NOVEL PHENOL DERIVATIVE AND ANTITRYPANOSOMA PREVENTIVE/THERAPEUTIC AGENT CONTAINING THE SAME AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT
摘要
<p>A compound represented by the formula (I): [wherein X represents hydrogen or halogeno; R1 represents hydrogen, etc.; R2 represents hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl; R3 represents -CHO or -COOH; and R4 represents -(CH2)r-CH3 (wherein r is an integer of 1 to 14), etc.], an optical isomer thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of either. These compounds have antitrypanosoma activity and hence are useful as a medicine for the prevention of or treatments for diseases caused by trypanosomas.</p>