Title of Invention | "CARBOSTYRIL COMPOUND" |
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Abstract | The present invention provides a carbostyril compound represented by General Formula (I)or a salt thereof wherein A is a direct bond a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond R1 is a hydrogen atom etc R2 is a hydrogen atom etc and R3 is a hydrogen atom etc. The carbostyril compound or salt thereof of the present invention induces the production of TFF and thus is usable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders such as alimentary tract diseases oral diseases upper respiratory tract diseases respiratory tract diseases eye diseases cancers and wounds. |
Full Text | DESCRIPTION CARBOSTYRIL COMPOUND TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a carbostyril compound. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The trefoil factor family (TFF) is a group of highly stable peptides having a three-leaved clover-like structure formed from six cysteine residues. Three TFF peptides (TFF1 TFF2 and TFF3) have been identified so far in humans. TFFs are present in mucus-related tissues such as the alimentary tract and are secreted mainly by mucus-secreting cells. The expression of TTF peptides is up-regulated in the vicinity of damaged mucosa and in regenerating glands. It is reported that the main functions of TFF peptides lie in the augmentation of cell migration processes (motogenic effects) protection of cells and suppression of apoptosis [Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Vol. 732(2003)]. TFF2 is a peptide of 106 amino acid residues initially isolated from porcine pancreas. The TFF2 peptide is abundant in the gastric mucous neck cells the pyloric region of the stomach the mucosa surrounding ulcers the regenerative mucosa the overlying mucus layer Brunner's glands and so forth. It has been confirmed with experiments using rats that TFF2 prevents the development of colitis and gastric ulceration and also accelerates the healing thereof [Gastroenterology 108: 108-116(1995) Gastroenterology 110: 489-497(1996) Alim. Pharmacol. Ther. 14: 1033-1040(2000) Gut 45: 516-522(1999) Gut 44: 636-642 1999 and J. Leukoc. Biol. Vol. 75: 223(2004)]. Other experiments show that indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers are exacerbated in TFF2 knockout mice [J. Clin. Invest. Vol. 109: 193-204(2002)]. Eur. J. Clin. Invest. 32: 519-527(2002) discloses the ability of TFF2 to stabilize mucus. Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. Vol. 29: 458-464(2003) teaches that TFF2 might be involved in regulating the proliferation of damaged airway epithelia. It can be understood from the above that TFF2 plays key roles in protection against and repair of mucosal injury. With regard to diseases which are likely to be cured with TFF2 improved therapeutic effects are expected by a promotion of endogenous TFF2 production. Gastroenterology 126: 796-808(2004) discloses that TFF3 is effective for curing alimentary tract mucositis such as stomatitis induced by the administration of carcinostatics. Science Vol. 274: 259-262(1996) and Gastroenterology 119: 691- 698(2000) conclude from the fact that stomach cancer was developed in TFF1 knockout mice that the TFF1 gene may function as a tumor suppressor gene. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Vol. 4: 721-732(2003) and Int. J. Mol. Med. 12: 3- 9(2003) suggest that TFF2 may act in a similar way as TFF1 and TFF3. As compounds for up-regulating TFF2 expression ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-T (PPART) (e.g. indomethacin aspirin prostaglandin Ja and troglitazone) are known [FEES Lett. 488: 206-210(2001) Alim. Pharmacol. Ther. 18 (suppl. 1): 119-125(2003) FEES Lett. 558: 33-38(2004) and Can. Res. 61: 2424-2428(2001)]. Among various proteins keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is reported to enhance TFF2 and TFF3 expressions in rat lower gastrointestinal tracts [Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiology. 284: R564-R573(2003)]. Some studies teach pharmacological actions of the TFF peptides themselves and suggest the possibility of their application in clinical medicine (W092/14837 WO02/102403 and W002/46226). W001/002377 and WO02/051419 disclose various compounds having a substituent containing a 24-dioxo-thazolidinyl or 4- oxo-2-thioxo-thiazolidinyl moiety on a heteroaryl skeleton such as a quinoline. These documents also disclose that such compounds exhibit telomerase inhibitory activity. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a novel compound capable of up-regulating TFF and to provide a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating alimentary tract diseases oral diseases upper respiratory tract diseases respiratory tract diseases eye diseases cancers and/or wounds by up-regulating TFF. The present inventors carried out extensive research to develop a novel compound capable of up-regulating endogenous TFF and as a result they found that carbostyril compounds of the following formula (1) can up-regulate endogenous TFF particularly TFF2. The present invention has been accomplished based on these findings. The present invention provides a carbostyril compound an agent comprising said compound a use of said compound a method for treating a disorder and a process for producing said compound as described in Items 1 to 35 below. Item 1. A carbostyril compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof wherein A is a direct bond a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom with the proviso that when the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond R4 and R5 instead may be linked together in the form of a -CH=CH-CH=CH- group R1 is one of the following (1-1) to (1-29): (1-1) a hydrogen atom (1-2) a lower alkyl group (1-3) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group lower alkyl groups lower alkoxy groups halogen atoms - (B) iNR6R7 groups a nitro group a carboxy group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a cyano group phenyl lower alkoxy groups a phenoxy group a piperidinyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups amino lower alkoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more cycloalkyl groups 2- imidazolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 2- imidazoline ring with one or more lower alkylthio groups 3- pyrrolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 3- pyrroline ring with one or more lower alkyl groups thiazolidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with a phenyl group 3- azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonylcarbonyl groups piperidinyl lower alkyl groups anilino lower aklyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups phenyl thio lower alkyl groups indolinyl lower alkyl groups and piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (1-4) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (1-5) a phenoxy lower alkyl group (1-6) a naphthyl lower alkyl group (1-7) a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group (1-8) a carboxy lower alkyl group (1-9) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl group (1-10) a pyridyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms piperidinyl groups a morpholino group piperazinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl group thienyl groups a phenyl group pyridyl groups piperidinyl lower alkyl groups phenyl thio lower alkyl groups biphenyl groups lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms pyridylamino groups pyridylcarbonylamino groups lower alkoxy groups anilino lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups and anilino groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups (1-11) a cyano lower alkyl group ( 1 - 12 ) an - Ai-CONRV group (1-13) a group of the following formula N-R10 (1-14) a phenyl group (1-15) a quinolyl lower alkyl group (1-16) a lower alkoxy lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkyl group (1-17) a hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl group (1-18) a thiazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms a phenyl group thienyl groups and pyridyl groups (1-19) a lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (1-20) a lower alkylsilyloxy lower alkyl group (1-21) a phenoxy lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups halogen atoms lower -6- alkenyl groups cycloalkyl groups a nitro group and a phenyl group (1-22) a phenylthio lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (1-23) a piperidinyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of phenyl lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group (1-24) a piperazinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more phenyl groups '(1-25) a 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolyl lower alkyl group (1-26) a naphthyloxy lower alkyl group (1-27) a benzothiazolyloxy lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiazole ring with one or more alkyl groups (1-28) a lower alkyl group substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of quinolyloxy groups and isoquinolyloxy groups (1-29) a pyridyloxy lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups R2 is one of the following (2-1) to (2-33): (2-1) a hydrogen atom (2-2) a lower alkoxy group (2-3) a lower alkyl group (2-4) a carboxy lower alkoxy group (2-5) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkoxy group (2-6) a hydroxy group (2-7) a phenyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups a nitro group lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkoxycarbonyl groups phenyl lower alkenyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups and 123-thiadiazolyl groups (2-8) a piperidinyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the piperldlne ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-9) an amino-substituted lower alkoxy group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-10) a lower alkenyloxy group (2-11) a pyridyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (2-12) a lower alkynyloxy group (2-13) a phenyl lower alkynyloxy group (2-14) a phenyl lower alkenyloxy group (2-15) a furyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the furan ring with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (2-16) a tetrazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one member selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group phenyl lower alkyl groups and cycloalkyl lower alkyl groups (2-17) a 124-oxadiazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the 124-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-18) an isoxazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-19) a 134-oxadiazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the 134-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-20) a lower alkanoyl lower alkoxy group (2-21) a thiazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (2-22) a piperidinyloxy group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more benzoyl groups each benzoyl -8- substltuent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (2-23) a thienyl lower alkoxy group (2-24) a phenylthio lower alkoxy group (2-25) a carbamoyl-substituted lower alkoxy group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-26) a benzoyl lower alkoxy group (2-27) a pyridylcarbonyl lower alkoxy group (2-28) an imidazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more phenyl lower alkyl groups (2-29) a phenoxy lower alkoxy group (2-30) a phenyl lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkoxy group (2-31) a 23-dihydro-IH-indenyloxy group (2-32) an isoindolinyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or more oxo groups (2-33) a phenyl group R3 is one of the following (3-1) to (3-19): (3-1) a hydrogen atom (3-2) a lower alkyl group (3-3) a hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl group (3-4) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (3-5) a carboxy lower alkyl group (3-6) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl group (3-7) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenyl group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a phenoxy group lower alkylthio groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups phenyl lower alkoxy groups and amino groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkanoyl groups (3-8) a naphthyl lower alkyl group (3-9) a furyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the furan ring with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups. -9- (3-10) a thiazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more optionally halogen-substituted lower alkyl groups (3-11) a tetrazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (3-12) a benzothienyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiophehe ring with one or more halogen atoms (3-13) a lower alkynyl group (3-14) a lower alkenyl group (3-15) a phenyl lower alkenyl group (3-16) a benzoimidazolyl lower alkyl group (3-17) a pyridyl lower alkyl group (3-18) an imidazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more phenyl lower alkyl groups (3-19) a quinolyl lower alkyl group B is a carbonyl group or an -NHCO- group 1 is 0 or 1 R6 and R7 each independently represent one of the following (4-1) to (4-79): (4-1) a hydrogen atom (4-2) a lower alkyl group (4-3) a lower alkanoyl group (4-4) a lower alkylsulfonyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (4-5) an alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (4-6) a hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl group (4-7) a pyridylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl groups and halogen atoms (4-8) a pyridyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of -10- lower alkyl groups and lower alkoxy groups (4-9) a pyridyl lower alkyl group (4-10) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenoxy group lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups lower alkenyl groups an aminosulfonyl group a hydroxy group carbamoyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups phenyl lower alkoxy groups and a cyano group (4-11) a cycloalkyl group optionally substituted on the cycloalkyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-12) a benzoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms a phenoxy group a phenyl group lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups lower alkanoyl groups a nitro group a cyano group amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups pyrrolyl groups pyrazolyl groups 124-triazolyl groups and imidazolyl groups (4-13) a benzoyl group substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups (4-14) a cycloalkylcarbonyl group (4-15) a furylcarbonyl group (4-16) a naphthylcarbonyl group (4-17) a phenoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy groups lower alkyl groups halogen atoms and a nitro group (4-18) a phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and a nitro group (4-19) a piperidinyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups lower alkanoyl groups benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms and phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (4-20) a tetrahydropyranyl lower alkyl group (4-21) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (4-22) a lower alkenyl group (4-23) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the alkyl group with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups and optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and a hydroxy group (4-24) a lower alkylenedioxy-substituted phenyl lower alkyl group (4-25) a furyl lower alkyl group (4-26) a carbamoyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more members selected from lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-27) a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group (4-28) an imidazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the lower alkyl group with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a carbamoyl group and lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (4-29) an amino-substituted lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups. (4-30) a 2345-tetrahydrofuryl group optionally substituted on the 2345-tetrahydrofuran ring with one or more oxo groups (4-31) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl group (4-32) a pyrrolidinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-33) a phenoxy lower alkanoyl group (4-34) a morpholino lower alkyl group (4-35) a indolyl group (4-36) a thiazolyl group (4-37) a 124-triazolyl group (4-38) a pyridyl lower alkanoyl group (4-39) a thienylcarbonyl group (4-40) a thienyl lower alkanoyl group (4-41) a cycloalkyl lower alkanoyl group (4-42) an isoxazolylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-43) a pyrazylcarbonyl group (4-44) a piperidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from a benzoyl group and lower alkanoyl groups (4-45) a chromanylcarbonyl group (4-46) an isoindolinyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or more oxo groups (4-47) a thiazolidinyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with one or more members selected from an oxo group and a thioxo group (4-48) a piperidinyl lower alkanoyl group (4-49) a phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (4-50) a phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl group substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more alkylenedioxy groups (4-51) a pyridyl lower alkenyl carbonyl group (4-52) a pyridylthio lower alkanoyl group (4-53) an indolylcarbonyl group (4-54) a pyrrolylcarbonyl group. (4-55) a pyrrolidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups (4-56) a benzofurylcarbonyl group (4-57) an indolyl lower alkanoyl group (4-58) a benzothienylcarbonyl group (4-59) a phenyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (4-60) a phenylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a cyano group a nitro group amino groups optionally substituted with one or more alkanoyl groups a hydroxy group a carboxyl group lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl groups halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (4-61) a thienylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (4-62) a quinolylsulfonyl group (4-63) an imidazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-64) a phenylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups (4-65) a lower alkenylsulfonyl group (4-66) a cycloalkyl lower alkylsulfonyl group (4-67) a 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazinylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-68) a pyrazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazole ring with one or more members selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups (4-69) an isoxazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-70) a thiazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and an amino group each amino substituent optionally being substituted with one or more alkanoyl groups (4-71) a phenyl lower alkylsulfonyl group (4-72) a phenyl lower alkenylsulfonyl group (4-73) a naphthyloxycarbonyl group (4-74) a lower alkynyloxycarbonyl group (4-75) a lower alkenyloxycarbonyl group (4-76) a phenyl lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkoxycarbonyl group (4-77) a cycloalkyloxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the cycloalkyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-78) a tetrazolyl group (4-79) an isoxazolyl group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups or instead R6 and R7 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 1234- tetrahydroisoquinolyl group an isoindolinyl group or a 5- to 7- membered saturated heterocyclic group the heterocydic group optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms and optionally being substituted with one to three members from the following (5-1) to (5-28): (5-1) lower alkyl groups (5-2) lower alkoxy groups (5-3) an oxo group (5-4) a hydroxy group (5-5) pyridyl lower alkyl groups (5-6) phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a cyano group and a hydroxy group (5-7) lower alkylenedioxy-substituted phenyl lower alkyl groups. (5-8) phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-9) pyrimidyl groups (5-10) pyrazyl groups (5-11) cycloalkyl groups (5-12) phenyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-13) benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-14) benzoyl groups substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups (5-15) carbamoyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups (5-16) benzoxazolyl groups (5-17) lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (5-18) a carbamoyl group (5-19) phenyl lower alkylidene groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-20) phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (5-21) pyridyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and lower alkyl groups (5-22) furyl lower alkyl groups (5-23) tetrahydropyranyl groups (5-24) imidazolyl lower alkyl groups (5-25) naphthyl groups (5-26) 23-dihydro-IH-indenyl groups (5-27) 13-dioxolanyl lower alkyl groups (5-28) - (A3) jra11!12 groups AI is a lower alkylene group R8 and R9 each independently represent one of the following (6-1) to (6-25): (6-1) a hydrogen atom (6-2) a lower alkyl group. (6-3) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower allcyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower allcylthio groups lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms halogen atoms a phenyl group lower alkylamino groups a cyano group a phenoxy group cycloalkyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted with one or more oxo groups 1234- tetrahydroisoquinolylcarbonyl groups 1234- tetrahydroquinolylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups 1234- tetrahydroquinoxalinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups thiazolyl groups optionally substituted with one or more phenyl groups a carbamoyl group phenyl lower alkoxy groups lower alkylsulfonylamino groups anilino groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms phenyl lower alkyl groups and hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl groups (6-4) a cycloalkyl group (6-5) a cycloakyl lower alkyl group (6-6) a carbamoyl lower alkyl group (6-7) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms halogen atoms and a phenyl group (6-8) lower alkyl-substituted amino lower alkyl group (6-9) a naphthyl group (6-10) a naphthyl lower alkyl group (6-11) a tetrahydronaphthyl lower alkyl group (6-12) a fluorenyl group (6-13) a pyridyl group (6-14) a pyridyl lower alkyl group (6-15) a pyrimidinyl group (6-16) a pyrazinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-17) a thiazolyl group (6-18) a pyrazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-19) a thienyl lower alkyl group (6-20) a piperidinyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups a benzoyl group and phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups (6-21) an indolyl group (6-22) an indazolyl group (6-23) a 34-dihydrocarbostyril optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-24) a quinolyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-25) a carbazolyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups or R8 and R9 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- to 8-membered saturated heterocyclic group optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms and optionally substituted on the heterocyclic ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of the following (6-28-1) to (6-28-24): (6-28-1) lower alkyl groups (6-28-2) phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from halogen atoms and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-3) naphthyl lower alkyl groups (6-28-4) phenyl lower alkylcarbamoyl lower alkyl groups (6-28-5) phenylcarbamoyl lower alkyl groups (6-28-6) phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (6-28-7) phenoxy lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-8) biphenyl groups (6-28-9) phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-10) 23-dihydroindenyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-11) benzothiazolyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-12) pyridyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-13) benzothienyl groups (6-28-14) benzoisothiazolyl groups (6-28-15) thienopyridyl groups (6-28-16) a carbamoyl group (6-28-17) phenyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-18) phenoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-19) benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from halogen atoms and lower alkoxy groups (6-28-20) anilino groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-21) anilino groups substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups and optionally further substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-22) benzofuryl groups (6-28-23) naphthyl groups (6-28-24) an oxo group or R8 and R9 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated heterocyclic group the unsaturated heterocyclic group optionally being substituted on the heterocyclic ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of the following (6-29-1) to (6-29-3): (6-29-1) phenyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-29-2) 23-dihydroindenyl groups (6-29-3) benzothienyl groups or instead R8 and R9 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 1234- tetrahydroquinolyl group a 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolyl group a 13-dihydroisoindolyl group an octahydropyrrolo[l2- a]pyrazinyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups or an 8- azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl group optionally substituted on the 8- azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl group with one or more phenoxy groups each phenoxy substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms A2 is a lower alkylene group R10 is one of the following (7-1) to (7-44): (7-1) a hydrogen atom (7-2) a lower alkyl group (7-3) an alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (7-4) a benzoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenyl group halogen atoms a cyano group a phenoxy group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups pyrazolyl groups and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (7-5) an alkanoyl group (7-6) a phenyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups. (7-7) a cycloalkyl lower alkanoyl group (7-8) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-9) a phenoxy lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (7-10) a phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl group (7-11) a pyridylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (7-12) a furylcarbonyl group (7-13) a thienylcarbonyl group (7-14) a piperidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkanoyl groups (7-15) a pyrrolidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups (7-16) a tetrahydropyranylcarbonyl group (7-17) a naphthylcarbonyl group (7-18) an indolylcarbonyl group (7-19) a benzofurylcarbonyl group (7-20) a benzothienylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms (7-21) a furyl lower alkyl group (7-22) a pyridyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (7-23) a thienyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms (7-24) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a cyano group lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups halogen atoms lower alkoxycarbonyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkylthio groups and pyrrolidinyl groups (7-25) a thiazolyl lower alkyl group (7-26) an imidazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-27) a pyrrolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-28) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (7-29) a lower alkylthio lower alkyl group (7-30) a phenoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups and lower alkoxy groups (7-31) a phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (7-32) a naphthyloxycarbonyl group (7-33) a lower alkynyloxycarbonyl group (7-34) a cycloalkylcarbonyl group (7-35) a quinoxalinylcarbonyl group (7-36) a -CO-NR13R14 group (7-37) a piperidinyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-38) a cycloalkyl group (7-39) a tetrahydropyranyl group (7-40) a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group (7-41) a tetrahydro-2H-thiopyranyl group (7-42) a naphthyl group (7-43) a biphenyl group (7-44) a lower alkylsilyl lower alkoxycarbonyl group A3 is a lower alkylene group m is 0 or 1 R11 and R12 each independently represent one of the following (8-1) to (8-5): (8-1) a hydrogen atom (8-2) a lower alkyl group (8-3) a lower alkanoyl group (8-4) a phenyl lower alkanoyl group (8-5) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms or instead R11 and R12 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group which optionally contains one or more additional heteroatoms the heterocyclic group optionally being substituted with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the following (9-1) and (9-2): (9-1) lower alkyl groups (9-2) a phenyl group and R13 and R14 each independently represent one of the following (10-1) to (10-3): (10-1) a hydrogen atom (10-2) a lower alkyl group (10-3) a phenyl group or instead R13 and R14 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group which optionally contains one or more additional heteroatoms. Item 2. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 1 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond and R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom. Item 3. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 2 wherein a group of the formula _ 9 0 in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to -23- the 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 position of the carbostyril skeleton. Item 4. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 3 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond and the group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 5 or 6 position of the carbostyril skelton. Item 5. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 3 or 4 wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group. Item 6. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 5 wherein R1 is one of (1-2) (1-3) (1-4) (1- 6) (1-10) (1-12) (1-13) (1-18) and (1-21) as defined in Item 1 above. Item 7. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 6 wherein the group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 5 position of the carbostyril skelton. Item 8. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 7 wherein R1 is a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl ring halogen atoms -(B)iNR6R7 groups wherein B 1 R6 and R7 are as defined in Item 1 lower alkoxycarbonyl groups and phenyl lower alkoxy groups. Item 9. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 8 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and Itera 10. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 7 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R1 is a lower alkyl group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. Item 11. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 7 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R1 is a naphthyl lower alkyl group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. Item 12. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 7 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R1 is a group of the formula in which R10 and A2 are as defined in Item 1 above R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. Item 13. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 3 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond and a group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 3 4 or 5 position of the carbostyril sleketon. Item 14. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 13 wherein R1 is one of (1-2) and (1-3) as defined in Item 1. Item 15. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 14 wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group. Item 16. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 1 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond and R4 and R5 are linked together in the form of a -CH=CH-CH«CH- group. Item 17. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 16 wherein a group of the formula R3\ .0 S in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 7 position of the carbostyril skeleton. Item 18. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 17 wherein R1 is one of (1-2) and (1-3) as defined in Item 1 above. Item 19. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 18 wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group R2 and R3 are both hydrogen atoms and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. Item 20. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 1 wherein A is a direct bond. Item 21. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 1 wherein A is a lower alkylene group. Item 22. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Item 1 wherein A is a lower alkylidene group. Item 23. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to any one of Items 20 to 22 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond and R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom. Item 24. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to any one of Items 20 to 22 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond and R4 and R5 are linked together in the form of a -CH=CHCH= CH- group. Item 25. A carbostyril compound selected from the group consisting of the following compounds: -26- -[1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl] thiazolidine-24-dlone 5-11- (4-chlorobenzyl) -8-methoxy- 2-oxo-l 234-tetrahydroquinolin- 5 -ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 5-[1-(4-bromobenzyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin- 5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 5-[1-(2-naphthylmethyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 5-{l-[4-(heptyloxycarbonylamino)benzyl]-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 5-[1-(1-biphenyl-4-ylpiperidin-4-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 5-{l-[l-(4-methylphenyl)piperidin-4-ylmethyl]-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 5-{l-[4-(2-chlorobenzyloxycarbonylamino)benzyl]-8-methoxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-8-methoxy-5-( 4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5- ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one/ 8 -methoxy-1 -methyl- 5 - (4 -oxo- 2 - thioxothiazolidin- 5 -ylmethyl) - 34 - dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one 8-methoxy-l-(3-methylbutyl)-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5- ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one l-propyl-8-methoxy-5- (4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl) -34- dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one l-isobutyl-8-methoxy-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)- 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 8-methoxy-1-phenethyl - 5-(4-oxo - 2 - thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl )- 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one and l-(4-phenylthiomethyl)benzyl-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5- ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof. Item 26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Item 1. Item 27. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for a disorder on which TFF up-regulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect comprising as an active ingredient a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Item 1. Item 28. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Claim 27 wherein the disorder on which TFF upregulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect is an alimentary tract disease oral disease upper respiratory tract disease respiratory tract disease eye disease cancer or wound. Item 29. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Claim 27 wherein the disorder on which TFF upregulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect is a drug-induced ulcer peptic gastric ulcer ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease drug-induced enteritis ischemic colitis irritable bowel syndrome ulcer developed after endoscopic demucosation acute gastritis chronic gastritis reflux esophagitis esophageal ulcer Barrett esophagus gastrointestinal mucositis hemorrhoidal diseases stomatitis SjSgren syndrome xerostomia rhinitis pharyngitis bronchial asthma chronic obstructive lung disease dry eye or keratoconjunctivitis. Item 30. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Item 27 wherein the TFF is TFF2. Item 31. A use of a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Item 1 for manufacturing a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for a disorder on which TFF upregulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect. Item 32. A method for preventing and/or treating a disorder on which TFF up-regulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Item 1. Item 33. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for alimentary tract diseases oral diseases upper respiratory tract diseases respiratory tract diseases eye diseases cancers or wounds the agent comprising a compound that induces the production of TFF. Item 34. