摘要 |
<p>Phenol derivatives of use in promoting formation of nerve growth factor are of the general formula (Ia) or (Ib) <CHEM> wherein, each R<1> is hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group; either R<2> is alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl condensed with aryl, aryl, aralkyl or heterocyclic; and R<3> is hydrogen or a group R<2>; or R<2> and R<3>, with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a cyclic amino group; m is 1 to 6; n is 1 to 3, provided that when n is 2 or 3 then two adjacent groups R<1> may jointly form a hydroxy-protecting group; p is 0 or 1 to 3; q is 0 or 1 to 3; and the bond marked with a dashed line may be a single bond or a double bond); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.</p> |