethylethyl)-                            1,1-dimethyl878    813        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-                            1-methyl-1-propyl879    814        C.sub.2 H.sub.5 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            1-ethyl-9-[3-(ethylamino)propyl]                            1-phenethyl880    815        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1-benzyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)-                            ethyl]-1-methyl881    815        CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1-benzyl-1-methyl-9-[2-(methyl-                            amino)ethyl]882    815        NH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            9-(4-aminobutyl)-1-benzyl-1-                            methyl883    816        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NCH.sub.2 [CH(CH.sub.3)].sub.2                            9-[1,2-dimethyl-3-(dimethyl-                            amino)propyl]-1,1,3-trimethyl884    817        (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 ).sub.2 NCH(C.sub.2 H.sub.5)CH.sub.2             Cl             9-[2-(diethylamino)-2-ethyl-                            ethyl]-1,3-dipropyl-1-methyl885    818        CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            1-cyclopropyl-9-[3-(methyl-                            amino)propyl]-1,3,3-trimethyl886    819        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1-cyclohexyl-3,4-diethyl-9-                            [2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-                            propyl887    820        (n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            1,4-dimethyl-1,4-dipropyl-9-                            [3-(dipropylamino)propyl]888    821        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 NCH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)CH.sub.2                            1-benzyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)-                            2-propylethyl]-1,3,3,4,4-                            pentamethyl889    822        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N[CH(n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)].sub.3             CH.sub.2 Cl    1-cyclopropyl-1,5-dimethyl-9-                            [4-(dimethylamino)-2,3,4-                            tripropylbutyl]890    823        (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1-cyclopentyl-9-[2-(diethyl-                            amino)ethyl]-6-ethyl891    824        CH.sub.3 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            7-methoxy-9-[3-(methylamino)-                            propyl]-1,1,3-triethyl892    825        n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            8-ethoxy-9-[2-(propylamino)-                            ethyl]-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl893    826        i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1,3-diethyl-9-[2-(isopropyl-                            amino)ethyl]-6-nitro-1-(3-                            phenylpropyl)894    827        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(dimethyl-                            amino)ethyl]-8-nitro895    828        C.sub.2 H.sub.5 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            7-acetoxy-1,4-dimethyl-1-                            ethyl-9-[3-(ethylamino)propyl]896    829        (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N(CH.sub.2).sub.2 Cl                            1-benzyl-1-cyclopropyl-9-                            [2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-3,3-                            dipropyl-6-propionyloxy897    830        n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Cl                            5-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-1-methyl-                            9-[3-(propylamino)propyl898    831        1-(3-chloropropyl)-                            1-benzyl-7-chloro-1-cyclohexyl-             pyrrolidine    3-methyl-9-[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-                            propyl]899    832        1-(2-chloroethyl)-                            6-bromo-9-(2-piperidinoethyl)-             piperidine     1,1,3-triethyl900    833        4-(2-chloroethyl)-                            8-bromo-1-methyl-9-(2-morpholino-             morpholine     ethyl)-1,4,4-tripropyl901    834        1-(3-chloropropyl)-                            5-fluoro-1,1,3,3,4,4-hexamethyl-             piperazine     9-(piperazinopropyl)902    835        1-(3-chloroethyl)-                            1-cyclopropyl-7-fluoro-9-             4-methylpiperazine                            [2-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-                            ethyl]-1-propyl903    836        1-(2-chloroethyl)-                            9-{2-[4-(hydroxyethyl)-1-             4-(hydroethyl)-                            piperazinyl]ethyl]ethyl-8-iodo-             piperazine     1-phenethyl-1,3,4-trimethyl904    837        1-(2-chloroethyl)-                            1,1-dimethyl-6-iodo-9-[2-(1-             pyrrolidine    pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]905    812        1-(3-chloropropyl)-                            1,1-dimethyl-9-(3-piperidino-             piperidine     propyl)906    812        4-(4-chlorobutyl)-                            1,1-dimethyl-9-(4-morpholino-             morpholine     butyl)907    815        1-(4-chlorobutyl)-                            1-benzyl-1-methyl-9-[4-(4-             4-methylpiperazine                            methyl-1-piperazinyl)butyl]908    815        1-(2-chloroethyl)-                            1-benzyl-9-{2-[4-(hydroxypropyl)-             4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-                            1-piperazinyl]ethyl}-1-methyl             piperazine__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     EXAMPLE 909 
     1,1-DIMETHYL-9-[2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL]-1,3,4,9- TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE-6-OL [I, R 1  and Y = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4  AND R 5  = H, R 6  = OH AND R 7  = CH 2  CH 2  N(CH 3 ) 2  ] 
     5-Benzyloxy-3-tryptophol (II; R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5  = H, R 6  = 5-benzyloxy and X 1  = OH), m.p. 93° - 95° C., is prepared by lithium aluinum hydride reduction of ethyl 5-benzyloxy-3-indoleglyoxalate (British Patent 778,823) according to the procedure of Example 309. Subsequent treatment of 5-benzyloxy-3-tryptophol with the ketone, acetone, according to the procedure of Example 785 affords 6-benzyloxy-1,1-dimethyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole (VIIl R 1  M CH 3 ), nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ1.53 (6H), 2.73 (t, 2H), 4.03 (t, 2H), 5.10 (2H), 6.67 - 7.83 (9H). The latter compound is then N-alkylated with the organic halide, dimethylaminoethyl chloride, according to the procedure of Example 838 to afford 6-benzyloxy-1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole, which on treatment with hydrochloric acid gives the corresponding hydrochloric acid addition salt thereof, m.p. 209° C. 
