Glucopyranosyloxybenzyl benzene derivatives, medicinal compositions containing the same and intermediates in the production thereof

A benzylphenol derivative represented by the general formula:

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• wherein R11 represents a hydrogen atom, a protected hydroxy group, a protected amino group, a protected mono(lower alkyl)amino group, a di(lower alkyl)amino group, a carbamoyl group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkyl) group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkoxy) group, a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkyl) group, a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkoxy) group, a carbamoyl (lower alkyl) group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl-substituted (lower alkyl) group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl-substituted (lower alkoxy) group, a carboxy(lower alkyl) group or a carboxy(lower alkoxy) group;
• R12 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;
• and R13 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkylthio group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkyl) group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkoxy) group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkylthio) group, a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkyl) group, a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkoxy) group, a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkylthio) group, a lower alkenyloxy group, an aralkyloxy group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkenyl) group, a carboxy group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a cyano group, an aralkyloxy(lower alkyl) group, a cyano(lower alkyl) group, a carbamoyl group, a carbamoyl (lower alkyl) group, an protected amino group, a protected mono(lower alkyl)amino group, a di(lower alkyl)amino group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl-substituted (lower alkyl) group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl-substituted (lower alkoxy) group, a carboxy(lower alkyl) group or a carboxy(lower alkoxy) group;
• with the proviso that R13 does not represent a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkylthio group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkyl) group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkoxy) group, a protected hydroxy(lower alkylthio) group, a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkyl) group, a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkoxy) group or a lower alkoxy-substituted (lower alkylthio) group when R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a protected hydroxy(lower alkyl) group and R12 represents a hydrogen atom, or a salt thereof.