Amidinophenol derivatives

Abstract

Amidinophenol derivatives of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are (i) H, (ii) C1-4 alkoxy, (iv) C2-5 acyl, (v) halogen, (vi) NO.sub.2, (vii) benzoyl, (viii) COOR.sup.4 (in which R.sup.4 is C1-3 alkyl); A is bond, C1-4 alkylene, --C(R.sup.5).dbd.C(R.sup.6)--(in which R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are H or C1-4 alkyl; R.sup.3 is (i) CON(R.sup.7)(R.sup.8), (ii) CON(R.sup.9)--CH(R.sup.7)(R.sup.8) or (iii) ##STR2## in which R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are (1) H,(2) phenyl, (3) C7-10 phenylalkyl, (4) phenyl or C7-10 phenylalkyl substituted by 1 or 2 C1-4 alkyl, halogen or R.sup.11 --COOR.sup.12 (in which R.sup.11 is bond, C1-8 alkylene, C2-8 alkenylene, C2-8 alkynylene; R.sup.12 is H, C1-4 alkyl, C7-10 phenylalkyl, phenyl, allyl, propargyl), (5) C1-10 alkyl, (6) C2-10 alkenyl having 1 to 3 double bonds, (7) C2-10 alkynyl having 1 or 2 triple bonds, (8) R.sup.11a --COXR.sup.12 (in which R.sup.11a is (a) bond, (b) C1-8 alkylene, (c) C2-8 alkylene in which 1 or 2 carbon atoms in the main chain are replaced by sulfur, or sulfur and phenylene, (d) C2-8 alkenylene, (e) C4-8 alkenylene in which 1 or 2 carbon atoms in the main chain are replaced by sulfur, or sulfur and phenylene, (f) C2-8 alkynylene, (g) C4-8 alkynylene in which 1 or 2 carbon atoms in the main chain are replaced by sulfur, or sulfur and phenylene; X is --O-- or --NH--), (9) C1-4 alkyl substituted by a 7-14 membered, bi- or tri-cyclic hetero ring containing one N atom, (10) C3-7 cycloalkyl); R.sup.9 is (1) H, (2) C1-8 alkyl, (3) C7-10 phenylalkyl, (4) C2-10 alkenyl having 1 to 3 double bonds, (5) C2-10 alkynyl having 1 or 2 triple bonds, (6) R.sup.11 --COOR.sup.12, (7) C3-7 cycloalkyl; ##STR3## is 4-7 membered, mono-cyclic hetero ring containing 1 or 2 N atom; R.sup.10 is H, C7-10 phenylalkyl or COOR.sup.13 (in which R.sup.13 is H, C1-4 alkyl or C7-10 phenylalkyl)); with the proviso that (i) both R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 do not represent hydrogen at the same time, and (ii) when at least one group in R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 represents the group containing t-butyl ester, the other groups do not represent the group containing carboxy; or an acid-addition salt thereof, have inhibitory activities on PLA.sub.2 and on various proteases such as trypsin, plasmin, thrombin, kallikrein, especially trypsin, and are useful for the prevention and/or the treatment of various inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, disseminated intravascular coagulation, pancreatitis, severity in pancreatitis and multiple organ failure.