| abstract |
Phenoxypropionic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q is H or a halogen atom, R is H or CH 3 , Z is --OH, --O--alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, 1-methyl-4-piperidyloxy, or --NHCH 2 CH 2 OH, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof; possess cholesterol and triglyceride blood-level lowering activity and can be prepared, e.g., by reaction of a phenol of the formula ##STR2## with a compound of the formula X--CR(CH 3 )--CO--Z wherein X is Cl, Br, I, or a free or esterified OH-group, and Q, R and Z have the values given above. |