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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1986
Elmar Bosies, Weinheim, DE;
Rudi Gall, Hirschberg, DE;
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
Diphosphonate compounds, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them and being useful for treating calcium metabolism disorders. The diphosphonates are of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen, acyl or alkyl which can be substituted by aryl, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen or alkyl or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together represent lower alkylene, R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom or alkyl, X is a valency bond or alkylene, Y is a valency bond, alkylene or substituted alkylene, Z is hydrogen, hydroxyl or amino group optionally substituted by alkyl and n is 1, 2 or 3; and including the pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.