[4-(1,2-epoxycyclohexanyl)but-3-en-1-ynyl]aromatic and heteroaromatic acids and derivatives having retinoid-like biological activity

Abstract

Compounds of Formula 1 ##STR1## where R.sub.1 -R.sub.7 are hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1-6 carbons, or halogen; Y is phenyl, pyridyl, furyl, thienyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, thiazolyl or oxazolyl; A is (CH.sub.2).sub.n where n is 0-5, lower branched chain alkyl having 3-6 carbons, cycloalkyl having 3-6 carbons, alkenyl having 2-6 carbons and 1 or 2 double bonds, alkynyl having 2-6 carbons and 1 or 2 triple bonds; B is hydrogen, COOH or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, COOR.sub.8, CONR.sub.9 R.sub.10, --CH.sub.2 OH, CH.sub.2 OR.sub.11, CH.sub.2 OCOR.sub.11, CHO, CH(OR.sub.12).sub.2, CHOR.sub.13 O, --COR.sub.14, CR.sub.14 (OR.sub.12).sub.2, or CR.sub.14 OR.sub.13 O, where R.sub.8 is an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbons, or a cycloalkyl group of 5 to 10 carbons, or R.sub.8 is phenyl or lower alkylphenyl, R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 independently are hydrogen, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbons, or a cycloalkyl group of 5-10 carbons, or phenyl or lower alkylphenyl, R.sub.11 is lower alkyl, phenyl or lower alkylphenyl, R.sub.12 is lower alkyl, R.sub.13 is divalent alkyl radical of 2-5 carbons and R.sub.14 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or alkenyl group containing 1 to 5 carbons, have retinoid-like biological activity.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.