Abstract: Glycolic esters, useful as anticholinergic drugs, have the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the class consisting of phenyl and cyclopentyl; R.sub.2 represents a hydrocarbon radical of 3 to 6 carbon atoms; Z is selected from the class consisting of --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- and --CH.sub.2 CH.dbd. and R.sub.3 represents an azacyclic ring selected from the class consisting of 1-methyltetrahydropyridine, 1-methyl-3-pyrroline, quinuclidine, 2-tropidine and 1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene.