Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-(imidazol-1-yl)-2 -benzylethylidene-aminoxyalkanoic acid derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A is a divalent group of formula ##STR2## in which R is hydrogen, halogen, CF.sub.3, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl or cyano;R.sub.1 is a) phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, CF.sub.3 or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl; b) cyclohexyl; or c) a straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group;T is a branched or straight C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkylene chain;R.sub.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful as selective inhibitors of thromboxane A.sub.2 (TxA.sub.2) synthesis.

Abstract: 1-(Alkoxy-iminoalkyl)imidazole derivatives of formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; A is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene optionally substituted by phenyl optionally substituted by halogen or trifluoromethyl; R is (a) hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 hydrocarbon radical; (b) an aryl or aryl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group wherein the said aryl is optionally substituted either by halogen, trihalo-methyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl or by C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 alkoxy, C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 alkylthio or phenyl optionally substituted by halogen, trihalomethyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; or (c) a C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, wherein the said cycloalkyl is optionally substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; T is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The invention provides new imidazole containing alkoxyimino derivatives of tetrahydronaphthalene and chroman of general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Z is --CH.sub.2 --or--O--;m is an integer of 1 to 4;n is zero of 1;T is a straight or branched saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 hydrocarbon chain or C.sub.2 -C.sub.5 alkenylene chain;A is a bond or a divalent group consisting of --Si(R'R")--; --O--CH.sub.2 --,--CF.sub.2 --,C(R'R")--,vinylene or isopropenylene, wherein each of R' and R" being the same or different is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;R is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, being the same, are hydrogen or methyl, or one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen and the other isa) a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl group;b) a C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl-C.sub.1 C.sub.4 alkyl group, wherein the cycloalkyl group or moiety is unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 4 C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl groups; orc) an aryl or aryl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new N-imidazolyl and N-imidazolylmethyl derivatives of bicyclic compounds having the general formula (I) ##STR1## Wherein A is a .gtoreq.CR.sub.3 or >CHR.sub.3 group, in which R.sub.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or a >C.dbd.CR.sub.4 R.sub.5 group, in which each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 independently is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl;Z is --CH.sub.2 --, --O-- or --S--;n is zero or 1;each of R and R.sub.1 is independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;R.sub.2 is --COCH.sub.2 OH, --CH.sub.2 OR', --COOR', --CONR'R" or --CH.dbd.CH--COOR', in which each of R' and R" independently is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and wherein:a) when n is zero, then Z is --CH.sub.2 -- or --O--; whereas when n is one, then Z is --CH.sub.2 --, --O-- or --S--;b) when A is .gtoreq.CR.sub.3 or >CHR.sub.3 in which R.sub.3 is hydrogen, then n is one; andc) when, at the same time, A is >CHR.sub.3 in which R.sub.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical compositon having activity against nephropathies comprising, as an active agent, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein (a) ##STR2## wherein Y completes a single bond or is oxygen or a --CH.sub.2 -- group and the symbol ##STR3## represents a single bond or (b) ##STR4## ##STR5## and the symbol ##STR6## represents a double bond; one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is --CH.sub.2 OH, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 acyl, ##STR7## in which each of R.sub.1, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 is independently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and the others are independently chosen from hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy and --COOR, wherein R.sub.7 is as defined above, and one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is hydrogen and the other is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or phenyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or diluent.