EPOXYCYCLOALKYLALKANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION, THEIR USE AND MEDICAMENTS CONTAINING THEM

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP81/00137 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 6, 1982 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 6, 1982 PCT Filed Aug. 24, 1981 PCT Pub. No. WO82/00822 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 1982.Epoxycycloalkylalkanecarboxylic acids of the general formula I (I) wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, Y denotes an oxygen atom (-O-) or a methylene group (-CH2-), m denotes an integer from 0 to 6, n denotes an integer from 0 to 6 and p denotes an integer from 2 to 11 (and m cannot be 0 or 1 if Y represents an oxygen atom, and the sum of the numbers m, n and p is an integer from 6 to 15), and also the salts of the carboxylic acids, are new compounds. They exhibit a hypoglycaemic action on warmblooded animals. Processes for the preparation of the new compounds are described.