Abstract: Lipid derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkylcarbamoyl; R.sub.2 is lower alkyloxy, lower alkylcarbamoyloxy, lower alkylcarbonylamino, lower alkyloxycarbonylamino, lower alkylureido, lower alkyloxymethyl, lower alkylcarbonylmethyl, cyanomethyl, heterocyclic group, or heterocyclyloxy; R.sub.2 ' is hydrogen or R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' taken together with R.sub.2 form --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m -- wherein m is an integer of 1 to 5; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 each is hydrogen or lower alkyl or two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form cyclic ammonio; R.sub.6 is hydrogen or lower alkylcarbonyl; X.sup.- is a counter anion; Y is oxygen or sulfur; and n is an integer of 1 to 10, being useful as PAF antagonists, e.g., as antithrombotic, antivasoconstricting, antibronchoconstricting agent or antitumor agent.

Abstract: Lipid derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkylcarbamoyl; R.sub.2 is lower alkyloxy, lower alkylcarbamoyloxy, lower alkylcarbonylamino, lower alkyloxycarbonylamino, lower alkylureido, lower alkyloxymethyl, lower alkylcarbonylmethyl, cyanomethyl, heterocyclic group, or he0 terocyclyloxy; R.sub.2 ' is hydrogen or R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' taken together form --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m -- wherein m is an integer of 1 to 5; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 each is hydrogen or lower alkyl or two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form cyclic ammonio; R.sub.6 is hydrogen or lower alkylcarbonyl; X.sup.- is a counter anion; Y is oxygen or sulfur; and n is an integer of 1 to 10, being useful as PAF antagonists, e.g., as antithrombotic, antivasoconstricting, antibronchoconstricting agent or antitumor agent.

Abstract: Highly selective and high yield process for producing antitumor agent 1-phthalidyl-5-fluorouracil derivatives of formula (I) which comprises reacting a phthalidyl compound (II) with an amine (III) to yield the quaternary ammonium salts (IV), and reacting the latter with 5-fluorouracil. ##STR1## [wherein X is leaving group; ##STR2## is triethylamine, N-methylmorpholine, N-ethylmorpholine, and the like; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each is hydrogen, trialkylsilyloxy, alkoxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, or alkoxycarbonyl].

Abstract: Novel spironolactone derivatives characterized by the C.sub.11 -C.sub.12 double bond which have a potent aldosterone-antagonistic activity without causing potassium loss, used alone in diagnosis and improvement of condition of primary aldosteronism, or together with other drugs in treatment of essential or renal hypertension as well as cardiac or renal edema; prepared from 3,17-bis(ethylene-dioxy)-5,11-androstadiene.