Substituted azetidinone compounds useful as hypocholesterolemic agents

摘要

Substituted azetidinone hypocholesterolemic agents of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Ar1 is R3-substituted aryl; Ar2 is R4-substituted aryl; Ar3 is R5-substituted aryl; Y and Z are independently -CH2-, -CH(lower alkyl)- or -C(dilower alkyl)-; A is -O-, -S-, -S(O)- or -S(O)2-; R1 is -OR6, -O(CO)R6, -O(CO)OR9 or -O(CO)NR6R7; R2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; or R1 and R2 together are =O; q is 1, 2 or 3; p is 0, 1,2, 3 or 4; R5 is 1-3 substitutes independently selected from -OR6, -O(CO)R6, -O(CO)OR9, -O(CH2)1-5OR9, -O(CO)NR6R7, -NR6R7, -NR6(CO)R7, -NR6(CO)OR9, -NR6(CO)NR7R8, -NR6SO2-lower alkyl, -NR6SO2-aryl, -CONR6R7, -COR6, -SO2NR6R7, S(O)0-2-alkyl, S(O)0-2-aryl, -O(CH2)1-10-COOR6, -O(CH2)0-10CONR6R7, o-halogeno, m-halogeno, o-lower alkyl, m-lower alkyl, -(lower alkylene)-COOR6 and -CH=CH-COOR6; R3 and R4 are 1-3 substituents independently selected from R5, hydrogen, p-lower alkyl, aryl, -NO2, CF3 and p-halogeno; R6, R7 and R8 are hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl; and R9 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-substituted lower alkyl; are disclosed, as well as a method of lowering serum cholesterol by administering said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, the combination of a substituted azetidinone and a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis, novel intermediates and methods for preparing said intermediates.