ACETYLENES DISUBSTITUTED WITH A PHENYL GROUP AND A 2-SUBSTITUTED CHROMANYL, THIOCHROMANYL OR 1,2,3,4 - TETRAHYDROQUINOLINYL GROUP HAVING RETINOID-LIKE ACTIVITY

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ACETYLENES DISULSTITUTED WITH A PHENYL GROUP AND A 2SUBSTITUTED CHROMANYL, THIOCHROMANYL OR 1,2,3,4 - TETRAHYDROQUI NOLINYL GROUP HAVING RETINOID-LIKE ACTIVITY Retinold-like activity is exhibited by compounds of the formula where X is S, O or NR'; where R' is hydrogen or lower alkyl: R1, R2 and R3 are hydrogen or lower alkyl; R4 and R5 are hydrogen or lower alkyl with the proviso that R4 and R5 cannot both be hydrogen, R6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower cycloalkyl or halogen; n is 0 - 5, and B is H, -COOH or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or amide thereof, -CH2OH or an ether or ester derivative, or -CHO or an acetal derivative, or -COR1 or a ketal derivative where R1 is -(CH2)mCH3 where m is 0-4, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.