Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein one of R and R.sub.o is ##STR2## and the other is primary or secondary C.sub.1-6 alkyl not containing an asymmetric carbon atom, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or phenyl-(CH.sub.2).sub.m --,whereinR.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, C.sub.1-3 alkoxy, n-butoxy, i-butoxy, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, chloro, phenoxy or benzyloxy,R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, C.sub.1-3 alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, chloro, phenoxy or benzyloxy,R.sub.5a is hydrogen, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxy, fluoro or chloro, andm is 1, 2 or 3, with the provisos that both R.sub.5 and R.sub.5a must be hydrogen when R.sub.4 is hydrogen, R.sub.5a must be hydrogen when R.sub.5 is hydrogen, not more than one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is trifluoromethyl, not more than one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is phenoxy, and not more than one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is benzyloxy,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## the use thereof for inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis and lowering the blood cholesterol level and, therefore, in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemia and atherosclerosis, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and processes for and intermediates in the synthesis of such compounds.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: ##STR1## wherein X is the residue of an unsubstituted 6-membered aromatic ring having 3 carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom;R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-6 primary alkyl (free of asymmetric carbon atoms), or isopropyl;R.sup.2 is substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, primary or secondary C.sub.1-6 alkyl (free of asymmetric carbons),C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or phenalkyl as defined in the Specification ##STR2## in which R.sup.8 is hydrogen, R.sup.9 or M, whereinR.sup.9 is a physiologically acceptable and hydrolyzable ester group, andM is a pharmaceutically acceptable cation;are obtained by multi-step processes and are useful as cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## and processes for and intermediates in the synthesis thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and the use of such compounds for inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis and lowering the blood cholesterol level and, therefore, in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemia and atherosclerosis.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein one of R and R.sub.o is ##STR2## and the other is primary or secondary C.sub.1-6 alkyl not containing an asymmetric carbon atom, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or phenyl(CH.sub.2).sub.m --, whereinR.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, C.sub.1-3 alkoxy, n-butoxy, i-butoxy, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, chloro, phenoxy or benzyloxy,R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, C.sub.1-3 alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, chloro, phenoxy or benzyloxy,R.sub.5a is hydrogen, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxy, fluoro or chloro, andm is 1, 2 or 3, with the provisos that both R.sub.5 and R.sub.5a must be hydrogen when R.sub.4 is hydrogen, R.sub.5a must be hydrogen when R.sub.5 is hydrogen, not more than one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is trifluoromethyl, not more than one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is phenoxy, and not more than one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is benzyloxy,R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.

Abstract: The compounds are secondary amides of the formulaA--C.tbd.CO--NH--BwhereinA is alkyl, a mono- or poly-ethylenically unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon chain, or a hydrocarbon chain having from 1 to 4 cyclopropanyl units thereon; andB is a radical which may be of the phenyl, benzyl, phenylalkyl, benzocycloalkyl or indol- type, e.g., N-[1-phenyl-2-(p-methylphenyl)-ethyl]-oct-2-ynoylamide.The compounds are useful as pharmaceutical agents.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated fatty acid amides of tryptophan derivatives e.g. .alpha.-[1-oxo-9-octadecenylamino)]-1H-indole-3-propanoic acid, ethyl ester, are useful as pharmaceutical agents and are obtainable by reacting a mixed anhydride of a long chain unsaturated carboxylic acid with an appropriate tryptophan ester.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a mono-silicon-containing hydrocarbyl radical having up to 35 carbon atoms;each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is, independently, a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms;n is 0 or 1; andM is a hydrogen atom, an equivalent of a cation which forms a non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable monovalent radical which is hydrolyzable or saponifiable to an alkali metal cation, eg sodium 4-(4,4-dimethyl-4-sila-tetradecylamino)-benzoate, are useful as pharmaceutical agents.

