| abstract |
Novel compounds of the formula <IMAGE> where X is S, O; R1-R5 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; R6 is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower cycloalkyl having 1 to 6 carbons, or halogen; A is lower branched chain alkyl having 2 to 6 carbons, cycloalkyl having 3 to 6 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 6 carbons and 1 or 2 double bonds, alkynyl having 2 to 6 carbons and 1 or 2 triple bonds, (CH2)n where n is 0-5; and B is hydrogen, COOH or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, COOR8, COONR9R10, -CH2OH, CH2OR11, CH2OCOR11, CHO, CH(OR12)2, CHOR13O, -COR'', CR''(OR12)2, or CR''OR13O, where R'' is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or alkenyl group containing 1 to 5 carbons, R8 is an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbons, or a cycloalkyl group of 5 to 10 carbons, or R8 is phenyl or lower alkylphenyl, R9 and R10 independently are hydrogen, an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbons, or a cycloalkyl group of 5 to 10 carbons, or phenyl or lower alkylphenyl, R11 is lower alkyl, phenyl or lower alkylphenyl, R12 is lower alkyl, R13 is divalent alkyl radical of 2-5 carbons, have retinoic acid like activity. |