Benzothiazepines having the formula:PPWHEREIN R.sub.1 is phenyl or substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl or alkyl ##EQU1## R.sub.2 is chlorine or bromine; and R. sub.5 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl; and wherein the terms alkyl and alkoxy, in each instance employed, refer to groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. These compounds are useful as intermediates in the preparation of the claimed pharmaceutically active compounds of Ser. No. 462,266, filed Apr. 19, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,895,006.
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