A series of 1, 3-dihydro-2H-imidazo [4, 5-b] quinolin-2-one derivatives was synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of cAMP hydrolysis by a crude human platelet phosphodiesterase preparation and as inhibitors of ADP-and collagen-induced aggregation of rabbit blood platelets. The parent structure 7a, demonstrated potent inhibitory activity that was enhanced by the introduction of alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen substituents at the 5-, 6-, 7-, and% positions ...