Ayerst, Mckenna & Harrison, Inc.

American Home Products Corporation

Bozidar Palameta

Jehan F Bagli

Tibor Bogri

Adi Treasurywala

Luis E Borella

.alpha.-Cyanoacrylic acid lower alkyl esters, and their corresponding amides, characterized by having a heterocyclic containing mercapto radical as one .beta.-substituent and an alkylthio, alkenylthio or a heterocyclic containing mercapto radical as another .beta.-substituent are useful for treating ulcers and for suppressing gastric acid secretion.

Pyridinyl substituted ketenemercaptal derivatives

Aldose reductase inhibitors of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is CH.sub.2 COOR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.2 is COOR.sup.5 wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and R.sup.3 is lower alkoxy, benzyloxy or CH.sub.2 COOR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; with the provisos that when R.sup.4 is hydrogen then R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is hydrogen; and that when R.sup.4 is lower alkyl then R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are lower alkyl with R.sup.4 and R.sup.6 being the same lower alkyl; are useful for treating diabetic complications.

4,7-Dihydro-4,7-dioxi-1H-cyclohepta[b]pyridine derivatives

Aldose reductase inhibitors of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is COOH and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, 8-halo or 6-hydroxy, or R.sup.1 is CON(R.sup.3)-CH.sub.2 COOH wherein R.sup.3 is lower alkyl and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or 8-halo are useful for treating diabetic complications.

4,9-Dihydro-4,9-dioxo-1H-cyclohepta[b]pyridine derivatives

Disclosed herein are 1,2-dihydro-2-oxo(or 2-thioxo)cyclohepta[b]-pyrrole-1-acetic acid derivatives having optional substitution at positions 3, on the cycloheptatriene ring and on the acetic acid side chain. The compounds are aldose reductase inhibitors and thus are useful for treating diabetic complications.

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