Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel form of (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid, which is useful for preventing and/or treating diseases such as dyslipidemia. (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid hydrochloride.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel form of (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid, which is useful for preventing and/or treating diseases such as dyslipidemia. (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid hydrochloride.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method capable of industrially producing a target product, i.e., a compound represented by the aforementioned formula (I) or a salt thereof, which is useful for preventing and treating cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and cerebral edema, particularly for preventing and treating glaucoma, at high yield even on a large scale without imposing a negative impact on the environment. The present invention provides a method for producing a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein the method comprises a step of reacting a compound represented by formula (III) or a salt thereof with a compound represented by formula (II) in the presence of at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of a nitrile solvent, an amide solvent, a sulfoxide solvent, and a urea solvent, and a base.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a compound represented by general formula (I) below, that has both angiotensin II receptor antagonism and a PPAR? activation effect and that is useful as a preventative and/or therapeutic agent for high blood pressure, cardiac disease, arteriosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, and the like; and a drug composition containing the compound. General formula (I) (in the formula: ring A represents a pyridine ring; ring B represents a tetrazole ring or an oxadiazol-5(4H)-one ring; X represents C—R5 or a nitrogen atom; R1 represents an alkyl group; R2 represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; and R3, R4, and R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or similar.

Abstract: A method for preparing optically active 1-bromo-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-phenyl]ethane having a high optical purity, which comprises the step of brominating optically active 1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanol by using, as a brominating agent, (a) a combination of a phosphorus halide and hydrogen bromide, (b) a combination of 1,2-dibromo-1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane and an organic phosphorous compound represented by the general formula (I): P(R1)(R2)(R3) (in the formula, R1, R2, and R3 independently represent a C6-10 aryl group, a C6-10 aryloxy group, a C1-10 alkyl group, a C1-10 alkoxyl group, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, or a C3-6 cycloalkoxy group), or (c) a combination of N-bromosuccinimide and a dialkyl sulfide.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel form of (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid, which is useful for preventing and/or treating diseases such as dyslipidemia. (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid hydrochloride.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a pharmaceutical product for inhibiting expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, the present invention is also intended to provide a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases based on inhibition of expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, and the present invention relates to an agent for inhibiting expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, and relates also to a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases based on the inhibition of the expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, the agent comprising a compound represented by Formula (I), its salt, or a solva

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a pharmaceutical product for inhibiting expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, the present invention is also intended to provide a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases based on inhibition of expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, and the present invention relates to an agent for inhibiting expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, and relates also to a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases based on the inhibition of the expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, the agent comprising a compound represented by Formula (I), its salt, or a solva

Abstract: The present invention provides a method capable of industrially producing a target product, i.e., a compound represented by the aforementioned formula (I) or a salt thereof, which is useful for preventing and treating cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and cerebral edema, particularly for preventing and treating glaucoma, at high yield even on a large scale without imposing a negative impact on the environment. The present invention provides a method for producing a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein the method comprises a step of reacting a compound represented by formula (III) or a salt thereof with a compound represented by formula (II) in the presence of at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of a nitrile solvent, an amide solvent, a sulfoxide solvent, and a urea solvent, and a base.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method capable of industrially producing a target product, i.e., a compound represented by the aforementioned formula (I) or a salt thereof, which is useful for preventing and treating cerebrovascular disorders such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and cerebral edema, particularly for preventing and treating glaucoma, at high yield even on a large scale without imposing a negative impact on the environment. The present invention provides a method for producing a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein the method comprises a step of reacting a compound represented by formula (III) or a salt thereof with a compound represented by formula (II) in the presence of at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of a nitrile solvent, an amide solvent, a sulfoxide solvent, and a urea solvent, and a base.

Abstract: Substantially optically pure (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid, or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, which has actions of reducing amount of PCSK9 protein and increasing amount of LDL receptor.

Abstract: Provided is an agent for treating and/or preventing obesity. An agent for suppressing expression of NPC1L1 (Niemann-Pick disease, type C1, gene-like 1) and/or LIPG (Lipase, endothelial) mRNA, and an agent for preventing and/or treating obesity, each comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound having CETP inhibitory activity, or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: A method for preparing a trans-{4-[(alkylamino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid, which is useful as a raw material compound for manufacture of medicaments and the like, comprising the step of reducing amide group of a compound represented by the following general formula (6) (R1 represents hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group, and R2 represents a C1-6 alkyl group, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, a (C3-6 cycloalkyl)(C1-6 alkyl) group, a C6-10 aryl group, or a C7-12 aralkyl group).

Abstract: Disclosed are: a novel compound which has both an antagonistic activity on an angiotensin II receptor and a PPAR?-activating activity and is therefore useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for hypertension, heart diseases, arteriosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, diabetic complications, metabolic syndrome or the like; and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to provision of a novel compound that has an activity of promoting insulin secretion from pancreatic ? cells and thus is useful as a prophylaxis and/or therapeutic agent for diseases caused by hyperglycemia such as diabetes mellitus, and the compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein one of A and B represents a nitrogen atom and the other represents a nitrogen atom or CR10, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —(CH2)n-N(R12)—, Y represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N(R13)—, and R1 to R9 each represent a hydrogen atom or another substituent, or a salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which has both an angiotensin-II receptor antagonistic activity and a PPAR? activation activity and is useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for hypertension, heart diseases, angina pectoris, cerebrovascular disorders, cerebral circulatory disorders, ischemic peripheral circulatory disorders, renal diseases, arteriosclerosis, inflammatory diseases, type-2 diabetes, diabetic complications, insulin resistance syndrome, syndrome X, metabolic syndrome and hyperinsulinemia. [In the formula, A represents a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl group; R1 and R2 independently represent a C1-6 alkyl group; and each of R3 to R5 is absent or represents H, a halogen atom, OH, NO2, a halo-C1-6 alkyl group, a (substituted) C1-6 alkoxy group, a (substituted) C3-6 cycloalkyloxy group, or a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl group.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a compound represented by general formula (I) below, that has both angiotensin II receptor antagonism and a PPAR? activation effect and that is useful as a preventative and/or therapeutic agent for high blood pressure, cardiac disease, arteriosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, and the like; and a drug composition containing the compound. General formula (I) (in the formula: ring A represents a pyridine ring; ring B represents a tetrazole ring or an oxadiazol-5(4H)-one ring; X represents C—R5 or a nitrogen atom; R1 represents an alkyl group; R2 represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; and R3, R4, and R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or similar.

Abstract: Substantially optically pure (S)-trans-{4-[({2-[({1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl}{5-[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxy]pyrimidin-2-yl}amino)methyl]-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}(ethyl)amino)methyl]cyclohexyl}acetic acid, or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, which has actions of reducing amount of PCSK9 protein and increasing amount of LDL receptor.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a pharmaceutical product for inhibiting expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, the present invention is also intended to provide a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases based on inhibition of expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, and the present invention relates to an agent for inhibiting expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, and relates also to a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases based on the inhibition of the expression of at least one lipid metabolism related mRNA selected from the group consisting of Angptl4 mRNA, SCD-1 mRNA, and SREBP1c mRNA, the agent comprising a compound represented by Formula (I), its salt, or a solva

Abstract: Monohydrochloride acid addition salts of a polyacidic basic compound, or a water adduct having basic site(s) stronger than pyridine. These monohydrochlorides can be produced by reacting a polyacidic basic compound with an acid salt of pyridine.