Method of treating inflammation with 2-(2,3-dihydro-2-isopropyl-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-6-yl)propionic acid

Abstract

There are described compounds of formula I, ##STR1## in which Ra is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or phenyl, R.sub.3, r.sub.5, r.sub.7 and R.sub.8, which may be the same or different, are each hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, alkenyl or phenyl, Rx is hydrogen or alkyl, Ry and Rz are both hydrogen, or together represent a carbonyl oxygen atom, Rb and Rc are both hydrogen or together represent a carbon-carbon bond, And pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof. There are also described processes for making the compounds and pharmaceutical, e.g. anti-inflammatory compositions, containing the compounds.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.