| abstract |
Disclosed are compounds of formula (see formula I) wherein R is hydrogen, hydroxy, esterified hydroxy or etherified hydroxy; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl or lower alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl or lower alkyl; R3 is halogen, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkyl-lower alkyl; or R3 is the radical (see formula II) wherein R8 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, aryl-lower alkyl or cycloalkyl-lower alkyl; R9 is hydroxy or acyloxy; R10 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; or R9 and R10 together represent oxo; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl or lower alkyl; X is -NR7; W is O or S; R5 and R6 together represent oxo; R7 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; Z represents carboxyl, carboxyl derivatized as a pharmaceutically acceptable ester or as a pharmaceutically acceptable amide; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; which are useful as hypocholesteremic agents. |