N-(2-aminocycloheptyl)N-alkanoylanilides and their 2-N-oxides of the formula <IMAGE> e.g., trans-3,4-dichloro-N-[2-(dimethylamino)cycloheptyl]propionanilide, and their pharmacologically acceptable salts, have been found to possess potent Central Nervous System antidepressant properties. Many of them are new.
N-(2-Aminocycloheptyl) alkanoylanilides