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Item 33 wherein the TFF is TFF2. Item 35. A process for the production of a carbostyril compound (1) of the following formula: (1) R1 or a salt thereof wherein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 A X and the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined in Item 1 which comprises (i) reacting a compound (2) of the formula: R5 (2) R' I1 or a salt thereof wherein R1 R2 R4 R5 and the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and R15 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group and A4 represents a direct bond or lower alkylene group with a compound (3) of the formula: or a salt thereof wherein R3 and X are as defined above to give a compound (la) of the formula: 5 or a salt thereof wherein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R15 A4 and the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and (ii) reducing the compound (la) defined above or a salt thereof to give a compound (Ib) of the formula: R' or a salt thereof wherein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R15 A the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula (1) compounds wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond and a double bond and R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom are preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula (1) compounds wherein a group of the formula RxN--f0 X^S>-Ain which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 position of the carbostyril skeleton are preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula (1) compounds wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond and the group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 5 or 6 position of the carbostyril skelton are preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula ( 1 ) compounds wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group are preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula (1) compounds wherein R1 is one of (1-2) (1-3) (1-4) (1-6) (1-10) (1-12) (1-13) (1-18) and (1-21) as defined in Item 1 above are preferable. Among these preferable carbostyril compounds compounds wherein the group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 5 position of the carbostyril skelton are more preferable. Compounds wherein R1 is a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from a phenyl group halogen atoms -(B)iNR6R7 groups wherein B 1 R6 and R7 are as defined in Item 1 above lower alkoxycarbonyl groups and phenyl lower alkoxy groups are also more preferable of such carbostyril compounds those wherein A is a lower alkylene group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom are particularly preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula ( 1 ) compounds wherein R1 is a lower alkyl group are preferable and further those wherein A is a lower alkylene group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom are more preferable . Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula ( 1 ) compounds wherein R1 is a naphthyl lower alkyl group are preferable and further those wherein A is a lower alkylene group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a -31- hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom are more preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula (1) compounds wherein R1 is a group in which R10 and A2 are as defined in Item 1 above are preferable and further those wherein A is a lower alkylene group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom are preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula (1) compounds wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond and a group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 3 4 or 5 position of the carbostyril sleketon are preferable and further those wherein R1 is (1-2) or (1-3) as defined in Item 1 are more preferable of such carbostyril compounds compounds wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group are particularly preferable. Among carbostyril compounds represented by General Formula (1) compounds wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond and R4 and R5 are linked together in the form of a -CH=CH-CH=CH- group are preferable of such carbostyril compounds compounds wherein a group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Item 1 above is bound to the 7 position of the carbostyril skeleton are more preferable those wherein R1 is (1-2) or (1-3) as defined in Item 1 above are still more preferable and those wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group R2 and R3 are both hydrogen atoms and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom are particularly preferable. Examples of particularly preferable carbostyril compounds of the present invention are as follows: 5-[1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin- 5 -ylmethyl ] thiazolidine- 24 -dione 5 - [ 1 - (4 - chlorobenzyl) - 8 -me thoxy- 2 - oxo -1234-1 e trahydroquinolin - 5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 5 - [ 1 - (4 -bromobenzyl) - 8 -me thoxy- 2 -oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin- 5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 5-[1-(2-naphthylmethyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin- 5 -ylmethyl ] thiazolidine- 24 -dione 5-{l-[4-( heptyloxycarbonyland.no) benzyl ] - 8 -me thoxy- 2 - oxo -1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 5- [ 1- (l-biphenyl-4-ylpiperidin-4-ylmethyl) -2-oxo-l 234- tetrahydroquinolin- 5 -ylmethyl ] thiazolidine - 24-dione 5-{l-[l-(4-methylphenyl)piperidin-4-ylmethyl]-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 5-{l-[4-(2- chlorobenzyloxycarbonylamino) benzyl ] - 8 -methoxy- 2 -oxo - 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl} thiazolidine-24-dione 1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl )-8-methoxy-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5- ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 8-me thoxy-1-me thyl-5-( 4-oxo-2- thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl) -34- dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one 8 -methoxy-1 - (3 -methylbutyl) - 5 - (4 -oxo- 2 - thioxothiazolidin- 5 - ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one l-propyl-8-methoxy-5- (4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl) -34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one l-isobutyl-8-methoxy-5- (4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl) - 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one -33- 8 -methoxy-1 -phenethyl - 5 - (4 - oxo - 2 - thioxothlazolidln - 5 -ylmethyl) - 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one and 1 - (4 - phenyl thiomethyl) benzyl - 5 - (4 - oxo - 2 - thioxothiazolidin - 5 - ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one. Specific examples of groups in the above formula (1) are as follows. Examples of lower alkylene groups include straight and branched Ci_6 alkylene groups such as methylene ethylene dimethyltrimethylene 1-methyltrime thy lene methylmethylene ethylmethylene tetramethylene pentamethylene and hexamethylene. Examples of lower alkylidene groups include straight and branched Ci-6 alkylidene groups such as methylidene ethylidene propylidene butylidene pentylidene and hexylidene. Examples of lower alkyl groups include straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as methyl ethyl n-propyl isopropyl n-butyl isobutyl tert-butyl sec-butyl n-pentyl isopentyl neopentyl n-hexyl isohexyl and 3-methylpentyl. Examples of lower alkoxy groups include straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups such as methoxy ethoxy n-propoxy isopropoxy n-butoxy isobutoxy tert-butoxy sec-butoxy ripen tyloxy isopentyloxy neopentyloxy n-hexyloxy isohexyloxy and 3-methylpentyloxy. Examples halogen atoms include fluorine chlorine bromine and iodine. Examples of lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as methoxycarbonyl ethoxycarbonyl n-propoxycarbonyl isopropoxycarbonyl n-butoxycarbonyl isobutoxycarbonyl tert-butoxycarbonyl sec-butoxycarbonyl npentyloxycarbonyl neopentyloxycarbonyl n-hexyloxycarbonyl isohexyloxycarbonyl and 3-methylpentyloxycarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkoxy groups include phenylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as benzyloxy 2-phenylethoxy 1- phenylethoxy 3-phenylpropoxy 4-phenylbutoxy 5-phenylpentyloxy 6-phenylhexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2-phenylethoxy and 2-methyl-3- phenylpropoxy. Examples of piperidinyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include piperidinylalkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group such as [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]methoxycarbonyl 2- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]ethoxycarbonyl 1- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]ethoxycarbonyl 3- [ (1 - 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]propoxycarbonyl 4- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]butoxycarbonyl 5- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]pentyloxycarbonyl 6- [(!- 2 - 3- or 4-) piperidinyl ] hexyloxycarbonyl 11- dimethyl - 2 - [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]ethoxycarbonyl and 2-methyl-3- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]propoxy carbonyl. Examples of cycloalkyl groups include C3-8 cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopropyl cyclobutyl cyclopentyl cyclohexyl cycloheptyl and cyclooctyl. Examples of amino lower alkoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more cycloalkyl groups include: amino-substituted alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with one or two C3.8 cycloalkyl groups such as aminomethoxycarbonyl 2-aminoethoxycarbonyl cyclopropylaminomethoxycarbony 1 2 - cyclohexylaminoethoxycarbonyl 1-cyclobutylaminoethoxycarbonyl 3- cyclopen tylaminopropoxycarbonyl 4 - cycloheptylaminobut oxycarbonyl 5 - cyclooctylaminopentyloxycarbonyl 6 - cyclohexylaminohexyloxycarbonyl 11- dimethyl - 2 - cyclohexylaminoethoxycarbonyl 2-methyl-3- cyclopropylaminopropoxycarbonyl and 2 - (N- cyclopropyl -Ncyclohexylamino) ethoxycarbonyl. Examples of lower alkylthio groups include straight and branched Ci.6 alkylthio groups such as methylthio ethylthio n- propylthio isopropylthio n-butylthio tert-butylthio npentylthio and n-hexylthio. Examples of 2-lmidazolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 2-imidazoline ring with one or more alkylthio groups include 2-imidazolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 2-imidazoline ring with one to three lower alkylthio groups such as (1- 2- 4- or 5-) 2- imidazolinylcarbonyl 2-methylthio-(l- 4- or 5-)2- imidazolinylcarbonyl 2-ethylthio-(l- 4- or 5-)2- imidazolinylcarbonyl 4-propylthio-(l- 2- or 5-)2- imidazolinylcarbonyl 5-isopropylthio-(1- 2- or 4-)2- imidazolinylcarbonyl 2-n-butylthio-(l- 4- or 5-) 2- imidazolinylcarbonyl 2-n-pentylthio-(1 - 4- or 5 -) 2 imidazolinylcarbonyl 2-n-hexylthio-(l- 4- or 5-)2- imidazolinylcarbonyl 24-dimethylthio-(l- or 5-)2- imidazolinylcarbonyl and 245-trimethylthio-(1-)2- imidazolinylcarbonyl. Examples of 3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 3-pyrroline ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include 3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 3-pyrroline ring with one to three lower alkyl groups such as (1- 2- or 3-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 2-methyl- (1- 2- 3- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 2-ethyl- (1- 2- 3- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 3-propyl- (1- 2- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 4-isopropyl- (1- 2- 3- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 5-n-butyl- (1- 2- 3- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 2-n-pentyl- (1- 2- 3- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 2-n-hexyl- (1- 2- 3- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 25-dimethyl- (1- 2- 3- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 24-dimethyl- (1- 2- 3- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl 23-dimethyl- (1- 2- 4- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl and 245-trimethylthio- (1- 2- 3- or 5-)3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl. Examples of thiazolidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with a phenyl group includes -36- (2- 3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinylcarbonyl 2-phenyl- (3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidlnylcarbonyl 3-phenyl-(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolidinylcarbonyl 4-phenyl-(2- 3- or 5-) thiazolidlnylcarbonyl and 5-phenyl-(2- 3- or 4-) thiazolidinylcarbonyl. Examples of piperidinyl lower alkyl groups include piperidinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(!- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]methyl 2-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]ethyl 1- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]ethyl 3-[(l- 2- 3- or 4- piperidinyl]propyl 4-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]butyl 5- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]pentyl 6-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]hexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(1- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]ethyl and 2-methyl-3-[(1- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]propyl. Examples of anilino lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups include anilinoalkyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more straight and/or branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as anilinomethyl N-methylanilinomethyl Nethylanilinomethyl N-n-propylanilinomethyl Nisopropylanilinomethyl N-n-butylanilinomethyl N-seebut ylanilinomethyl N-tert-butylanilinomethyl N-npentylanilinomethyl N-n-hexylanilinomethyl 2-anilinoethyl 2- (N-methylanilino) ethyl 2 - (N-ethylanilino) ethyl 2 - (N-n - propylanilino)ethyl 2-(N-isopropylanilino)ethyl 2-(N-nbutylanilino) ethyl 2-(N-sec-butylanilino)ethyl 2-(N- tert - butylanilino)ethyl 2-(N-n-pentylanilino)ethyl 2-(N-nhexylanilino) ethyl 3-anilinopropyl 3-(N-methylanilino)propyl 4-(N-ethylanilino)butyl 4-(N-n-propylanilino)butyl 5-(Nisopropylanilino) pentyl 5-(N-n-butylanilino)pentyl 6-(N-secbutylanilino) hexyl 6-(N- tert -butylanilino)hexyl 6 - (N-n - pentylanilino)hexyl and 6-(N-n-hexylanilino)hexyl. Examples of phenylthio lower alkyl groups include phenylthioalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or -37- branched Ci_6 alky! group such as phenyl thiomethyl 2- phenylthioethyl 1-phenylthioethyl 3-phenylthiopropyl 4- phenylthiobutyl 5-phenylthiopentyl 6-phenylthiohexyl 11- dimethyl-2-phenylthioethyl and 2-methyl-3-phenylthiopropyl. Examples of indolinyl lower alkyl groups include indolinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolinyl]methyl 2-[(l- 2- 3- 4- or 5-)indolinyl]ethyl !-[(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7)indolinyl]ethyl 3-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7)indolinylIpropyl 4-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7)indolinyl]butyl 5-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7)indolinylJpentyl 6-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7)indolinyl]hexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7)indolinyl]ethyl and 2-methyl-3-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7)indolinyl]propyl. Examples of piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as (1- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl l-methyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl 1-ethyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl l-n-propyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl l-n-butyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl l_n-pentyl-(2- 3.^ or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl l-n-hexyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl 12-dimethyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinylcarbonyl l23-trimethyl-(4- 5- or 6-)piperidinylcarbonyl 2-n-propyl-(l- 3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinylcarbonyl 3-ethyl-(l- 2- 4- 5- or 6-) piperidinylcarbonyl and 2-methyl-4-isopropyl-(l- 3- 5- or 6-)piperidinylcarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group lower alkyl groups -38- lower alkoxy groups halogen atoms -(B)iNR6R7 groups a nitro group a carboxy group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a cyano group phenyl lower alkoxy groups a phenoxy group piperidinyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups amino lower alkoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more cycloalkyl groups 2- imidazolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 2- imidazoline ring with one or more lower alkylthio groups 3- pyrrolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrroline ring with one or more lower alkyl groups a thiazolidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with a phenyl group 3-azabicyclo[3.2.2] nonylcarbonyl groups piperidinyl lower alkyl groups aniline lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups phenylthio lower alkyl groups indolinyl lower alkyl groups and piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: mono- and di-phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 aklyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups halogen atoms the belowdescribed -(B)iNR6R7 groups a nitro group a carboxyl group the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxycarbonyl groups a cyano group the above-described phenylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group a phenoxy group the above-described piperidinylalkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group the above-described aminoalkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with one or two C3-8 cycloalkyl groups the above-described 2-imidazolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 2-jjnidazoline ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkylthio groups the above- 39- described 3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 3-pyrroline ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups thiazolidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with a phenyl group 3- azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonylcarbonyl groups piperidinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched d-6 alkyl group anilinoalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the amino group with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups phenylthioalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci.6 alkyl group indolinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group and the abovedescribed piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as benzyl 1-phenethyl 2-phenethyl 3- phenylpropyl 2-phenylpropyl 4-phenylbutyl 5-phenylpentyl 4- phenylpentyl 6-phenylhexyl 2-methyl-3-phenylpropyl 11- dlmethyl-2-phenylethyl 11-diphenylmethyl 22-diphenylethyl 33-diphenylpropyl 12-diphenylethyl 4-[W-(3-pyridyl) aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[N- (2-methoxyphenyl)aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4 - [ 2 - (2 - piperidinyl) ethoxycarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [ 2 - (cyclohexylamino) ethoxycarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(3-pyridylmethyl)-1- piperaz inylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(4-pyridylmethyl)-1- piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(2-pyridylmethyl)-1- piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(2-pyridyl)-1- piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(3-chlorophenyl)-1- piperaz inylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(2-fluorophenyl) -1 - piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(2-pyrimidyl)-1- piperaz inylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-(4- cyclopentyl-1- piperazinylcarbonyl)benzyl 4-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1- piperaz inylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1- piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(34 -methylenedioxybenzyl)-1- piperaz inylcarbonyl] benzyl 4- (//-cyclohexyl-Wmethylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4- (NN-di-n-butylaminocarbonyl)benzyl -40- 4-[4-(1-piperidinyl)-1-piperidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-(1- homopiperidinylcarbonyl)benzyl 4-[2-methylthlo-1 - (2 - imidazolinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4- {N-[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]-Nmethylaminocarbonyl} benzyl 4- [N- (1 -methyl- 4 -piperidinyl) -Nmethylaminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - (N //-diisobutylaminocarbonyl) benzy 4 - [ N- (2 -1 e t rahydropyranyl) methyl -N- e thylaminocarbonyl ] ben zyl 4 - (4-thiomorpholinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-[25-dimethyl-1 - (3 - pyronyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-(3-thiazolidinylcarbonyl)benzyl 4-(JVcyclopropylmethyl- N-n-propylaminocarbonyl)benzyl 4-[l-(3- azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonylcarbonyl)benzyl 4-(N-cyclopentyl-Nallylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4-[4-(4-pyridyl)-1- piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1- piperaz inylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(2-phenylethyl)-1- piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(2-pyrazyl)-1- piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-(N-n-butylaminocarbonyl)benzyl 4- (N- cyclopropylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4 - [N- (1 -methyl -1 - phenylethyl) aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- (W-benzylaminocarbonyl)benzyl 4-[AN (2- chlorobenzyl)aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- [N-(3-chlorobenzyl) aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[N-(4-chlorobenzyl) aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[N-(2-pyridyl)methylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[AM 3-pyridyl) methylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[(4-pyridyl)methylaminocarbonyl] benzyl 4-[35-dimethyl-1-piperidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[N- (2 - furyl)methylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(2-fluorobenzyloxy) -1 - piperidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-{4- [N-(2-phenylacetyl)-Nmethylamino]- 1-piperidinylcarbonyl}benzyl 4-[(4-methoxy-1- piperidinyl)carbonyl]benzyl. 4-{[4-(34-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)- 1-piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-{[4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-1- piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-{[4-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1- piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-[(4-ethylcarbamoylmethyl-lpiperidinyl) carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(4-cyclohexyl-1- piperidinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-{[4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1- piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-{[4-(2-benzoxazolyl)-1- piperazinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-[(4-anilinocarbonylmethyl-lpiperaz inyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(4-methyl-2-benzyl-1- piperazinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(4-phenyl-3-oxo-l- 41- piperazinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(4-tert-butyl-3-oxo-lpiperazinyl) carbonyl]benzyl 4-[N-(l-benzoyl-4-piperidinyl)-Nmethylaminocarbonyl] benzyl 4- [N-(1-acetyl-4-piperidlnyl)-Nmethylaminocarbonyl] benzyl 4-{[4-(4-cyanophenyl) -1 - piperazinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-[N-methylcarbamoylmethyl-Nben zy laminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [ N- benzyl -Ncyclohexylaminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [ 2 - (N-methyl -Nphenylcarbamoyl) ethyl -N-methylaminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - { [ 4 - (3 - phenyl-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4- [(1234-tetrahydroisoquinoline-2-yl)carbonyl]benzyl 4 - [ (4 - benzyl-1-piperidinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-{[4-(34- methylenedioxybenzoyl) -1 -piperazinyl] carbonyl}benzyl 4 - [Nme thyl -N- (4 -me thylbenzyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [ N-me thyl -N- (34 -me thylenedioxybenzyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [N-me thyl -N- (2 - methoxybenzyl) aminocarbonyl ]benzyl 4 - [ (4-phenyl-1 -piperazinyl) carbonyl] benzyl 4 - [ (4 -phenyl- 4-hydroxy-1 -piperidinyl) carbonyl ] benzyl 4-(N-isopropyl-N-benzylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4-(N-ethyl- N-cyclohexylaminocarbonyl)benzyl 4- [N-ethyl-N- (4-pyridyl) me thy laminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - (N-n - propy laminocarbonyl) benzyl 4 - [ N- ethyl -N- (4 - ethoxybenzyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - (N- ethyl -Ncyclohexylmethylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4 - [N- (2-ethoxyethyl) aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[N-(II-dimethyl-2-phenylethyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [ { 4 - [N-methyl -N- (4 - chlorophenyl) amino ] -1 - piperidinyl}carbonyl ]benzyl 4- [N- (1 -methyl-1 -cyclopentyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4- [N- (1 -methyl-1 -cyclohexyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4-{N-[2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]aminocarbonyl}benzyl 4- [N- (4 - trif luoromethoxybenzyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - {N- [ 2 - (4 - chlorophenyl) ethyl ] aminocarbonyl }benzyl 4-[N- (34- me thylenedioxybenzyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - (Ncyclohexylmethylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4 - [N- (4 -f luorobenzyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [N- (1 -phenylethyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4- [N-(3-phenylpropyl)aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-{N-[3-(l-imidazolyl) propyl]aminocarbonyl}benzyl 4-[N-(2-phenylethyl)aminocarbonyl] benzyl 4 - [ 2 - (NN-diisopropylamino) ethylaminocarbonyl ]benzyl 4- {N- [ 1 -me t hoxycarbonyl - 2 - (4 -hydroxyphenyl) ethyl ] aminocarbonyl} benzyl 4-[N-(carbamoylmethyl)aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-{N-[lcarbamoyl- 2-(5-imidazolyl)ethyl]amlnocarbonyl}benzyl 4-{W-[ 1- methoxycarbonyl-2-(5-imidazolyl)ethyl]amlno carbonyl}benzyl 4- [N-(2-oxo-2345-tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- [(2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-piperidinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-(Nmethoxycarbonylmethyl -W-methylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4 - [ (2 - carbamoyl-1-pyrrolidinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-{[N- (26- dimethylbenzyl) -N-ethyl]aminocarbonyl}benzyl 4-{W- [ methylphenyl)carbamoylmethyl] -N-methylamlnocarbonyl}benzyl 4-[N- (4-chlorobenzyl)-N-ethylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[N- (4- trif luoromethylbenzyl) -N-ethylaminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [N- (3 - bromobenzyl)-AT-ethylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-{[4-(2-chlorobenzyl)- 1-piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-{[4-(3-chlorobenzyl)-lpiperidinyl] carbonyl}benzyl 4-{[4-(2-chlorobenzylldene)-1- piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4- [N-(2-methoxybenzyl)aminocarbonyl] benzyl 4-{//-[2-(2-fluorophenyl)ethyl]aminocarbonyl}benzyl 4-{N- [2-(3-fluorophenyl)ethyl]aminocarbonyl}benzyl 4-[(4- benzyloxycarbonyl-1-piperazinyl)carbonyl]benzyl 4-{[4-(3-cyano- 2-pyridyl)-l-piperazinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-[(4-phenyl-lpiperidinyl) carbonyl]benzyl 4-[{4-[(3-furyl)methyl] -1 - piperazinyl}carbonyl]benzyl 4-{[4-(3-pyridyl)-1-piperazinyl] carbonyl}benzyl 4-{[4-(4-tetrahydropyranyl)-1-piperazinyl] carbonyl}benzyl 4-{[4-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1-piperidinyl]carbonyl} benzyl 4-{[4-(4-morpholino)-1-piperidinyl]carbonyl}benzyl 4-{4- [2-(l3-dioxolane-2-yl)ethyl]-l-piperazinyl}carbonyl]benzyl 4- phenylbenzyl 2-phenylbenzyl 3-phenylbenzyl 4-tert-butylbenzyl 4-aminobenzyl 4-nitrobenzyl 4-methoxycarbonylbenzyl 4- carboxybenzyl 3-methoxy-4-chlorobenzyl 4-methoxybenzyl 246- trimethoxybenzyl 34-dichlorobenzyl 4-chlorobenzyl 4- bromobenzyl 246-trifluorobenzyl 4-fluorobenzyl 4-cyanobenzyl 4-piperidinylcarbonylbenzyl 4-anilinocarbonylbenzyl. 4-(ATcyclohexylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4-(W-benzoylamino)benzyl 4-(Ncyclohexylamino) benzyl 4-phenylcarbamoylaminobenzyl 4- methylbenzyl 34-dimethylbenzyl 345-trimethylbenzyl 4- benzyloxybenzyl 4-ethylcarbamoylaminobenzyl 4- -43- ethylaminocarbonylbenzyl 4-isopropylaminocarbonylbenzyl 4-[tf- (2-hydroxyethyl)aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- [N-(3-pyridyl) amlnocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [N- (4 - chlorophenyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4- [N-(4-isopropylphenyl)aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- [N-(4- phenoxyphenyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [N- (3 -phenoxyphenyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [N- (3 -phenoxybenzoyl) amino ] benzyl 4 - [N- (4-phenoxybenzoyl)amino]benzyl 4-[Ar-(4-chlorobenzoyl)amino] benzyl 4-[AT-(2-chlorobenzoyl)amino]benzyl 4-[N-(26- dichlorobenzoyl)amino]benzyl 4-[AM 4-methoxyphenyl) aminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 -[//-(2 -furylcarbonyl) amino ] benzyl 4 - [N- (4 -methoxybenzoyl) amino ] benzyl 4 - f N- (3 -methoxybenzoyl) amino ] benzyl 4-[//-(2-methoxybenzoyl)amino]benzyl 4-phenoxybenzyl 4- n- pentyloxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4-[N-(4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) amino]benzyl 4-[ N- (4-methylphenoxycarbonyl)amino]benzyl 4- benzyloxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4-ethanoylaminobenzyl 4-(Nacetylamino) benzyl 4-methylsulfonylaminobenzyl methoxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4-[AM 4-isopropylphenyl) aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-{2-[(1- 2- or 3-)imidazolyl]ethyl}- 1-piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-{4-[3-methyl-(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]-1-piperazinyl carbony1}benzyl 4-{4-[4-methyl- (2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]-l-piperazinylcarbonyl}benzyl 4-[4-{2- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl}-l-piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4- {4-4-[(1- or 2-)naphthyl]-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinylcarbonyl} benzyl 4-[(l- 2- 3- or 4- piperazinylcarbonyl)] benzyl 4-[2- methyl-(l- 3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[3- ethoxycarbonyl-(l- 2- 4- 5- or 6-Jpiperidinyl]benzyl 4-[4- (3-hydroxyphenyl)-(l- 2- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl]benzyl 4- [4-hydroxy-4-benzyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4- [3-acetylamino-(l- 2- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4- [Mr-{2-[l-ethyl-(2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]ethyl}aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[//-{2-[(2- or 3-Jpyrrolidinyl]ethyl}aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[W- {2-([2- 3- or 4-]morpholino)ethyl}aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[N- {3-([2- 3- or 4-]morpholino)propyl}aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- [26-dimethyl-(3- 4- or 5-Jmorpholinocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[4-(4- trifluoromethylanilino)-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinylcarbonyl]benzyl -44- 4-{2-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidlnylmethyl]-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) morpholinocarbonyDbenzyl 4 - (W-methyl-N-n -pentylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4-{4-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)23-dihydro-lH-indenyl]- (1- 2- or 3-)piperidinylcarbonyl}benzyl 4-[AM 2- methylcyclohexyl) aminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- isoindolinylcarbonylbenzyl 4-[2-phenyl-(l- 3- 4- or 5-) pyrrolidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-{2-[(l- 2- 3- or 4- morpholinomethyl)-(l- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinylcarbonyl] benzyl 4-[2-dimethylaminomethyl-(l- 3- 4- or 5-) pyrrolidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4- {N-[1-(4-fluorobenzoyl)- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]-W-methylaminocarbonyl} benzyl 4-[2-phenyl-(3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinylcarbonyl]benzyl 4-[Nmethyl-( 2-methoxyanilino)carbonyl]benzyl 4-(3- methylthioanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(2- methylthioanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(34- dichloroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-trifluoromethoxy-4- anilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-anilinocarbonylbenzyl 4-(4- chloroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-methoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-methoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4 - (2 - chloroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-methylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(24-dimethoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4 -methoxy-5- chloroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(2-methoxy-5- acetylaminoanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(34- dimethoxyanilinocarbonyl) benzyl 4 - [ 2 - (1 -methylallyl) anilinocarbonyl]benzyl 4-(3-trifluoromethoxyanilinocarbonyl) benzyl 4-(2-methylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(2- fluoroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-fluoroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-fluoroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3- dimethylaminoanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4- ethoxyanilinocarbonyl)ben zyl 4-(3- trifluoromethylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4- trifluoromethylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3- acetylaminoanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4- acetylaminoanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4 - pyridylaminocarbonyl) benzyl 4 - [AT-methyl - (3 - methylanilino)carbonyl]benzyl 4-[3-methoxy-(2 - 4- 5- or 6- )pyridylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-(2-phenoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-phenoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-phenoxyanilinocarbonyl) benzyl 4-(35-dichloroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(23- dimethylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(24-dimethylanilinocarbonyl) benzyl 4-(35-dimethylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4 - (35 - difluoroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4- (3-fluoro-4-methoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4- aminosulfonylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-methyl-3- methoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-chloro-4- methoxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-chloro-4- methylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-methoxy-5- trifluoromethylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-chloro-4- fluoroanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-[3-methyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6- )pyridylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-[(2- 4- or 5 - thiazolylaminocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(3-chloro-4- hydroxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(2-chloro-5- acetylaminoanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4- methylthioanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4- isopropylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-tertbutylanilinocarbonyl) benzyl 4-[(2- or 4-)124- triazolylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-{4-[2-oxo-(l- 3- 4- or 5-) pyrrolidinyl]anilinocarbonyl}benzyl 4-(4-methylsulfonylamino) benzyl 4-(4-methylcarbamoylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl anilinocarbonylbenzyl 4-(2-benzyloxyanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4- (4-vinylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4-acetylaminoanilinocarbonyl) benzyl 4-(3-acetylaminoanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-(4- trifluoromethylanilinocarbonyl)benzyl 4-{3-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]propionylamino}benzyl 4-(3-phenoxypropionylamino)benzyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylcarbonylamino]benzyl 4-{2-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]acetylamino}benzyl 4-[(2- or 3-)furylcarbonylamino] benzyl 4-[(2- or 3-)thienylcarbonylamino]benzyl 4-{2- [(2- or 3-)thienyl]acetylamino}benzyl 4-{2-[(l- 2- or 3-) pyrrolyl]-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl carbonylamino}benzyl 4- cyclopentylcarbonylaminobenzyl 4 - cyclohexylcarbonylaminobenzyl 4 - (2 -cyclopentylacetylaird.no) benzyl 4 - (2 -cyclohexylcarbonyland.no) benzyl 4-[l-benzoyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidlnylcarbonylamino] benzyl 4-[l-acetyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonylamlno] benzyl 4-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)chromanyl]benzyl 4-(2- nitrobenzoyland.no)benzyl 4-(3-nitrobenzoyland.no)benzyl 4-(4- nitrobenzoylamino)benzyl 4-(2-phenylbenzoyland.no)benzyl 4-(2- dimethylaminobenzoyland.no) benzyl 4 - (2 -anilinobenzoylartd.no) benzyl 4 - (26 -dichlorobenzoylamino) benzyl 4 - (2 -cyanobenzoylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (3 -phenoxybenzoyland.no) benzyl 4 - (2 -phenoxybenzoylarrd.no) benzyl 4-(4-phenoxybenzoylarrd.no)benzyl 4-[(l- or 2-) naphthylcarbonyland.no ] benzyl 4 - (2 -methyl- 3 -fluorobenzoylarrd.no) benzyl 4-(34-methylenedioxybenzoylamino)benzyl 4-{2-[l3- dioxo-(2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]acetylamino}benzyl 4-{2-[2- thioxo-4-oxothiazolidinyl]acetylamino}benzyl 4-{3- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]propionylarrd.no}benzyl 4-(4- acetylbenzoyland.no) benzyl 4 - (2 - trifluoromethylbenzoylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (3 - trifluoromethylbenzoyland.no) benzyl 4 - (4 - trifluoromethyIbenzoylamino)benzyl 4-[2-(2-chlorophenyl) acetylamino]benzyl 4-(2-chloro-4-fluorobenzoyland.no)benzyl 4- (2-chlorocinnamoylamino)benzyl 4-(34- me thy lenedioxycinnamoylarrd.no) ben zyl 4-[3-(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylvinylcarbonyland.no]benzyl 4-[2-chloro-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridylcarbonylarrd.no]benzyl 4-{2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylthio] acetylamino}benzyl 4-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-) indolylcarbonyland.no]benzyl 4-[(l- 2- or 3-) pyrrolylcarbonyland.no]benzyl 4-[2-oxo-(l- 3- 4- or 5-) pyrrolidinylcarbonylamino]benzyl 4-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6 - or 7-) benzofurylcarbonylamino]benzyl 4-[26-dichloro-(3- 4- or 5-) pyridylcarbonylarrd.no ] benzyl 4 - { 2 - [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]acetylamino}benzyl 4- [(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienylcarbonyland.no]benzyl 4- {4-[2-oxo-(l- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl]benzoylamino}benzyl 4- {4-[(l- 2- or 3-Jpyrrolyllbenzoylarrd.no}benzyl 4-{4- [(!