Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where A is tetrahydropyran-4-yl, 3-methyltetrahydropyran-4-yl, 1,4-dioxanyl, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl, 2,5-dimethyl-1,4-dioxan-3-yl, 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxan-3-yl, 2-methyl-1,3-dithiolan-2-yl, 2,6-dimethyltetrahydrothiopyran-3-yl, 2-methyl-1,3-dithian-2-yl or unsubstituted or substituted 1,3-dioxepan-5-yl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methoxycarbonyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl and R.sup.3 is alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl or propargyl, are used for cont...

N.sup.6 -Acenaphthyl adenosines and analogs thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having highly desirable blood pressure lowering properties, processes for their manufacture and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using said compounds and compositions are described.

A method of diagnosing and treating arrhythmias caused by re-entry in the A-V node by administering to a human or animal an effective amount of adenosine that restores normal sinus rhythm.

This invention relates to substituted aralkoxy and aryloxyalkoxy kojic acid derivatives, which are useful as leukotriene D.sub.4 (LTD.sub.4) inhibitors and therefore useful in the treatment of allergies, inflammatory conditions, and coronary vasoconstriction.

The invention relates to oxime ethers of the formula I ##STR1## wherein n is 1 or 2, each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl each of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfinyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylsulfinyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 haloalkylsulfony...

Compounds consisting of a variously substituted unsaturated aliphatic chain and a terminal vinyl dichloro or trichloro substituted residue are disclosed, as well as a process for preparing them. The compounds are insecticides which exhibit an activity similar to that of the juvenile hormone and inhibit the development and metamorphosis of various insects.

Compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.5 independently of one another denote hydrogen or lower alkyl, one of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 denotes hydroxyl and the other denotes alkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl, R.sub.4 denotes hydrogen or, if R.sub.3 denotes hydroxyl, additionally also denotes alkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl, X denotes the direct bond, or a group ##STR2## wherein R.sub.8 is hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl or phenyl and R.sub.9 is hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl, phenyl or the ...

Novel process for the preparation of 13.beta.-alkyl-4-gonene-3,17-diones of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is methyl or ethyl, consists of REACTING A 7A.beta.-ALKYL,5,6,7,7A-TETRAHYDROINDANE-1,5-DIONE WITH FORMALDEHYDE AND AN ARYLSULFINIC ACID OR AN ADDUCT OF FORMALDEHYDE AND ARYLSULFINIC ACID TO PRODUCE A TETRAHYDROINDANE DERIVATIVE; Hydrogenating the tetrahydroindane derivative with hydrogen in the presence of a palladium-, platinum-, or rhodium-containing hydrogenation catalyst to produ...

Compositions of matter having two ring nuclei composed of 6 carbon atoms essentially superimposed in fixed parallel planes with respect to each other and process of preparing the same. The compositions may be advantageously employed in lubricating grease.

2-(5H-Dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-on-2-yl)acetic, propionic and butyric acids are prepared by oxidation of the corresponding 5-oxo- or ketal-protected oxoalcohols and aldehydes. The acid products exhibit anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic activity.