| abstract |
Indane compounds of general formulas (7) and (8) and their pharmaceutical use particularly to achieve smooth muscle relaxing activity and/or mast cell stabilizing activity and/or anti-inflammatory activity as described, wherein in formula (7) R2 to R13, in formula (8) R1 and R3 and R13 are selected from one or more of the same or different of: H, halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acetoxy, carboxy, alkyl carbonyl, hydro carbonyl, amino, amido, alkylamino, hydroxylamino, amine oxide groups, azo groups, cyano, hydrazino groups, hydrazide groups, hydrazone groups, imide groups, iminoether groups, ureyl groups, oxime, nitro, nitrate, nitrite, nitroso groups, nitrile, heterocyclic groups containing heretro atoms containing one or more of N, O or S, aralkyl groups, mono and polybenzoid aryl groups, substituted aryl groups, thiol, thioureyl, phenylthiol groups, sulphonic acid groups, sulphoxide groups, sulphone groups, alkyl containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms or cycloalkyl groups containing 3 to 8 carbon atoms which may saturated or unsaturated, substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl groups which may be saturated or unsaturated. X is a bond, O, or NR (wherein R is acyl, alkyl or sulphonate groups), S, SO or SO2, when X is a bond any of R8 and R13; R8 and R12; R8 and R9 may together represent a double bond, in formula (7) any one or more of R2, 1R2 R3, 1R3; R9, 1R9; R10, 1R10; R11, 1R11; R12, 1R12 may together represent oxo, and in formula (8) any one or more of R1, 1R1, R3, 1R3; R9, 1R9; R10, 1R10; R11, 1R11; R12; 1R12 may together represent oxo. |