Phenylcarboxylic acid derivatives

Abstract

Phenylcarboxylic acid derivatives having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each H, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkanoyl, cycloalkyl, nitro, amino, --O--D--R.sup.5 (D is alkylene, R.sup.5 is H, amino, morpholino, carboxyl, phthalimido, phenyl, epoxy), substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy, substituted or unsubstituted phenylalkylamino, carboxylalkenyl, or both form alkylenedioxy; R.sup.3 is H, --E--R.sup.6 (E is alkylene, R.sup.6 is H, carboxyl, cyano, OH, phenylalkoxy, or halogen-substituted phenyl, or phenylcarbamoyl), --CO--G--R.sup.7 (G is alkylene, R.sup.7 is H, substituted or unsubstituted phenylcarbamoyl), substituted or unsubstituted benzoyl, alkenyl, carbamoyl, phenyl, or halophenyl; R.sup.4 is H or alkyl; A is alkylene, alkylene condensed with cycloalkyl ring, or alkenylene; B is alkylene or alkenylene; l is 0 or 1. Said compounds have fatty acid synthesis-inhibitory activity, cholesterol synthesis-inhibitory activity and are useful as antilipidemic agent, prophylactic and treating agent of artherosclerosis, prophylactic and treating agent of obesity, antidiabetics.

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