Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Warner-lambert Company

Sadahiko Iguchi

Masaki Hayashi

Takanori Okada

Seiji Kori

Isao Ohyama

Masanori Kawamura

Yoshitaka Konishi

Hajimu Miyake

Tsumoru Miyamoto

Hirohisa Wakatsuka

Mitoshi Konno

Katsuichi Shimoji

Hisashi Suga

Akiyoshi Kawasaki

Takao Tokuhiro

Hiroyuki Itoh

Yoichi Iguchi

Yasuyuki Miyata

The esters of phenylalkanoic acid of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is 4-10 membered, saturated or unsaturated, mono- or bi-cyclic hetero ring containing as hetero atoms:

Novel esters of phenylalkanoic acid

Prostaglandin analogues of the general formula: ##STR1## [wherein the ring A represents: ##STR2## the ring B represents: ##STR3## (wherein R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and r is zero, one or two), Y represents ethylene, cis- or trans-vinylene or ethynylene, Z represents a grouping of the formula: --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --CHR.sup.7 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --CHR.sup.7 --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --CHR.sup.7 --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, --CHR.sup.7 --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --, or trans--(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH-- (wherein m is 3, 4 or 5, and R.sup.7 represents methyl or ethyl), R.sup.1 represents a grouping of the formula: --COOR.sup.8, ##STR4## or --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.11 (wherein R.sup.8 represents hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by at least one alkyl group, or R.sup.8 represents phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, trifluoromethyl, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or phenyl, or represents naphthyl, 2,3- or 1,3-dihydroxypropyl, 2,3- or 1,3-bisalkanoyloxypropyl, a grouping of the formula: -D.sub.1 --COOR.sup.12, ##STR5## -D.sub.2 -R.sup.15 or -D.sub.3 -R.sup.16, wherein D.sub.1 represents alkylene, D.sub.2 represents alkylene, D.sub.3 represents a single bond or alkylene, R.sup.12, R.sup.13 and R.sup.14, each represent alkyl, R.sup.15 represents hydroxy, alkoxy or alkylthio and R.sup.16 represents a heterocyclic ring, or R.sup.8 represents a grouping of the formula: ##STR6## R.sup.9 and R.sup.10, each represent hydrogen, alkyl, alkylsulphonyl, alkanoyl or ##STR7## represents a heterocyclic ring, and R.sup.11 represents hydrogen or alkanoyl, R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R.sup.3 represents a single bond or alkylene, R.sup.4 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl or cycloalkyloxy unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, or represents phenyl or phenoxy unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, trifluoromethyl or alkyl with the proviso that, when R.sup.3 represents a single bond, R.sup.4 does not represent alkoxy, cycloalkyloxy or phenoxy, R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and with the proviso that, when one of the groups R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 represents methyl or ethyl the other two groups are hydrogen atoms] and cyclodextrin clathrates, non-toxic salts and non-toxic acid addition salts thereof, possess selective strong stimulatory activity on uterine contraction in female mammals.

Prostacyclin analogues

Prostaglandin analogues of the formula:- ##STR1## (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, the wavy line indicates attachment in .alpha.- or .beta.-configuration or a mixture thereof, and the double bonds between C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 and C.sub.13 -C.sub.14 are trans), and cyclodextrin clathrates of such acids and esters, and when R represents a hydrogen atom, non-toxic salts of such acids, possess hypotensive activity, inhibitory activity on blood platelet aggregation and vasodilator activity, and weak diarrhoea-producing activity.

Prostaglandin analogues

A 2-acyl-6-aminomethylphenol derivative having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms; a hydrogen atom or a group having the formula (II):

2-Acyl-6-aminomethylphenol derivatives

The present invention relates to 15-cycloalkyl-prostaglandins of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A represents a grouping of the formula: ##STR2## W represents ethylene or trans-vinylene, X represents ethylene or cis-vinylene, Y represents ethylene or trans-vinylene, R represents a hydrogen atom or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group, R.sup.2 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms or a phenyl group unsubstituted or substituted by an alkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n represents 4 or 5 and cyclodextrin clathrates of such acids and esters and, when R represents a hydrogen atom, non-toxic salts thereof. These new compounds exhibit characteristic prostaglandin-like activities.

15-Cycloalkyl-prostaglandin derivatives

The present invention relates to 15-cycloalkyl-prostaglandins of the formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN A represents a grouping of the formula: ##STR2## W represents ethylene or trans-vinylene, X represents ethylene or cis-vinylene, Y represents ethylene or trans-vinylene, R represents a hydrogen atom or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group, R.sup.2 represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms or a phenyl group unsubstituted or substituted by an alkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n represents 4 or 5) and cyclodextrin clathrates of such acids and esters and, when R represents a hydrogen atom, non-toxic salts thereof. These new compounds exhibit characteristic prostaglandin-like activities.

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Sadahiko Iguchi