- 3- 4- or 5-) pyrazolyl]benzoylarrd.no}benzyl 4-{4- -47- [(!- 3- or 5-)l24-triazolyl]benzoylamino}benzyl 4-{4- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)lmidazolyl]benzoylamlno}benzyl 4-[4-(35- dlmethyl-4-isoxazolyl)benzoylamino]benzyl 4-[(2- or 3-) pyrazylcarbonylamlno ] benzyl 4 - (2 -methoxybenzoylamino) benzyl 4 - (2-methoxy-5-chlorobenzoylamino)benzyl 4-(4-chlorobenzoylamino) benzyl 4-(2-phenoxyacetylamino)benzyl 4-(3-phenylpropionyl) benzyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonylamino]benzyl 4- benzoylaminobenzyl 4-cinnamoylaminobenzyl 4-(4-methoxyphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(3-methoxyphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (2 -methoxyphenylsulf onylamino) benzyl 4-(4-chlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(3-chlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-chlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2 -methylphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (3 -methylphenylsulfonylaird.no) benzyl 4 - (4 -methylphenylsulfonylaird.no) benzyl 4 - (4 - fluorophenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (3-f luorophenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (2 - fluorophenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4-(2-methoxy-5-chlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-trifluoromethylphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (3 - trif luorome thy lphenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4-(4-trifluoromethylphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-[(2- or 3-)thienylsulfonylaird.no]benzyl 4 - (2 - chlorophenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (2 - trifluoromethoxyphenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (3 - trifluoromethoxyphenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (4 - trifluoromethoxyphenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (2 -me thoxycarbonylphenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (2 - cyanophenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl 4 - (3 -cyanophenylsulfonylarrd.no) benzyl. 4 - (4 -cyanophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4 - (34 - dimethoxyphenylsulfonylatrd.no) benzyl 4-(25-dimethoxyphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (2 -nitrophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4 - (3 -nitrophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4 - (4 -nitrophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4-(4-bromophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (3 -bromophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4-(2-bromophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(4-n-butyIphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (2 -methoxy- 5 -chlorophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4-(26-dichlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolylsulfonylamino] benzyl 4-[l-methyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolylsulfonylamino3benzyl 4-(23-dichlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(25-dichlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(24-dichlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(3-nitro-4-methyIphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (24 - dichloro- 5 -me thy Iphenylsulf onylamino) benzyl 4-(2-methyl-5-nitrophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-chloro-5-nitrophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-chloro-4-cyanophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(246-trlmethyIphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(4-acetylaminophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (35 - dichloro - 2 -hydroxyphenylsulf onylamino) benzyl 4-(4-methoxy-2-nitrophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(34-dichlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(4-tert-butylphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(4-carboxyphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-bromo-5-chlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(4-ethyIphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(25-dimethylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(4-n-butoxyphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(25-difluorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-chloro-4-acetylaminophenylsulfonylamino)ben zyl 4-(24-difluorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(2-methoxy-4-methylphenylsulfonyland.no)benzyl -49- 4 - (2 -methyl - 3 - chlorophenylsulfonylamino) benzyl 4 - (26 -dif luorophenylsulf onylamino) benzyl 4-(34-difluorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (2 -methyl - 5 - f luorophenylsulf onylamino) benzyl 4 - (3 -methyl- 4 -chlorophenylsulfonylamino) benzyl 4-(2-methyl-6-chlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(4-isopropylphenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4-(34-dichlorophenylsulfonylamino)benzyl 4 - (2 - f luoro - 4 - bromophenylsulf onylamino) benzyl 4- (4-methyl-3-chlorophenylsulf onylamino) benzyl 4 -vinylsulfonylaminobenzyl 4 - (3 -chloropropylphenylsulfonylamino) benzyl 4 - cyclohexylmethylsulfonylaminobenzyl 4 - [ 2 - chloro - (3 - 4 - or 5 -) thienylsulf onylamino ] benzyl 4 - (35 - dichlorophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4-{4-[2-(4- methoxycarbonyl) ethyl ] phenylsulfonyland.no } benzyl 4 - [ 4 -methyl - (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro-2H-l4-dihydro-2H-l4- benzoxazinylsulfonyland.no ] benzyl 4 - (222 - trifluoroethylsulfonyland.no)benzyl 4-(235-trimethyl-4- methoxyphenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4 - [ (13 - dimethyl - 5 - chloro - 4 - pyrazolyl)sulfonylamino]benzyl 4-[(35-dimethyl-4-isoxazolyl) sulfonyland.no ] benzyl 4 - (3 -carboxy- 4-hydroxyphenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4-{[23-dichloro-(4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonylamino}benzyl 4-{[25-dichloro-(3- or 4-)thienyl]sulfonylamino}benzyl 4-{[2- bromo-{3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonylamino}benzyl 4-(4- carboxyphenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4 - (2 - acetylamino - 4 -methyl - 5 - thiazolylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4 - {[ 2 -methoxycarbonyl- (3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonylamino}benzyl 4- benzylsulfonylaminobenzyl 4-styrylsulfonylaminobenzyl 4-(245- trifluorophenylsulfonyland.no) benzyl 4 -phenylsulfonylaminobenzyl 4-phenoxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4 - [ (4 -chlorophenoxy) carbonyland.no ] benzyl 4 - [ (4 -bromophenoxy) carbonyland.no ] benzyl 4 - benzyloxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4-methoxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4-nbutoxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4 - [ (4 -methoxyphenoxy) carbonylamino ] benzyl 4-[(3-methoxyphenoxy)carbonylamino]benzyl 4-[(2- methoxyphenoxy)carbonylamino]benzyl 4-[(l- or 2-) -50- naphthyloxycarbonylamino ] benzyl 4 - [ (4 - f luorophenoxy) carbonylamino ] benzyl 4 - [ (4 -methylphenoxy) carbonylamino ] benzyl 4-[(2-chlorobenzyloxy)carbonylamino]benzyl 4 - [ 2 - propynyloxycarbonylamino]benzyl 4- [ (4-nitrophenoxy) carbonylamino]benzyl 4-(2-fluoroethoxycarbonylamino)benzyl 4- (3 - butenyloxycarbonylamino) benzyl 4 - (4 - chlorobutoxycarbonylamino) benzyl 4 - (2 - chloroethoxycarbonylamino) benzyl 4-[2-(benzyloxy)ethoxycarbonylamino]benzyl 4- propoxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4 -n -butoxycarbonylaminobenzyl 4 - (2 - isopropyl- 5-methylcyclohexyloxycarbonylamino)benzyl 4- [ (4 - nitrobenzyloxy)carbonylamino]benzyl 4-(2- ethylhexyloxycarbonylamino) benzyl 4- [AT-methyl- (4 - chloroanilino) carbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [ (2-chloroanilino) carbonyl ] benzyl 4-[(3-cyanoanilino)carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(4-cyanoanilino) carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(2-cyanoanilino)carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(2- chloro-4-fluoroanilino)carbonyl]benzyl 4-[(l- or 5-) tetrazolylaminocarbonyl ] benzyl 4 - [ 5 -methyl- (3 - or 4 -) isoxazolylaminocarbonyl]benzyl 4-{4-[4-methyl- (1- 2- 3- or 4-)piperazinyl]anilinocarbonyl}benzyl (2- 3- or 4-)(l-piperidinylmethyl)benzyl (2- 3- or 4-)(/7- methylanilinomethyl)benzyl (2- 3- or 4-)(phenylthiomethyl) benzyl and (2- 3- or 4-)(1-indolylmethyl)benzyl. Examples of cycloalkyl lower alkyl groups include C3.8 cycloalkylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as cyclopropylmethyl cyclohexylmethyl 2-cyclopropylethyl 1-cyclobutylethyl cyclopentylmethyl 3-cyclopentylpropyl 4-cyclohexylbutyl 5- cycloheptylpentyl 6-cyclooctylhexyl 11-dimethyl-2- cyclohexylethyl and 2-methyl-3-cyclopropylpropyl. Examples of phenoxy lower alkyl groups include phenoxy alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as phenoxymethyl 2-phenoxyethyl 1- phenoxyethyl 3-phenoxypropyl 4-phenoxybutyl 11-dimethyl-2- phenoxyethyl 5-phenoxypentyl 6-phenoxyhexyl 1-phenoxyisopropyl and 2-methyl-3-phenoxypropyl. -51- Examples of naphthyl lower alkyl groups include naphthylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as (1- or 2-)naphthylmethyl 2-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]ethyl !-[(!- or 2-)naphthyl]ethyl 3-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]propyl 4-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]butyl 5-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]pentyl 6-[(l- or 2-)naphthylJhexyl 11- dimethyl-2-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]ethyl and 2-methyl-3-[(l- or 2-) naphthyl]propyl. Examples of lower alkoxy lower alkyl groups include alkoxyalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group and the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group such as methoxymethyl 2-methoxyethyl 1-ethoxyethyl 2-ethoxyethyl 3-n-butoxypropyl 4-n-propoxybutyl 1-methyl-3-isobutoxypropyl 11 - dime thyl - 2 -n- pentyloxye thyl 5-nhexyloxypentyl 6-methoxyhexyl 1-ethoxyisopropyl and 2-me thyl- 3-methoxypropyl. Examples of carboxy lower alkyl groups include carboxyalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched d-6 alkyl group such as carboxymethyl 2-carboxyethyl 1-carboxyethyl 3-carboxypropyl 4-carboxybutyl 5-carboxypentyl 6-carboxyhexyl ll-dimethyl-2-carboxyethyl and 2-methyl-3- carboxypropyl. Examples of lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl groups include alkoxycarbonylalkyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group and the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as methoxycarbonylmethyl ethoxycarbonylmethyl 2- methoxycarbonylethyl. 2-ethoxycarbonylethyl 1- ethoxycarbonylethyl 3-methoxycarbonylpropyl 3- ethoxycarbonylpropyl 4-ethoxycarbonylbutyl 5- isopropoxycarbonylpentyl 6-n-propoxycarbonylhexyl 11-dimethyl- 2-ii-butoxycarbonylethyl 2-methyl-3-tert-butoxycarbonylpropyl 2- n-pentyloxycarbonylethyl and n-hexyloxycarbonyl methyl. Examples of piperazinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more members selected from the -52- group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups include: piperazinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as (I- or 2-)piperazinyl 4-methyl-(l- 2- or 3-) piperazinyl 4-ethyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl 4-n-propyl- 1- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl 4-tert-butyl-(l- 2- or 3-) piperazinyl 4-sec-butyl-(l- 2- or 3-) piperazinyl 4-n-butyl- (1- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl 4-n-pentyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl 4-n-hexyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl 34-dimethyl- (1- 2- 5- or 6-)piperazinyl 345-trimethyl-(l- or 2-) piperazinyl 4-phenyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl 24-diphenyl- (1- 3- 5- or 6-)piperazinyl 234-triphenyl-(l- 5- or 6-) piperazinyl and 4-phenyl-2-methyl-(l- 3- 5- or 6-)piperazinyl. Examples of pyridylamino groups include (2- 3- or 4-) pyridylamino. Examples of pyridylcarbonylamino groups include (2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonylamino. Examples of anilino groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups include anilino groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more straight and/or branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as anilino N-methylanilino N-ethylanilino W-n-propylanilino Nisopropylanilino tf-n-butylanilino W-sec-butylanilino N-tertbutylanilino N-n-pentylanilino and N-n-hexylanilino. Examples of pyridyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms piperidinyl groups a morpholino group piperazinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperizine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups thienyl groups a phenyl group pyridyl groups piperidinyl lower alkyl groups phenylthio lower alkyl groups -53- biphenyl groups lower eilkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms pyridylamino groups pyridylcarbonylamino groups lower alkoxy groups aniline lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups and anilino groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups include: pyridyl alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a Ci_6 straight or branched alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described halogen atoms piperidinyl groups a morpholino group the above-described piperazinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups thienyl groups a phenyl group pyridyl groups piperidinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group phenylthioalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group biphenyl groups lower alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms pyridylamino groups pyridylcarbonylamino groups straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups anilinoalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the amino group with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups and the above-described anilino groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as (2- 3- or 4-)pyridyljnethyl 2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl l-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]ethyl 3-t(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]butyl ll-d±methyl-2-t(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]hexyl 1- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]isopropyl 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]propyl (2-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl [2-chloro- 54- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [23-dichloro-(4- 5- or 6-) pyridyl]methyl [2-bromo-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [246-trifluoro-(3- 5- or 6-Jpyridyl] methyl [2-(lpiperidinyl)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-Jpyridyl] methyl [2-(4- morpholino)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-Jpyridyl]methyl [2-(4-methyl-lpiperazinyl)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl 2-[2-(4-ethyl-lpiperazinyl)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]ethyl 3-[2-(4-isopropyll- piperazinyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridylJpropyl 4-[2-(4-secbutyl- l-piperazinyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]butyl 5-[2-(4-npentyl- l-piperazinyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]pentyl 6-[2-(4- n-hexyl-l-piperazinyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]hexyl [2-(4- phenyl-2-methyl-l-piperazinyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [2-(4-phenyl-l-piperazinyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [2-(3-thienyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-Jpyridyl]methyl [2-phenyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-Jpyridyl]methyl 2-[24-diphenyl- (3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]ethyl 3-[2-(2-pyridyl)-6-(3-thienyl)- (3- 4- or 5-)pyridyl]propyl 4-(3-anilino-(2- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridylbutyl 5-[2-(4-morpholino)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl] pentyl 6-[2-(l-piperidinyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]hexyl [2-(2-pyridyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-Jpyridyl]methyl (3- 4- 5- or 6-)(l-piperidinylmethyl)-2-pyridylmethyl (3- 4- 5- or 6-)phenylthiomethyl-2-pyridylmethyl (4- 5- or 6-)biphenyl-3-pyridylmethyl (4- 5- or 6-) trifluoromethyl-3-pyridylmethyl (4- 5- or 6-)(2-pyridylamino)- 3-pyridylmethyl (4- 5- or 6-)[(2- or 3-)pyridylcarbonylamino]- 3-pyridylmethyl 35-dimethyl-4-methoxy-2-pyridylmethyl (3- 4- 5- or 6 -) (N-methylanilinomethyl) -2 -pyridylmethyl [ 2 - (Nmethylanilino)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl 2-[2-(Nethylanilino)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]ethyl 3-[2-(N-npropylanilino)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]propyl 4-[2-(W-nbutylanilino)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]ethyl 5-[2-(N-npentylanilino)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]pentyl and 6-[2-(N-nhexylanilino)-( 3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]hexyl. Examples of cyano lower alkyl groups include cyanoalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 -55- alkyl group such as cyanomethyl 2-cyanoethyl 1-cyanoethyl 3- cyanopropyl 4-cyanobutyl 11-dimethyl-2-cyanoethyl 5- cyanopentyl 6-cyanohexyl 1-cyanoisopropyl and 2-methyl-3- cyanopropyl. Examples of quinolyl lower alkyl groups include quinolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched d-6 alkyl group such as [(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-) quinolyl]methyl 2-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]ethyl l-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]ethyl 3-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]propyl 4-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]butyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]ethyl 5-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]hexyl l-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl]isopropyl and 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or -8)quinolyl]propyl. Examples of lower alkoxy lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkyl groups include alkoxyalkoxy-substituted alkyl groups wherein each of the two alkoxy moieties is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group and the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group such as methoxymethoxymethyl 2- (methoxymethoxy)ethyl 1-(ethoxymethoxy)ethyl 3-(2-nbutoxyethoxy) propyl 4-(3-n-propoxypropoxy)butyl 11-dimethyl-2- (4-n-pentyloxybutoxy)ethyl 5-(5-n-hexyloxypentyloxy)pentyl 6- (6-methoxyhexyloxy)hexyl 1-ethoxymethoxyisopropyl 2-methyl-3- (2-methoxyethoxy)propyl and 33-dimethyl-3-(methoxymethoxy) propyl. Examples of hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl groups include straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups substituted with one to three hydroxy groups such as hydroxymethyl 2- hydroxyethyl 1-hydroxyethyl 3-hydroxypropyl 23- dihydroxypropyl 4-hydroxybutyl 34-dihydroxybutyl 11- dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl 5-hydroxypentyl 6-hydroxyhexyl 33- dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl 2-methyl-3-hydroxypropyl and 234- trihydroxybutyl. -56- Examples of thiazolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms a phenyl group thienyl groups and pyridyl groups include: thiazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms a phenyl group thienyl groups and pyridyl groups such as t(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methyl 2- [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl l-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl] ethyl 3-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]propyl 4-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]butyl 5-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]pentyl 6- [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolylJhexyl 11-dimethyl-2-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]ethyl [2-methyl-3-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]propyl [2-chloro-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methyl 2-[2-chloro-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]ethyl l-[2-fluoro-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl 3-[2- bromo-(4- or 5-)thiazolylJpropyl 4-[2-iodo-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]butyl [2-phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methyl 2-[2- phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl l-[2-phenyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]ethyl 3-[2-phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolylJpropyl 4-[2- phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]butyl 5-[2-phenyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]pentyl 6-[2-phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]hexyl 11- dimethyl-2-[2-phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl [2-methyl-3-[2- phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolylJpropyl [2-(2- or 3-)thienyl- (4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methyl 2-[2-(2- or 3-)thienyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolylJethyl l-[2-(2- or 3-)thienyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl] ethyl 3-[2-(2- or 3-)thienyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolylJpropyl 4-[2- (2- or 3-)thienyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolylJbutyl 5-[2-(2- or 3-) thienyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]pentyl 6-[2-(2- or 3-)thienyl- (4- or 5-)thiazolyl]hexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[2-(2- or 3-)thienyl- (4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl [2-methyl-3-[2-(2- or 3-)thienyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolylJpropyl [2-(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]methyl 2-[2-(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]ethyl l-[2-(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl] -57- ethyl 3-[2-(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]propyl 4- [2-(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]butyl 5-[2- (2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]pentyl 6-[2- (2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]hexyl 11-dimethyl-2- [2-(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl and [2- methyl-3-[2-(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl-(4- or 5-Jthiazolyl]propyl. Examples of lower alkylsilyloxy lower alkyl groups include alkylsilyloxyalkyl groups wherein each of the two alkyl moieties is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group such as trimethylsilyloxymethyl (1- or 2-)(triethylsilyloxy)ethyl 3- (trimethylsilyloxy)propyl dimethyl-tert-butylsilyloxymethyl 2- (dimethyl- tert-butyls ilyloxy) ethyl 3-(dimethyl-tert - butylsilyloxy)propyl 4-(dimethyl-tert-butylsilyloxy)butyl 5- (dimethyl-tert-butylsilyloxy)pentyl and 6-(dimethyl-tertbutylsilyloxy) hexyl. Examples of phenoxy lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups halogen atoms lower alkenyl groups cycloalkyl groups a nitro group and a phenyl group include: phenoxy alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms straight and branched Ci.6 alkoxy groups halogen atoms straight and branched C2-e alkenyl groups C3.8 cycloalkyl groups a nitro group and a phenyl group such as 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)methylphenoxy]propyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)propylphenoxy]propyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-) methoxyphenoxy]propyl 3-[(23- or 34-)dichlorophenoxy]propyl 3-[(23- or 34-)difluorophenoxy]propyl 3-[3-fluoro-4- chlorophenoxy]propyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)trifluoromethylphenoxy] propyl 3-[2-methoxy-4-propenylphenoxy]propyl 3-[2-chloro-4- -58- methoxyphenoxy]propyl. (2- 3- or 4-)cyclopentylphenoxypropyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-Jnitrophenoxy]propyl 3-[(23- or 34-) dimethylphenoxy]propyl and 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)phenylphenoxy] propyl. Examples of phenylthio lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: phenylthioalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched C^e alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as phenylthiomethyl 2-phenylthioethyl 1- phenylthioethyl 3-phenylthiopropyl 4-phenylthiobutyl 5- phenylthiopentyl 6-phenylthiohexyl 11-dimethyl-2- phenylthioethyl 2-methyl-3-phenylthiopropyl (2- 3- or 4-) chlorophenylthiomethyl 2-[(2- 3- or 4-)chlorophenylthio]ethyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)chlorophenylthio]propyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-) fluorophenylthio]butyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-)bromophenylthio]pentyl and 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)iodophenylthio]hexyl. Examples of piperidinyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and phenyl lower alkyl groups include: piperidinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched d-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]methyl 2- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]ethyl !-[(!- 2- 3-. or 4-) piperidinyl]ethyl 3-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]propyl 4- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]butyl 5-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]pentyl 6-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]hexyl 11- dimethyl-2-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]ethyl 2-methyl-3- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]propyl [4-phenyl-1-piperidinyl] methyl 3-[4-phenyl-l-piperidinyl]propyl [4-phenylmethyl-l- 59- piperidinyl]methyl 3-[4-phenylmethyl-l-piperidlnyl]propyl 2-[4- phenyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperidinyl]ethyl 3-[4-phenylmethyl- (1- 2- or 3-)piperidlnyl]propyl 4-[4-phenylethyl- (1- 2- or 3-)piperidinyl]butyl 5-[4-phenyl-(l- 2- or 3-) piperidinyl]pentyl and 6-[4-phenyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperidinyl] hexyl. Examples of piperazinyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more phenyl groups include: piperazinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci.6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one to three phenyl groups such as (1- or 2-)piperazinylmethyl 2-[(l- or 2-) piperazinyl]ethyl [4-phenyl-(1- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl]methyl 2-[4-phenyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl]ethyl 3-[4-phenyl- (1- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl]propyl 4-[4-phenyl-(l- 2- or 3-) piperazinyl]butyl 5-[4-phenyl-(1- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl]pentyl and 6-[4-phenyl-(l- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl]hexyl. Examples of 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolyl lower alkyl groups include 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group such as (1234-tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yljmethyl 2-(1234- tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl)ethyl 3 - (1234 - tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl)propyl 4-(1234- tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl)butyl 5 - (1234 - tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl)pentyl and 6-(1234- tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl)hexyl. Examples of naphthyloxy lower alkyl groups include naphthyloxyalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group such as 1-naphthyloxymethyl 2-(2- naphthyloxy)ethyl 3-(l-naphthyloxy)propyl 3-(2- naphthyloxy)propyl 4-(1-naphthyloxy)buty1 5-(2- naphthyloxy)pentyl and 6-(1-naphthyloxy)hexyl. Examples of benzothiazolyloxy lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiazole ring with one or more -60- alkyl groups include: benzothiazolyloxyalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiazoline ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as l-[benzothiazol-(2-4-5-6-or 7-)yloxy]methyl 2-[benzothiazol-(2-4-5-6-or 7-)yloxy]ethyl 3-[benzothiazol- (2-4-5-6-or 7-)yloxy]propyl 3-[benzothiazol-(2-4-5-6-or 7- ) yloxy Jpropyl 4-[benzothiazol-(2-4-/5-6-or 7-)yloxy]butyl 5- [benzothiazol-(2-4-5-6-or 7-)yloxy]pentyl 6-[benzothiazol- (2-4-5-6-or 7-)yloxy]hexyl 2-methylbenzothiazol-5-yloxymethyl 2 - (2 -methylbenzothiazol-5-yloxy) ethyl 3 - (2 -methylbenzothiazol- 5- yloxy)propyl 4-(2-ethylbenzothiazol-5-yloxy)butyl 5-(2- ethylbenzothiazol-5-yloxy)pentyl and 6-(2-ethylbenzothiazol-5- yloxy)hexyl. Examples of lower alkyl groups substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of quinolyloxy groups and isoquinolyloxy groups include: alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group substituted with one to three members selected from the group consisting of quinolyloxy groups and isoquinolyloxy groups such as (5-quinolyloxy)methyl 2-(5-quinolyloxy)ethyl 3-(5-quinolyloxy)propyl 4-(5-quinolyloxy)butyl 5-(5- quinolyloxy)pentyl 6-(5-quinolyloxy)hexyl (5-isoquinolyloxy) methyl 2-(5-isoquinolyloxy)ethyl 3-(5-isoquinolyloxyJpropyl 4-(5-isoquinolyloxy)butyl 5-(5-isoquinolyloxy)pentyl and 6-(5- isoquinolyloxy)hexyl. Examples of pyridyloxy lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: pyridyloxyalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three straight and/or branched d-6 alkyl groups -61- such as (2- 3- or 4-)pyridyloxymethyl 2- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyloxy]ethyl l-[(2- 3-f or 4-)pyridyloxy] ethyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyloxy]propyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyloxy]butyl 11-dimethyl-2-[ (2- 3- or 4-)pyridyloxy]ethyl 5-1(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyloxy]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyloxy]hexyl [6-methyl-(2- 3- 4- or 5-)pyridyloxy]methyl 2-[6-ethyl-(2- 3- 4- or 5-)pyridyloxy]ethyl 3-[6-methyl- (2- 3- 4- or 5-)pyridyloxy]propyl 4-[6-methyl- (2- 3- 4- or 5-)pyridyloxy]butyl 5-[6-methyl- (2- 3- 4- or 5-)pyridyloxy]pentyl and 6-[6-methyl- (2- 3- 4- or 5-)pyridyloxy]hexyl. Examples of carboxy lower alkoxy groups include carboxyalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group such as carboxymethoxy 2-carboxyethoxy 1-carboxyethoxy 3-carboxypropoxy 4-carboxybutoxy 5- carboxypentyloxy 6-carboxyhexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2-carboxyethoxy and 2-methyl-3-carboxypropoxy. Examples of lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkoxy groups include alkoxycarbonylalkoxy groups wherein each of the two alkoxy moieties is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as methoxycarbonylmethoxy ethoxycarbonylmethoxy 2- methoxycarbonylethoxy 2-ethoxycarbonylethoxy 1- ethoxycarbonylethoxy 3-methoxycarbonylpropoxy 3- ethoxycarbonylpropoxy 4-ethoxycarbonylbutoxy 5- isopropoxycarbonylpentyloxy 6-n-propoxycarbonylhexyloxy 11- dime thyl -2-n- but oxycarbonyle thoxy 2 -methyl - 3 - tert - butoxycarbonylpropoxy 2-n-pentyloxycarbonylethoxy and nhexyloxycarbonylmethoxy. Examples of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms include straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as in addition to the above-described lower alkyl groups trifluoromethyl trichloromethyl chloromethyl bromomethyl fluoromethyl iodomethyl difluoromethyl dibromomethyl 2-chloroethyl 222-trifluoroethyl 222- -62- trichloroethyl 3-chloropropyl 23-dichloropropyl 444- trichlorobutyl 4-fluorobutyl 444-trifluorobutyl 5- chloropentyl 3-chloro-2-methylpropyl 5-bromohexyl and 56- dibromhexyl. Examples of lower alkylthio groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms include straight and branched Ci-e alkylthio groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as in addition to the above-described lower alkylthio groups trifluoromethylthio trichloromethylthio chloromethylthio bromomethylthio fluoromethylthio iodomethylthio difluoromethylthio dibromomethylthio 2- chloroethylthio 222-trifluoroethylthio 222- trichloroethylthio 3-chloropropylthio 23-dichloropropylthio 444-trichlorobutylthio 4-fluorobutylthio 444- trifluorobutylthio 5-chloropentylthio 3-chloro-2- methylpropylthio 5-bromohexylthio and 56-dibromohexylthio. Examples of lower alkylsulfonyl groups include straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl sulfonyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as methylsulfonyl ethylsulfonyl n-propylsulfonyl isopropylsulfonyl n-butylsulfonyl isobutylsulfonyl tert-butylsulfonyl sec-butylsulfonyl npentylsulfonyl isopentylsulfonyl neopentylsulfonyl nhexylsulfonyl isohexylsulfonyl and 3-methylpentylsulfonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkenyl groups include phenylalkenyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched Ca-e alkenyl group such as styryl 3-phenyl-2-propenyl (trivial name: cinnamyl) 4- phenyl-2-butenyl 4-phenyl-3-butenyl 5-phenyl-4-pentenyl 5- phenyl-3-pentenyl 6-phenyl-5-hexenyl 6-phenyl-4-hexenyl 6- phenyl-3-hexenyl 4-phenyl-13-butadienyl and 6-phenyl-l35- hexatrienyl. Examples of lower alkanoyloxy groups include straight and branched C2-e alkanoyloxy groups such as acetyloxy propionyloxy butyryloxy isobutyryloxy pentanoyloxy tertbutylcarbonyloxy and hexanoyloxy. -63- Examples of phenyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups a nitro group lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkoxycarbonyl groups phenyl lower alkenyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups and 123-thiadiazolyl groups include: phenylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described halogen atoms the abovedescribed straight and branched d-6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkylthio groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkoxy groups a nitro group the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkylsulfonyl groups the abovedescribed straight and branched Ci_6 alkoxycarbonyl groups the above-described phenylalkenyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-6 alkenyl group the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkanoyloxy groups and 123-thiadiazolyl groups such as benzyloxy 2-phenylethoxy 1-phenylethoxy 3- phenylpropoxy 4-phenylbutoxy 5-phenylpentyloxy 6- phenylhexyloxy 1 l-dimethyl-2-phenylethoxy 2-methyl-3- phenylpropoxy 4-chlorobenzyloxy 2-chlorobenzyloxy 3- chlorobenzyloxy 3-fluorobenzyloxy 4-fluorobenzyloxy 24- dibromobenzyloxy 246-trifluorobenzyloxy 3- trifluoromethylbenzyloxy 4-trifluoromethylbenzyloxy 4- methylbenzyloxy 3-methylbenzyloxy 24-dimethylbenzyloxy 246- trimethylbenzyloxy 4-methoxycarbonylbenzyloxy 3- methoxybenzyloxy 2-methoxybenzyloxy 3-methoxycarbonylbenzyloxy 23-dimethoxybenzyloxy 245-trimethoxybenzyloxy 3- nitrobenzyloxy 2-(23-dinitrophenyl)ethoxy 3-(246- -64- trinitrophenyl)ethoxy 2-nitro-4-methylbenzyloxy 4- methylsulfonylbenzyloxy 4-(4-ethylsulfonylphenyl)butoxy 5-(4- propylsulf onylphenyl) pentyloxy 4 - ace tyloxybenzyloxy 6 - (4 - propionyloxyphenyl)hexyloxy 4-styrylbenzyloxy 4 - (123 - thiadiazol-4-yl)benzyloxy 4-trifluoromethylthiobenzyloxy 3- methylthiobenzyloxy 24-dimethylthiobenzyloxy and 246- trimethylthiobenzyloxy. Examples of piperidinyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: piperidinylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as [(!- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]methoxy 2-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylJethoxy !-[(!- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]ethoxy 3-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]propoxy 4- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]butoxy 5-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]pentyloxy 6-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]hexyloxy ll-dimethyl-2-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylJethoxy 2-methyl- 3-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]propoxy [1-methyl- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]methoxy 2-[l-ethyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]ethoxy 3-[l-n-propyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl] propoxy 4-[l-n-butyl-(2- 3- or 4-piperidinyl)butoxy 5-[l-npentyl-( 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]pentyloxy 6-[l-n-hexyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]hexyloxy [l2-dimethyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) piperidinyl]methoxy [l23-trimethyl-(4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl] methoxy 2-[2-n-propyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl]ethoxy 2-[3-ethyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl]ethoxy and [2-methyl- 4-isopropyl-(3-f 5- or 6-piperidinyl)methoxy. Examples of amino-substituted lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on each amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups include amino-substituted straight and branched d-6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as -65- aminomethoxy 2-aminomethoxy 1-aminoethoxy 3-aminopropoxy 4- aminobutoxy 5-aminopentyloxy 6-aminohexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2- aminoethoxy 2-methyl-3-aminopropoxy methylaminomethoxy 1- ethylaminoethoxy 2-n-propylaminoethoxy 3-isopropylaminopropoxy 4-n-butylaminobutoxy 5-n-pentylaminopentyloxy 6-nhexylaminohexyloxy dime thylaminome thoxy 3-dimethylaminopropoxy 2-diisopropylaminoethoxy (N-ethyl-//-.n-propylamino)methoxy and 2- (JV-methyl-W-n-hexylamino)ethoxy. Examples of lower alkenyloxy groups include straight and branched C2-e alkenyloxy groups containig one to three double bonds such as vinyloxy 1-propenyloxy 1-methyl-l-propenyloxy 2-methyl-1-propenyloxy 2-propenyloxy 2-butenyloxy 1-butenyloxy 3-butenyloxy 2-pentenyloxy 1-pentenyloxy 3-pentenyloxy 4- pentenyloxy 13-butadienyloxy 13-pentadienyloxy 2-penten-4- yloxy 2-hexenyloxy 1-hexenyloxy 5-hexenyloxy 3-hexenyloxy 4- hexenyloxy 33-dimethyl-l-propenyloxy 2-ethyl-1-propenyloxy 135-hexatrienyloxy 13-hexadienyloxy and 14-hexadienyloxy. Examples of pyridyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: pyridylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three above-described straight and/or branched d-6 alkyl groups each alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]methoxy 2- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethoxy l-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]ethoxy 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propoxy 4-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl] butoxy 5-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]pentyloxy 6-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylJhexyloxy ll-dlmethyl-2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethoxy 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propoxy [2-trifluoromethyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methoxy [2-methyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridyl]methoxy [24-dimethyl-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methoxy [246-trimethyl-(3- or 5-)pyridyl]methoxy) [2-trifluoromethyl- 66- 4-methyl-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methoxy 2-[3-ethyl- (2- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridylJethoxy 3-[4-n-propyl- (2- or 3-)pyridyl]propoxy 4-[3-n-butyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridyl]butyl 5-[3-trifluoromethyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl] pentyloxy 6-[2-n-pentyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]hexyloxy and [2-n-hexyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methoxy. Examples of lower alkynyloxy groups include straight and branched C2.6 alkynyloxy groups such as ethynyloxy 2- propynyloxy 2-butynyloxy 3-butynyloxy 1-methyl-2-propynyloxy 2-pentynyloxy and 2-hexynyloxy. Examples of phenyl lower alkynyloxy groups include phenylalkynyloxy groups wherein the alkynyloxy moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkynyloxy group such as 2- phenylethynyloxy 3-phenyl-2-propynyloxy 4-phenyl-2-butynyloxy 4-phenyl-3-butynyloxy 3-phenyl-1-methyl-2-propynyloxy 5-phenyl- 2-pentynyloxy and 6-phenyl-2-hexynyloxy. Examples of phenyl lower alkenyloxy groups include phenylalkenyloxy groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyloxy moiety is a straight or branched C2.6 alkenyloxy group such as styryloxy 3-phenyl-1-propenyloxy 3- phenyl-1 -methyl-1 -propenyloxy 3-phenyl-2-methyl-1 -propenyloxy 3-phenyl-2-propenyloxy 4-phenyl-2-butenyloxy 4-phenyl-lbutenyloxy 4-phenyl-3-butenyloxy 4-phenyl-2-pentenyloxy 5- phenyl-1-pentenyloxy 5-phenyl-3-pentenyloxy 5-phenyl-4- pentenyloxy 4-phenyl-l3-butadienyloxy 5-phenyl-l3- pentadienyloxy 5-phenyl-2-penten-4-yloxy 6-phenyl-2-hexenyloxy 6-phenyl-1-hexenyloxy 6-phenyl-5-hexenyloxy 6-phenyl-3- hexenyloxy 6-phenyl-4-hexenyloxy 3-phenyl-33-dimethyl-1- propenyloxy 3-phenyl-2-ethyl-1-propenyloxy 6-phenyl-l35- hexatrienyloxy 6-phenyl-l3-hexadienyloxy and 6-phenyl-14- hexadienyloxy. Examples of furyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the furan ring with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include: furylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a -67- straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group optionally substituted on the furan ring with one to three above-described alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as [(2- or 3-)furyl]methoxy 2-[(2- or 3-)furyl] ethoxy l-[(2- or 3-)furyl]ethoxy 3-t(2- or 3-)furyl]propoxy 4- [(2- or 3-)furyl]butoxy 5-[(2- or 3-)furyl]pentyloxy 6- [(2- or 3-)furyl]hexyloxy ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- or 3-)furyl]ethoxy 2-methyl-3-[(2- or 3-)furyl]propoxy [2-ethoxycarbonyl- (3- 4- or 5-)furyl]methoxy [2-methoxycarbonyl-(3- 4- or 5-) furyl]methoxy [3-n-propoxycarbonyl-(2- 4- or 5-)furyl]methoxy [2-n-butoxycarbonyl-(3- 4- or 5-)furyl]methoxy [3-npentyloxycarbonyl-( 2- 4- or 5-)furyl]methoxy [2-nhexyloxycarbonyl-( 3- 4- or 5-)furyl]methoxy [23- diethoxycarbonyl-(4- or 5-)furyl]methoxy 234- trimethoxycarbonyl-5-furyl)methoxy/ 2-[3-n-propoxycarbonyl- (2- 4- or 5-)furyl]ethoxy 3-[2-n-butoxycarbonyl- (3- 4- or 5-)furyl]propoxy 4-[3-n- pentyloxycarbonyl- (2- 4- or 5-)furyl]butoxy 5-[2-n-hexyloxycarbonyl- (3- 4- or 5-)furyl]pentyloxy and 6-[2-n-hexyloxycarbonyl- (3- 4- or 5-)furyl]hexyloxy. Examples of tetrazolyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one member selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group phenyl lower alkyl groups and cycloalkyl lower alkyl groups include: tetrazolylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched d.6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one member selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group the above-described phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alky group and the above-descried C3.8 cycloalkyl alkylgroups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(I- or 5-)tetrazolyl]methoxy 2-[(l- or 5-) tetrazolyl]ethoxy !-[(!- or 5-)tetrazolyl]ethoxy 3-[(l- or 5-)tetrazolylJpropoxy 4-[(l- or 5-)tetrazolyl] butoxy. -68- 5-[(l- or 5-)tetrazolylJpentyloxy 6-[(l- or 5-) tetrazolylJhexyloxy ll-dimethyl-2-[(1- or 5-)tetrazolyl] ethoxy 2-methyl-3-[(1- or 5-) tetrazolyl]propoxy (1-benzyl-5- tetrazolyl)methoxy (1-phenyl-5-tetrazolyl)methoxy (1- cyclohexylmethyl-5-tetrazolyl)methoxy [5-(2-phenylethyl) -1 - tetrazolyl]methoxy [l-(l-phenylethyl)-5-tetrazolyl]methoxy [1- (3-phenylpropyl)-5-tetrazolyl]methoxy [5-(4-phenylbutyl)-1- tetrazolylJmethoxy [l-(5-phenylpentyl)-5-tetrazolyl]methoxy [1- (6-phenylhexyl)-5-tetrazolyl]methoxy [5-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-1- tetrazolyl ] methoxy [ 1 - (1 - cyclopropylethyl) - 5 - tetrazolyl ] methoxy [1-(3-cyclobutylpropyl)-5-tetrazolyl]methoxy [ 5 - (4 - cyclopentylbutyl)-1-tetrazolyl]methoxy [1-(5-cycloheptylpentyl) - 5-tetrazolyl]methoxy [1-(6-cyclooctylhexyl) - 5 -tetrazolyl]methoxy 2-(l-phenyl-5-tetrazolyl)ethoxy 3-(1-cyclohexylmethyl-5- tetrazolyDpropoxy 4- [5-(2-phenylethyl)-l-tetrazolyl]butoxy 5- (1-benzyl-5-tetrazolyl)pentyloxy 6-(1-phenyl-5- tetrazolylJhexyloxy and l-(l-cyclohexylmethyl-5- tetrazolyl)ethoxy. Examples of phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as phenyl 2-methylphenyl 3-methylphenyl 4-methylphenyl 2-ethylphenyl 3- ethylphenyl 4-ethylphenyl 4-isopropylphenyl 3-n-butylphenyl 4-n-pentylphenyl 4-n-hexylphenyl 34-dimethylphenyl 34- diethylphenyl 24-dimethylphenyl 25-dimethylphenyl 26- dimethylphenyl and 345-trimethylphenyl. Examples of 124-oxadiazolyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the 124-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: 124-oxadiazolylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the 124-oxadiazole ring with one of the abovedescribed phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring -69- with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as [(3- or 5-) 124-oxadiazolyl] me thoxy 2-[(3- or 5-)l24-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy l-[(3- or 5-) 124- oxadiazolyljethoxy 3-[(3- or 5-)124-oxadiazolyl] propoxy 4- [(3- or 5-)124-oxadiazolyl]butoxy 5-[(3- or 5-) 124- oxadiazolyl]pentyloxy 6-[(3- or 5-)124-oxadiazolyl] hexyloxy ll-dimethyl-2-[(3- or 5-)124-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy 2-methyl-3- [(3- or 5-)l24-oxadiazolyl]propoxy [3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5- 124-oxadiazolyl]methoxy [3-(3 -methylphenyl)-5-124- oxadiazolyl]methoxy [5-(2-ethylphenyl)-3-124-oxadiaz olyl] methoxy [3-(4-n-propylphenyl)-5-l24-oxadiazolyl]methoxy [5- (3-n-pentylphenyl) -3-124-oxadiazolyl] me thoxy [3-(2-nhexylphenyl)- 5-124-oxadiazolyl]methoxy [ 3-(24- dimethyIphenyl)-5-124-oxadiazolyl]methoxy [ 3 - (235 - trimethyIphenyl)-5-124-oxadiazolyl]methoxy 2-[3-(4-tertbutyIphenyl)- 5-124-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy 1-[3-(3-methylphenyl)-5- 124-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy. 3-[5-(2-ethylphenyl)-3-124- oxadiazolyl]propoxy 4-[3-(4-n-propyIphenyl)-5-124-oxadiazolyl] butoxy 5-[5-(3-n-pentylphenyl)-3-124-oxadiazolyl]pentyloxy 6- [3-(2-n-hexylphenyl)-5-124-oxadiazolyl]hexyloxy 2-[3-(24- dimethylphenyl)-5-124-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy and l-[3-(235- trimethyIphenyl)-5-124-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy. Examples of isoxazolyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: isoxazolylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or two above-described straight and/or branched Ci.6 alkyl groups such as [(3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]methoxy 2-[(3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]ethoxy l-[(3- 4- or 5-) isoxazolyl]ethoxy 3-[(3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]propoxy 4- [(3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]butoxy 5-[(3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl] pentyloxy 6-[(3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]hexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2- t(3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]ethoxy 2-methyl-3-[(3- 4- or 5-) -70- isoxazolyl ] propoxy (35- dimethyl - 4 - isoxazolyl) methoxy [ 3 - methyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyl]methoxy [3-ethyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyl]methoxy [4-n-propyl-(3- or 5-)isoxazolyl]methoxy [5- n-butyl-(3- or 4-)isoxazolyl]methoxy [3-n-pentyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyl]methoxy [4-n-hexyl-(3- or 5-)isoxazolyl]methoxy 2- [3-methyl-(4- or 5-)isoxazolylJethoxy l-[3-ethyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyl]ethoxy 3-[4-/i-propyl-(3- or 5-) isoxazolyl]propoxy 4-[5-n-butyl-(3- or 4-)isoxazolyl]butoxy 5-[3-n-pentyl- (4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]pentyloxy and 6-[4-n-hexyl-(3- or 5-) isoxazolyl]hexyloxy. Examples of 134-oxadiazolyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the 134-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: 134-oxadiazolylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the 134-oxadiazole ring with one of the abovedescribed phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as [(2- or 5-) 134-oxadiazolyl]methoxy 2- 1(2- or 5-)134-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy l-[(2- or 5-)134- oxadiazolyljethoxy 3-[(2- or 5-)134-oxadiazolyl]propoxy 4- [(2- or 5-)134-oxadiazolyl]butoxy 5-[(2- or 5-)134- oxadiazolyl]pentyloxy 6-[(2- or 5-)134-oxadiazolyl]hexyloxy lrl-dimethyl-2-[(2- or 5-)l34-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy 2-methyl-3- 1(2- or 5-) 134-oxadiazolyl]propoxy [2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5- 134-oxadiazolylJmethoxy [2-(4-methylphenyl) - 5 -134 - oxadiaz olyl]methoxy [5-(2-ethylphenyl)-2-134-oxadiazolyl] methoxy [2-(4-n-propylphenyl)-5-l34-oxadiazolyl]methoxy [5- (3-n-pentylphenyl)-2-l34-oxadiazolyl]methoxy [2-(2-nhexylphenyl)- 5-134-oxadiazolyl]methoxy [2-(24- dimethylphenyl)-5-134-oxadiazolyl ] methoxy [2-(235- trimethylphenyl)-5-134-oxadiazolyl]methoxy 2-[2-(4-tertbutylphenyl)- 5-134-oxadiazolylJethoxy 1-[2-(3-methylphenyl)-5- 134-oxadiazolylJethoxy 3-[5-(2-ethylphenyl)-2-134- -71- oxadiazolyl ] propoxy 4- [ 2 - (4-n-propylphenyl) - 5-134 -oxadiazolyl ] butoxy 5-[5-(3-.n-pentylphenyl)-2-l34-oxadiazolyl]pentyloxy 6- [2-(2-n-hexylphenyl)-5-134-oxadiazolyl]hexyloxy 2-[2-(24- dimethylphenyl)-5-134-oxadiazolylJethoxy and l-[2-(235- trimethylphenyl)-5-134-oxadiazolyl]ethoxy. Examples of lower alkanoyl lower alkoxy groups include alkanoylalkoxy groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group and the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as acetylmethoxy propionylmethoxy 2-acetylethoxy 2-propionylethoxy 1- acetylethoxy 3-acetylpropoxy 3-propionylpropoxy 4-acetylbutoxy 5-butyrylpentyloxy 6-pentanoylhexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2- hexanoylethoxy 2-methyl-3-acetylpropoxy 2-pentanoylethoxy and hexanoylmethoxy. Examples of phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as phenyl 4-fluorophenyl 25-difluorophenyl 24-difluorophenyl 34-difluorophenyl 35-difluorophenyl 26- difluorophenyl 2-chlorophenyl 3-chlorophenyl 4-chlorophenyl 23-dichlorophenyl 24-dichlorophenyl 25-dichlorophenyl 34- dichlorophenyl 26-dichlorophenyl 3-fluorophenyl 2- fluorophenyl 3-bromophenyl 4-iodophenyl 2-bromophenyl 4- bromophenyl 35-dichlorophenyl 246-trifluorophenyl 34- difluorophenyl 2-iodophenyl 3-iodophenyl 4-iodophenyl 23- dibromophenyl 24-diiodophenyl and 246-trichlorophenyl. Examples of thiazolyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: thiazolylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or two members selected from the group -72- conslsting of the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups and phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methoxy 2- [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethoxy l-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl] ethoxy 3-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]propoxy 4-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]butoxy 5 - [ (2 - 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]pentyloxy 6- [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]hexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2- [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethoxy 2-methyl-3-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]propoxy [2-phenyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolylJmethoxy [2-(4- chlorophenyl) - 4 -methyl - 5 - thiazolyl ] methoxy [ 2 - (3 - bromophenyl) - (4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methoxy [2-(2-fluorophenyl)-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]methoxy [2-(34-dichlorophenyl)-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl] methoxy [2-(246-trifluorophenyl)-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methoxy [2-methyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methoxy 2-[2-ethyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]methoxy 2-[4-phenyl-(2- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethoxy 3-[5-n-propyl-(2- or 4-)thiazolyl]propoxy 4-[4-n-butyl- (2- or 5-)thiazolyl]butoxy 5-[2-n-pentyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl] pentyloxy 6-[5-n-hexyl-(2- or 4-)thiazolyl]hexyloxy [24- dimethyl-5-thiazolylJmethoxy and [24-diphenyl-5-thiazolyl] methoxy. Examples of benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as benzoyl 4-fluorobenzoyl 25- difluorobenzoyl 24-difluorobenzoyl 34-difluorobenzoyl 35- difluorobenzoyl 26-difluorobenzoyl 2-chlorobenzoyl 3- chlorobenzoyl 4-chlorobenzoyl 23-dichlorobenzoyl 24- dichlorobenzoyl 25-dichlorobenzoyl 34-dichlorobenzoyl 26- dichlorobenzoyl 3-fluorobenzoyl 2-fluorobenzoyl 3-bromobenzoyl 4-iodobenzoyl 2-bromobenzoyl 4-bromobenzoyl 35- dichlorobenzoyl 246-trifluorobenzoyl 2-iodobenzoyl 3- iodobenzoyl 4-iodobenzoyl 23-dibromobenzoyl 24-diiodobenzoyl and 246-trichlorobenzoyl. Examples of piperidinyloxy groups optionally -73- substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more benzoyl groups each benzoyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: piperidinyloxy groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three above-described benzoyl groups each benzoyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as (1- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyloxy l-(4- chlorobenzoyl)-(2- 3- or 4-piperidinyloxy l-(3-bromobenzoyl)- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyloxy 1-benzoyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyloxy l-(2-fluorobenzoyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyloxy l-(24-dichlorobenzoyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyloxy l-(246- trifluorobenzoyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyloxy 2-(3- chlorobenzoyl)-(l- 3- or 4-)piperidinyloxy 3-(2- chlorobenzoyl)-(l- 2- or 4-)piperidinyloxy 4-(23- dibromobenzoyl)-(l- 2- or 3-)piperidinyloxy 12-dibenzoyl- (3- or 4-)piperidinyloxy and l24-tribenzoyl-3-piperidinyloxy. Examples of thienyl lower alkoxy groups include thienylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group such as [(2- or 3-)thienyl]methoxy 2-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]ethoxy l-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]ethoxy 3-[(2- or 3-)thienylJpropoxy 4-[(2- or 3-)thienylJbutoxy 5-[(2- or 3-) thienyl]pentyloxy 6-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]hexyloxy ll-dimethyl-2-t(2- or 3-)thienyl]ethoxy and 2-methyl-3-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]propoxy. Examples of phenylthio lower alkoxy groups include phenylthioalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as phenylthiomethoxy 2- phenylthioethoxy 1-phenylthioethoxy 3-phenylthiopropoxy 4- phenylthiobutoxy 5-phenylthiopentyloxy 6-phenylthiohexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2-phenylthioethoxy and 2-methyl-3-phenylthiopropoxy. Examples of carbamoyl-substituted lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups include: carbamoyl-substituted straight and branched d-6 alkoxy -74- groups optionally substituted on the carbamoyl group with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as carbamoylmethoxy 2-carbamoylethoxy 1- carbamoylethoxy 3-carbamoylpropoxy 4-carbamoylbutoxy 5- carbamoylpentyloxy 6-carbamoylhexyloxy 11-dimethyl- 2 - carbamoylethoxy 2-methyl-3-carbamoylpropoxy methylcarbamoylmethoxy 1-ethylcarbamoylethoxy 2-npropylcarbamoylethoxy 3-isopropylcarbamoylpropoxy 4-nbutylcarbamoylbutoxy 5-n-pentylcarbamoylpentyloxy 6-nhexylcarbamoylhexyloxy dimethylcarbamoylmethoxy 3- dimethylcarbamoylpropoxy 2-diisopropylcarbamoylethoxy (W-ethyl- N-n -propylcarbamoyl)methoxy and 2 - (//-methyl-N-nhexylcarbamoyl) ethoxy. Examples of benzoyl lower alkoxy groups include benzoylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group such as benzoylmethoxy 2-benzoylethoxy 1-benzoylethoxy 3-benzoylpropoxy 4-benzoylbutoxy 5- benzoylpentyloxy 6-benzoylhexyloxy 1l-dimethyl-2-benzoylethoxy and 2-methyl-3-benzoylpropoxy. Examples of pyridylcarbonyl lower alkoxy groups include pyridylcarbonylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group such as [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl]methoxy 2-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylcarbonyl]ethoxy l-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl] ethoxy 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl]propoxy 4-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl]butoxy 5-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylcarbonyl]pentyloxy 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl] hexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl]ethoxy and 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl] propoxy. Examples of imidazolyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more phenyl lower alkyl groups include: imidazolylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci.6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one to three phenylalkyl groups wherein -75- the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group such as [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methoxy 2-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethoxy !-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl] ethoxy 3-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]propoxy 4- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]butoxy 5-[•(!- 2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl] pentyloxy 6-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl] hexyloxy ll-dimethyl-2-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl] ethoxy 2-methyl- 3-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]propoxy [1-benzyl- (2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methoxy [l-(2-phenylethyl)- (2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methoxy 2-[2-(3-phenylpropyl)- (1- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethoxy 3-[4-(4-phenylbutyl)- (1- 2- or 5-)imidazolyl]propoxy 5-[4-(5-phenylpentyl)- (1 - 2 - or 4 -) imidazolyl ] pentyloxy 6 - [ 1 - (6 -phenylhexyloxy) - (2- 4- or 5-)ImidazolylJhexyloxy [l2-dibenzyl-(4- or 5-) imidazolyl]methoxy and [l24-tribenzyl-5-imidazolyl]methoxy. Examples of phenoxy lower alkoxy groups include phenoxyalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as phenoxymethoxy 2-phenoxyethoxy 1-phenoxyethoxy 3-phenoxypropoxy 4-phenoxybutoxy 5- phenoxypentyloxy 6-phenoxyhexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2-phenoxyethoxy and 2-methyl-3-phenoxypropoxy. Examples of phenyl lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkoxy groups include phenylalkoxy-substituted alkoxy groups wherein each of the two alkoxy moieties is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as phenylmethoxymethoxy 2- (phenylmethoxy)ethoxy 1-(phenylmethoxy)ethoxy 3-(phenylmethoxy) propoxy 4-(phenylmethoxyJbutoxy. 5-(phenylmethoxy)pentyloxy 6- (phenylmethoxy) hexyloxy 11- dimethyl - 2 - (phenylmethoxy) ethoxy 2 - methyl-3-(phenylmethoxy) propoxy l-(2-phenylethoxy)ethoxy 2-(lphenylethoxy) ethoxy 3 - (3 -phenylpropoxy) propoxy 4 - (4 - phenylbutoxy)butoxy 5-(5-phenylpentyloxy)pentyloxy 6-(6- phenylhexyloxy)hexyloxy (11-dimethyl-2-phenylethoxy)methoxy and 3-(2-methyl-3-phenylpropoxy)propoxy. Examples of isoindolinyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or more oxo groups -76- include: isoindolinylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is & straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or two oxo groups such as [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]methoxy 2- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]ethoxy !-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-) isoindolinylJethoxy 3-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinylJpropoxy 4-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-) isoindolinyl]butoxy 5-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]pentyloxy 6-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]hexyloxy 11-dimethyl-2- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]ethoxy 2-methyl-3- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]propoxy 3-[l3-dioxo- (2- 4- or 5-) isoindolinylJpropoxy [1-oxo- (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)isoindolinyl]methoxy 2-[l3-dioxo- (1- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]ethoxy 4-[l-oxo- (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)isoindolinyl]butoxy 5-[l3-dioxo- (1- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]pentyloxy and 6-[l-oxo- (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)isoindolinylJhexyloxy. Examples of lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms include straight and branched Ci_6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as in addition to the above-described lower alkoxy groups trifluoromethoxy trichloromethoxy chloromethoxy bromomethoxy fluoromethoxy iodomethoxy difluoromethoxy dibromomethoxy 2-chloroethoxy 222-trifluoroethoxy 222- trichloroethoxy 3-chloropropoxy 23-dichloropropoxy 444- trichlorobutoxy 4-fluorobutoxy 5-chloropentyloxy 3-chloro-2- methylpropoxy 5-bromohexyloxy and 56-dibromohexyloxy. Examples of lower alkanoyl groups include straight and branched Ci.6 alkanoyl groups such as formyl acetyl propionyl butyryl isobutyryl pentanoyl tert-butylcarbonyl and hexanoyl. Examples of amino groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkanoyl groups include amino groups optionally substituted with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkanoyl groups such as amino formylamino acetylamino propionylamino -77- butyrylami.no isobutyrylamino pentanoylamino tertbutylcarbonylamino hexanoylamino ArJV-diacetylamino and Nacetyl- W-propionylamino. Examples of phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenyl group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a phenoxy group lower alkylthio groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups phenyl lower alkoxy groups and amino groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkanoyl groups include: mono- and di-phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms a phenyl group the above-described alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci6 alkoxy group a phenoxy group the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkylthio groups the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkylsulfonyl groups the above-described phenylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group and the abovedescribed amino groups optionally substituted with one or two straight and/or branched Ci.6 alkanoyl groups such as benzyl 1-phenethyl 2-phenethyl 3- phenylpropyl 2-phenylpropyl 4-phenylbutyl 5-phenylpentyl 4- phenylpentyl 6-phenylhexyl 2-methyl-3-phenylpropyl 11- dimethyl-2-phenylethyl 11-diphenylmethyl 22-diphenylethyl 33-diphenylpropyl 12-diphenylethyl 4-chlorobenzyl 2- chlorobenzyl 3-chlorobenzyl 3-fluorobenzyl 4-fluorobenzyl 23-dichlorobenzyl 246-trifluorobenzyl 3- -78- trifluororaethylbenzyl 4-trifluororaethylbenzyl 2-methyIbenzyl 3-methylbenzyl 4-methylbenzyl 4-tert-butylbenzyl 24- dlmethylbenzyl 246-trimethylbenzyl 2-phenylbenzyl 4- phenylbenzyl 24-diphenylbenzyl 246-triphenylbenzyl 2- trifluoromethoxybenzyl 3-1rifluoromethoxybenzyl 4 - trifluoromethoxybenzyl 2-methoxybenzyl 3-methoxybenzyl 4- methoxybenzyl 34-dlmethoxybenzyl 345-trimethoxybenzyl 4- methoxycarbonylbenzyl 3 - ethoxycarbonyIbenzyl 2-npropoxycarbonylbenzyl 24 -dimethoxycarbonylbenzyl 246- trime thoxycarbony Ibenzyl 4 - tert -butoxycarbony Ibenzyl 3 - phenoxybenzyl 2-phenoxybenzyl 4-phenoxybenzyl 34- diphenoxybenzyl 345-triphenoxybenzyl 4-methylthiobenzyl 3- methylthiobenzyl 2-methylthiobenzyl 24-dimethylthiobenzyl 246- trime thy 1 thiobenzyl 4 -me thylsulf onylbenzyl 3 - methylsulfonylbenzyl 2-methylsulfonylbenzyl 34- dime thylsulf onylbenzyl 345- trimethylsulf onylbenzyl 4 - benzyloxybenzyl 3-benzyloxybenzyl 2-benzyloxybenzyl 24- dibenzyloxybenzyl 246-tribenzyloxybenzyl 4 -methoxy-3- chlorobenzyl 4-(W-acetylamino)benzyl 3-aminobenzyl 2- aminobenzyl 4-aminobenzyl 23-diaminobenzyl 345- triaminobenzyl and 4-methyl-3-fluorobenzyl. Examples of naphthyl lower alkyl groups include naphthylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(1- or 2-)naphthyl]methyl 1- [(1- or 2-)naphthyl]ethyl 2-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]ethyl 3- [(1- or 2-)naphthyl]propyl 2-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]propyl 4- [(1- or 2-)naphthyl]butyl 5-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]pentyl 4- [(1- or 2-) naphthyl] pen tyl 6-[(l- or 2-) naphthyl ]hexyl 2- methyl-3-[(l- or 2-)naphthyl]propyl and 11-dimethyl-2- [(1- or 2-)naphthyl]ethyl. Examples of furyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the furan ring with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include: furylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group optionally substituted on -79- the furan ring with one to three alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as [(2- or 3-)furyl]methyl 2-[(2- or 3-)furyl] ethyl l-[(2- or 3-)furyl]ethyl 3-[(2- or 3-)furyl]propyl 4- [(2- or 3-)furyl]butyl 5-[(2- or 3-)furyl]pentyl 6-[(2- or 3-) furyllhexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- or 3-)furyl] ethyl 2-methyl-3- [(2- or 3-)furyl]propyl [5-ethoxycarbonyl-(2- 3- or 4-)furyl] methyl [5-methoxycarbonyl-(2- 3- or 4-)furyl]methyl [2-npropoxycarbonyl-( 3- 4- or 5-)furyl]methyl [3-tertbutoxycarbonyl-( 2- 4- or 5-)furyl]methyl [4-npentyloxycarbonyl-( 2- 3- or 5-)furyl]methyl [2-nhexyloxycarbonyl-( 3- 4- or 5-)furyl]methyl [25- diethoxycarbonyl-(3- or 4-)furyl]methyl and [245- triethoxycarbonyl-3-furyl]methyl. Examples of phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups each alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one to three above-described halogen atoms such as phenyl 2-methylphenyl 3-methylphenyl 4- methylphenyl 2-ethylphenyl 3-ethylphenyl 4-ethylphenyl. 4- isopropylphenyl 3-n-butylphenyl 4-n-pentylphenyl 4-nhexylphenyl 34-dimethylphenyl 34-diethylphenyl 24- dimethylphenyl 25-dimethylphenyl 26-dimethylphenyl 345- trimethyIphenyl 2-trifluoromethylphenyl 3-trifluoromethylphenyl 4-trifluoromethylphenyl 35-difluoromethylphenyl 246-tri (trifluoromethyl)phenyl and 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl. Examples of thiazolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more optionally halogen-substituted lower -80- alkyl groups include thiazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci.6 alkyl group. Such thiazoylalkyl groups include those optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or two members selected from the abovedescribed straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups and the abovedescribed phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three straight and/or branched d-6 alkyl groups each alkyl substituent on the phenyl substituent optionally further being substituted with one to three halogen atoms. More specific examples of the thiazolyl lower alkyl groups are [(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]methyl 2-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]ethyl 1-1(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl 3-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl] propyl 4-t(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]butyl 5-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]pentyl 6-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]hexyl 11- dimethyl-2-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl [2-methyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]methyl [2-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-[(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]methyl 2-[4-ethyl-(2- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl l-[5-(3- methylphenyl)-(2- or 4-)thiazolyl]ethyl 3-[5-isopropyl- (2- or 4-)thiazolylJpropyl 4-[2-(24-dijnethylphenyl)-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]butyl 5-[2-n-butyl-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]pentyl 6-[4- (246-trimethylphenyl)-(2- or 5-)thiazolyl]hexyl (24-dimethyl- 5-thiazolyl)methyl [2-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4-phenyl-5- thiazolylJmethyl and (2-phenyl-4-thiazolyl)methyl. Examples of tetrazolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: tetrazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one or more straight and/or branched d-6 alkyl groups such as t(l- or 5-)tetrazolyl]methyl 2-[(l- or 5-) tetrazolyl]ethyl !-[(!- or 5-)tetrazolyl]ethyl 3-[(l- or 5-) tetrazolyl]propyl 4-[(l- or 5-)tetrazolyl]butyl 5-[(l- or 5-) tetrazolyl]pentyl 6-[(l- or 5-)tetrazolyl]butyl 5-(l-methyl-5- tetrazolyDpentyl 6-(l-methyl-5-tetrazolyl)hexyl (5-methyl-l- 81- tetrazolyl)methyl 2-(5-ethyl-l-tetrazolyl)hexyl 11-dimethyl-2- [(1- or 5-) tetrazolyl]ethyl 2-methyl-3-[(l- or 5-)tetrazolyl] propyl (1-methyl-5-tetrazolyl)methyl (1-ethyl-5-tetrazolyl) methyl 2-(l-n-propyl-5-tetrazolyl)ethyl l-(l-u-butyl-5- tetrazolyl)ethyl 3-(1-n-pentyl-5-tetrazolyl)propyl 4-(l-Jihexyl- 4-tetrazolyl)butyl 3-(5-isopropyl-l-tetrazolyl)propyl 4- (5-sec-butyl-l-tetrazolyl)butyl 5-(5-isopentyl-1-tetrazolyl) pentyl and 6-(5-n-hexyl-l-tetrazolyl)hexyl. Examples of benzothlenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the benzothiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms include: benzothienylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiophene ring with one to three halogen atoms such as 1(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl] methyl 2-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]ethyl l-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]ethyl 3-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]propyl 4-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]butyl 5-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]hexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]ethyl 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]propyl [5-chloro-(2- 3- 4- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]methyl [4-bromo-(2- 3- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]methyl [6-fluoro-(2- 3- 4- 5- or 7-)benzothienyl]methyl [7-iodo-(2- 3- 4- 5- or 6-)benzothienyl]methyl [2-chloro-(3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]methyl [45-dichloro-(2- 3- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]methyl [245-chloro-(3- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]methyl 2-[6-fluoro-(2- 3- 4- 5- or 7-)benzothienyl]ethyl l-[7-iodo-(2- 3- 4- 5- or 6-)benzothienyl]ethyl 3-[2-chloro-(3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]propyl 4-[45-dichloro-(2- 3- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]butyl 5-[245-trichloro-(3- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]pentyl and 6-[5-chloro-(2- 3- 4- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]hexyl. Examples of lower alkynyl groups include C2.6 straight and branched alkynyl groups such as ethynyl 2-propynyl 2- butynyl 3-butynyl 1-methyl-2-propynyl 2-pentynyl and 2- hexynyl. Examples of lower alkenyl groups include straight and branched C2-e alkenyl groups containing one to three double bonds such as vinyl 1-propenyl 1-methyl-1-propenyl 2-methyl-lpropenyl 2-propenyl 2-butenyl 1-butenyl 3-butenyl 2- penthenyl 1-penthenyl 3-penthenyl 4-penthenyl 13-butadienyl 13-pentadienyl 2-penten-4-yl 2-hexenyl 1-hexenyl 5-hexenyl 3-hexenyl 4-hexenyl 33-dimethyl-1-propenyl 2-ethyl-1-propenyl 135-hexatrienyl 13-hexadienyl and 14-hexadienyl. Examples of benzoimidazolyl lower alkyl groups include benzoimidazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(!- 2- 4- or 5-) benzoimidazolyl]methyl 2-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)benzoimidazolyl] ethyl !-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-)benzoimidazolyl]ethyl 3- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)benzoimidazolyl]propyl 4- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)benzoimidazolyl]butyl 5-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-) benzoimidazolyl]pentyl 6-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)benzoimidazolyl] hexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(1- 2- 4- or 5-)benzoimidazolyl]ethyl and 2-methyl-3-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)benzoimidazolyl]propyl. Examples of pyridyl lower alkyl groups include pyridylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group such as [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]methyl 2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl l-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]butyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]hexyl l-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]isopropyl and 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propyl. Examples of imidazolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more phenyl lower alkyl groups include: -83- imidazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one to three above-described phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group such as [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl 2-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl !-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]ethyl 3-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolylJpropyl 4-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]butyl 11-dimethyl-2- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl 5-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]pentyl 6-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]hexyl !-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]isopropyl 2-methyl-3- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]propyl [l-benzyl-(2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]methyl [l-(2-phenylethyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl] methyl [l-(l-phenylethyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl [l-(3-phenylpropyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl [l-(4-phenylbutyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl [l-(5-phenylpentyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl [l-(6-phenylhexyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl 2-[2-benzyl-(l- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl l-[4-(4-phenylethyl)-(l- or 2-)imidazolyl]ethyl 3-[2-(2-phenylethyl)-(!- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl 4-[l-(3-phenylpropyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]butyl 5-[l-(4-phenylbutyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]pentyl 6-[l-(5-phenylpentyl)-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]hexyl [l2-dibenzyl-(4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl and (124-tribenzyl-5-imidazolyl)methyl. Examples of lower alkylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms include straight and branched Ci-6 alkylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as in addition to the abovedescribed lower alkylsulfonyl groups trifluoromethylsulfonyl trichloromethylsulfonyl chloromethylsulfonyl bromomethylsulfonyl fluoromethylsulfonyl iodomethylsulfonyl difluoromethylsulfonyl dibromomethylsulfonyl 2- -84- chloroethylsulfonyl 222-trifluoroethylsulfonyl 222- trichloroethylsulfonyl 3-chloropropylsulfonyl 23- dichloropropylsulfonyl 444-trichlorobutylsulfonyl 4- fluorobutylsulfonyl 5-chloropentylsulfonyl 3-chloro-2- methylpropylsulfonyl 5-bromohexylsulfonyl and 56- dibromohexylsulfonyl. Examples of alkoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched CI-IQ alkoxy group optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as in addition to the above-described lower alkoxycarbonyl groups n-heptyloxycarbonyl n-octyloxycarbonyl n-nonyloxycarbonyl n-decyloxycarbonyl 2-ethylhexyloxycarbonyl trifluoromethoxycarbonyl trichloromethoxycarbonyl chloromethoxycarbonyl bromomethoxycarbonyl fluoromethoxycarbonyl iodomethoxycarbonyl difluoromethoxycarbonyl dibromomethoxycarbonyl 2- chloroethoxycarbonyl 2-fluoroethoxycarbonyl 222- trifluoroethoxycarbonyl 222-trichloroethoxycarbonyl 3- chloropropoxycarbonyl 23- dichloropropoxycarbonyl 444- trichlorobutoxycarbonyl 4-fluorobutoxycarbonyl 4- chlorobutoxycarbonyl 5-chloropentyloxycarbonyl 3-chloro- 2 - me thylpropoxycarbonyl 5-bromohexyloxycarbonyl 56- dibromohexyloxycarbonyl 776-trichloroheptyloxycarbonyl 8- bromooctyloxycarbonyl 999-trifluorononyloxycarbonyl and 101010-trichlorodecyloxycarbonyl. Examples of pyridylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl groups and halogen atoms include: pyridylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl groups and halogen atoms such as (2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl 2-chloro- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 26-dichloro-(3- 4- or 5-) pyridylcarbonyl 2-(1-pyrrolyl)-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridylcarbonyl 2-bromo-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 26- difluoro-(3- 4- or 5-)pyridylcarbonyl 4-(1-pyrrolyl)- (2- or 3-)pyridylcarbonyl 3-chloro-(2- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridylcarbonyl 25-dibromo-(3- 4- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 2- (1-pyrrolyl)-4-chloro-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 246- trifluoro-(3- or 5-)pyridylcarbonyl and 24-di(1-pyrrolyl)- (3- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl. Examples of pyridyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkoxy groups include: pyridyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups and the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups such as (2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl 2-methyl- (3- 4- 5-. or 6-)pyridyl 3-methyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 2-methoxy-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 4-ethyl-(2- or 3-)pyridyl 3-n-propyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 2-tert-butyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 2-n-pentyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 3-n-hexyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 24-dimethyl- (3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 246-trimethyl-(3- or 5-)pyridyl 3-ethoxy-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 2-isopropoxy- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 2-n-butoxy-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 4-n-pentyloxy-(2- or 3-)pyridyl 2-n-hexyloxy-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridyl 23-dimethoxy-(4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 3-methyl- (2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 345-trimethoxy-(2- or 6-)pyridyl and 2-methyl-3-methoxy-(4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl. Examples of amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups: include amino groups optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of straight and -86- branched d-6 alkyl groups and straight and branched d-6 alkanoyl groups such as amlno methylamlno ethylamlno n-propylamino isopropylamino n-butylamino tert-butylamino n-pentylamino nhexylamlno dimethylamlno diethylamino di-n-propylamlno di-nbutylamino di-n-pentylamino di-n-hexylamino N-methyl-Nethylamino N-ethyl-W-n-propylamino N-methyl-//-n-butylamino Nmethyl- AT-n-hexylamino formylamino acetylamino propionylamino butyrylamino isobutyrylamlno pentanoylamino tertbutylcarbonylamino hexanoylamino AT W-diacetylami.no W-acetyl-Wpropionylamino N-metlnyl-N-acetylamino and N-ethyl-Npropionylamino. Examples of pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups include pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted with one or two oxo groups such as (1- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl 2-oxo-(l- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl and 25-dioxo-(l- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl. Examples of piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as (1- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 1-methyl- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-ethyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-n-propyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 1-isopropyl- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-n-butyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-n-pentyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-n-hexyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl l2-dimethyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 123- trimethyl-(4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 2-n-propyl- (1- 3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 3-ethyl- (1- 2- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl and 2-methyl-4-isopropyl- (1- 3-. 5- or 6-)piperidinyl. Examples of carbamoyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups include carbamoyl groups optionally substituted with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as carbamoyl methylcarbamoyl ethylcarbamoyl n-propyIcarbamoyl isopropylcarbamoyl nbutylcarbamoyl tert-butylcarbamoyl n-pentyIcarbamoyl nhexylcarbamoyl dime thy Icarbamoyl diethylcarbamoyl di-n-propyl carbamoyl di-n-butylcarbamoyl di-n-pentylcarbamoyl di-nhexylcarbamoyl N-methyl-N-ethylcarbamoyl N-ethyl-W-npropyIcarbamoyl //-methyl-N-n-butylcarbamoyl and N-methyl-N-nhexyIcarbamoyl. Examples of phenyl groups optionally substituted with on the phenyl ring one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenoxy group lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups lower alkenyl groups an aminosulfonyl group a hydroxy group carbamoyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups phenyl lower alkoxy groups and a cyano group include: phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms a phenoxy group the above-described straight and branched Ci.6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched d-6 alkylthio groups the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkylsulfonyl groups the above-described amino groups optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups and straight and branched d-6 alkanoyl groups the abovedescribed pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the -88- pyrrolidine ring with one or two oxo groups the above-described piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups the above-described straight and branched C2-e alkenyl groups containing one to three double bonds an aminosulfonyl group a hydroxy group the above-described carbamoyl groups optionally substituted with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups the above-described phenylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched d-6 alkoxy group and a cyano group such as phenyl 4-phenoxyphenyl 3-phenoxyphenyl 2- phenoxyphenyl 4-isopropylphenyl 3-isopropylphenyl 2- isopropylphenyl 4-tert-butylphenyl 4-methylphenyl 3- methylphenyl 2-methylphenyl 23-dimethylphenyl 24- dimethylphenyl 35-dimethylphenyl 246-trimethylphenyl 4- methyl-3-methoxyphenyl 4-trifluoromethylphenyl 3- trifluoromethylphenyl 2-trifluoromethylphenyl 4-methyl-3- chlorophenyl 4-chlorophenyl 3-chlorophenyl 2-chlorophenyl 2- fluorophenyl 3-fluorophenyl 4-fluorophenyl 3-bromophenyl 34- dichlorophenyl 35-dichlorophenyl 345-trichlorophenyl 246- trifluorophenyl 35-difluorophenyl 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl 2- chloro-5-fluorophenyl 3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl 3-chloro-4- methoxyphenyl 3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl 4-methoxyphenyl 3- methoxyphenyl 2-methoxyphenyl 24-dimethoxyphenyl 34- dimethoxyphenyl 246-trimethoxyphenyl 2-methoxy-5-chlorophenyl 2-methoxy-5-acetylaminophenyl 2-chloro-5-acetylaminophenyl 4- ethoxyphenyl 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl 3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl 2-trifluoromethoxyphenyl 3-methoxy-5-trifluoromethylphenyl 4- methylthiophenyl 3-methylthiophenyl 2-methylthiophenyl 2-(lmethyl- 1-vinyl)phenyl 4-vinylphenyl 3-dimethylaminophenyl 4- methylaminophenyl 2-(W-methyl-AT-acetylamino) phenyl 3- acetylaminophenyl 4-propionylaminophenyl 4-acetylaminophenyl 2-acetylaminophenyl 4-aminosulfonylphenyl 3-aminosulfonylphenyl 2-aminosulfonylphenyl 4-methylthiophenyl 3-methylthiophenyl 2- methylthiophenyl 4-methylsulfonylphenyl 3-methylsulfonylphenyl -89- 2-methylsulfonylphenyl 4-methylcarbamoylphenyl 3- carbamoylphenyl 2-ethylcarbamoylphenyl 2-benzyloxyphenyl 3- benzyloxyphenyl 4-benzyloxyphenyl 2-phenylphenyl 3- phenylphenyl 4-phenylphenyl 2-cyanophenyl 3-cyanophenyl 4- cyanophenyl 4-[2-oxo-(l- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl]phenyl 3- [25-dioxo-(l- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]phenyl 4-[4-methyl- (1- 2- or 3-)piperazinyl]phenyl 3-[4-ethyl-(l- 2- or 3-) piperazinyl]phenyl and 2-t4-isopropyl-(l- 2- or 3-) piperazinyl]phenyl. Examples of cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted on the cycloalkyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include Ca-a cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted on the cycloalkyl ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as in addition to the above-described cycloalkyl groups 1- methylcyclopropyl 1-methylcyclopentyl 1-methylcyclohexyl 2- methylcyclohexyl 1-methylcyclobutyl 1-ethylcyclooctyl 1-npropylcycloheptyl 12-dimethyIcyclohexyl 145- trimethylcyclooctyl 1-n-butylcyclopropyl 1-n-pentylcyclopentyl and 1-n-hexyIcyclohexyl. Examples of amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups include: amino groups optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as amino methylamino ethylamino n-propylamino isopropylamino n-butylamino tert-butylamino n-pentylamino nhexylamino dimethylamino diethylamino di-n-propylamino di-nbutylamino di-n-pentylamino di-n-hexylamino W-methyl-Wethylamino N-ethyl-W-n-propylamino N-methyl-AT-n-butylamino Nmethyl- AT-n-hexylamino phenylamino WW-diphenylamino N-methyl- Af-phenylamino N-ethyl-N-phenylamino and N-n-propyl-Nphenylamino. Examples of benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group -90- conslsting of halogen atoms a phenoxy group a phenyl group lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups lower alkanoyl groups a nitro group a cyano group amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups pyrrolyl groups pyrazolyl groups 124-triazolyl groups and imidazolyl groups include: benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms a phenoxy group a phenyl group the abovedescribed straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci.6 alkoxy groups the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkanoyl groups a nitro group a cyano group the above-described amino groups optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups the above-described pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or two oxo groups pyrrolyl groups pyrazolyl groups 124-triazolyl groups and imidazolyl groups such as benzoyl 4-methoxybenzoyl 3-methoxybenzoyl 2- methoxybenzoyl 24-dimethoxybenzoyl 345-trimethoxybenzoyl 2- methoxy-5-chlorobenzoyl 4-phenoxybenzoyl 2-phenoxybenzoyl 3- phenoxybenzoyl 4-chlorobenzoyl 3-chlorobenzoyl 2-chlorobenzoyl 26-dichlorobenzoyl 2-chloro-4-fluorobenzoyl 246- trifluorobenzoyl 4-bromobenzoyl 3-fluorobenzoyl 4- trifluoromethylbenzoyl 3-trifluoromethylbenzoyl 2- trifluoromethylbenzoyl 3-fluoro-2-methylbenzoyl 4-methylbenzoyl 3-methylbenzoyl 2-methylbenzoyl 34-dimethylbenzoyl 245- trimethylbenzoyl 2-phenylbenzoyl 3-phenylbenzoyl 4- phenylbenzoyl 4-nitrobenzoyl 3-nitrobenzoyl 2-nitrobenzoyl 2- dimethylaminobenzoyl 3-methylaminobenzoyl 4-(Wmethylanilino) benzoyl 2-anilinobenzoyl 3-cyanobenzoyl 4- -91- cyanobenzoyl 2-cyanobenzoyl 4-acetylbenzoyl 2-propionylbenzoyl 3-butyrylbenzoyl 4-[(l- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]benzoyl 4- [(!- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolyl]benzoyl 4-[(l- 3- or 5-)l24- triazolyl]benzoyl 4-[(l- 2- 4- or 5 -)Imidazolyl]benzoyl and 4-[2-oxo-(l- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidlnyl]benzoyl. Examples of lower alkylenedloxy groups include straight and branched Ci-4 alkylene groups such as methylenedioxy ethylenedioxy trimethylenedioxy and tetramethylenedioxy. Examples of benzoyl groups substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups include: benzoyl groups substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more of the above-described straight and branched d-4 alkylenedioxy groups such as 34-methylenedioxybenzoyl 23-ethylenedioxybenzoyl 34-trimethylenedioxybenzoyl and 23-tetramethylenedioxybenzoyl. Examples of cycloalkylcarbonyl groups include cycloalkylcarbonyl groups wherein the cydoalkyl moiety is a C3-8 cycloalkyl group such as cyclopropylcarbonyl cyclobutylcarbonyl cyclopentylcarbonyl cyclohexylcarbonyl cycloheptylcarbonyl and cyclooctylcarbonyl. Examples of furylcarbonyl groups include (2- or 3-) furylcarbonyl. Examples of naphthylcarbonyl groups include (1- or 2-) naphthylcarbonyl. Examples of phenoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy groups lower alkyl groups halogen atoms and a nitro group include: phenoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkoxy groups the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups halogen atoms and a nitro group such as phenoxycarbonyl 4-chlorophenoxycarbonyl 3- -92- chlorophenoxycarbonyl 2-chlorophenoxycarbonyl 34- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl 246-trichlorophenoxycarbonyl 4- fluorophenoxycarbonyl 3-fluorophenoxycarbonyl 2- fluorophenoxycarbonyl 24-difluorophenoxycarbonyl 345- trifluorophenoxycarbonyl 4-bromophenoxycarbonyl 2-chloro-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl 3-fluoro-5-methylphenoxycarbonyl 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl 3-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl 2- me thoxyphenoxycarbonyl 34- dime thoxyphenoxycarbonyl 245- trimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl 4-methylphenoxycarbonyl 3- methylphenoxycarbonyl 2-methylphenoxycarbonyl 25- dimethylphenoxycarbonyl 234-trimethylphenoxycarbonyl 4- nitrophenoxycarbonyl 3-nitrophenoxycarbonyl 2- nitrophenoxycarbonyl 24-dinitrophenoxycarbonyl and 246- trini trophenoxycarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and a nitro group include: phenylalkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and a nitro group such as benzyloxycarbonyl 2-phenylethoxycarbonyl 1- phenylethoxycarbonyl 3-phenylpropoxycarbonyl 4- phenylbutoxycarbonyl 5-phenylpentyloxycarbonyl 6- phenylhexyloxycarbonyl 11 -dimethyl- 2-phenylethoxycarbonyl 2 - methyl-3-phenylpropoxycarbonyl 4-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 3- chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 2-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 34- dichlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 246-trichlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 4- fluoroben zyloxycarbonyl 3-fluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 2- fluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 24-difluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 345- trifluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 4-bromobenzyloxycarbonyl 4- nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl 3-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl 2- nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl 24-dinitrobenzyloxycarbonyl 246- trinitrobenzyloxycarbonyl and 2-nitro-4-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl. -93- Examples of piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups lower alkanoyl groups benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms and phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups the above-described straight and branched Ci-e alkanoyl groups the above-described benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms and the above-described phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as (1- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 1-methyl- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-acetyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-benzoyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-(4-chlorobenzoyl)- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-(3-bromobenzoyl)-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl 1-benzoyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-(24-dichloro benzoyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 1-(246-trifluorobenzoyl)- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 2-(3-chlorobenzoyl)-(!- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl 3-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-(!- 2- or 4-)piperidinyl 4- (23-dibromobenzoyl)-{l- 2- or 3-)piperidinyl 12-dibenzoyl- (3- or 4-)piperidinyl 124-tribenzoyl-3-piperidinyl 14- dlmethyl-(2- 3- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 124-trimethyl- (3- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 1-benzoyl-2-methyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl l-phenyl-2-methyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl l-acetyl-3-methyl- (2- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl l-phenyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl l-(4-chlorophenyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-(3-bromophenyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl l-(4-iodophenyl)- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl l-(24-dichlorophenyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 1-(246-trifluorophenyl)-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl -94- 2-(3-chlorophenyl)-(l- 3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-(l- 2- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 4-(23-dibromophenyl)-(l- 2- or 3-)piperidinyl 12-diphenyl- (3-4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl and l24-triphenyl-(3- 5- or 6-) piperidinyl. Examples of tetrahydropyranyl lower alkyl groups include tetrahydropyranylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl]methyl 2-[(2- 3- or 4-) tetrahydropyranyl]ethyl l-[(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl] ethyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl]propyl 4- [(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl]butyl 11-dimethyl-2- [(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl]ethyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-) tetrahydropyranyl]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl] hexyl l-[(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl]isopropyl and 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-)tetrahydropyranyl]propyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the alkyl group with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups and optionally further substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and a hydroxy group include: mono- and di-phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the alkyl group with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group and optionally further substituted on the phenyl group with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched d-e alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms and a hydroxy group -95- such as benzyl 1-phenethyl 2-phenethyl 3- phenylpropyl 2-phenylpropyl 4-phenylbutyl 5-phenylpentyl 4- phenylpentyl 6-phenylhexyl 2-methyl-3-phenylpropyl 11- dimethyl-2-phenylethyl 11-dimethyl-1-phenylmethyl 11- diphenylmethyl 22-dlphenylethyl 33-diphenylpropyl 12- diphenylethyl 4-chlorobenzyl 2-chlorobenzyl 3-chlorobenzyl 3- fluorobenzyl 4-fluorobenzyl 3-bromobenzyl 23-dichlorobenzyl 26-dichlorobenzyl 246-trifluorobenzyl 2-(4-chlorophenyl) ethyl 2-(2-fluorophenyl)ethyl 2-(3-fluorophenyl)ethyl 3- trifluoromethylbenzyl 4-trifluoromethylbenzyl 2-methylbenzyl 3-methylbenzyl 4-methylbenzyl 4-te.rt-butylbenzyl 24- dimethylbenzyl 246-trimethylbenzyl 2-trifluoromethoxybenzyl 3-trifluoromethoxybenzyl 4-trifluoromethoxybenzyl 2- methoxybenzyl 3-methoxybenzyl 4-methoxybenzyl 4-ethoxybenzy 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl 34-dimethoxybenzyl 345- trimethoxybenzyl 4-hydroxybenzyl 3-hydroxybenzyl 2- hydroxybenzyl 24-dihydroxybenzyl 345-trlhydroxybenzyl 2- methoxy-4-chlorobenzyl 3-methyl-5-fluorobenzyl 2 - (4 hydroxyphenyl)-1-methoxycarbonylethyl and 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1- ethoxycarbonylethyl. Examples of lower alkylenedioxy-substituted phenyl lower alkyl groups Include: alkylenedioxy-substituted phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more of the abovedescribed straight and branched Ci-4 alkylenedioxy groups such as 34-methylenedioxybenzyl 34-1rimethylenedioxybenzyl 2-(23-ethylenedioxyphenyl)ethyl 1- (34-trimethylenedioxyphenyl)ethyl 3 - (23 - tetramethylenedioxyphenyl)propyl 4-(34-methylenedioxyphenyl) butyl 5-(23-ethylenedioxyphenyl)penty1 6-(34- trimethylenedioxyphenyl)hexyl 11-dimethyl-2-(23- methylenedioxyphenyl)ethyl and 2-methyl-3-(34- ethylenedioxyphenyl)propyl. Examples of furyl lower alkyl groups include furylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(2- or 3-)furyl]methyl 2-[(2- or 3-)furyl] ethyl l-[(2- or 3-)furylJethyl 3-t(2- or 3-)furyl]propyl 4- 1(2- or 3-)furyl]butyl 5-[(2- or 3-)furyl]pentyl 6-[(2- or 3-) furyl]hexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- or 3-)furyl]ethyl and 2-methyl- 3-[(2- or 3-)furyl]propyl. Examples of carbamoyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: carbamoylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups and the above-described phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as carbamoylmethyl 2-carbamoylethyl 1- carbamoylethyl 3-carbamoylpropyl 4-carbamoylbutyl 5- carbamoylpentyl 6 - carbamoylhexyl 11- dimethyl - 2 - carbamoylethyl 2-methyl-3-carbamoylpropyl 2-(AT-methyl-N-phenylcarbamoyl)ethyl N- (4 -methylphenyl) carbamoylmethyl 2 - [N-methyl-N- (3 -methylphenyl) carbamoyl ] ethyl N- (2 -methylphenyl) carbamoylmethyl 2 - [ N- ethyl -N- (34- dimethylphenyl) carbamoyl ] ethyl N- (246 - trimethylphenyl) carbamoylmethyl NN-dimethylcarbamoylmethyl NNdiphenylcarbamoylmethyl W-methyl-N-ethylcarbamoylmethyl Nmethylcarbamoylmethyl and 2- (//-methylcarbamoyl) ethyl. Examples of imidazolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the lower alkyl group with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a carbamoyl group and lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include: imidazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group optionally substituted on the lower alkyl group with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a carbamoyl group and alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group such as in addition to the above-described imidazolyl lower alkyl groups 1-carbamoyl-2-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl] ethyl l-methoxycarbonyl-2-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl l-carbamoyl-l-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl 1- ethoxycarbonyl-l-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl 1- carbamoyl-3-[(1- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]propyl 1-npropoxycarbonyl- 4-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]butyl 1- carbamoyl-5-t (1- 2- 4- or 5-)Imidazolyl]pentyl and 1-tertbutoxycarbonyl- 6-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]hexyl. Examples of amino-substituted lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on each amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups include: amino-subsituted straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as aminomethyl 2-aminoethyl 1-aminoethyl 3- aminopropyl 4-aminobutyl 5-aminopentyl 6-aminohexyl dimethyl-2-aminoethyl 2-methyl-3-aminopropyl methylaminomethyl 2-ethylaminoethyl 3-n-propylaminopropyl 3-isopropylaminopropyl 4-n-butylaminobutyl 5-n-pentylaminopentyl 6-n-hexylaminohexyl dimethylaminoethyl 2-diisopropylaminopropyl 3- diisopropylaminopropyl (N- e thyl -N-n- propylamino) me thyl and 2- (N-me thyl -W-n-hexy lamino )me thyl. Examples of 2345-tetrahydrofuryl groups optionally substituted on the 2345-tetrahydrofuran ring with one or more oxo groups include: 2345-tetrahydrofuryl groups optionally substituted on the 2345-tetrahydrofuran ring with one or two oxo groups such as (2- or 3-)2345-tetrahydrofuryl 2-oxo- (3- 4- or 5-)2345-tetrahydrofuryl 3-oxo-(2- 4- or 5-) 2345-tetrahydrofuryl and 25-dioxo-(3- or 4-)2345- tetrahydrofuryl. Examples of pyrrolidinyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: pyrrolidinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one to three above-described straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as [(!- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]methyl 2- [(!- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]ethyl !-[(!- 2- or 3-) pyrrolidinyl]ethyl 3-[(1- 2 - or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]propyl 4- [(!- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]butyl 5-[(l- 2- or 3-) pyrrolidinyl]pentyl 6-[(l- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]hexyl 11- dimethyl-2-[(l- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]ethyl 2-methyl- [(!- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]propyl l-ethyl-[(2- or 3-) pyrrolidinyl]methyl 1-ethyl-[(2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]methyl 2- methyl-[(l- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinylJmethyl 3-n-propyl- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl Jmethyl l-.n-butyl-[ (2- or 3-) pyrrolidinyl]methyl 2-n-pentyl-[(1- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl] methyl l-n-hexyl-[(2- or 3-)pyrrolidinyl]methyl 12-dimethyl- [(3- 4- or 5 -) pyrrolidinyl]methyl and 123-(Table Remove)trimethyl- [(4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl]methyl. Examples of phenoxy lower alkanoyl groups include phenoxyalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group such as 2-phenoxyacetyl 3- phenoxypropionyl 2-phenoxypropionyl 4-phenoxybutyryl 5- phenoxypentanoyl 6-phenoxyhexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3- phenoxypropionyl and 2-methyl-3-phenoxypropionyl. Examples of morpholino lower alkyl groups include morpholinoalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as [(2- 3- or 4-) morpholino]methyl 2-[(2- 3- or 4-)morpholino]ethyl l-[(2- 3- or 4-)morpholino]ethyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-) morpholino]propyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-)morpholino]butyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-)morpholino]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-) morpholinolhexyl 11-dimethyl-2-[(2- 3- or 4-)morpholino]ethyl and 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-)morpholino]propyl. Examples of pyridyl lower alkanoyl groups include pyridylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group such as 2- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyllacetyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl] propionyl 2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propionyl 4- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylJbutyryl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl] pentanoyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]hexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propionyl and 2-methyl-3- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propionyl. Examples of thienylcarbonyl groups include 2- thienylcarbonyl and 3-thienylcarbonyl. Examples of thienyl lower alkanoyl groups include thienylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2.6 alkanoyl group such as 2-[(2- or 3-) thienyl]acetyl 3-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]propionyl 2-[(2- or 3-) thienyl]propionyl 4-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]butyryl 5-[(2- or 3-) thienyl]pentanoyl 6-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]hexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3- [ (2- or 3-)thienyl]propionyl and 2-methyl-3-[ (2- or 3-)thienyl] propionyl. (Table Remove)Examples of cycloalkyl lower alkanoyl groups include C3-e cycloalkylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2_6 alkanoyl group such as 2- cyclopropylacetyl 2-cyclohexylacetyl 3-cyclopropylpropionyl 2- cyclobutylpropionyl 2-cyclopentylacetyl 3-cyclopentylpropionyl 4-cyclohexylbutyryl 5-cycloheptylpentanoyl 6-cyclooctylhexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3-cyclohexylpropionyl and 2-methyl-3- cyclopropylpropionyl. Examples of isoxazolylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include isoxazoylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or two straight and/or branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as (3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolylcarbonyl [35-dimethyl-4-isoxazolyl]carbonyl [3-ethyl-(4- or 5 isoxazolyl]carbonyl [4-n-propyl-(3- or 5-)isoxazolyl]carbonyl [5-n-butyl-(3- or 4-Jisoxazolyl]carbonyl [3-n-pentyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyllcarbonyl and [4-n-hexyl-(3- or 5-)isoxazolyl]carbonyl. Examples of pyrazylcarbonyl groups include 2- pyrazylcarbonyl. Examples of piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a benzoyl group and lower alkanoyl groups include: piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of a benzoyl group and the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkanoyl groups such as (1- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl [1- acetyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]carbonyl [1-benzoyl- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]carbony1 [2-propionyl- (1- 3- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl]carbonyl [3-butyryl- (1- 2 - 5- or 6-)piperidinyl]carbonyl [4-pentanoyl- (1- 2- or 3-)piperidinyl]carbonyl [l-hexanoyl-(2- 3- or 4-) (Table Remove)piperidinyl]carbonyl [l-acetyl-4-benzoyl-(2- 3- 5- or 6-) piperidinyl]carbonyl and [l24-triacetyl-(3- 5- or 6-) piperidinyl]carbonyl. Examples of chromanylcarbonyl groups include 2-chromanylcarbonyl 3-chromanylcarbonyl 4-chromanylcarbonyl 5-chromanylcarbonyl 6-chromanylcarbonyl 7-chromanylcarbonyl and 8-chromanylcarbonyl. Examples of isoindolinyl lower alkanoyl groups optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or more oxo groups include: isoindolinyl lower alkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or two oxo groups such as 2-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinylJacetyl 3- isoindolinyl]pentanoyl 6-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-isoindolinyl] hexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3-[(1- 2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl] propionyl 2-methyl-3-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-isoindolinyl]propionyl [l3-dioxo-2-(2- 4- or 5-)isoindolinyl]acetyl and [l-oxo-2- (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)isoindolinyl]acetyl. Examples of thiazolidinyl lower alkanoyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of an oxo group and a thioxo group include: thiazolidinylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with one or two members selected from the group consisting of an oxo group and a thioxo group such as 2-[(2- 3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]acetyl 3- [(2- 3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]propionyl 2- [(2- 3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]propionyl 4- [(2- 3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]butyryl 5-[(2- 3- 4- or 5-) thiazolidinylJpentanoyl 6-[(2- 3-. 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl] hexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3-[(2- 3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl] propionyl 2-methyl-3-[(2-. 3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]propionyl [2-thioxo-4-oxo-2-(3- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]acetyl [2-thioxo-2- (3- 4- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]acetyl [2-oxo-2-(3- 4- or 5-) thiazolidinyl]acetyl [24-dithioxo-2-(3- or 5-)thiazolidinyl] acetyl and [24-dioxo-2-(3- or 5-)thiazolidinyl]acetyl. Examples of piperidinyl lower alkanoyl groups include piperidinylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group such as 2-[(l- 2-. 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]acetyl 3-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]propionyl 2-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl] (Table Remove)propionyl 4-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]butyryl 5- [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl]pentanoyl 6-[(l- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]hexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3-[(1- 2- 3- or 4-) piperidinyl]propionyl and 2-methyl-3-[(l- 2- 3- or 4 piperidinyl]propionyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: phenylalkenylcarbonyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as styrylcarbonyl (trivial name: cinnamoyl group) 3-phenyl-2-propenylcarbonyl 4-phenyl-2-butenylcarbonyl 4- phenyl-3-butenylcarbonyl 5-phenyl-4-pentenylcarbonyl 5-phenyl- 3-pentenylcarbonyl 6-phenyl-5-hexenylcarbonyl 6-phenyl-4- hexenylcarbonyl 6-phenyl-3-hexenylcarbonyl 4-phenyl- butadienylcarbonyl 6 -phenyl-135-hexatrienylcarbonyl chlorostyrylcarbonyl 3- (4 -bromophenyl) - 2-propenylcarbonyl 4 - (3 - fluorophenyl)-2-butenylcarbonyl 4-(24-dichlorophenyl)-3- butenylcarbonyl 5-(246-trifluorophenyl)-4-pentenylcarbonyl 5- (4-iodopheny1)-3-pentenylcarbonyl 6-(3-chlorophenyl)- hexenylcarbony1 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-hexenylcarbony 1 dichlorophenyl)-3-hexenylcarbonyl 4-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)- 13-butadienylcarbonyl and 6-(26-difluorophenyl) -135 hexatrienylcarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups include: phenylalkenylcarbonyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more of the above-described straight and branched Ci-4 alkylenedioxy groups such as 34-methylenedioxystyrylcarbonyl 3-(23- ethylenedioxyphenyl)-2-propenylcarbonyl 4 - (34 - trimethylenedioxyphenyl)-2-butenylcarbonyl 4 - (23 - tetramethylenedioxyphenyl)-3-butenylcarbonyl 5-(23- methylenedioxyphenyl)-4-pentenylcarbonyl 5-(34- ethylenedioxyphenyl)-3-pentenylcarbonyl 6 - (23 - tetramethylenedioxyphenyl)-4-hexenylcarbonyl 6-(23- methylenedioxyphenyl)-3-hexenylcarbonyl 4 - (34 - methylenedioxyphenyl)-13-butadienylcarbonyl and 6-(23-methylenedioxyphenyl)-135-hexatrienylcarbonyl. Examples of pyridyl lower alkenylcarbonyl groups include pyridylalkenylcarbonyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkenyl group such as 2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl] vinylcarbony1 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]-2-propenylcarbonyl 4- t(2-f 3- or 4-)pyridyl]-2-butenylcarbonyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]-3-butenylcarbonyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]-4-pentenyl carbonyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]-3-pentenylcarbonyl [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]-5-hexenylcarbonyl 6-[(2- 3- or pyridyl]-4-hexenylcarbonyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]- (Table Remove)3- hexenylcarbonyl 4-phenyl-l3-butadienylcarbonyl and 6- t(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]-135-hexatrienylcarbonyl. Examples of pyridylthio lower alkanoyl groups include pyridylthioalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group such as 2- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylthio]acetyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylthio]propionyl 2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylthio]propionyl 4-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylthio]butyryl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridylthio]pentanoyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylthio]hexanoyl methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridylthio]propionyl. Examples of indolylcarbonyl groups include 1- indolylcarbonyl 2-indolylcarbonyl 3-indolylcarbonyl 4- indolylcarbonyl 5-indolylcarbonyl 6-indolylcarbonyl and 7- indolylcarbonyl. Examples of pyrrolylcarbonyl groups include 2- pyrrolylcarbonyl and 3-pyrrolylcarbonyl. Examples of pyrrolidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups -104- include pyrrolidlnylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or two oxo groups such as (1- 2- or 3-)pyrrolidinylcarbonyl 2-oxo-(l- 3- 4- or pyrrolidinylcarbonyl 3-oxo-(l- 2- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl carbonyl 25-dioxo-(l- or 3-)pyrrolidinylcarbonyl and dioxo-(l- 4- or 5-)pyrrolidinyl carbonyl. Examples of benzofurylcarbonyl groups include 2- benzofurylcarbonyl 3-benzofurylcarbonyl 4-benzofurylcarbonyl 5-benzofurylcarbonyl 6-benzofurylcarbonyl and 7-benzofurylcarbonyl. Examples of indolyl lower alkanoyl groups include indolylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-6 alkanoyl group such as 2- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]acetyl 3- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]propionyl 2- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]propionyl 4- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]butyryl 5- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]pentanoyl 6- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6-. or 7-)indolyl]hexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3- [(!- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]propionyl and 2-methyl- 3-[(l- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)indolyl]propionyl. Examples of benzothienylcarbonyl groups include 2- benzothienylcarbonyl 3-benzothienylcarbonyl 4- benzothienylcarbonyl 5-benzothienylcarbonyl 6- benzothienylcarbonyl and 7-benzothienylcarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkanoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: phenylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as 2-phenylacetyl 3-phenylpropionyl 2- phenylpropionyl 4-phenylbutyryl 5-phenylpentanoyl 6- phenylhexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3-phenylpropionyl 2-methyl-3- phenylpropiony1 2-(4-fluorophenyl)acetyl 3-(25- difluorophenyl)propionyl 2-(24-difluorophenylJpropionyl 4- (34-difluorophenyl)butyryl 5-(35-difluorophenyl)pentanoyl 6- (26-difluorophenyl)hexanoyl 2-(2-chlorophenyl)acetyl chlorophenyl)propionyl 2-(4-chlorophenyl)propiony 1 4-(23- dichlorophenyl) propionyl 5 - (24 -dichlorophenyl) pentanoyl 6 - (25-dichlorophenyl)hexanoyl 2-(34-dichlorophenyl)acetyl 3- (26-dichlorophenyl) propionyl 2 - (3 -fluorophenyl) propionyl 4 - (2 - fluorophenyl)butyryl 5-(3-bromophenyl)pentanoyl 6 - iodophenyl)hexanoyl 2-(2-bromophenyl)acetyl 3-(4-bromophenyl) propionyl 2-(35-dichlorophenyl)propionyl 4-(246-trifluoro phenyl)butyryl 5-(34-difluorophenyl)pentanoyl 6-(2-iodophenyl) hexanoyl 2-(3-iodophenyl)acetyl 3-(4-iodophenyl)propionyl 2- (23-dibromophenyl)propionyl 4-(24-diiodophenyl)butyryl and 2- (246-trichlorophenyl)acetyl. Examples of phenylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a cyano group a nitro group amino groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkanoyl groups a hydroxy group a carboxyl group lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl groups halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: phenylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to five members selected from the group consisting of the above-described lower alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group a cyano group a nitro group the above-described amino groups optionally substituted with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-e alkanoyl groups a hydroxy group a carboxyl group the above-described alkoxycarbonylalkyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group and the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci.6 alkyl group halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched d-6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms and the -106- above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as phenylsulfonyl 4-methoxyphenylsulfonyl 3-methoxyphenylsulfonyl 2-methoxyphenylsulfonyl 2- trifluoromethoxyphenylsulfonyl 3 - trifluoromethoxyphenylsulfonyl 4 - trif luoromethoxyphenylsulf onyl 34- dime thoxyphenylsulf onyl 25-dimethoxyphenylsulfonyl 246-trime thoxyphenylsulf onyl 4-nbutoxyphenylsulfonyl 2 -methoxy- 5 - chlorophenylsulfonyl 2 - methoxy- 5 -methylphenylsulfonyl 2 -methoxy- 4 -methylphenylsulfonyl 4-chlorophenylsulfonyl 3-chlorophenylsulfonyl 2- chlorophenylsulfonyl 4-fluorophenylsulfonyl 3- fluorophenylsulfonyl 2-fluorophenylsulfonyl 4- bromophenylsulfonyl 3-bromophenylsulfonyl 2-bromophenylsulfonyl 26-dichlorophenylsulfonyl 23-dichlorophenylsulfonyl dichlorophenylsulfonyl 24-dichlorophenylsulfonyl 34- dichlorophenylsulfonyl 35-dichlorophenylsulfonyl 2-chloro-4- fluorophenylsulfonyl 2-bromo-5-chlorophenylsulfonyl 25- difluorophenylsulfonyl 24-difluorophenylsulfonyl 26- difluorophenylsulfonyl 34-difluorophenylsulfonyl 24-dichloro- 5-methylphenylsulfonyl 245-trifluorophenylsulfonyl 23456- pentafluorophenylsulfonyl 3-chloro-4-fluorophenylsulfonyl 2- chloro-6-methylphenylsulfonyl 24-dichloro-6- methylphenylsulfonyl 2-methyl-3-chlorophenylsulfonyl 2-methyls' methyl- 5 - f luorophenylsulf onyl 2 -methyl- 4 -bromophenylsulf onyl 2 - f luoro-4-bromophenylsulfonyl 25-dimethyl-4-chloropheny Isulf onyl 2 -methylphenylsulfonyl 3-methylphenylsulfonyl 4- methylphenylsulfonyl 25-dimethylphenylsulfonyl 246- trimethylphenylsulfonyl 236-trimethyl-4-methoxyphenylsulfonyl 4-tert-butylphenylsulfonyl 4-ethylphenylsulfonyl 4- isopropylphenylsulfonyl 2-trifluoromethylphenylsulfonyl 3- trifluoromethylphenylsulfonyl 4-trifluoromethylphenylsulfonyl - cyanophenylsulfonyl 4-cyanophenylsulfonyl 3-nitrophenylsulfonyl methylphenylsulfonyl 3-nitro-6-methylphenylsulfonyl 3-nitro-6- chlorophenylsulfonyl 2-chloro-4-cyanophenylsulfonyl 4- acetylamlnophenylsulfonyl 3-chloro-4-acetylaminophenylsulfonyl 2-hydroxy-35-dlchlorophenylsulfonyl 2-hydroxyphenylsulfonyl 3- hydroxyphenylsulfonyl 4-hydroxyphenylsulfonyl 2-nitro-4- methoxyphenylsulfonyl 3-carboxyphenylsulfonyl 4- carboxyphenylsulfonyl 2-carboxyphenylsulfonyl 4 - (2 - methoxycarbonylethyl)phenylsulfonyl 3-carboxy-4- hydroxyphenylsulfonyl 3-aminophenylsulfonyl 2- aminophenylsulfonyl and 4-aminophenylsulfonyl. Examples of thienylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include: thienylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one to three members selected from halogen atoms and the above-described alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group such as (2- or 3-)thienylsulfonyl [2-chloro- (3- 4- or 5-)thieny1]sulfonyl [23-dichloro-(4- or 5-) thienyl]sulfonyl [25-dichloro-(3- or 4-)thienyl]sulfonyl [2- bromo-(3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl [2-fluoro-(3- 4- or 5-) thienyl]sulfonyl (234-trichloro-5-thienyl)sulfonyl [2- methoxycarbonyl-(3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl [3- ethoxycarbonyl-(2- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl [3-npropoxycarbonyl-( 2- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl [2-tertbutoxycarbonyl-( 3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl [2-npentyloxycarbonyl-( 3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl [3-nhexyloxycarbonyl-( 2- 4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl [23- dimethoxycarbonyl-(4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl and [2-chloro-3- methoxycarbonyl-(4- or 5-)thienyl]sulfonyl. Examples of quinolylsulfonyl groups include 2-quinolylsulfonyl 3-quinolylsulfonyl 4-quinolylsulfonyl 5-quinolylsulfonyl 6-quinolylsulfonyl 7-quinolylsulfonyl and 8-quinolylsulfonyl. -108- Examples of imidazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include imidazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one to three above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as (1- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolylsulfonyl [l-methyl-(2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]sulfonyl [2-ethyl-(l- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]sulfonyl [l-isopropyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]sulfonyl [4-n-butyl- (1- 2- or 5-)imidazolyl]sulfonyl [5-n-pentyl-(l- 2- or 4-) imidazolyl]sulfonyl [l-n-hexyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl] sulfonyl [12-dimethyl-(4- or 5-)imidazolyl]sulfonyl and (124-trimethyl-5-imidazolyl)sulfonyl. Examples of phenylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups include phenylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more one to three the above-described straight and branched Ci_4 alkylenedioxy groups such as (34-ethylenedioxyphenyl)sulfonyl (23- methylenedioxyphenyl)sulfonyl (34- trimethylenedioxyphenyl)sulfonyl and (23- tetramethylenedioxyphenyl)sulfonyl. Examples of lower alkenylsulfonyl groups include straight and branched C2.6 alkenylsulfonyl groups containing one to three double bonds such as vinylsulfonyl 1-propenylsulfonyl 1- methyl-1-propenylsulfonyl 2-methyl-1-propenylsulfonyl 2- propenylsulfonyl 2-butenylsulfonyl 1-butenylsulfonyl 3- butenylsulfonyl 2-pentenylsulfonyl 1-pentenylsulfonyl 3- pentenylsulfonyl 4-pentenylsulfonyl 1 3-butadienylsulfonyl 13-pentadienylsulfonyl 2-pentene-4-ynylsulfonyl 2- hexenylsulfonyl 1-hexenylsulfonyl 5-hexenylsulfonyl 3- hexenylsulfonyl 4-hexenylsulfonyl 33-dimethyl-1- propenylsulfonyl 2-ethyl-1-propenylsulfonyl 135- hexatrienylsulfonyl 13-hexadienylsulfonyl and 14- hexadienylsulfonyl. Examples of cycloalkyl-substituted lower alkylsulfonyl -109- groups include C3_8 cycloalkyl-substituted alkylsulfonyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group such as cyclopropylmethylsulfonyl cyclohexylmethylsulfonyl 2- cyclopropyle thylsulf onyl 1 - cyclobutylethylsulf onyl cyclopentylmethylsulfonyl 3-cyclopentylpropylsulfonyl 4- cyclohexylbutylsulfonyl 5-cycloheptylpentylsulfonyl 6- cyclooctylhexylsulfonyl 11-dimethyl-2-cyclohexylethylsulfonyl and 2-methyl-3-cyclopropylpropylsulfonyl. Examples of 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazinylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazinylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazine ring with one to three above-described straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro- 2H-l4-benzoxazinylsulfonyl [4-methyl-(2- 3- 5- 6- 7- or 8-) 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazinyl]sulfonyl [5-ethyl- (2- 3- 4- 6- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro-2H-14-benzoxazinyl] sulfonyl [6-n-propyl-(2- 3- 4- 5- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro-2H- 14-benzoxazinyl]sulfonyl [7-n-butyl-(2- 3- 5- 6- 7- or 8-) 34-dihydro-2H-14-benzoxaz inyl]sulfonyl [8-n-pentyl- (2- 3- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazinyl] sulfonyl [2-n-hexyl-(3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro-2H- 14-benzoxazinyl]sulfonyl [3-methyl-(2- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-) 34-dihydro-2H-14-benzoxazinyl]sulfonyl [46-dimethyl- (2- 3- 5- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro-2H-14-benzoxazinyl]sulfonyl and [456-trimethyl-(2- 3- 7- or 8-)34-dihydro-2H-l4- benzoxazinyl]sulfonyl. Examples of pyrazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups include: pyrazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrazole ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and the above-described straight and -110- branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as (1- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolylsulfonyl (13- dimethyl-5-chloro-4-pyrazolyl)sulfonyl [l-ethyl-(3- 4- or 5-) pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [3-n-propyl-(l- 4- or 5-)pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [4-n-butyl-(3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [5-n-pentyl- (1- 3- or 4-)pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [l-n-hexyl-(3- 4- or 5-) pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [13-dimethyl-(4- or 5-)pyrazolyl]sulfonyl (135-trimethyl-4-pyrazolyl)sulfonyl [3-bromo-(l- 4- or 5-) pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [4-fluoro-(l- 3- or 5-)pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [5-iodo-(l- 3- or 4-)pyrazolyl]sulfonyl [34-dichloro- (1- or 5-)pyrazolyl]sulfonyl and (345-trichloro-4-pyrazolyl) sulfonyl. Examples of isoxazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include isoxazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or two above-described straight and/or branched d-6 alkyl groups such as (3- 4- or 5-) isoxazolylsulfonyl (35-dimethyl-4-isoxazolyl)sulfonyl [3- methyl-(4- or 5-)isoxazolyl]sulfonyl [3-ethyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyl]sulfonyl [4-n-propyl-(3- or 5-)isoxazolyl]sulfonyl [5-n-butyl-(3- or 4-)isoxazolyl]sulfonyl [3-n-pentyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyl]sulfonyl and [4-n-hexyl-(3- or 5-)isoxazolyl]sulfonyl. Examples of thiazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and an amino group each amino substituent optionally being substituted with one or more lower alkanoyl groups include: thiazolylsulfonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or two members selected from the group consisting of the above-described straight or branched d-6 alkyl groups and the above-described amino groups optionally substituted with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkanoyl groups such as (2- 4- or 5-)thiazolylsulfonyl (2-acetylamino-4-methyl-5-thiazolyl)sulfonyl [2-ethyl-(4- or 5-) -111- thiazolyl]sulfonyl [4-n-propyl-(2- or 5-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl [5-n-butyl-(2- or 4-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl [2-n-pentyl-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]sulfonyl [4-n-hexyl-(2- or 5-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl (24-dimethyl-5-thiazolyl)sulfonyl [2-amino-(4- or 5-) thiazolyl]sulfonyl [2-formylamlno-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl [4-n-propionylamino-(2- or 5-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl [5-n-butyryl amino-(2- or 4-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl [2-n-pentanoylamino- (4- or 5-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl [4-.n-hexanoylamino-(2- or 5-) thiazolyl]sulfonyl (24-diacetyl-5-thiazolyl)sulfonyl and [2-(WN-diacetylamino)-(4- or 5-)thiazolyl]sulfonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkylsulfonyl groups include mono- and di-phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as benzylsulfonyl 1- phenethylsulfonyl 2-phenethylsulfonyl 3-phenylpropylsulfonyl 2-phenylpropylsulfonyl 4-phenylbutylsulfonyl 5- phenylpentylsulfonyl 4-phenylpentylsulfonyl 6- phenylhexylsulfonyl 2-methyl-3-phenylpropylsulfonyl 11- dimethyl-2-phenylethylsulfonyl 11-dimethyl-1- phenylmethylsulfonyl 11- diphenylmethylsulfonyl 22- diphenylethylsulfonyl 33-diphenylpropylsulfonyl and 12- diphenylethylsulfonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkenylsulfonyl groups include: phenylalkenylsulfonyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as styrylsulfonyl 3-phenyl-2-propenylsulfonyl 4- phenyl-2-butenylsulfonyl 4-phenyl-3-butenylsulfonyl 5-phenyl-4- pentenylsulfonyl 5-phenyl-3-pentenylsulfonyl 6-phenyl-5- hexenylsulfonyl 6-phenyl-4-hexenylsulfonyl 6-phenyl-3- hexenylsulfonyl 4-phenyl-l3-butadienylsulfonyl 6-phenyl-l35- hexatrienylsulfonyl 2-chlorostyrylsulfonyl 3-(4-bromophenyl)-2- propenylsulfonyl 4-(3-fluorophenyl)-2-butenylsulfonyl 4-(24- dichlorophenyl)-3-butenylsulfonyl 5-(246-trifluorophenyl)-4- -112- pentenylsulfonyl 5-(4-iodophenyl)-3-pentenylsulfonyl 6-(3- chlorophenyl)-5-hexenylsulfonyl 6-(4- chlorophenyl) - 4 - hexenylsulfonyl 6-(34-dichlorophenyl)-3-hexenylsulfonyl 4 - (3 - chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-l 3-butadienylsulfonyl and 6-(26- difluorophenyl)-135-hexatrienylsulfonyl. Examples of naphthyloxycarbonyl groups include 1- naphthyloxycarbonyl and 2-naphthyloxycarbonyl. Examples of lower alkynyloxycarbonyl groups include alkynyloxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkynyl moiety is a straight or branched C2.6 alkynyl group such as ethynyloxycarbonyl 2-propynyloxycarbonyl 2-butynyloxycarbonyl 3 -butynyloxycarbonyl 1 -methyl- 2 -propynyloxycarbonyl 2-pentynyloxycarbonyl and 2-hexynyloxycarbonyl. Examples of lower alkenyloxycarbonyl groups include alkenyloxycarbonyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched C2.6 alkenyl group such as vinyloxycarbonyl 1-propenyloxycarbonyl 1-methyl- 1-propenyloxycarbonyl 2-methyl-1-propenyloxycarbonyl 2- propenyloxycarbonyl 2-butenyloxycarbonyl 1-butenyloxycarbonyl 3-butenyloxycarbonyl 2-pentenyloxycarbonyl 1- pentenyloxycarbonyl 3-pentenyloxycarbonyl 4-pentenyloxycarbonyl 13-butadienyloxycarbonyl 13 -pentadienyloxycarbonyl 2-pentene- 4-ynyloxycarbonyl 2-hexenyloxycarbonyl 1-hexenyloxycarbonyl 5- hexenyloxycarbonyl 3-hexenyloxycarbonyl 4-hexenyloxycarbonyl 33-dimethyl-1-propenyloxycarbonyl 2-ethyl-1-propenyloxycarbonyl 1.35-hexatrienyloxycarbonyl 13-hexadienyloxycarbonyl and 14- hexadienyloxycarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include phenylalkoxy-substituted alkoxycarbonyl groups wherein each of the two alkoxy moieties is a straight or branched Ci-e alkoxy group such as phenylmethoxymethoxycarbonyl 2-(pheny line thoxy)ethoxycarbonyl 1- (phenylmethoxy)ethoxycarbonyl 3-(phenylmethoxy)propoxycarbonyl 4 - (phenylme thoxy) but oxycarbonyl 5 - (phenylme thoxy) pentyloxycarbonyl 6-(phenylmethoxy)hexyloxycarbonyl 11- -113- dimethyl - 2 - (phenylmethoxy) ethoxycarbonyl 2 -methyl - 3 - (phenylmethoxy) propoxycarbonyl 1 - (2 - phenyle thoxy) ethoxycarbonyl 2 - (1 - phenyle thoxy) ethoxycarbonyl 3 - (3 - phenylpropoxy) propoxy carbonyl 4-(4-phenylbutoxy)butoxycarbonyl 5-(5-phenylpentyloxy) pentyloxycarbonyl 6-(6-phenylhexyloxy)hexyloxycarbonyl (11- dime thy 1 - 2 - phenyle thoxy) me thoxycarbonyl and 3 - (2 -methyl - 3 - phenylpropoxy)propoxycarbonyl. Examples of cycloalkyloxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the cydoalkyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: cycloalkyloxycarbonyl groups wherein the cycloalkoxy moiety is a C3-8 cycloalkoxy group optionally substituted on the cycloalkyl ring with one to three above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as cyclopropyloxycarbonyl cyclobutyloxycarbonyl cyclopentyloxycarbonyl cyclohexyloxycarbonyl cycloheptyloxycarbonyl cyclooctyloxycarbonyl 3-methyl-6- isopropylcyclohexyloxycarbonyl 2-ethylcyclopropyloxycarbonyl 2- n-propylcyclobutyloxycarbonyl 3-n-butylcycloheptyloxycarbonyl 3-n-pentylcyclooctyloxycarbonyl 2-methylcyclopentyloxycarbonyl and 236-trimethylcyclohexyloxycarbonyl. Examples of isoxazolyl groups optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include isoxazolyl groups optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as (3- 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl 5-methyl-(3- or 4-) isoxazolyl 35- dimethyl-4-isoxazolyl 3-ethyl-(4- or 5-) isoxazolyl 4-n-propyl- (3- or 5-)isoxazolyl 5-n-butyl-(3- or 4-) isoxazolyl 3-npentyl-( 4- or 5-)isoxazolyl and 4-n-hexyl- (3- or 5-)isoxazolyl. Examples of 5- to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic rings formed from R6 and R7 being linked together together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound the heterocyclic ring optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms include: -114- 5- to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic rings formed from R6 and R7 being linked together together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound the heterocyclic group optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms selected from oxygen sulfur atom and nitrogen atom such as pyrrolidine piperazine piperidine morpholine thiomorpholine homopiperazine homopiperidine imidazolidine thiazolidine isothiazolidine oxazolidine isoxazolidine isothiazolidine and pyrazolidine. Examples of phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a cyano group and a hydroxy group include: phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched d-6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci-e alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms a cyano group and a hydroxy group such as phenyl 4-isopropylphenyl 3-isopropylphenyl 2-isopropylphenyl 4-tert-butylphenyl 4-methylphenyl 3- methylphenyl 2-methylphenyl 23-dlmethylphenyl 24- dimethylphenyl 35-dimethylphenyl 246-trimethylphenyl 4- methyl-3-methoxyphenyl 4-trifluoromethylphenyl 3 - trifluoromethylphenyl 2-trifluoromethylphenyl 4-methyl-3- chlorophenyl 4-chlorophenyl 3-chlorophenyl 2-chlorophenyl 2- fluorophenyl 3-fluorophenyl 4-fluorophenyl 3-bromophenyl 34- dichlorophenyl 35-dichlorophenyl 345-trichlorophenyl 246- trifluorophenyl 35-difluorophenyl 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl 2- chloro-5-fluorophenyl 3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl 3-chloro-4- methoxyphenyl 3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl 4-methoxyphenyl 3- methoxyphenyl 2-methoxyphenyl 24-dimethoxyphenyl 34- -115- diraethoxyphenyl 246-trimethoxyphenyl 2-methoxy-5-chlorophenyl 4-ethoxyphenyl 4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl 3- trifluoromethoxyphenyl 2-trifluoromethoxyphenyl 3-methoxy-5- trifluoromethyl phenyl 2-cyanophenyl 3-cyanophenyl 4- cyanophenyl 3-hydroxyphenyl 2-hydroxyphenyl and 4- hydroxyphenyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: mono- and di-phenylalkyl groups wherein the alyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on each phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as benzyl 1-phenethyl 2-phenethyl 3- phenylpropyl 2-phenylpropyl 4-phenylbutyl 5-phenylpentyl 4- phenylpentyl 6-phenylhexyl 2-methyl-3-phenylpropyl 11- dimethyl-2-phenylethyl 11-diphenylmethyl 22-diphenylethyl 33-diphenylpropyl 12-diphenylethyl 4-chlorobenzyl 2- chlorobenzyl 3-chlorobenzyl 2-fluorobenzyl 3-fluorobenzyl 4- fluorobenzyl 23-dichlorobenzyl and 246-trifluorobenzyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: phenylalkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as benzyloxy 2-phenylethoxy 1-phenylethoxy 3- phenylpropoxy 4-phenylbutoxy 5-phenylpentyloxy 6- phenylhexyloxy 1l-dimethyl-2-phenylethoxy 2-methyl-3- phenylpropoxy 4-chlorobenzyloxy 2-chlorobenzyloxy 3- chlorobenzyloxy 2-fluorobenzyloxy 3-fluorobenzyloxy 4- fluorobenzyloxy 24-dibromobenzyloxy and 246- trifluorobenzyloxy. Examples of carbamoyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of phenyl group and lower alkyl groups include: -116- carbamoylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and the above-described straight and branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as carbamoylmethyl 2-carbamoylethyl 1- carbamoylethyl 3-carbamoylpropyl 4-carbamoylbutyl 5- carbamoylpentyl 6 - carbamoylhexyl 11- dimethyl - 2 - carbamoylethyl 2-methyl- 3-carbamoylpropyl 2 - (W-methyl-N-phenylcarbamoyl) ethyl Af-phenylcarbamoyljnethyl 2-(ATW-dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl 3-(Nphenylcarbamoyl) propyl 2 - (N- ethyl -N- phenylcarbamoyl) ethyl N Ndimethylcarbamoylmethyl Ar-methyl-N-ethylcarbamoylmethyl Nmethylcarbamoylmethyl and 2 - (W-methylcarbamoyl) ethyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkylidene groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: phenylalkylidene groups wherein the alkylidene moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkylidene group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as phenylmethylidene phenylethylidene phenylpropylidene phenylisopropylidene phenylbutylidene phenylpentylidene phenylhexylidene 2 - chlorophenylmethylidene 3 - chlorophenylmethylidene 4 - chlorophenylmethylidene 2 - fluorophenylmethylidene 3 - fluorophenylmethyl idene 4 - fluorophenylme thylidene 2 -bromophenylme thylidene 3 - bromophenylme thylidene 4 - bromophenylme thylidene 2 - iodophenylmethylidene 23- dichlorophenylme thylidene 24- dif luorophenylme thylidene 246- trichlorophenylmethylidene 235-trifluorophenylmethylidene and 2-fluoro-4- chlorophenylmethylidene. Examples of phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups include phenylalkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkoxy group such as benzyloxycarbonyl 2-phenylethoxycarbonyl 1-phenylethoxycarbonyl 3-phenylpropoxy carbonyl 4-phenylbutoxycarbonyl 5-phenylpentyloxycarbonyl 6- -117- phenylhexyloxycarbonyl ll-dimethyl-2-phenylethoxycarbonyl and 2-methyl-3-phenylpropoxycarbonyl. Examples of pyridyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and lower alkyl groups include pyridyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as (2- 3-. or 4-)pyridyl 2-methyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 3-methyl-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 4-methyl-(2- or 3-)pyridyl 2-cyano-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 3-cyano-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 4-cyano-(2- or 3-)pyridyl 23-dimethyl-(4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 345-trimethyl-(2- or 6-) pyridyl 24-dicyano-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl 245-tricyano- (3- or 6-)pyridyl and 2-methyl-4-cyano-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl. Examples of 13-dioxolanyl lower alkyl groups include 13-dioxolanylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group such as [(2- or 4-)13- dioxolanyl]methyl 2-[(2- or 4-)13-dioxolanyl]ethyl 1- [(2- or 4-)l3-dioxolanyl]ethyl 3-[(2- or 4-)l3-dioxolanyl] propyl 4-[(2- or 4-)13-dioxolanyl]butyl 11-dimethyl-2- [(2- or 4-)1.3-dioxolanyl]ethyl 5-[(2- or 4-)13-dioxolanyl] pentyl 6-[(2- or 4-)l3-dioxolanyl]hexyl l-[(2- or 4-)l3- dioxolanyl]isopropyl and 2-methyl-3-[(1- 2- or 4-)l3- dioxolanyl]propyl. Examples of 5- to 8-membered saturated heterocyclic rings formed from R8 and R9 being linked together together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound the heterocyclic ring optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms include: 5- to 8-membered saturated heterocyclic rings formed from R8 and R9 being linked together together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound the heterocyclic ring optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms selected from -118- oxygen nitrogen and sulfur atom such as pyrrolidine piperazine piperidine morpholine thiomorpholine imidazolidine thiazolidine isothiazolidine oxazolidine isoxazolidine isothiazolidine pyrazolidine perhydroazepine and perhydroazocine. Examples of octahydropyrrolo[12-a]pyrazinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include octahydropyrrolo[12-a]pyrazinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups. Examples of 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl groups optionally substituted on the 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl group with one or more phenoxy groups each phenoxy substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl groups optionally substituted on the 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl group with one to three phenoxy groups each phenoxy substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms. Examples of 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic rings formed from R11 and R12 or R13 and R14 being linked together together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound the heterocyclic ring optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms include: 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic rings formed from R11 and R12 or R13 and R14 being linked together together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound the heterocyclic ring optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms selected from oxygen nitrogen and sulfur atom such as pyrrolidine piperazine piperidine morpholine thiomorpholine imidazolidine thiazolidine isothiazolidine oxazolidine isoxazolidine isothiazolidine and pyrazolidine. Examples of phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups lower alkoxy -119- groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms halogen atoms a phenyl group lower alkylamino groups a cyano group a phenoxy group cycloalkyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted with one or more oxo groups 1234- tetrahydroisoquinolylcarbonyl groups 1234- tetrahydroquinolylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups 1234- tetrahydroquinoxalinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups thiazolyl groups optionally substituted with one or more phenyl groups a carbamoyl group phenyl lower alkoxy groups lower alkylsulfonylamino groups anilino groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms phenyl lower alkyl groups and hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl groups include: phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of straight and branched C1.6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms straight and branched Ci_6 alkylthio groups straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms halogen atoms a phenyl group amino groups optionally substituted with one or two straight and/or branched Ci-e alkyl groups a cyano group a phenoxy group C3.8 cycloalkyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted with one or two oxo groups 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolylcarbonyl groups 1234- tetrahydroquinolylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups 1234- tetrahydroquinoxalinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups thiazolyl groups optionally substituted with one to three phenyl groups a carbamoyl group phenyl alkoxy groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Cj.6 alkoxy group straight and branched Ci-e alkylsulfonylamino groups anilino groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms phenyl alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl -120- group and hydroxy-substituted alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group substituted with one to three hydroxy groups such as (2- 3- or 4-)trifluoromethylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)methylthiophenyl (2- 3- or 4-) trifluoromethoxyphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)ethylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)propylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)butylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)pentylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)hexylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)isopropylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)chlorophenyl (2- 3- or 4-)fluorophenyl (2- 3- or 4-)phenylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)dimethylaminophenyl (2- 3- or 4-)cyanophenyl (2- 3- or 4-)phenyloxyphenyl (34- 23- 26- or 35-) dimethylphenyl (34- 23- 26- or 35-)difluorophenyl 2- chloro-4-methylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)cyclohexylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)benzyloxyphenyl (2- 3- or 4-) methylsulfonylaminophenyl (2- 3- or 4-)anilinophenyl (34- 23- 26- or 35-)dimethoxyphenyl 3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl 3- chloro - 4 -methylphenyl 3 -methoxy- 5 - trif luoromethylphenyl 2 - chloro-5-trifluoromethylphenyl 2-chloro-6-cyanophenyl 2-chloro- 5-carbamoylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)phenylmethylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)pyrrolidinylphenyl (2- 3- or 4-)[(l- 2- 3- or 4-) (1234-tetrahydroisoquinolylcarbonyl)]phenyl (2- 3- or 4-) [(!- 2- 3- or 4-)(6-methyl-l234-tetrahydroquinolyl carbonyl)]phenyl (2- 3- or 4-)(4-fluoroanilino)phenyl (2- 3- or 4-)[4-methyl-1-(1234-tetrahydroquinoxalinyl)carbonyl]phenyl and (2- 3- or 4-) [(4- or 5-) phenylthiazolyl-2-yl]phenyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms halogen atoms and a phenyl group include: phenyl alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group -121- consisting of straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms halogen atoms and a phenyl group such as benzyl 1-phenethyl 2-phenethyl 3- phenylpropyl 2-phenylpropyl 4-phenylbutyl 5-phenylpentyl 4- phenylpentyl 6-phenylhexyl 2-methyl-3-phenylpropyl 11- dimethyl-2-phenylethyl 11-diphenylmethyl 22-diphenylethyl 33-diphenylpropyl 12-diphenylethyl 4-chlorobenzyl 2- chlorobenzyl 3-chlorobenzyl 3-fluorobenzyl 4-fluorobenzyl (2- or 4-)bromobenzyl 23-dichlorobenzyl 24-dichlorobenzyl 3- chloro-4-fluorobenzyl 246-trifluorobenzyl 3- trifluoromethylbenzyl 4-trifluoromethylbenzyl 2-methylbenzyl 3-methylbenzyl 4-methylbenzyl 4-te.rt-butylbenzyl 24- dimethylbenzyl 246-trimethylbenzyl 2-phenylbenzyl 3- phenylbenzyl 4-phenylbenzyl 24-diphenylbenzyl 246- triphenylbenzyl 2-trifluoromethoxybenzyl 3- trifluoromethoxybenzyl 4-trifluoromethoxybenzyl 3-chloro-4- difluoromethoxybenzyl 4-chloro-3-trifluoromethylbenzyl 2- methoxybenzyl 3-methoxybenzyl 4-methoxybenzyl 34- dimethoxybenzyl 345-trimethoxybenzyl 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl 2-(2 -methoxyphenyl)ethyl and 2-(4- chlorophenyl)ethyl. Examples of lower alkyl-substituted amino lower alkyl groups include: aminoalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group having on the amino group one or two straight and/or branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as tf-methylaminomethyl NN-diethylaminomethyl NN-Ai-n- propylaminoe thyl NW-diisopropylaminoethyl 3-(NNdimethylamino) propyl 4-(NN~dimethylamino)butyl 5- (N Ndimethylamino) pentyl and 6 - (N N- dime thylamino) hexyl. Examples of pyrazinyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: pyrazinylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a -122- straight or branched d-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as (2- or 3-)pyrazinylmethyl (1- or 2-)(2- or 3- pyrazinyl)ethyl 3-(2- or 3-)pyrazinylpropyl 4-(2- or 3-) pyrazinylbutyl 5-(2- or 3-)pyrazinylpentyl 6-(2- or 3-) pyrazinylhexyl 2-methyl-5-pyrazinylmethyl (1- or 2-) (2-methyl- 5-pyrazinyl)ethyl 3-(2-methyl-5-pyrazinyl)propyl 4-(2-ethyl-5- pyrazinyl)butyl 5-(2-ethyl-5-pyrazinyl)pentyl and 6-(2-methyl- 5 -pyrazinyl)hexyl. Examples of pyrazolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrazoline ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: pyrazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched C1.6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazoline ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as (3- 4- or 5-Jpyrazolylmethyl (1- or 2-) (3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolylethyl 3-(3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolylpropyl 4-(3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolylbutyl 5-(3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolylpentyl 6-(3- 4- or 5-)pyrazolylhexyl [1-methyl-(3- 4- or 5-) pyrazolyl]methyl [15-dimethyl-(3- or 4-)pyrazolyl]methyl and [15-dimethyl-(3- or 4-)pyrazolyl]ethyl. Examples of piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups a benzoyl group and phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups include: piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of straight and branched d-6 alkyl groups a benzoyl group and phenyl lower alkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group -123- consistlng of halogen atoms and straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as N-methyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl W-ethyl- (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl W-n-propyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl W-benzoyl-(2- 3- or 4-)piperidinyl 1-benzyl-4-piperidinyl 1- phenylethyl-4-piperidinyl l-(2- 3- or 4-)chlorophenylmethyl-4- piperidinyl and l-(2- 3- or 4-)methylphenylmethyl-4- piperidinyl l23-trimethyl-(4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl 1- benzyl-3-methyl-(2- 4- 5-or 6-)piperidinyl and l-benzoyl-2- benzyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)piperidinyl. Examples of 34-dihydrocarbostyril groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups include 34- dihydrocarbostyril groups optionally substituted with one to three straight and/or branched Ci.6 alkyl groups such as 34- dihydro-(5- 6- 7- or 8-)carbostyril and (6- 7- or 8-)methyl- 34-dihydro-5-carbostyril. Examples of quinolyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups include quinolyl groups optionally substituted with one to three straight and/or branched Ci.6 alkyl groups such as (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- or 8-)quinolyl and 2- methyl-4-quinolyl. Examples of carbazolyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups include carbazolyl groups optionally substituted with one to three straight and branched Ci-e alkyl groups such as N-methyl-(2- 3- 4- or 5-)carbazolyl and W-ethyl-(2- 3- 4- or 5-)carbazolyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkylcarbamoyl lower alkyl groups include phenylalkylcarbamoylalkyl groups wherein each of the two alkyl moieties is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as phenylmethylcarbamoylmethyl (1- or 2-)phenylethyl carbamoylmethyl (1- or 2-)phenylethylcarbamoylethyl 3-(2- phenylethylcarbamoyl)propyl 4-(2-phenylethylcarbamoyl)butyl 5-(2-phenylethylcarbamoyl)pentyl and 6-(2-phenylethylcarbamoyl) hexyl. Examples of phenylcarbamoyl lower alkyl groups include -124- phenylcarbamoylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as phenylcarbamoylmethyl (1- or 2-)phenylcarbamoylethyl 3- (phenylcarbamoyl) propyl 4 - (phenylcarbamoyl) butyl 5 - (phenylcarbamoyl) pentyl and 6 - (phenylcarbamoyl) hexyl. Examples of anilino groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkoxy groups each lower alkoxy substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: anilino groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups each alkoxy substituent optionally being substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as (2- 3- or 4-)chloromethoxyanilino and (2- 3- or 4-)trifluoromethoxyanilino. Examples of anilino groups substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups and further substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: anilino groups substituted on the amino group with one to three straight and/or branched Ci-6 alkyl groups and further substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as W-methyl-(2- 3- or 4-)chloroanilino W-ethyl- (2- 3- or 4-)chloroanilino //-methyl-(2- 3- or 4-) bromoanilino W-methyl-(2- 3- or 4-)fluoroanilino AT-ethyl-(2- 3- or 4-)iodoanilino and N-n-propyl-(2- 3- or 4-) chloroanilino. Examples of 5- and 6-membered unsaturated heterocyclic rings formed from R8 and R9 being linked together together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound include (2- or 3-) pyrroline 12-dihydropyridine 23-dihydropyridine 1234- tetrahydropyridine and 1256-tetrahydropyridine. Examples of benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenyl group halogen atoms a cyano -125- group a phenoxy group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups pyrazolyl groups and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described straight and branched Ci-e alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms a phenyl group halogen atoms a cyano group a phenoxy group the abovedescribed straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxycarbonyl groups pyrazolyl groups and the above-described straight and branched Ci-e allcoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as benzoyl 4-methylbenzoyl 3-methylbenzoyl 2-methylbenzoyl 4-tert-butylbenzoyl 24-dimethylbenzoyl 246-trimethylbenzoyl 3-trifluoromethylbenzoyl 4- trifluoromethylbenzoyl 2-trifluoromethylbenzoyl 4-phenylbenzoyl 4-chlorobenzoyl 3-chlorobenzoyl 2-chlorobenzoyl 4- fluorobenzoyl 3-fluorobenzoyl 2-fluorobenzoyl 3-bromobenzoyl 2-bromobenzoyl 4-bromobenzoyl 34-dichlorobenzoyl 23- dichlorobenzoyl 2-chloro-4-fluorobenzoyl 2-methoxy-5- chlorobenzoyl 4-methoxybenzoyl 3-methoxybenzoyl 2- methoxybenzoyl 34-dimethoxybenzoyl 345-trimethoxybenzoyl 3- trifluoromethoxybenzoyl 4-trifluoromethoxybenzoyl 2- trifluoromethoxybenzoyl 3-cyanobenzoyl 4-cyanobenzoyl 2- cyanobenzoyl 3-phenoxybenzoyl 2-phenoxybenzoyl 4- phenoxybenzoyl 4-methoxycarbonylbenzoyl 3-ethoxycarbonylbenzoyl 2-tert-butoxycarbonylbenzoyl and 4-(1-pyrazolyl)benzoyl. Examples of alkanoyl groups include straight and branched CI-IQ alkanoyl groups such as in addition to the abovedescribed lower alkanoyl groups heptanoyl octanoyl nonanoyl decanoyl and 2-ethyl-hexanoyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkanoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups include: -126- phenylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-6 alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and straight and branched Ci_6 alkyl groups such as 2-phenylacetyl 3-phenylpropionyl 2- phenylpropionyl 4-phenylbutyryl 5-phenylpentanoyl 6- phenylhexanoyl 22-dimethyl-3-phenylpropionyl 2-methyl-3- phenylpropionyl 2-(4-fluorophenyl)acetyl 3 - (25 - difluorophenyl)propionyl 2-(24-difluorophenyl)propionyl 4- (34- difluorophenyl)butyry1 5-(35-difluorophenyl)pentanoy1 6- (26- dif luorophenyl) hexanoyl 2 - (2 - chlorophenyl) acetyl 3 - (3 - chlorophenyl)propionyl 2-(4-chlorophenyl)propionyl 4-(23- dichlorophenyl)propionyl 5-(24-dichlorophenyl)pentanoyl 6- (25-dichlorophenyl)hexanoyl 2-(34-dichlorophenyl)acetyl 3- (26- dichlorophenyl) propionyl 2 - (3 - f luorophenyl) propionyl 4 - (2 - fluorophenyl)butyryl 5-(3-bromophenyl)pentanoyl 6-(4- iodophenyl)hexanoyl 2-(2-bromophenyl)acetyl 3 - (4 - bromophenyl)propionyl 2-(35-dichlorophenyl)propionyl 4 - (246 - tr if luorophenyl) butyryl 5 - (34 - dif luorophenyl) pen tanoyl 6 - (2 - iodophenyl)hexanoyl 2-(3-iodophenyl)acetyl 3-(4- iodophenyl)propionyl 2-(23-dibromophenyl)propionyl 4 - (24 - diiodophenyl)butyryl 2-(246-trichlorophenyl)acetyl 2-(4- methylphenyl)acetyl 3-(25-dimethylphenyl)propionyl 2-(24- diethylphenyl)propionyl 4-(34-di-n-propylphenyl)butyryl 2 - (2 - ethylphenyl)acetyl 3-(3-n-propylphenyl)propionyl 2-(4-tertbutylphenyl) propionyl 2-(246-trimethylphenyl)acetyl 2-(25- dichloro-4-methylphenyl)acetyl 2-(3 -methyl-4-chlorophenyl)acetyl 4-(2-n-butylphenyl)butyryl 5-(3-n-pentylphenyl)pentanoyl and 6- (4-n-hexylphenyl)hexanoyl. Examples of phenoxy lower alkanoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: phenoxyalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched €2-6 alkanoyl group optionally on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as in addition to the above-described phenoxy lower alkanoyl groups 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetyl 2-(4- fluorophenoxy)acetyl 3-(25-difluorophenoxy)propionyl 2-(24- difluorophenoxy)propionyl 4-(34-difluorophenoxy)butyryl 5- (35- difluorophenoxy)pentanoyl 6-(26-difluorophenoxy)hexanoyl. 