| abstract |
A hydroxystyrene derivative represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein when R 1 and R 2 : phenyl group, benzyl group or phenethyl group, or R 1 : R 5 O-- (R 5 : H, a C 1 to C 5 alkyl group or benzyl group) and R 2 : benzyl group or PhSCH 2 , R 3 and R 4 are taken together to represent --CONH--CS--S--, ##STR2## (X 1 : H, a halogen, methyl group, ethyl group, R 7 O-- (R 7 : methyl or ethyl group), nitro group, aminosulfonyl group or amino group, m 1 : 1 or 2), pyridyl group, furyl group or thienyl group, n 1 : an integer of 0 to 3); when R 1 and R 2 : phenyl group, benzyl group or phenethyl group, or R 1 : R 5 O-- (R 5 : as defined above) and R 2 : benzyl group, R 3 : cyano group and R 4 : a carbamoyl group, or R 3 and R 4 are taken together to represent --CO--Y--CH 2 CH 2 -- (Y: O or --NH--) or ##STR3## and when R 1 and R 2 : a C 1 to C 3 alkyl group, R 3 and R 4 are taken together to represent ##STR4## (n 1 , R 6 : as defined above), or a salt thereof. The hydroxystyrene derivative or a salt thereof is a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of an antiallergic agent, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibiting agent, an antibacterial agent, a tryosine kinase inhibiting agent, an ultraviolet absorber or a reverse transcriptase inhibiting agent, and also is useful as an intermediate for preparing various organic compounds. |