Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula ##STR13## where R.sub.1 is t-butyl or cycloalkyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and
- R.sub.2 is lower alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or lower alkenyl having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and
- R.sub.3 is hydrogen or halo having an aomic weight of about 19 to 80,
- provided that when R.sub.1 is cycloalkyl, R.sub.2 is lower alkyl.
- 2. A compound of the formula ##STR14## where R.sub.2 is lower alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or lower alkenyl having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and
- R.sub.3 is hydrogen or halo having an atomic weight of about 19 to 80.
- 3. A compound of claim 1, in which R.sub.1 is tertiary butyl and R.sub.2 is methyl.
- 4. The compound of claim 1, which is 1-(p-acetophenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanol.
- 5. The compound of claim 1, which is 1-cyclohexyl-1-(p-acetophenyl)-carbinol.
- 6. The compound of claim 1, which is 1-(4-propionyl-phenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanol.
- 7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising as the active ingredient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
- 8. A method of treating lipidemia, which comprises administering to a mammal in need of said treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.
- 9. A method of treating diabetes in adult mammals, which comprises administering to a mammal in need of said treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.
- 10. A method of treating diabetes in juvenile mammals, which comprises administering to a mammal in need of said treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application, Ser. No. 505,936, filed Sept. 12, 1974, now abandoned which in turn is a continuation-in-part of copending application, Ser. No. 432,832, filed Jan. 14, 1974 now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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McOmie, Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry, pp. 325-327, (1973). |
Continuation in Parts (2)
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505936 |
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432832 |
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