2-(2-chlorophenoxy)acetyl 3-(3-chlorophenoxy)propionyl 2-(4- chlorophenoxy)propionyl 4-(23-dichlorophenoxy)propionyl 5- (24- dichlorophenoxy)pentanoyl 6-(25-dichlorophenoxy)hexanoyl 2-(34-dichlorophenoxy)acetyl 3-(26-dichlorophenoxy)propionyl 2-(3-fluorophenoxy)propionyl 4-(2-fluorophenoxy)butyryl 5-(3- bromophenoxy)pentanoyl 6-(4-iodophenoxy)hexanoyl 2 - (2 - bromophenoxy)acetyl 3-(4-bromophenoxy)propionyl 2 - (35 - dichlorophenoxy)propionyl 4-(246-trifluorophenoxy)butyryl 5- (34-difluorophenoxy)pentanoyl 6-(2-iodophenoxy)hexanoyl 2-(3- iodophenoxy)acetyl 3-(4-iodophenoxy)propionyl 2-(23- dibromophenoxy) propionyl 4 - (24 - diiodophenoxy) butyryl and 2-(246-trichlorophenoxy)acetyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl groups include phenylalkenylcarbonyl groups containing one to three double bonds wherein the alkenyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-e alkenyl group such as styrylcarbonyl (trivial name: cinnamoyl) 3- phenyl-2-propenylcarbonyl 4-phenyl-2-butenylcarbonyl 4-phenyl- 3-butenylcarbonyl 5-phenyl-4-pentenylcarbonyl 5-phenyl-3- pentenylcarbonyl 6-phenyl-5-hexenylcarbonyl 6-phenyl-4- hexenylcarbonyl 6-phenyl-3-hexenylcarbonyl 4-phenyl-l3- butadienylcarbonyl and 6-phenyl-135-hexatrienylcarbonyl. Examples of pyridylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: pyridylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and the above-described straight and -128- branched Ci_6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as (2- 3- or 4-)pyridylcarbonyl 2-chloro- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 26-dichloro-(3- 4- or 5-) pyridylcarbonyl 23-dichloro-(4- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 2- trifluoromethyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 2-bromo- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 26-difluoro-(3- 4- or 5-) pyridylcarbonyl 4-methyl-(2- 3- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 3- chloro-(2- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 25-dibromo- pyridylcarbonyl 246-trifluoro-(3- or 5-)pyridylcarbonyl 24- dimethyl-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridylcarbonyl 246-trimethyl- (3- or 5-)pyridylcarbonyl and 2-methyl-4-chloro-(3- 5- or 6-) pyridylcarbonyl. Examples of piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkanoyl groups include piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one to three straight and/or branched Ci.6 alkanoyl groups such as (2- 3- or 4-)piperidinylcarbonyl l-acetyl-(2- 3- or piperidinylcarbonyl l-n-propanoyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinylcarbonyl l-isopropanoyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinylcarbonyl l-n-butyryl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinylcarbonyl l-n-pentanoyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinylcarbonyl 1-n-hexanoyl-(2- 3- or 4-) piperidinylcarbonyl l2-diacetyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) piperidinylcarbonyl l23-triacetyl-(4- 5- or 6-) piperidinylcarbonyl 2-acetyl-(l- 3- 4- 5- or 6-) piperidinylcarbonyl 3-propanoyl-(l- 2- 4- 5- or 6-) 30 piperidinylcarbonyl and 2-formyl-4-propanoyl-(l- 3- 5- or 6-) piperidinylcarbonyl. Examples of tetrahydropyranylcarbonyl groups include 2- tetrahydropyranylcarbonyl 3-tetrahydropyranylcarbonyl and 4- tetrahydropyranylcarbonyl. 35 Examples of benzothienylcarbonyl groups optionally -129- substituted on the benzothiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms include benzothienylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the benzothiophene ring with one to three halogen atoms such as (2- 3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienylcarbonyl [3-chloro-(2- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]carbonyl [4-bromo-(2- 3- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]carbonyl [5-fluoro- (2- 3- 4- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]carbonyl [6-iodo- (2- 3- 4- 5- or 7-)benzothienyl]carbonyl [7-chloro- (2- 3- 4- 5- or 6-)benzothienyl]carbonyl [2-chloro- (3- 4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]carbonyl [23-dichloro- (4- 5- 6- or 7-)benzothienyl]carbonyl and [346-trichloro- (2- 5- or 7-)benzothienyl]carbonyl. Examples of pyridyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms include: pyridylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-e alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and the above-described straight and branched Ci.6 alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms such as (2- 3- or 4-)pyridylmethyl 2- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl l-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl 3-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]propyl 4-1(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]butyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]ethyl 5-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]pentyl 6-[(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]hexyl 1- [(2- 3- or 4-)pyridyl]isopropyl 2-methyl-3-[(2- 3- or 4-) pyridyl]propyl [2-chloro-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [23-dichloro-(4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [2-bromo- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [2.46-trifluoro- (3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [2-trifluoromethyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl [2-methyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-) pyridyl]methyl [2-ethyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl 2-[2- -130- n-propyl-(3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]ethyl 3-[2-n-butyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyi]propyl 4-[2-n-pentyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]butyl 5-[2-n-hexyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]pentyl 6-[2-isopropyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]hexyl [2-cert-butyl- (3- 4- 5- or 6-Jpyridyl]methyl [24-dimethyl-(3- 5- or 6-) pyridyl]methyl [246-trimethyl-(3- or 5-Jpyridyl]methyl [24- ditrifluoromethyl-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl]methyl 2-(24- bistrifluoromethyl)-(3- 5- or 6-)pyridyl)ethyl and 3-[2- methyl-6-chloro-(3- 4- or 5-)pyridyl]propyl. Examples of thienyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms include: thienylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one to three halogen atoms such as [(2- or 3-)thienyl]methyl 2-[(2- or 3-) thienyl]ethyl l-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]ethyl 3-[(2- or 3-)thienyl] propyl 4-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]butyl 5-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]pentyl 6-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]hexyl 11-dimethyl-2-[(2- or 3-)thienyl] ethyl 2-methyl-3-[(2- or 3-)thienyl]propyl [2-chloro- (3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]methyl [4-bromo-(2- 3- or 5-)thienyl] methyl [5-fluoro-(2- 3- or 4-) thienyl]methyl [3-iodo- (2- 4- or 5-)thienyl]methyl [23-dichloro-(4- or 5-)thienyl] methyl (245-trichloro-3-thienyl)methyl 2-[2-fluoro- (3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]ethyl l-[4-iodo-(2- 3- or 5-)thienyl] ethyl 3-[3-chloro-(2- 4- or 5-) thienyl]propyl 4-[45- dichloro-(2- or 3-)thienyl]butyl 5-(245-trichloro-3-thienyl) pentyl and 6-[2-chloro-(3- 4- or 5-)thienyl]hexyl. Examples of amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups include: amino groups optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of straight and branched Ci-e alkyl groups and straight and branched Ci-6 alkanoyl groups such as amlno forraylamino acetylamino propionylamino butyrylamino isobutyrylamino pentanoylamino tertbutylcarbonylamino hexanoylamino WAr-diacetylamino N-acetyl-Npropionylamino methylamino ethylamino n-propylamino isopropylamino n-butylamino n-pentylamino n-hexylamino dimethylamino 3-diethylamino diisopropylamino N-ethyl-N-npropylamino W-methyl-W-n-hexylamino N-methyl-AT-acetylamino and N- ethyl -N- acetylamino. Examples of phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a cyano group lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups halogen atoms lower alkoxycarbonyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkylthio groups and pyrrolidinyl groups include: mono- and di-phenylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the above-described straight and branched Ci_6 alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms a cyano group the above-described straight and branched Ci-e alkyl groups optionally substituted with one to three halogen atoms the above-described amino groups optionally substituted with one or two members selected from the group consisting of straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups and straight and branched d-6 alkanoyl groups halogen atoms the abovedescribed straight and branched Ci-6 alkoxycarbonyl groups the above-described straight and branched C2-6 alkanoyloxy groups the above-described straight and branched Ci.6 alkylsulfonyl groups the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkylthio groups and pyrrolidinyl groups such as benzyl 1-phenethyl 2-phenethyl 3-phenylpropyl 2-phenylpropyl 4-phenylbutyl 5-phenylpentyl 4- phenylpentyl 6-phenylhexyl 2-methyl-3-phenylpropyl 11- dimethyl-2-phenylethyl 11-diphenylmethyl 22-diphenylethyl 33-dlphenylpropyl 12-diphenylethyl 4-chlorobenzyl 2- chlorobenzyl 3-chlorobenzyl 3-fluorobenzyl 4-fluorobenzyl 2- fluorobenzyl 4-bromobenzyl 3-bromobenzyl 2-bromobenzyl l-(2- chlorophenyl)ethyl 23-dichlorobenzyl 246-trifluorobenzyl 2- trifluoromethylbenzyl 3-trifluoromethylbenzyl 4- trifluoromethylbenzyl 2-methylbenzyl 3-methylbenzyl 4- methylbenzyl 4-tert-butylbenzyl 4-n-butylbenzyl 24- dimethylbenzyl 246-trimethylbenzyl 2-phenylbenzyl 4- phenylbenzyl 24-diphenylbenzyl 246-triphenylbenzyl 2- trifluoromethoxybenzyl 3-trifluoromethoxybenzyl 4- trifluoromethoxybenzy1 4-difluoromethoxybenzyl 2-methoxybenzyl 3-methoxybenzyl 4-methoxybenzyl 4-n-butoxybenzyl 4-tertbutoxybenzyl l-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl l-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethyl 34-dimethoxybenzyl 345- trlmethoxybenzyl 4-methoxycarbonylbenzyl 3-ethoxycarbonylbenzyl 2 -n -propoxycarbonylbenzyl 24-dimethoxycarbonylbenzyl 246- trimethoxycarbonylbenzyl 1-(4-n-butoxyphenyl)ethyl 4-tertbutoxycarbonylbenzyl 4-methylthiobenzyl 3-methylthiobenzyl 2- methylthiobenzyl 4-ethylthiobenzyl 24-dimethylthiobenzyl 246-trimethyl thiobenzyl 4-methylsulfonylbenzyl 3- methylsulfonylbenzyl 2-methylsulfonylbenzyl 34- dimethylsulfonylbenzyl 345-trlmethylsulfonylbenzyl 4-methoxy- 3 -chlorobenzyl 4 - (AT-acetylamino) benzyl 4 - (N Ndiethylamino) benzyl 4-(AT/N-dimethylamino)benzyl 4-(Nmethylamino) benzyl 3-aminobenzyl 2-aminobenzyl 4-aminobenzyl 4-acetyloxybenzyl 23-diaminobenzyl 345-triaminobenzyl methyl-3-fluorobenzyl 4-cyanobenzyl 3-cyanobenzyl 2- cyanobenzyl 4-(1-pyrrolidinyl)benzyl 4-methoxy-2-chlorobenzyl and 3-chloro-5-methylbenzyl. Examples of thiazolyl lower alkyl groups include thiazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci.6 alkyl group such as [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]methyl 2-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]ethyl l-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl] ethyl 3-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]propyl 4-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]butyl 5-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]pentyl 6- [(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]hexyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(2- 4- or 5-) thiazolyl]ethyl and [2-methyl-3-[(2- 4- or 5-)thiazolyl]propyl. Examples of imidazolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: imidazolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ct.6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one to three above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl 2- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl !-[(!- 2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]ethyl 3-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolylJpropyl 4- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]butyl 11-dimethyl-2- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl 5-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]pentyl 6-[(l- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]hexyl 1- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]isopropyl 2-methyl-3- [(!- 2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]propyl [1-methyl- (2- 4- or 5-)imidazolylJmethyl [l-ethyl-(2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]methyl [l-n-propyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl [l-n-butyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl [1-n-pentyl- (2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl [l-n-hexyl-(2- 4- or imidazolyl]methyl 2-[2-methyl-(l- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl l-[l-ethyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]ethyl 3-[l-ethyl- (2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl 4-[l-n-propyl-(2- 4- or 5-) imidazolyl]butyl 5-[l-n-butyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]pentyl 6-[l-n-pentyl-(2- 4- or 5-)imidazolyl]hexyl [12-dimethyl- (4- or 5-)imidazolyl]methyl and (124-trimethyl-5-imidazolyl) methyl. Examples of pyrrolyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups include: -134- pyrrolylalkyl groups wherein the alkyl moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrole ring with one to three above-described straight and branched Ci-6 alkyl groups such as [(!- 2- or 3-Jpyrrolyl]methyl 2-[(l- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]ethyl !-[(!- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl] ethyl 3-[(l- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]propyl 4-[(l- 2- or 3-) pyrrolyl]butyl ll-dimethyl-2-[(l- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]ethyl 5- [(!- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]pentyl 6-[(l- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]hexyl !-[(!- 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]isopropyl 2-methyl-3-[(1- 2- or 3-) pyrrolylJpropyl [l-methyl-(2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]methyl [1-ethyl- (2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]methyl [l-n-propyl-(2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]methyl [l-n-butyl-(2- or 3-Jpyrrolyl]methyl [l-n-pentyl-(2- or 3-) pyrrolyl]methyl [l-n-hexyl-(2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]methyl 2-[2- methyl-(l- 3- 4- or 5-)pyrrolyl]ethyl l-[l-ethyl-(2- or 3-) pyrrolyl]ethyl 3-[l-ethyl-(2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]methyl 4-[l-npropyl-( 2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]butyl 5-[l-n-butyl-(2- or 3-)pyrrolyl] pentyl 6-[l-n-pentyl-(2- or 3-)pyrrolyl]hexyl [12-dimethyl- (3- 4- or 5-Jpyrrolyl]methyl and [l24-trimethyl-(3- or 5-) pyrrolyl]methyl. Examples of lower alkylthio lower alkyl groups include alkylthioalkyl groups wherein each of the two alkyl moieties is a straight or branched Ci_6 alkyl group such as methylthiomethyl 2- methylthioethyl 1-ethylthioethyl 2-ethylthioethyl 3-nbutylthiopropy1 4-n-propylthiobutyl 11-dimethyl-2-npentylthioethyl 5-n-hexylthiopentyl 6-methylthiohexyl 1- ethylthioisopropyl and 2-methyl-3-methylthiopropyl. Examples of phenoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups and lower alkoxy groups include: phenoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms the above-described straight and branched Ci-6 aklyl groups and the above-described straight and -135- branched Ci-6 alkoxy groups such as phenoxycarbonyl 4-chlorophenoxycarbonyl 3- chlorophenoxycarbonyl 2-chlorophenoxycarbonyl 34- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl 246-trichlorophenoxycarbonyl 4- fluorophenoxycarbonyl 3-fluorophenoxycarbonyl 2- fluorophenoxycarbonyl 24-difluorophenoxycarbonyl 345- trifluorophenoxycarbonyl 4-bromophenoxycarbonyl 2-chloro-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl 3-fluoro-5-methylphenoxycarbonyl 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl 3-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl 2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl 34-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl trlmethoxyphenoxycarbonyl 4-methylphenoxycarbonyl 3- methylphenoxycarbonyl 2-methylphenoxycarbonyl 25- dimethylphenoxycarbonyl and 234-trimethylphenoxycarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms include: phenylalkoxycarbonyl groups wherein the alkoxy moiety is a straight or branched Ci-6 alkoxy group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one to three halogen atoms such as benzyloxycarbonyl 2-phenylethoxycarbonyl 1- phenylethoxycarbonyl 3-phenylpropoxycarbonyl 4- phenylbutoxycarbonyl 5-phenylpentyloxycarbonyl 6- phenylhexyloxycarbonyl 11- dimethyl - 2 -phenylethoxycarbonyl 2 - methyl - 3 - phenylpropoxycarbonyl 2 - chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 3 - chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 2-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 34- dichlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 246-trichlorobenzyloxycarbonyl 4- fluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 3-fluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 2- fluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 24-difluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 345- trifluorobenzyloxycarbonyl 4-bromobenzyloxycarbonyl 4- nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl and 3-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl. Examples of quinoxalinylcarbonyl groups include 2- quinoxalinylcarbonyl 5-quinoxalinylcarbonyl and 6- quinoxalinylcarbonyl. Examples of phenyl lower alkanoyl groups include phenylalkanoyl groups wherein the alkanoyl moiety is a straight or branched C2-6 alkanoyl group such as 2-phenylacetyl 3- phenylpropionyl 2-phenylpropionyl 4-phenylbutyryl 5- phenylpentanoyl 6-phenylhexanoyl 22-dimethyl-2-phenylpropionyl and 2-methyl-3-phenylpropionyl. The compounds of the present invention can be produced according to for example. Reaction Schemes 1 to 16. All the starting materials and target compounds shown in Reaction Schemes 1 to 16 may be in the form of suitable salts. Examples of such salts are as described for carbostyril compound of Formula (1) below. wherein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 X and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above R15 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group and A4 represents a direct bond or lower alkylene group provided that the total number of carbon atoms of the group substituting the carbostyril skeleton i.e. -CH(R15)-A4- is no greater than 6. The reaction of Compound (2) with Compound (3) is carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a basic compound or acid. Examples of solvents usable herein are aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene toluene and xylene ethers such as diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane monoglyme and diglyme halogenated hydrocarbons such as dlchloromethane dichloroethane chloroform and carbon tetrachloride lower alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropanol butanol tert-butanol and ethylene glycol aliphatic acids such as acetic acid esters such as ethyl acetate and methyl acetate ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone acetonitrile pyridine dimethyl sulfoxide NW-dimethylformamide hexamethylphosphoric triamide mixed solvents of such solvents etc. Examples of basic compounds are carbonates such as sodium carbonate potassium carbonate sodium hydrogencarbonate potassium hydrogencarbonate and cesium carbonate metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide sodium hydride potassium hydride potassium sodium sodium amide metal alcoholates such as sodium methylate sodium ethylate and sodium n-butoxide piperidine pyridine imidazole N- ethyldiisopropylamine dimethylaminopyridine triethylamine trimethylamine dimethylaniline Nme thylmorpholine 15- diaz abicydo [4.3.0] nonene - 5 (DBN) 18- diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undecene-7 (DBU) 14- diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) and like organic bases and mixtures thereof. Examples of acids are organic acids such as ptoluenesulfonic acid and like sulfonic acids and acetic acid trifluoroacetic acid trichloroacetic acid and like aliphatic acids inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid sulfuric acid hydrobromic acid and phosphoric acid and mixtures thereof. In the present invention a basic compound and an acid may be used in combination. Basic compound or acid is usually used in a catalytic amount and preferably about 0.01 to about 1 mol per mol of Compound (2). Compound (3) Is usually used In an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably about 1 to about 2 mol per mol of Compound (2). The reaction is usually carried out at about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 20 hours. The reaction for producing Compound (Ib) from Compound (la) is carried out for example either without a solvent or in a suitable solvent in the presence of a reducing agent. Examples of solvents usable herein are water lower alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropanol butanol tertbutanol and ethylene glycol acetonitrile aliphatic acids such as formic acid and acetic acid ethers such as diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane monoglyme and diglyme aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene toluene and xylene halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane dichloroethane chloroform and carbon tetrachloride NN-dimethylformamide mixtures of such solvents etc. Examples of reducing agents are mixtures of silicon dioxide and pyridine compounds such as diethyl l4-dihydro-26- dimethyl-35-pyridinedicarboxylate sodium borohydride lithium borohydride sodium cyanoborohydride sodium triacetoxy borohydride aluminium lithium hydride and like hydride reducing agents mixtures of such hydride reducing agents palladium black palladium carbon platinum oxide platinum black Raney nickel and like catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent etc. When a mixture of a pyridine compound and silicon dioxide is used as a reducing agent a suitable reaction temperature is usually about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 50 hours. The pyridine compound is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 3 mol per mol of Compound (la). Silicon dioxide is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 -139- to 10 mol per mol of Compound (la). When a hydride reducing agent is used a suitable reaction temperature is usually about -80 to about 100° C and preferably about -80 to about 70°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 30 minutes to about 60 hours. The hydride reducing agent is usually used in an amount of about 0.1 to about 20 mol and preferably about 0.1 to about 6 mol per mol of Compound (Ib). In particular when lithium aluminium hydride is used as a hydride reducing agent it is preferable to use diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane monoglyme diglyme and like ethers and benzene toluene xylene and like aromatic hydrocarbons as solvents. Cobalt(II) chloride cobalt(III) chloride cobalt(II) acetate or like cobalt compound may be added to the reaction system of the reaction in the presence of pyridine trimethylamine triethylamine W-ethyldiisopropylamine or like amine sodium hydroxide or like inorganic base and/or dimethylglyoxime 22'-bipyridyl 110-phenanthroline or like ligand. When a catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent is used the reaction is usually carried out at about -30 to about 100" C and preferably about 0 to about 100°C in a hydrogen atmosphere of about atmospheric pressure to about 20 atm and preferably about atmospheric pressure to about 10 atm or in the presence of formic acid ammonium formate cyclohexene hydrazine hydrate or like hydrogen donor. The reaction is usually finished in about 1 to about 12 hours. The catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent is usually used in an amount of about 0.01 to about 5 times and preferably about 1 to about 3 times the weight of wherein R1 R2 R4 R5 and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and R16 is a lower alkyl group. Compound (Ic) is produced by reacting Compound (4) and Compound (5) in a suitable solvent in the presence of a basic compound followed by acid treatment. This acid treatment is hereinafter referred to as "Acid Treatment A". Examples of solvents usable herein are water aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene toluene and xylene ethers such as diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane 2-methoxyethanol monoglyme and diglyme halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane dichloroethane chloroform and carbon tetrachloride lower alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropanol butanol tert-butanol and ethylene glycol aliphatic acids such as acetic acid esters such as ethyl acetate and methyl acetate ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone acetonitrile pyridine dimethyl sulfoxide NW-dijnethylformamide hexamethylphosphoric triamide mixed solvents of such solvents etc. Examples of basic compounds are carbonates such as sodium carbonate potassium carbonate sodium hydrogencarbonate -141- potasslum hydrogencarbonate and cesium carbonate metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide sodium hydride potassium hydride potassium sodium sodium amide metal alcoholates such as sodium methylate sodium ethylate and sodium n-butoxide sodium acetate piperidine pyridine imidazole N-ethyldiisopropylamine dimethylaminopyridine triethylamine trimethylamine dimethylaniline W-methylmorpholine DBN DBU DABCO other organic bases and mixtures thereof. Basic compound is usually used in an amount of at least about 1 mol and preferably about 1 to about 3 mol per mol of Compound (4). Compound (5) is usually used in an amount of at least about 1 mol and preferably about 1 to about 2 mol per mol of Compound (4). The reaction is usually carried out at about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 10 hours. Examples of acids usable in acid-treating the reaction product are inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid sulfuric acid hydrobromic acid and the like. Such acids are usually used in a large excess relative to the reaction product to be treated. Examples of solvents usable in the acid treatment include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (4) with Compound (5) above. The acid treatment is usually carried out at about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150"C. The acid treatment is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 30 hours. The reaction of Compound (4) with Compound (6) is carried out under the same conditions selected for the reaction of Compound (4) with Compound (5). Reaction Scheme 3 -142- (le) wherein R1 R2 R4 R5 X A and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above Xi is a halogen atom and R3a is a group other than a hydrogen atom as defined in connection with R3 above. The reaction of Compound (le) and Compound (7) is carried out in a suitable inert solvent in the presence of a basic compound. Examples of inert solvents usable herein are aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene toluene and xylene ethers such as diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane 2-methoxyethanol monoglyme and diglyme halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane dichloroethane chloroform and carbon tetrachloride lower alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropanol butanol tert-butanol and ethylene glycol aliphatic acids such as acetic acid esters such as ethyl acetate and methyl acetate ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone acetonitrile pyridine dimethyl sulfoxide NW-dimethylformamide hexamethylphosphoric triamide mixed solvents of such solvents etc. Examples of basic compounds are carbonates such as sodium carbonate potassium carbonate sodium hydrogencarbonate potassium hydrogencarbonate and cesium carbonate metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide sodium hydride potassium hydride potassium sodium sodium amide metal alcoholates such as sodium methylate sodium ethylate sodium n-butoxide sodium tert-butoxide and potassium tert-butoxide pyridine imidazole Nethyldiisopropylamine dimethylaminopyridine triethylamine trimethylamine dime thy laniline N-methylmorpholine DBN DBU DABCO other organic bases and mixtures thereof. Basic compound is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 10 mol per mol of Compound (le). Compound (7) is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 10 mol per mol of Compound (le). The reaction is usually carried out at about 0 to about 200°C and preferably 0 to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 5 minutes to about 80 hours. Sodium iodide potassium iodide or like alkali metal halide compound may be introduced into the reaction system of the reaction. When a Compound (le) in which X is sulfur is used in the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 R2 R4 R5 R3a A and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above is sometimes generated. This compound can be easily separated from the reaction mixture. Reaction Scheme 4 wherein R1 R2 R4 R5 A4 R15 R16 xlr and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and R17 is a lower alkyl group. The reaction to produce Compound (9) from Compound (8) is carried out by hydrolyzing Compound (8). This hydrolysis reaction is performed for example either in a suitable solvent or without a solvent in the presence of an acid or basic compound. Examples of usable solvents are water lower alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropanol and tert-butanol ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone ethers such as diethyl ether dioxane tetrahydrofuran monoglyme and diglyme aliphatic acids such as acetic acid and formic acid esters such as methyl acetate and ethyl acetate halogenated hydrocarbons such as chloroform dichloroethane dichloromethane carbon tetrachloride dimethyl sulfoxide ArW-dimethylformamide hexamethylphosphoric triamide mixed solvents of such solvents etc. Examples of acids are mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid sulfuric acid and hydrobromic acid and organic acids such as formic acid acetic acid trifluoroacetic -acid p-toluenesulfonic acid and like sulfonic acids. Such acids may be used singly or as a combination of two or more such acids. Examples of basic compounds are carbonates such as sodium carbonate potassium carbonate sodium hydrogencarbonate and potassium hydrogencarbonate metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide calcium hydroxide and lithium hydroxide etc. Such basic compounds may be used singly or as a combination of two or more such compounds. The hydrolysis reaction advantageously proceeds usually at about 0 to about 200"C and preferably about 0 to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 10 minutes to about 30 hours. Compound (Ig) can be produced by reacting Compound (8) with Compound (5) in a suitable solvent in the presence or absence of basic compound and then acid-treating the reaction product. Alternatively Compound (Ig) can be produced by reacting Compound (9) with Compound (5) in a suitable solvent in the presence or absence of basic compound and then acid-treating the reaction product. Examples of solvents for use in the reaction of Compound (8) with Compound (5) and the reaction of Compound (9) with Compound (5) include in addition to sulfolane those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (4) with Compound (5) shown in Reaction Scheme 2 presented above. Examples of usable basic compounds include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (4) with Compound (5) shown in Reaction Scheme 2 presented above. Basic compound is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 2 mol per mol of Compound (5). Compound (8) and Compound (9) are usually used in amounts of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (5). The reaction is usually carried out at about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150" C. