Phosphonocarboxylic acid derivatives and their use in treating degenerative articular ailments

摘要

Medicaments contg. an amino-, cyano- or carboxy-substd. phenylalkane- or phenylalkene-phosphonic acid deriv. of formula (I) and/or its salt and/or stereoisomer are claimed. R1, R2 = R' or R"; or R1+R2 = OCH2O or OCH2CH2O; R3 = H or as for R2; R5 = CN, CH2NHR9 or COOR10; or R1+R5 are bonded, to give a bicyclic cpd. of formula (Ia); R6, R7 = H or 1-6C alkyl; or R1+R7 are bonded, to give a bicyclic cpd. of formula (Ib); R' = OH, 1-12C alkoxy (opt. monosubstd. by COOH or CO-O-(1-12C) alkyl), 3-12C cycloalkoxy, 3-6C alkenyloxy, 1-3Calkoxy( substd. by 5-7C cycloalkyl, heteroaryl (where the heteroatoms are N, S and/or O), Het or phenyl), benzyloxy (mono- to tri-substd. by halomethyl or 1-3C alkoxy) or phenoxy (mono- to tri-substd. by 1-3C alkoxy); R" = OCOR8, OSO2R8, OCH2P(O)(OR8)2 or substd. phenylmethoxy of formula (a); Het = 5 or 6 membered heterocycloalkyl (where the heteroatoms are N, S and/or O, opt. mono- to tri-substd. by 1-3C alkyl); R8 = H or 1-4C alkyl; R9 = H or 2-4C alkanoyl; R10 = H, 1-6C alkyl (opt. substd. by 1-4 of COOH, (1-3C) alkoxy-carbonyl, N(R)2 or morpholino) or trialkylsilyl; R = H or 1-3C alkyl; X-A = (CH=CH-CH=CH-CH) (sic), (CH2CH2CH2CH2CH), (CH2CH2CH2CH2CH), (CH2CH) or (CH=C); heteroatoms are N, S and/or O. Cpds. (I) and their salts and stereoisomers are new, provided that: (1) if R5 = CN, then at most one of R1-R3 = OH; (2) if R10 = H, then none of R1-R3 = OH; (3) if R10 = Me, Et or t-Bu, then R1-R3 are not OMe; (4) the O,O-dimethyl and O,O-diethyl esters of 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-ethanephosphonic acid are excluded; (5) X-A is not (CH2)4CH or (CH=CH-CH=CH-CH); and (6) X-A may also be (CH=CH-CH=C).