A series of 4-(diphenylmethyl)-a-[(4quinolinyloxy) methylhyll-l-piperazineethanol and closely related compounds was synthesized and evaluated for cardiac and vascular activity in isolated perfused rat and guinea pig hearts. Compound 1 produced greater inotropic effects in rat hearts than in guinea pig hearts, a phenomenon which was also observed with the prototype agent DPI 201-106. Compound 15 produced an inotropic effect with one-tenth ...