Abstract: The present invention relates to phenylethanolamine compounds represented by general formula [I]: ##STR1## (where R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or halogen; R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy substituted with one or two lower alkoxycarbonyl or carboxy groups, lower alkoxy substituted with lower alkylaminocarbonyl which may be substituted with lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy substituted with cyclic aminocarbonyl of 4 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkoxycarbonyl or carboxy; R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower alkoxy substituted with one or two lower alkoxycarbonyl or carboxy groups; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be bonded to each other to form methylenedioxy substituted with carboxy or lower alkoxycarbonyl; and m and n are 0 or 1), and their pharmacologically acceptable salts, which have a potent .beta.3 adrenergic stimulating effect and high .beta.3 adrenergic receptor selectivity, as well as to processes for their production and intermediates in their production.

Abstract: 4-amino-5-oxy-2,6,6-tri methyl-2-cycloheptene compounds represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, or a phenyl group which may have a hydroxyl group, lower alkoxy group, amino group, nitro group, carboxyl group, lower alkoxycarbonyl group or halogen atom, or R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and the nitrogen atom together represent a saturated nitrogen heterocyclic group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a lower aliphatic acyl group); and W represents an oxo group, oxime group or oxime ether group; and their pharmacologically acceptable salts and solvates.The 4-amino-5-oxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cycloheptene compounds exhibit an effect against rat peripheral arterial occlusion models, spontaneous hypertensive rats and histamine-induced airway contraction models, and are thus useful as remedy for hypertension, peripheral arterial occlusion and bronchial asthma.