     The latter compound, 6-benzyloxy-1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole hydrochloride (11.5 g., 0.028M) in 600 ml. of absolute ethanol and 600 mg of 10% palladium on carbon is stirred at room temperature under a hydrogen atmosphere for 22 hr. until no more hydrogen is taken up by the reaction. The catalyst is collected on celite and the filtrate concentrated to afford the corresponding hydrochloric acid addition salt of the title compound, m.p. 225° - 228° C., after recrystallization from ethanol-ether. 
     The title compound [free base, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ1.61 (6H), 2.57 (t, J = 5 cps, 2H), 3.86 (t, J = 5 cps, 2H)] is obtained by decomposing the hydrochloric acid addition salt, for example, by washing a chloroform solution of the salt with 10% sodium hydroxide solution and evaporating the solvent. 
     By replacing 5-benzyloxy-3-tryptophol with an equivalent amount of 7-benzyloxy-3-tryptophol in the procedure of this example 1,1-dimethyl-9-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-8-ol is obtained. 
     EXAMPLE 910 
     1-(2-AMINOETHYL)-1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE (I; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6  AND R 7  = H, X, O and Y = CH 2  NH 2 ) 
     1-Methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetamide (20.0 g., 0.817 mole), described in Example 126, is dissolved in dry methylene chloride (400 ml) and freshly prepared triethyloxonium fluoroborate (17.00 g., 0.894 mole) is added in one portion to the solution. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 hr.. The methylene chloride solution is washed with cold 75% aqueous potassium carbonate followed by brine and the dried organic layer is concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in ether (150 ml.). The solution is filtered and crystallization proceeds at room temperature to afford ethyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4b]indole-1-acetimidate, m.p. 139.5° - 141° C. 
     The latter compound (4.79 g., 0.0176 mole) dissolved in dry THF (100 ml.) is added dropwise to a stirred and ice-cooled suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (1.75 g., 0.046 mole) in THF (50 ml.). The reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature and then dilute sodium hydroxide is added dropwise to decompose excess hydride. The precipitate is collected by filtration and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure thus affording a residue which is extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layers are washed with brine, dried (MgSO 4 ) and concentration of the solvent and crystallization from ether affords the title compound, m.p. 80° - 84° C., δ max   CHCl .sbsp.3 3455, 3280 cm -1 , identical with the compound of the same name described in Example 309. 
     EXAMPLE 911 
     1-[2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL]-9-ETHYL-1-METHYL-1,3,4,9-TETRAHYDROTHIOPYRANO[3,4-b]INDOLE [I; R 1  = CH 3 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , AND R 6  = H, X = S AND Y = CH 2  CH 2  N(CH 3 ) 2  ] 
     The compound of formula I in which R 7  = H and Y = amino(lower)alkyl,1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole (822 mg), described in Example 398, is dissolved in 15 ml of DMF and 15 ml of benzene. To remove all possible traces of water, a portion of this benzene is distilled. After cooling to 0°, 140 mg of sodium hydride (54% suspension in mineral oil) is added, and the mixture stirred for 15 min. Alkylation is accomplished by addition of 350 mg of ethyl bromide and stirring the reaction mixture at 0° for 20 min. The resulting suspension is poured onto cracked ice, extracted with chloroform, the organic layer washed repeatedly with water and evaporated. Chromatography of the residue on silica gel (20 g) using chloroform-methanol (0-10%) affords the title compound, which after crystallization from ether hexane has m.p. 86° - 88° C., δ max   CHCl .sbsp.3 2820, 2765, 1600, 1568, 1537 cm -1 , nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ2.20 (s, 6H), 2.30 (m, 4H). 
     The corresponding hydrochloric acid addition salt of the title compound, 1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-9-ethyl-1-methyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole hydrochloride, has m.p. 220° - 222° C. 
     By following the procedure of Example 911 and using an appropriate compound of formula I in which R 7  is hydrogen and Y is an amino(lower)alkyl, for instance those described in Example 309 to 487, together with the appropriate organic halide, then other compounds of formula I in which R 7  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, propargyl, phenyl(lower)alkyl or amino(lower)alkyl are obtained. 
     For example, the use of the same compound of formula I as described in Example 911 with an equivalent amount of methyl bromide, instead of ethyl bromide, in the procedure of Example 911 gives 1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole, nmr (CDCl 3 ) δ3.72 (s, 6H), 6.40 (s, 3H), identical to the product of Example 732. The corresponding hydrochloric acid addition salt of this latter compound, 1,9-dimethyl-1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole hydrochloride has m.p. 244° - 246° C. 
     Likewise, the use of the same compound of formula I as described in Example 911 with an equivalent amount of propyl bromide, instead of ethyl bromide, gives 1-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1-methyl-9-propyl-1,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[3,4-b]indole.