Phenylpiperidine derivative

Abstract

A phenylpiperidine derivative or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents CH or N; Y--Z represents CH.sub.2 --O, CH.sub.2 --S, CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2, CH.dbd.CH or CONR.sup.5 (wherein R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl); R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy or trifluoromethyl; and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or QR.sup.6 (wherein Q represents a single bond or lower alkylene, and R.sup.6 represents hydroxy, lower alkoxyalkoxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, nitro, halogen, lower alkanoyloxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkanoyl or carboxyl). The present invention provides novel phenylpiperidine derivatives useful as analgesics.

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