Abstract: The distyrylbiphenyls of the formula ##STR1## in which X and X' independently of one another are a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, --O--C.sub.1-3 -alkylene-CON(R.sub.4)--CON(R.sub.4)--, --O--C.sub.1-3 alkylene-COO--, OCO or --COO--, with the proviso that if n+n'=O, X and X' may not be --CON(R.sub.4)-- or O--C.sub.1-3 -alkylene-CON(R.sub.4)--, and if n+n'=2 and X and X' are --CON(R.sub.4)-- or --COO--, A.sup..crclbar. may not be a phosphite or phosphonate anion, and Y and Y' independently of one another are C.sub.1-20 -alkyene, R.sub.1 and R.sub.1 ' independently of one another are unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1-8 -alkyl or C.sub.3-4 -alkenyl, R.sub.1 together with R.sub.2, or R.sub.1 ' together with R.sub.2 ', is a heterocyclic ring, R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' independently of one another are unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1-8 -alkyl or C.sub.3-4 -alkenyl, or R.sub.2 together with R.sub.1, or R.sub.2 ' together with R.sub.1 ', is a heterocyclic ring, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, or R.sub.1 ' and R.sub.

Abstract: New phospholipid derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or alkylsulfonyl;R.sup.2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, lower alkanoyloxy or lower alkylcarbamoyloxy;n is 0 or 1;R.sup.3 is hydroxy or protected hydroxy; andR.sup.4 is lower alkoxy or lower alicyclic-oxy group which is substituted with 2 or more hydroxy or protected hydroxy groups, and may be substituted with lower alkoxy or another alicyclic-oxy group having two or more hydroxy or protected hydroxy groups, in which the alicyclic ring may contain an oxygen atom;and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which exhibit antitumor activity.