Antihypercholesterolemic activity is exhibited by novel compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein: Z is ##STR2## X is lower alkyl or lower alenyl; R.sup.1 is aryl or alkyl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different and are hydrogen, or lower alkyl or aryl, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 taken together to form a cycloalkyl group; and R.sup.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, or alkali metal (such as sodium, lithium, or potassium) or a radical such as ammonium. Methods of use and novel intermediates of these compounds are also provided.
新化合物具有抗高
胆固醇活性,其
化学式为##STR1##其中:Z为##STR2##X为低碳基或低烯基;R.sup.1为芳基或烷基;R.sup.2和R.sup.3相同或不同,为氢、低碳基或芳基,或R.sup.2和R.sup.3结合形成环烷基;R.sup.4为氢、低碳基或碱
金属(如
钠、
锂或
钾)或
铵基等基团。还提供了这些化合物的使用方法和新的中间体。