Patent ID: 6034119
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A61P,C07C,C07D,Y02P

Abstract:
A compound for remedying a disease caused by degeneration of central or peripheral nervous system, comprising a 1,2-ethanediol derivative represented by the following formula or its salt: ##STR41## wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl, indanyl, indenyl or tetrahydronaphthyl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a hydroxyl-protecting group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; nR.sup.4 's may be the same as or different from one another and each represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; nR.sup.5 's may be the same as or different from one another and each represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.6 represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group; and n represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 6.