Patent number: 4748272
Abstract: This invention relates to new lipoxygenase inhibitors possessing anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties. The present new compounds are of the formula: ##STR1## and salts thereof; whereinAr is phenyl, naphthyl or sulfur, oxygen or nitrogen heterocyclic;X is O, S, NR.sub.5, or a chemical bond;R is H, lower alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxy, lower alkyl, aryl or lower aralkyl;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, aryl, aryloxy, lower aralkyl, lower aralkoxy, formyl, lower alkanoyl, benzoyl, and lower aralkanoyl;R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, aryloxy, lower aralkoxy, trifluoromethyl, lower carbalkoxy, carboxy, cyano, nitro, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, aryl or lower aralkyl;R.sub.5 is H, lower alkyl, lower aralkyl or aryl;R.sub.6 is hydroxy or hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl;n and m are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 1, 1986
Date of Patent:
May 31, 1988
Assignee:
Rorer Pharmaceutical Corp.
Inventor:
Raymond D. Youssefyeh