Takeda Chemical Industries, Inc.

Sachiko Imai

Takashi Sohda

Hitoshi Ikeda

Yu Momose

Oxazolidinedione derivatives and their use

Novel 2,4-oxazolidinedione compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrocarbon residue or a heterocyclic group each of which may be substituted; Y is --CO--, --CH(OH)-- or --NR.sup.3 -- (wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl group which may be substituted); m is 0 or 1; n is 0, 1 or 2; X is CH or N; A is bivalent straight or branched hydrocarbon chain residue having 1 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are hydrogen or an alkyl group, or R and R are combined with each other to form a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic group optionally containing nitrogen; L and M each are hydrogen, or L and M are combined with each other to form a bond, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, having excellent hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities and are useful as anti-diabetics or hypolipidemic agents.

Oxazolidinedione derivatives, their production and use

Novel 2,4-oxazolidinedione compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrocarbon residue or a heterocyclic group each of which may be substituted; Y is --CO--, --CH(OH)-- or --NR.sup.3 -- (wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl group which may be substituted); m is 0 or 1; n is 0, 1 or 2; X is CH or N; A is bivalent straight or branched hydrocarbon chain residue having 1 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are hydrogen or an alkyl group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are combined with each other to form a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic group optionally containing nitrogen; L and M each are hydrogen, or L and M are combined with each other to form a bond, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, having excellent hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities and are useful as anti-diabetics or hypolipidemic agents.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new thiazolidinedione derivative exhibiting excellent hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic action. Thiazolidinedione derivative represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein n represents an integer from 1 to 3; A represents an aromatic 5-membered heterocyclic ring residue which has at least one nitrogen atom as a ring component atom, which is bound via a carbon atom adjacent to the nitrogen atom and which may be substituted; .cndot..cndot..cndot..cndot..cndot..cndot..cndot..cndot. is a single bond or a double bond, or pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, is novel, and shows excellent hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic action.

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