5-amino 4-hydroxy-7-(1H-indolmethyl)-8-methylnonamide derivatives as renin inhibitors for the treatment of hypertension

1. Compound of the general formula

where

X is —CH 2 —;

R 1 is a radical selected from the group consisting of benzoimidazolyl, di-C 1-6 -alkoxypyrimidinyl, 2- or 5-benzo[b]thienyl, 6- or 7-isoquinolyl, 6- or 7-tetrahydroquinolyl, 6- or 7-tetrahydroisoquinolyl, 6-quinoxalinyl, 6- or 7-quinazolinyl, dihydro-3H-benzo[1,4]oxazinyl, 3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazinyl, 3-oxo-4H-benzo[1,4]oxazinyl, 2-oxobenzooxazolyl, 2-oxo-1,3-dihydroindolyl, 2,3-dihydroindolyl, indazolyl, benzofuranyl, 6- or 7-quinolyl, 6- or 7-isoquinolyl, 6- or 7-tetrahydroquinolyl, oxotetrahydroquinolyl, 6- or 7-tetrahydroisoquinolyl, 6-quinoxalinyl, 6- or 7-quinazolinyl, indolyl, 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazinyl, 2-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzooxazolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzothiazinyl, imidazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, [1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridinyl, imidazo[1,5-a]pyridinyl and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, each of which is substituted by from one to four radicals selected from hydroxy, halogen, oxo, oxide, carbamoyl, carboxyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy, hydroxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, di-C 1-6 -alkylamino, 2,3-dihydroxypropoxy, 2,3-dihydroxypropoxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, 2,3-dimethoxypropoxy, methoxybenzyloxy, hydroxybenzyloxy, phenethyloxy, methylenedioxybenzyloxy, dioxolanyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, cyclopropyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, pyridylcarbamoyloxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, 3-morpholino-2-hydroxypropoxy, benzyloxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, picolyloxy, C 1-6 -alkoxycarbonyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylcarbonylamino, C 1-6 -alkylcarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylcarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, (N—C 1-6 -alkyl)-C 1-6 -alkylcarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, (N—C 1-6 -alkyl)-C 1-6 -alkylcarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 3-6 -cycloalkylcarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 3-6 -cycloalkylcarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkoxycarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxycarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, di-C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, di-C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylcarbonyloxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylcarbonyloxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, cyano-C 1-6 -alkyl, cyano-C 1-6 -alkoxy, 2-oxo-oxazolidinyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, 2-oxooxazolidinyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkoxycarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxycarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylsulphonylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylsulphonylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, (N—C 1-6 -alkyl)-C 1-6 -alkylsulphonylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, (N—C 1-6 -alkyl)-C 1-6 -alkylsulphonylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, di-C 1-6 -alkylamino-C 1-6 -alkyl, di-C 1-6 -alkylamino-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylsulphonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkylsulphonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, carboxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, carboxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy, carboxy-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl-carbonyl, acyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl, (N—C 1-6 -alkyl)-C 1-6 -alkoxycarbonylamino, (N-hydroxy)-C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, (N-hydroxy)-C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, (N-hydroxy)aminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, (N-hydroxy)amino-carbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkoxy-aminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, 6-alkoxyaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, (N—C 1-6 -alkoxy)-C 1-6 -alkylaminocarbonyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, (N—C 1-6 -alkoxy)-C 1-6 -alkylamino-carbonyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, (N-acyl)-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylamino, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylcarbamoyl, (N—C 1-6 -alkyl)-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylcarbamoyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylcarbonyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylcarbonylamino, (N—C 1-6 -alkyl)-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylcarbonylamino, 1-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylimidazol-2-yl, 1-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyltetrazol-5-yl, 5-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyltetrazol-1-yl, 2-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkyl-4-oxoimidazol-1-yl, carbamoyl-C 1-6 -alkyl, carbamoyl-C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkylcarbamoyl, di-C 1-6 -alkylcarbamoyl, C 1-6 -alkylsulphonyl, piperidinoalkyl, piperidinoalkoxy, piperidinoalkoxyalkyl, morpholinoalkyl, morpholinoalkoxy, morpholinoalkoxyalkl, piperazinoalkyl, piperazinoalkoxy, piperazinoalkoxyalkyl, [1,2,4]triazol-1-ylalkyl, [1,2,4]triazol-1-ylalkoxy, [1,2,4]triazol-4-ylalkyl, [1,2,4]triazol-4-ylalkoxy, [1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-ylalkyl, [1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-ylalkoxy, 3-methyl[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-ylalkyl, 3-methyl[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-ylalkoxy, 5-methyl[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-ylalkyl, 5-methyl[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-ylalkoxy, tetrazol-1-ylalkyl, tetrazol-1-ylalkoxy, tetrazol-2-ylalkyl, tetrazol-2-ylalkoxy, tetrazol-5-ylalkyl, tetrazol-5-ylalkoxy, 5-methyltetrazol-1-ylalkyl, 5-methyltetrazol-1-ylalkoxy, thiazol-4-ylalkyl, thiazol-4-yl-alkoxy, oxazol-4-ylalkyl, oxazol-4-ylalkoxy, 2-oxopyrrolidinylalkyl, 2-oxopyrrolidinylalkoxy, imidazolylalkyl, imidazolylalkoxy, 2-methylimidazolylalkyl, 2-methylimidazolylalkoxy, N-methylpiperazinoalkyl, N-methylpiperazinoalkoxy, N-methylpiperazinoalkoxyalkyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolyl, 4-methylpiperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, 2-hydroxymethylpyrrolidinyl, 3-hydroxypyrrolidinyl, 3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidinyl, 3-acetamidomethylpyrrolidinyl, 3-C 1-6 -alkoxy-C 1-6 -alkylpyrrolidinyl, 4-hydroxypiperidinyl, 4-oxopiperidinyl, 3,5-dimethylmorpholinyl, 4,4-dioxothiomorpholinyl, 4-oxothiomorpholinyl, 2,6-dimethylmorpholinyl, 2-oxoimidazolidinyl, 2-oxooxazolidinyl, 2-oxopyrrolidinyl, 2-oxo-[1,3]oxazinyl and 2-oxotetrahydropyrimidinyl;

R 2 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl;

R 3 is H;

R 4 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl;

R 5 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, halo-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 2 -C 8 -alkynyl, cyano-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, optionally substituted C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl-C 0 -C 6 -alkyl which, for C 0 -alkyl, is bonded via a carbon atom or H 2 N—C(O)—C 1 -C 6 -alkyl;

or in which one or more atoms have been replaced by their stable non-radioactive isotopes, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. A pharmaceutical preparation comprising, as an active pharmaceutical ingredient, a compound according to claim 1 in free form or as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and a pharmaceutically inert excipient.