This document describes O-acyl-4-phenyl-cycloalkanols of general formula I ##STR1## wherein n denotes the number 0 or 1, m denotes the number 1 or 2, p denotes the number 0 or 1, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each denote hydrogen, lower alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, which may optionally also be substituted, or together with the nitrogen atom between them denote 5- to 7-membered saturated, monocyclic, heterocyclic rings which may optionally also be interrupted by an oxygen or sulphur atom or by an imino group, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 denote hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sup.5 additionally denotes lower alkoxy, R.sup.7 denotes hydrogen, cycloalkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, thienyl, furyl or pyridyl and A denotes a chemical bond or alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl having up to 17 carbon atoms, and also processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and the use of these pharmaceutical compositions which intervene in cholesterol biosynthesis. The antihypercholesterolaemic substances can be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of atherosclerosis; they inhibit the enzyme 2,3-epoxysqualene-lanosterol-cyclase.
本文描述了通式I的O-酰基-4-苯基环烷醇,其中n表示数字0或1,m表示数字1或2,p表示数字0或1,R.sup.1和R.sup.2分别表示氢、较低的烷基、烯基或炔基,也可以选择性地被取代,或者与它们之间的氮原子一起表示5至7个成员饱和的、单环的、杂环的环,也可以选择性地被氧原子、
硫原子或
亚胺基所打断,R.sup.3、R.sup.4、R.sup.5和R.sup.6表示氢或较低的烷基,R.sup.5另外表示较低的烷氧基,R.sup.7表示氢、环烷基、苯基或取代苯基、
萘基、四氢
萘基、
噻吩基、
呋喃基或
吡啶基,A表示
化学键或具有多达17个碳原子的烷基、烯基或炔基,以及制备它们的方法、含有这些化合物的药物组合物以及这些药物组合物的用途,这些药物组合物介入
胆固醇生物合成。抗高
胆固醇物质可用于动脉粥样硬化的治疗和预防;它们抑制酶2,3-环氧齿皮烯-鲍鲁酮合酶。