Methylenebisphosphonic acid derivatives

Abstract

Novel pharmacologically active methylenebisphosphonates having formula (I) wherein R.sup.1 -R.sup.4 independently are C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, silyl SiR.sub.3 or hydrogen, whereby in formula (I) at least one of the groups R.sup.1 -R.sup.4 is hydrogen and at least one of the groups R.sup.1 -R.sup.4 is different from hydrogen, Q.sup.1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, amino NH.sub.2, or OR'.sub.1, wherein R'.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or acyl, Q.sup.2 is the group (.alpha.) wherein Y is a six-membered heterocyclic group, or a carbocyclic aromatic group, X is a bond, O, S or NR'", wherein R'" is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or acyl, n is the integer 0 to 6, and R' and R" are hydrogen or lower alkyl provided that as a ring atom of the ring Y and/or a chain atom of the group X, there is always at least one heteroatom from the group O, N and S, including the steroisomers and the salts of the compounds.

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