1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonic acids and cytostatic use thereof

摘要

1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonic acid compounds corresponding to the following general formula <IMAGE> (I) in which R and R1 represent hydrogen or methyl, X represents hydrogen, halogen, amino, which may be acyl substituted, lower alkyl, which may be substituted by amino or acyl substituted amino, or lower alkoxy, Y represents O, S or NH Z represents lower alkylene, which may be substituted by amino or acyl substituted amino, and m and n have the value 0 or 1 with the proviso that, where n is 1, m is also 1; and to pharmacologically compatible salts thereof. The invention also relates to a process for producing these compounds and to their use in pharmacological preparations having cytostatic activity.