Abstract: This invention relates to benzopyran derivatives of the formula (1) or the formula (2) wherein R1 and R2 represent independently of each other hydrogen atom or C1-6alkyl group, R3 represents hydroxyl group or C1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, R4 represents hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkyl group, R5 represents C1-6 alkyl group substituted with C6-14 aryl group or heteroaryl group, R6 represents C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, halogen atom, nitro group, C(O)NH2, C(O)NHR8 or C(O)NR8R9, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (1): wherein A is a nitrogen atom or CR4, B is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR9 (provided that when A is a nitrogen atom, B is not NH), R1 is a C2-14 aryl group, L1 is a bond, CR10R11, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR12, X is OR13 SR13 or NR14NR15, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a formyl group, a C1-10 alkyl group or the like, L2 is a bond or the like, L3 is a bond, CR17R18, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR19, L4 is a bond, CR20R21, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR22, Y is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NR23, and R3 is a C2-14 aryl group, a tautomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to benzopyran derivatives of the formula (I) wherein, R1 and R2 represent each independently a C1-6alkyl group, etc, R3 represents a hydroxyl group, etc, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, etc, R6 represents a hydrogen atom, R7 represents a hydrogen atom, etc, X is absent, or represents C═O, etc, R8 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6alkyl group, etc, R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a nitro group, when R9 represents a nitro group, Y represents a C4-8alkylene group, —(CH2)m—CR11R12—(CH2)n— or —(CH2)o—O—(CH2)p—, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a C1-6alkoxy group, a C1-6alkylthio group, a C1-6alkylamino group, a C1-6 alkoxycarbonylamino group, etc, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are useful as an antiarrhythmic agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to benzopyran derivatives of the formula (1) or the formula (2) wherein R1 and R2 represent independently of each other hydrogen atom or C1-6alkyl group, R3 represents hydroxyl group or C1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, R4 represents hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkyl group, R5 represents C1-6 alkyl group substituted with C6-14 aryl group or heteroaryl group, R6 represents C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, halogen atom, nitro group, C(O)NH2, C(O)NHR8 or C(O)NR8R9, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are useful as an antiarrhythmic agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to benzopyran derivatives of the formula (I) wherein, R1 and R2 represent each independently a C1-6alkyl group, etc, R3 represents a hydroxyl group, etc, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, etc, R6 represents a hydrogen atom, R7 represents a hydrogen atom, etc, X is absent, or represents C═O, etc, R8 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6alkyl group, etc, R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a nitro group, when R9 represents a nitro group, Y represents a C4-8alkylene group, —(CH2)m—CR11R12—(CH2)n— or —(CH2)o—O—(CH2)p—, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a C1-6alkoxy group, a C1-6alkylthio group, a C1-6alkylamino group, a C1-6 alkoxycarbonylamino group, etc, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are useful as an antiarrhythmic agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to a 4-oxybenzopyran derivative of formula (I) wherein, R1 and R2 represent each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or a phenyl group; R3 represents a hydroxyl group or C1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C1-6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C1-6 alkylaminocarbonyl group, a di-C1-6 alkylaminocarbonyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group; X is absent or represents C═O or SO2; R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or a C3-6 cycloalkyl group; R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group or a cyano group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. And this invention also relates to a drug for treating arrhytmia having the prolongation effect on the functional refractory period comprising said compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: This invention relates a benzopyran denvative of formula (I) wherein, R1 and R2 represent each independently a hydrogen atom, a (substituted)C1-6 alkyl group or a (substituted)phenyl group,R3 represents a hydroxyl group or C1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy group, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, or R3 and R4 together form a bond, m represents an integer of 0-4, n represents an integer of 0-4, Y is absent, or represents CR11R12 in which R11 and R12 represent each independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group, R5 represents an aryl group or a (substituted)heteroaryl group,R6 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group,R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group,X is absent, or represents C=O or SO2, R8 represents a hydrogen atom, a (substituted)C1-6 alkyl group or C3-6 cycloalkyl group, and R9 represents a nitro group, etc., or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to a 4-oxybenzopyran derivative of formula (I) wherein, R1 and R2 represent each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or a phenyl group; R3 represents a hydroxyl group or a C1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C1-6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C1-6 alkylaminocarbonyl group, a di-C1-6 alkylaminocarbonyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; n represents an integer of 0-4; X represents —C(═O)NR7—, —NR8—, —NHC(═O)NH— or —S(O)2NH—; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), or (l); R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group or a cyano group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides medicines for treating cardiac insufficiency which contain as an active ingredient indane derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom, nitro group, cyano group, C1-6 alkylcarbonylamino, R2 and R3 each independently represent C1-6 alkyl group, R4 represents hydroxyl group or C1-6 alkylcarbonyloxy group or represents a bond or oxygen atom together with R5, R5 represents hydrogen atom or represents a bond or oxygen atom together with R4, R6 represents hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group or NR7R8, n means 0 or an integer of 1 to 4, X represents C═O, CH2, SO2 or NR16, Y represents NR17 when X is C═O, CH2 or SO2 and represents C═O when X is NR16, Z is absent when Y represents NR17 or represents NR18 when Y is C═O, W represents aromatic groups or lactam rings, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chroman derivatives of the formula (I): ##STR1## [wherin R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-6 alkoxy group, a C.sub.3-6 alkoxymethyl group, etc., R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, etc., R.sup.5 represents a hydroxyl group or a C.sub.1-6 alkylcarbonyloxyl group or forms a bond together with R.sup.5, R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom or forms a bond together with R.sup.5, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group, etc. n is 0 or an integer of 1, 2, 3 or 4, W represents a phenyl group, etc., X represents C.dbd.O, CH.sub.2, SO.sub.2, etc., Y represents NR.sup.17 (in which R.sup.17 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, a phenyl group, etc.), etc., Z does not exist or represents CH.sub.2 or NR.sup.18 (R.sup.18 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.