Abstract: Cyclopropanyl-group-bearing-amides, eg N-[1-(benzyl)-2-(phenyl)ethyl]-cis-2-octyl-cyclopropanoctanamide and N-(.alpha.-methyl-benzyl)-(cis)-2-octyl-cyclopropanoctanamide, are useful as pharmaceutical agents and are obtainable, eg by reacting a mixed anhydride of a cyclopropanyl-group bearing-long chain carboxylic acid with an appropriate amino compound.

Abstract: The compounds are free hydantoin derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a divalent radical consisting of from 2 to 5 linked units; one unit being --O--, and from one to 4 hydrocarbon units, independently, having the structure(a) --CH.sub.2 -- or (b) --C(R).sub.2 --in which R is alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and being free of branching on the .alpha.-carbon atoms; provided that no more than 2 units are of type b; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof with a suitable cation; e.g. 7-oxa-1,3-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane-2,4-dione, and are useful as pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: Carbalkoxy-phenyl (or tolyl)-dialkyl-or alkyl-phenyl-sulfonium salts, e.g. p-(.alpha.-carbethoxy) tolyl-n-octadecyl-phenyl sulfonium tetrafluoroborate, are useful as pharmaceuticals. The compounds are obtainable by reaction of a carbalkoxy-phenyl (or-tolyl)-dialkyl-or-alkyl-phenyl-sulfide with an alkylhalide in the presence of a metal salt, e.g. silver tetrafluoroborate.

Abstract: Alkyl diaryl sulfonium salts, e.g., cyclopropyl diphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate, are useful as hypoglycemic agents.

Abstract: Cyclopropanyl-group-bearing-amides, eg N-[1-(benzyl)-2-(phenyl)ethyl]-cis-2-octyl-cyclopropanoctanamide and N-(.alpha.-methyl-benzyl)-(cis)-2-octyl-cyclopropanoctanamide, are useful as pharmaceutical agents and are obtainable, eg by reacting a mixed anhydride of a cyclopropanyl-group bearing-long chain carboxylic acid with an appropriate amino compound.

Abstract: Higher alkyl diaryl sulfonium salts, e.g., octadecyldiphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate, are useful as anti-obesity agents.

Abstract: Cyclopropyl alkyl arylsulfonium salts, e.g., cyclopropyl n-propyl phenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate, are useful as pharmaceutical agents.

Abstract: Mono- or poly-unsaturated fatty acid hydrazides, e.g. cis,-9-octadecenoic acid, 2-(o-methylphenyl)-hydrazide are useful as pharmaceutical agents and are obtainable by reacting a derivative, e.g. mixed anhydride, of a long chain unsaturated carboxylic acid with an appropriate hydrazine compound.

Abstract: Cyclopropanyl-group-bearing-hydrazides, e.g. cis-2-octyl-cyclopropanoctanoic acid, 2-(o-methylphenyl)-hydrazide, are useful as pharmaceutical agents and are obtainable by reacting a derivative, e.g. mixed anhydride, of a cyclopropanyl-group bearing-long chain carboxylic acid with an appropriate hydrazine.

Abstract: Long chain fatty acid amides of styryl hexahydroindolinols in which the amido portions have ethyleneically unsaturated positions or cyclopropanyl rings, eg 1-(1-oxo-9-cis-octadecenyl)-(3aRS, 4RS, 7aRS)-4-(Z)-(3,4-dimethoxy)-styryl-hexahydro-4-indolinol, are useful as cholesterol ester-reducing agents and are obtainable by reacting corresponding long chain carboxylic acids (or derivatives thereof) with appropriate 4-styryl-4-hexahydroindolinols.

Abstract: Unsaturated fatty acid amides of benzocycloalkylamines, eg. N-(1-indanyl)-cis,cis-9,12-octadecadienylamide, are useful as pharmaceutical agents and are obtainable by reacting a mixed anhydride of a long chain unsaturated carboxylic acid with an appropriate benzocycloalkylamine.

Abstract: Hypolipidemic agents of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is C.dbd.O or CHOH,R.degree. is branched lower alkyl,R is hydrogen, alkyl, or halo,n is 1 or 2, andR' and R" are hydrogen, halo, alkyl or alkoxy, e.g., 4-phenoxy pivalophenone.