Claims
- 1. A phenylalkan(en)oic acid of the formula: ##STR201## wherein A, taken together with W and R.sup.1, is ##STR202## Y is ethylene or vinylene; D is:
- i) --Z--B or
- ii) ##STR203## Z is C3-11 alkylene or alkenylene B is: ##STR204## or Z, taken together with B, is C3-22 alkyl;
- R.sup.3 is:
- i) hydrogen,
- ii) halogen,
- iii) C1-8 alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio or
- iv) C2-8 alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkenylthio;
- n is 1-3;
- R.sup.4 is C1-7 alkylene;
- R.sup.5 is:
- i) C1-12 alkyl,
- ii) C2-12 alkenyl,
- iii) C5-7 cycloalkyl or
- iv) phenethyl or phenethyl wherein the ring is substituted by one C1-4 alkoxy;
- with the proviso that:
- --A--W--R.sup.1 should bind to 3- or 4-carbon in benzene ring, and non-toxic salts thereof.
- 2. A compound according to claim 1, which is
- 3-[1-[6-(4-methoxyphenyl)hex-5E-enyl]oxy-4-phthalimidobenzen-2-yl]propionic acid.
- 3. A pharmaceutical composition for prevention and treatment of inflammation and allergies which comprises, as active ingredient, an effective amount of the phenylalkan(en)oic acid of the formula (I) as claimed in claim 1, or the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, with an inert carrier.
- 4. A method for the prevention and treatment of inflammation and allergies, which comprises the administration of an effective amount of the phenylalkan(en)oic acid of the formula (I) as claimed in claim 1, or the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
Priority Claims (3)
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1-164213 |
Jun 1989 |
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1-310545 |
Dec 1989 |
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2-1799 |
Jan 1990 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of Application Ser. No. 07/760,043 filed Sep. 13, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,155,104, which is a divisional of Application Ser. No. 07/524,521, filed May 17, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,086,065.
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Divisions (2)
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