Phenylalkan(en)oic acid

A phenylakan(en)oic acid of formula:

• ##STR191## wherein A is
• i) --NHCO--,
• ii) --NHSO.sub.2 --,
• iii) --CO--,
• iv) --CH.sub.2 --, or
• v) --CH(OH)--;
• W is
• i) C1-13 alkylene,
• ii) phenylene, or ##STR192## R.sup.1 is i) hydrogen,
• ii) C1-4 alkyl,
• iii) --COOH, ##STR193## or v) --CH.sub.2 OH;
• A, taken together with W and R.sup.1, is
• i) --N--(SO.sub.2 R.sup.6).sub.2, or ##STR194## two R.sup.2 are, same or different, i) hydrogen, or
• ii) C1-4 alkyl;
• Y is ethylene or vinylene;
• D is
• i) --Z--B, or ##STR195## Z is C3-11 alkylene or alkenylene;
• B is ##STR196## or Z, taken together with B, is C3-22 alkyl;
• R.sup.3 is
• i) hydrogen,
• ii) halogen,
• iii) C1-8 alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio, or
• iv) C2-8 alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkenylthio;
• n is 1-3;
• R.sup.4 is C1-7 alkylene;
• R.sup.5 is
• i) C1-12 alkyl,
• ii) C2-12 alkenyl,
• iii) C5-7 cycloalkyl, or
• iv) phenethyl or phenethyl wherein the ring is substituted by one C1-4 alkoxy;
• two R.sup.6 are the same or different,
• i) C1-7 alkyl,
• ii) benzyl, or
• iii) phenyl or phenyl wherein the ring is substituted by one C1-4 alkyl;
• and
• two R.sup.7 are the same or different, C1-4 alkyl;
• with the proviso that
• i) --A--W--R.sup.1 should bind to 3- or 4- carbon in benzene ring, and
• ii) when W is phenylene or ##STR197## A should not represent --CO--, --CH.sub.2 -- or --CH(OH)--;
• and non-toxic salts thereof.