.beta.-[Benzo(b)thienyl-3] propionic acid derivatives in the form of their amino esters (and salts thereof) are prepared. These compounds have spasmolytic, vasodilatatric, antiserotonic and local anaesthetic activity.
Cyclopenta[b]thiophene derivatives of formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or aminoalkyl, and their salts are useful in therapy particularly as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents.