Seco-mevinic acid derivatives are provided which has the structure ##STR1## including all stereoisomers thereof, wherein Z is ##STR2## R is H, alkali metal or lower alkyl, R.sup.1 is H, lower alkyl, aryl, lower alkoxy, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl or heterocyclic; R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl, and X is O or NR.sup.5 wherein R.sup.5 is H or lower alkyl, and are HMG CoA reductase inhibitors and thus are useful as antihypercholesterolemic agents and in treating atherosclerosis. New intermediates for preparing the above seco-mevinic acid derivatives are also provided.
提供了具有结构##STR1##的Seco-mevinic酸衍
生物,包括其所有立体异构体,其中Z为##STR2##,R为H,碱
金属或较低烷基,R.sup.1为H,较低烷基,芳基,较低烷氧基,环烷基,杂芳基,芳基烷基,杂芳基烷基或杂环烷基;R.sup.2为较低烷基,环烷基或芳基烷基,X为O或NR.sup.5,其中R.sup.5为H或较低烷基,它们是
HMG CoA还原酶
抑制剂,因此可用作抗高
胆固醇药物并用于治疗动脉粥样硬化。还提供了用于制备上述Seco-mevinic酸衍
生物的新中间体。