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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Yuji Kogami, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Mochizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are a 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran derivative represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, a method for producing the same, and use thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; n is an integer of from 2 to 6; A represents a carbonyl group or a sulfonyl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group (which is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one halogen atom), a lower alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group or a cyano group; and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. A 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran derivative of the present invention or a salt thereof has a strong affinity for a serotonin 1A receptor, and, therefore, is useful for prevention and treatment of serotonergic neuron-related diseases, such as anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, emeses (including emeses induced by motion sickness, space sickness and dizziness, etc.) and the like.