Patent ID: 6949585

Claim:
A compound represented by the following general formula (I) wherein A represents a five- to fourteen-membered aromatic group, which may be substituted, or a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group, which may be substituted, having from three to ten carbon atoms; the partial structure -D---E- represents a group represented by —CH 2 CH 2 — or —CH═CH—; W represents a group represented by —CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH═CH— or —CH═; the partial structure >X---Y— represents a group represented by the formula >CH—(CH 2 ) n —, wherein n is an integer of 0 or 1; >C═CH—; >CH—CH 2 —CH(OH)—; >CH—CH 2 —C(═O)—; >CH—O—; or >CH—O—CO—, provided that when W is —CH═CH—, then X---Y— represents the formula C—(CH 2 ) p —, wherein p is an integer of 0 or 1; Z represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from zero to eight carbon atoms; R 1 and R 2 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C 1-6 alkoxy group or a C 1-6 alkoxy-C 1-6 alkoxy group, provided that when R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, R 1 also represents a hydrogen atom; m is an integer of 0 or 1, and when W represents —CH 2 — or —CH═, then m is 0, and when W represents —(CH 2 ) 2 — or —CH═CH—, then m is 1; with exception of the compound represented by the following formulae X or Y; or salts thereof or hydrates thereof: