Abstract: Therapeutically useful isoquinolinone derivatives of the formula A--X--R.sup.3, wherein A represents a group of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents cycloalkyl, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl optionally substituted by halogen or cycloalkyl, or represents optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, R.sup.4 represents hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, or a group R.sup.6 O-- wherein R.sup.6 represents alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl, X represents ethylene or vinylene, R.sup.3 represents a group of the formula:--Y.sup.1 --CH.sub.2 --CH(OH)--CH.sub.2 --COOR.sup.5wherein Y.sup.1 represents carbonyl, hydroxymethylene or --C(OR).sub.2 -- wherein R represents alkyl or the two R symbols together represent alkylene and R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl or R.sup.

Abstract: Ethene derivatives of the formula:[R.sup.5 (R.sup.1 CR.sup.4 .dbd.CR.sup.2 R.sup.3).sub.m ].sub.n Iwherein R.sup.5 represents optionally substituted heterocyclyl or a group --CR.sup.4 .dbd.CR.sup.2 R.sup.3, or optionally substituted aryl, heterocyclylalkyl or arylalkyl and R.sup.1 represents --NR.sup.6 -- wherein R.sup.6 represents hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl or aryl, or R.sup.5 represents a quinonoidal group, and R.sup.1 represents .dbd.N--, R.sup.4 represents hydrogen, alkoxy, alkylthio, trifluoromethyl or optionally substituted alkyl or aryl, R.sup.2 represents cyano, formyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylsulphonyl, dialkylcarbamoyl, dialkylthiocarbamoyl, aryloxycarbonyl, arylsulphinyl or arylsulphonyl, R.sup.3 represents a group R.sup.2 or hydrogen, nitro or optionally substituted aryl or aroyl or alkanoyl, and m and n are 1 or 2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with the exclusion of certain compounds in which R.sup.