79705-98-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Cinnamic acid derivatives, their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
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, (2008/06/13)
A compound of the formula (I): STR1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide or salt thereof wherein R1 is a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom or a hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl, methyl, methoxyl, amino, formamido, acetamido, methylsulphonylamido, nitro, benzyloxy, methylsulphonylmethyl, ureido, trifluoromethyl or p-methoxybenzylamino group; R2 is a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom or a hydroxyl group; R3 is a hydrogen, chlorine or bromine atom or a hydroxyl group; R4 is a hydrogen, chlorine or fluorine atom or a methyl, methoxyl or hydroxyl group or a carboxylic acid group or a salt, ester or amide thereof; R5 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R6 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R7 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group; R8 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group; X is an oxygen atom or a bond, and Y is an alkylene group of up to 5 carbon atoms, or a bond has been found to possess anti-obesity and/or anti-hyperglycaemic activity.
