Di-Carboxylic acid derivatives

Abstract

The invention relates to novel compounds of general formula I: ##STR1## and salts, esters and amides thereof, in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen, alkyl or alkenyl (1-4 C), R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl (1-4 C) or alkoxy (1-4 C), n has the value 0, 1 or 2 and ALK is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical with 3-12 carbon atoms, in which a straight carbon chain in between the benzene rings is present, containing 3-8 carbon atoms, and the dotted line indicates an optional extra bond between the first and second carbon counted from the phenyl ring, in case of an extra bond the group R.sub.2 and one hydrogen attached to said second carbon being absent, having valuable hypocholesterolaemic and hypotriglyceriolaemic properties.

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