The Green Cross Corporation

Tadashi Okano

Fumio Mori

Hiromichi Mukai

Takashi Imagawa

Takahiro Kozuka

Ikuko Miyagi

Taro Marukawa

Kazuki Murakami

Masakazu Shintome

Sang-Won Kim

A compound of the following formula ##STR1## wherein m is an integer of 1 to 3, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl, and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different and each is hydroxy or a group of the formula ##STR2## (wherein n is 0 or 1, X is --NH-- or --O--, Y is alkylene, A is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen atom or trifluoromethyl, and B is alkyl or alkenyl), with the proviso that two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are hydroxyl groups and that when two of them are hydroxyl groups, the cases where R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are hydroxy, and R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are hydroxy are excluded; a complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom; and a diagnostic agent containing said complex compound. The above compound is useful as a chelating agent and the complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom exhibits superior characteristics as a contrast medium for image diagnosis.

Chelating agent, complex compound of said chelating agent and metallic

A compound of the following formula ##STR1## wherein m is an integer of 1 to 3, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl, and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different and each is hydroxy or a ##STR2## (wherein n is 0 or 1, X is --NH-- or --O--, Y is alkylene, A is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen atom or trifluoromethyl, and B is alkyl or alkenyl), with the proviso that two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are hydroxyl groups and that when two of them are hydroxyl groups, the cases where R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are hydroxy, and R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are hydroxy are excluded; a complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom; and a diagnostic agent containing said complex compound. The above compound is useful as a chelating agent and the complex compound comprising said compound and a metallic atom exhibits superior characteristics as a contrast medium for image diagnosis.

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