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 10 hours. The subsequent acid treatment is carried out under the same conditions as described with respect to "Acid Treatment A" in Reaction Scheme 2 above. Reaction Scheme 5 RlaXi (10) wherein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 X A Xi and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and Rla is a group other than a hydrogen atom as defined in connection with R1. The reaction of Compound (Ih) with Compound (10) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. Reaction Scheme 6 (Ik) wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A R8 R9 AI and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. A wide variety of reaction conditions selected for an ordinary amide bond formation reaction are applicable to the reaction of Compound (Ij) with Compound (11) such as in particular (a) a mixed acid anhydride process in which Carboxylic Acid (Ij) is reacted with an alkyl halocarboxylate to -147- form a mixed acid anhydride and reacting this anhydride with Amine (11) (b) an activated ester process in which Carboxylic Acid (Ij) is activated into an activated ester such as phenyl ester p-nitrophenyl ester AT-hydroxysuccinimide ester 1- hydroxybenzotriazole ester etc. or into an activated amide with benzoxazoline-2-thione and then reacted with Amine (11) (c) a carbodiimide process in which Carboxylic Acid (Ij) and Amine (11) are subjected to a condensation reaction in the presence of an activating agent such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide l-(3- dime thylaminopropyl) - 3 - ethylcarbodiimide (WSC) carbonyldiimidazole or the like (d) other processes for example in which Carboxylic Acid (Ij) is converted into a Carboxylic anhydride using a dehydration agent such as acetic anhydride and reacting this carboxylic anhydride with Amine (11) an ester of Carboxylic Acid (Ij) formed with a lower alcohol is reacted with Amine (11) at a high temperature and high pressure an acid halide of Carboxylic Acid (Ij) i.e. a carboxylic acid halide is reacted with Amine (11) and like processes. A mixed acid anhydride for use in the mixed acid anhydride process described above can be obtained by an ordinary Schotten-Baumann reaction and the reaction product is usually used for the reaction with Amine (11) to give the desired compound of Formula (Ik) without isolation from the reaction mixture. The above-described Schotten-Baumann reaction is usually carried out in the presence of a basic compound. Such basic compounds include any conventional basic compounds for use in Schotten-Baumann reactions for example triethylamine trimethylamine pyridine dimethylaniline. Nethyldiisopropylamine dimethylaminopyridine AT-methylmorpholine DBN DBU DABCO and like organic bases and carbonates such as sodium carbonate potassium carbonate sodium hydrogencarbonate and potassium hydrogencarbonate metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide potassium -148- hydride sodium hydride potassium sodium sodium amide metal alcoholates such as sodium methylate and sodium ethylate and like inorganic bases. Such basic compounds are used singly or as a combination of two or more such compounds. The reaction is usually carried out at about -20 to about 100°C and preferably about 0 to about 50°C. The reaction time is about 5 minutes to about 10 hours and preferably about 5 minutes to about 2 hours. The reaction of the resulting mixed acid anhydride with Amine (11) is usually carried out at about -20 to about 150°C and preferably about 10 to about 50°C. The reaction time is about 5 minutes to about 10 hours and preferably about 5 minutes to about 5 hours. The mixed acid anhydride process is usually carried out in a solvent. Examples of solvents are those that are commonly used in connection with mixed acid anhydride processes. Specific examples are chloroform dichloromethane dichloroethane carbon tetrachloride and like halogenated hydrocarbons benzene toluene xylene and like aromatic hydrocarbons diethyl ether diisopropyl ether tetrahydrofuran dimethoxyethane and like ethers methyl acetate ethyl acetate isopropyl acetate and like esters W//-dimethylformamide dimethyl sulfoxide hexamethylphosphoric triamide and like aprotic polar solvents mixtures of such solvents etc. Examples of alkyl halocarboxylates usable in the mixed anhydride process are methyl chloroformate methyl bromoformate ethyl chloroformate ethyl bromoformate isobutyl chloroformate etc. In the mixed acid anhydride process Carboxylic Acid (lj) an alkyl halocarboxylate and Amine (11) are preferably used equimolar to each other. However an alkyl halocarboxylate and Amine (11) are each usable in an amount of about 1 to about 1.5 mol per mol of Carboxylic Acid (lj). Process (c) in which a condensation reaction carried out in the presence of an activating agent as described above is performed in a suitable solvent either in the presence or absence -149- of a basic compound. Examples of solvents and basic compounds usable herein are those that are usable in the process in which a carboxylic acid halide is reacted with Amine (Ib) as described in Processes (d) below. The amount of activating agent is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (Ij). When WSC is used as an activating agent the reaction advantageously progresses by introducing 1- hydroxybenzotriazole into the reaction system. The reaction is usually carried out at about -20 to 180"C and preferably about 0 to about 150°C. The reaction usually completes in about 5 minutes to about 90 hours. Among Processes (d) if a process in which a carboxylic acid halide is reacted with Amine (11) is selected this reaction is carried out in the presence of a basic compound in a suitable solvent. Examples of basic compounds for use include a wide variety of known compounds such as those described above in connection with the Schotten-Baumann reaction. Examples of solvents include in addition to those usable in the aforementioned mixed acid anhydride process methanol ethanol isopropanol propanol butanol 3-methoxy-1-butanol ethyl cellosolve methyl cellosolve and like alcohols acetonitrile pyridine acetone water etc. The ratio of carboxylic acid halide to Amine (11) is not limited and can be suitably selected from a broad range. It is usually such that per mol of the former the latter is used in an amount of at least about 1 mol and preferably about 1 to about 5 mol. The reaction is usually carried out at about -20 to about 180°C and preferably about 0 to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 5 minutes to about 30 hours. Moreover the amide bond formation reaction shown in Reaction Scheme 6 can be carried out by reacting Carboxylic Acid (Ij) and Amine (11) in the presence of a condensing agent composed of a phosphorus compound such as triphenylphosphine diphenylphosphinyl chloride phenyl-JV-phenylphosphoramide chloridate diethyl chlorophosphate diethyl cyanophosphate -150- diphenyl azidophosphate bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinic chloride etc. Such condensing agents can be used singly or as a combination of two or more such agents. The reaction is usually carried out at about -20 to about 150"C and preferably about 0 to about 100°C using a solvent and basic compound that are also usable in the aforementioned process in which a carboxylic acid halide and Amine (11) are reacted. The reaction is usually finished in about 5 minutes to about 30 hours. Condensing agent and Amine (11) are each used in an amount of at least about 1 mol and preferably about 1 to about 2 mol per mol of Carboxylic Acid (lj). Reaction Scheme 7 (11) (1m) wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above Rlb is a group as defined in (1-9) in connection with R1 above and Rlc is a group as defined in (1-8) in connection with R1 above. The reaction for producing Compound (1m) from Compound (11) is carried out under conditions as described in connection with the reaction for producing Compound (9) from Compound (8) shown in Reaction Scheme 4 above. The reaction for producing Compound (11) from Compound (1m) can be carried out by reacting Compound (1m) with a compound represented by the formula R23OH (50) wherein R23 is a lower alkyl group. Conditions usually selected for esterification reactions are applicable to the reaction. For example it may be carried out in the presence of hydrochloric acid sulfuric acid. -151- or like a mineral acid or thionyl chloride phosphorus oxychloride phosphorus pentachloride phosphorus trichloride or like halogenating agent. Compound (50) is used in a large excess relative to Compound (1m). The reaction advantageously progresses usually at about 0 to about 150" C and preferably about 50 to about 100" C. The reaction is usually finished in about 1 to about 10 hours. Reaction Scheme 8 do) wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A A2 and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and R10a is a group as defined in (7-3) and (7-44) in connection with R10 above. The reaction for producing Compound (lo) from Compound (In) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction for producing Compound (9) from Compound (8) shown in Reaction Scheme 4 above. When R10a of Compound (In) is a group as defined in (7- 44) the above-presented reaction may be carried out in the presence of a fluorine compound. Examples of fluorine compounds are ammonium tetrafluoride tetra-N-butyl ammonium fluoride pyridine hydrofluoride etc. Among such examples tetra-W-butyl ammonium fluoride is preferable. Fluorine compound is usually used in at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 2 mol per herein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A A2 Xi and the bond between the and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above iob is a group as defined in (7-3) to (7-7) (7-9) to (7-20) (7- 30) to (7-35) and (7-44) in connection with R110U above 10C is a group as defined in (7-2) (7-8) (7-21) to (7-29) and (7-37) to (7-43) in connection with R110U above R10d is a group as defined in (7-1) (7-2) (7-21) to (7-29) and (7-40) in connection with R10 above furyl group pyridyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms thienyl group optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a cyano group lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups halogen atoms lower alkoxycarbonyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkylthio groups and pyrrolidinyl groups thiazolyl group imidazolyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups pyrrolyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups or cycloalkyl group R14a is a group as defined in (10-1) to (10-3) in connection with R14 above and R18 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group provided that the total number of carbon atoms of the group CH(Rlod)R18 of Compound (Ir) is not greater than 6. The reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (12) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (Ij) with Compound (11) shown in Reaction Scheme 6 above provided that with respect to the reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (12) the amounts of alkyl halocarboxylate Carboxylic Acid (12) activating agent condensing agent carboxylic acid halide etc. are relative to Compound (lo). The reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (13) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. The reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (14) may be -154- carried out for example either in a suitable solvent or without a solvent in the presence of a reducing agent. Examples of solvents usable herein are water lower alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropanol butanol tertbutanol and ethylene glycol acetonitrile aliphatic acids such as formic acid and acetic acid ethers such as diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane monoglyme and diglyme aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene toluene and xylene halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane dichloroethane chloroform carbon tetrachloride mixtures of such solvents etc. Examples of reducing agents are aliphatic acids such as formic acid aliphatic acid alkali metal salts such as sodium formate and sodium acetate hydride reducing agents such as sodium borohydride sodium cyanoborohydride sodium triacetoxyborohydride and aluminium lithium hydride mixtures of such hydride reducing agents catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent such as palladium black palladium carbon platinum oxide platinum black Raney nickel etc. When an aliphatic acid such as formic acid or an aliphatic acid alkali metal salt such as sodium formate or sodium acetate is used as a reducing agent a suitable reaction temperature is usually about room temperature to about 200" C and preferably about 50 to about 150"C. The reaction is usually finished in about 10 minutes to about 10 hours. Such aliphatic acids and aliphatic acid alkali metal salts are usually used in a large excess relative to Compound (lo). When a hydride reducing agent is used a suitable reaction temperature is usually about -80 to about 100°C and preferably about -80 to about 70°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 30 minutes to about 60 hours. The hydride reducing agent is usually used in an amount of about 1 to about 20 mol and preferably about 1 to about 6 mol per mol of Compound (lo). In particular when aluminium lithium hydride is used as a hydride reducing agent it is preferable to use diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane monoglyme diglyme or like -155- ether or benzene toluene xylene or like aromatic hydrocarbon as a solvent. Trimethylamine triethylamine Nethyldiisopropylamine or like amine or molcular sieves 3A (MS- 3A) molcular sieves 4A (MS-4A) or like molcular sieves may be introduced into the reaction system of the reaction. When a catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent is used the reaction is usually carried out at about -30 to about 100°C and preferably about 0 to about 60°C in a hydrogen atmosphere usually of about atmospheric pressure to about 20 atm and preferably about atmospheric pressure to about 10 atm or in the presence of formic acid ammonium formate cyclohexene hydrazine hydrate or like hydrogen donor. The reaction is usually finished in about 1 to about 12 hours. The catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent is usually used in an amount of about 0.1 to about 40 wt.% and preferably about 1 to about 20 wt.% relative to Compound (lo). In the reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (14) Compound (14) is usually used in an amount at least eguimolar and preferably equimolar to a large excess relative to Compound do). The reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (15) is carried out in the presence or absence of basic compound but preferably in the absence of basic compound in a suitable inert solvent or without a solvent. Examples of inert solvents and basic compounds include those that are for use in one of the Processes (d) in which a carboxylic acid halide is reacted with Amine (11) for the reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (12) (amide bond formation reaction). The amount of Compound (15) is usually about 1 to about 5 mol and preferably about 1 to about 3 mol per mol of Compound do). The reaction advantageously proceeds usually at about 0 to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 5 minutes to about 30 hours. Boron trifluoride diethyl ether complex or like boron compound may be introduced into the reaction system wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A A2 Xi R14a and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and R14b is a group as defined in (10-2) and (10-3) in connection with R14 above. The reaction of Compound (Is) with Compound (16) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. Reaction Scheme 11 wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above Rld is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one lower alkoxycarbonyl group on the phenyl ring and Rle is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one carboxy group on the phenyl ring. The reaction for producing Compound (Iv) from Compound (lu) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction for producing Compound (9) from Compound (8) shown in Reaction Scheme 4 above. The reaction for producing Compound (lu) from Compound (Iv) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction for producing Compound (11) from Compound (1m) shown in Reaction Scheme 7 above. Reaction Scheme 12 . R3 R4 R5 X A R6 R7 Rle and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and Rlf is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one -CONR6R7 group on the phenyl ring. -158- The reaction of Compound (Iv) with Compound (17) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (Ij) with Compound (11) shown in Reaction Scheme 6 above. Reaction Scheme 13 (laa) wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A Xlf R18 and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above Rlg is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one -(BhNHR7a group on the phenyl ring provided that 1 is as defined above R111 is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one -(B)iN(R6a)R7a group on the phenyl ring R11 is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one -(B)iN(R6b)R7a group on the phenyl ring R13 is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one -(BhN[CH(R6c)R18]R7a group on the -159- phenyl ring provided that the total number of carbon atoms of CH(R6c)R18 is no greater than 6 1 is as defined above R7a is a group as defined in (4-1) to (4-79) in connection with R7 above R6a is a group as defined in (4-2) (4-4) (4-6) (4-8) to (4-11) (4-19) to (4-32) (4-34) to (4-37) (4-60) (4-62) to (4-72) (4- 78) and (4-79) in connection with R6 above R6b is a group as defined in (4-3) (4-5) (4-7) (4-12) to (4-18) (4-33) (4-38) to (4-59) (4-61) (4-73) to (4-77) in connection with R6 above and R6c is a group as defined in (4-1) (4-2) (4-6) (4-9) (4-20) (4-21) (4-23) to (4-29) (4-31) (4-32) and (4-34) pyridyl group tetrahydropyranyl group cycloalkyl group phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and hydroxy groups lower alkylenedioxy-substituted phenyl group furyl group imidazolyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a carbamoyl group and lower alkoxycarbonyl groups pyrrolidinyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups or morpholino group. The reaction of Compound (Ix) with Compound (18) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (12) shown in Reaction Scheme 9 above. The reaction of Compound (Ix) with Compound (19) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (13) shown in Reaction Scheme 9 above. The reaction of Compound (Ix) with Compound (20) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection -160- with the reaction of Compound (lo) with Compound (14) shown in Reaction Scheme 9 above. Reaction Scheme 14 (Ibb) (Ice) wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above R1 is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one nitro group on the phenyl ring and R11 is a group as defined in (1-3) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one amino group on the phenyl ring. The reaction for producing Compound (Ice) from Compound (Ibb) can be carried out by for example (1) reducing Compound (Ibb) in a suitable solvent using a catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent or (2) reducing Compound (Ibb) in a suitable inert solvent using as a reducing agent a mixture of an acid with a metal or metal salt a mixture of a metal or metal salt with an alkali metal hydroxide sulfide or ammonium salt or the like. When using Method (1) above examples of usable solvents are water acetic acid alcohols such as methanol ethanol and isopropanol hydrocarbons such as n-hexane and cyclohexane ethers such as dioxane tetrahydrofuran diethyl ether and diethylene glycol dimethyl ether esters such as ethyl acetate and methyl acetate aprotic polar solvents such as NNdimethylformamide mixtures of such solvents etc. Examples of usable catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent include palladium palladium black palladium carbon platinum carbon platinum platinum oxide copper chromite Raney nickel etc. Such reducing agent may be used singly or as a combination of two or more such agents. Reducing agent is usually used in an amount of about 0.02 -161- times to equal to the weight of Compound (Ibb). The reaction temperature is usually about -20 to about 150"C and preferably about 0 to about 100°C. The hydrogen pressure is usually about 1 to 10 atm. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 100 hours. An acid such as hydrochloric acid may be introduced into the reaction system of the reaction. When using Method (2) above a mixture of iron zinc tin or tin(II) chloride with a mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid or a mixture of iron iron(II) sulfate zinc or tin with an alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide a sulfide such as ammonium sulfide aqueous ammonia or an ammonium salt such as ammonium chloride or the like can be used as a reducing agent. Examples of inert solvents are water acetic acid alcohols such as methanol and ethanol ethers such as dioxane mixtures of such solvents etc. Conditions for the reduction reaction can be suitably selected according to the reducing agent to be used. For example when a mixture of tin(II) chloride and hydrochloric acid is used as a reducing agent it is advantageous to carry out the reaction at about 0 to about 150° C for about 0.5 to about 10 hours. Reducing agent is used in an amount of at least 1 mol and usually about 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (Ibb). Reaction Scheme 15 wherein R2 R3 R4 R5 X A and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above R1" is a group as defined in (1-10) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one halogen atom on the pyridine ring R1" is a group as defined in (1-10) in connection with R1 above except for having on the pyridine ring at least one member selected from piperidinyl groups morpholino group piperazinyl group optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups anilino group optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups pyridylamino group or pyridylcarbonylamino group R10 is a group as defined in (1-10) in connection with R1 above except for having at least one member selected from thienyl groups a phenyl group pyridyl groups and a biphenyl group R19 is a piperidinyl group morpholino group piperazinyl group optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups anilino group optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups pyridylamino group or pyridylcarbonylamino group -163- R20 is a thienyl group phenyl group pyridyl group or biphenyl group M is an alkali metal such as lithium potassium sodium or the like -MgXi (Xi is as defined above) -ZnXi (Xi is as defined above) or -B(OH)2 Y is a lower alkyl group q is 1 to 4 and r is 1 to 3 provided that q + r equals 4. The reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (21) is carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a basic compound and a catalyst. Examples of solvents and basic compounds usable herein include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. Examples of catalysts are bis(tributyltin)/bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium Rtris( dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium Stris( dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium palladium(II) acetate and like palladium compounds R-22'-bis(diphenylphosphino binaphthyl (K-BINAP) S-22'-bis(diphenylphosphino)- binaphthyl (S-BINAP) RAC-22'-bis(diphenylphosphino binaphthyl (JZAC-BINAP) 22-bis(diphenylimidazolidinylidene) and like compounds 45-bis(diphenylphosphino)-99-dimethylxanthene and like xanthene compounds tert-butylphosphine tertbutylphosphine tetrafluoroborate and like alkylphosphines salts thereof mixtures thereof etc. Basic compound is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 2 mol per mol of Compound (Idd). Catalyst is used in a typical catalytic amount relative to Compound (Idd). Compound (21) is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 2 mol per mol of Compound (Idd). The reaction is usually carried out at about room temperature to about 200" C and preferably about room temperature to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to -164- about 20 hours. The reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (22a) or (22b) is carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a basic compound and a catalyst. Solvents usable herein include in addition to water those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. Basic compounds usable herein include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. Examples of catalysts are tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) and like palladium compounds. Basic compound is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (Idd). Catalyst is usually used in an amount of 0.001 to 1 mol per mol of Compound (Idd) and preferably 0.01 to 0.5 mol per mol of Compound (Idd). Compound (21) is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (Idd). The reaction is usually carried out at about -30 to about 200'C and preferably about 0 to about 150°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 20 hours. With respect to the reaction when M is an alkali metal salt or MgXi the reaction proceeds in the absence of basic wherein R1 R3 R4 R5 X A Xi and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above R2a is a group as defined in (2-2) (2-4) (2-5) and (2-7) to (2- 32) in connection with R2 above and R21 is a lower alkyl group carboxy lower alkyl group lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups a nitro group lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkoxycarbonyl groups phenyl lower alkenyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups and 123-thiodiazolyl groups piperidinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups atninosubstituted lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups lower alkenyl group pyridyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkynyl group phenyl lower alkynyl group phenyl lower alkenyl group furyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the furan ring with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups tetrazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with a substituent selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group phenyl lower alkyl groups and cycloalkyl lower alkyl groups 124-oxadiazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the 124-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups isooxazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups 134-oxadiazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the 134-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups lower alkanoyl lower alkyl group thiazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and phenyl groups each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms piperidinyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more benzoyl groups each benzoyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms thienyl lower alkyl group phenylthio lower alkyl group carbamoyl-substituted lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups benzoyl lower alkyl group pyridylcarbonyl lower alkyl group imidazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more phenyl lower alkyl groups phenoxy lower alkyl group phenyl lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkyl group 23-dihydro-1H-indeny 1 group or isoindolinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or more oxo groups. The reaction of Compound (Igg) with Compound (23) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. Compounds (2) (4) and (8) used as starting materials as shown in the reaction scheme given above can be produced according to for example the reaction scheme below. Reaction Scheme 17 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above R22 is a lower alkylsulfonyl group optionally having at least one halogen atom X2 is a halogen atom and m is 1 to 4. The reaction of Compound (24) with Compound (25) or (26) and the reaction of Compound (30) with Compound (25) or (26) can be carried out under the same conditions as described in one of the Processes (d) in which an acid halide of Carboxylic Acid (Ij) i.e. a carboxylic acid halide is reacted with Amine (11) for the reaction of Compound (Ij) with Compound (11) shown in Reaction Scheme 6 above. The reaction for producing Compound (28) from Compound (27) and the reaction for producing Compound (32) from Compound (31) can be achieved by reacting Compound (27) with a metal cyanide and Compound (31) with a metal cyanide respectively in a suitable solvent in the presence of a catalyst. Examples of metal cyanides are sodium cyanide potassium cyanide silver cyanide zinc cyanide cuprous cyanide etc. Examples of solvents and catalysts usable in these reactions include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (22) shown in Reaction Scheme 15 above. Catalyst is usually used in an amount of 0.01 to I mol and preferably 0.01 to 0.5 mol per mol of Compound (27) or (31). Metal cyanide is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 3 mol per mol of Compound (27) or (31). The reactions are usually carried out at about room temperature to 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150 C. The reactions are usually finished in about 1 hour to about 1 week. The reaction for producing Compound (2a) from Compound (28) and the reaction for producing Compound (2b) from Compound -169- (32) are carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a reducing agent. Examples of solvents usable herein are formic acid and like aliphatic acids dioxane tetrahydrofuran diethyl ether diethylene glycol dimethyl ether and like ethers benzene toluene xylene and like aromatic hydrocarbons dichloromethane dichloroethane chloroform carbon tetrachloride and like halogenated hydrocarbons and mixtures of such solvents. Examples of reducing agents are diisobutylaluminum hydride and like alkylaluminum hydrides Raney nickel etc. Reducing agent is usually used in an amount at least equal to and preferably equal to to 5 times the weight of Compound (28) or (32). The reactions are usually carried out at about room temperature to 200° C and preferably about room temperature to about 150° C. The reactions are usually finished in about 0.5 to about 20 hours. Compounds (2a) and (2b) can be produced by reducing compounds (28) and (32) respectively under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction as shown in Reaction scheme 1 for producing Compound (Ib) from Compound (la) when a catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent is used. It is desirable to introduce an inorganic acid such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid into the reaction system usually in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 2 mol per mol of compounds (28) or (32). The reaction for producing Compound (29) from Compound (2a) and the reaction for producing Compound (33) from Compound (2b) are carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of an acid by separately reacting Compound (2a) and Compound (2b) with an alcohol compound represented by HO-(CH2)ra-OH (51) wherein m is as defined above. Solvents and acids usable herein include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (2) with Compound (3) shown in -170- Reactlon Scheme 1 above. It is usually advantageous to use an acid in a catalytic amount. The amount of Compound (51) is usually at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (2a) or (2b). The reactions are usually carried out at about room temperature to 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150"C. The reactions are usually finished in about 0.5 hours to about 10 hours. The reaction of Compound (24) with Compound (10) the reaction of Compound (27) with Compound (10) the reaction of Compound (28) with Compound (10) the reaction of Compound (2a) with Compound (10) and the reaction of Compound (29) with Compound (10) are carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction scheme 3. The reaction for producing Compound (2a) from Compound (29) and the reaction for producing Compound (2b) from Compound (33) are carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction for producing Compound (9) from Compound (8) shown in Reaction scheme 4. In these reactions pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate and like sulfonates are wherein Rla R2 R4 R5 R15 XL and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. The reaction for producing from Compound (34) Compound (2c) wherein R15 is a hydrogen atom and the reaction for producing from Compound (35) Compound (2d) wherein R15 is a hydrogen atom are carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a catalyst by separately reacting Compound (34) and Compound (35) with a compound represented by Xi(X2)CHOR24 (52) wherein Xi and X2 are as defined above and R24 is a lower alkyl group. Solvents usable herein include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (22) shown in Reaction Scheme 15 above. Examples of catalysts are titanium tetrachloride and like titanium compounds tin(IV) chloride and like tin compounds aluminium chloride and like aluminium compounds etc. Catalyst is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (34) or (35). Compound (52) is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (34) or (35). The reaction is usually carried out at about 0 to about 70" C and preferably about 0 to about 50'C. The reaction is usually finished in about 1 minute to about 1 hour. The reaction for producing from Compound (34) Compound (2c) wherein R15 is a hydrogen atom and the reaction for producing from Compound (35) Compound (2d) wherein R15 is a hydrogen atom can be carried out in the presence of a halogenating agent and an acid by separately reacting Compound (34) and Compound (35) with p-formaldehyde and then hexamethylenetetramine. Examples of halogenating agents usable herein are hydrochloric acid hydrobromic acid etc. Examples of acids are sulfuric acid phosphoric acid and like inorganic acids ptoluenesulfonic acid formic acid acetic acid and like organic acids and mixtures of such acids. Halogenating agent and acid are usually used in large excess. p-Formaldehyde is usually used in an amount at least 0.1 times and preferably 0.1 times to equal to. Compound (34) or (35). Hexamethylenetetramine is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of compound (34) or (35). The reaction is usually carried out at about room temperature to about 1508C and preferably about room temperature to about 100°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 0.5 to about 10 hours. The reaction for producing from Compound (34) Compound (2c) wherein R15 is a hydrogen atom and the reaction for producing from Compound (35) Compound (2d) wherein R15 is a hydrogen atom can be carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of an acid by separately reacting Compound (34) and Compound (35) with hexamethylenetetramine. These reactions are generally called Duff reactions. Acids usable herein are those that are preferably used in Duff reactions for example acetic acid boric acid/anhydrous glycerol trifluoroacetic acid etc. Acid is usually used in an amount at least equimolar and preferably equimolar to a large excess per mol of Compound (34) or (35). Solvents usable herein include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (22) shown in Reaction Scheme 15 above. The reactions are usually carried out at about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150° C. The reactions are usually finished in about 0.5 to about 10 hours. Compound (2c) wherein R15 is a lower alkyl group and Compound (2d) wherein R15 is a lower alkyl group are produced by separately reacting in a suitable solvent in the presence of an acid reacting Compound (34) and Compound (35) with a compound represented by XiCOR15a (53) wherein Xi is as described above and R1Sa is a lower alkyl group. These reactions are generally called Friedel-Crafts reactions and performed in a suitable solvent in the presence of a Lewis acid. Lewis acids usable herein include any Lewis acids typically used in such Friedel-Crafts reactions and examples are aluminium chloride zinc chloride iron chloride tin(IV) chloride boron tribromide boron trifluoride concentrated sulfuric acid etc. Examples of usable solvents are carbon disulfide nitrobenzene chlorobenzene and like aromatic hydrocarbons dichloromethane dichloroethane carbon tetrachloride tetrachloroethane and like halogenated hydrocarbons nitroethane nitromethane and like aliphatic nitro compounds mixed solvents of such solvents etc. Lewis acid is usually used in an amount of 1 to 6 mol per mol of compounds (34) or (35). -174- Compound (53) is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (34) or (35). The reactions are usually carried out at about 0 to about 150°C and preferably about 0 to about 100°C. The reactions are usually finished in about 0.5 to about 25 hours. The reaction of Compound (34) with Compound (10) and the reaction of Compound (2c) with Compound (10) are carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in wherein Rla R2 R4 R5 Xi X2 and the bond between the 3- and 4- positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. The reaction for producing Compound (2e) from Compound (36) and the reaction for producing Compound (2f) from Compound (37) are carried out by reacting Compound (36) with carbon monoxide gas and Compound (37) with carbon monoxide gas respectively in a suitable solvent in the presence of a catalyst and an acid alkali metal salt. Examples of solvents and catalysts usable in these reactions include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (22) shown in Reaction Scheme 15 above. Examples of acid alkali metal salts are sodium formate potassium formate sodium acetate potassium acetate etc. Acid alkali metal salt is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (36) or (37). Catalyst is usually used in an amount of 0.01 to 1 mol per mol of Compound (36) or (37). Carbon monoxide gas is usually used in a large excess relative to Compound (36) or (37). The reactions are usually carried out at about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about room temperature to about 150°C. The reactions are usually finished in about 0.5 to about 10 hours. The reaction of Compound (36) with Compound (10) and the reaction of Compound (2e) with Compound (10) are carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in. wherein R1 R2 R4 R5 XL R16 X2 and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. The reaction of Compound (38) with Compound (39) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (34) with Compound (53) shown in Reaction Scheme 18 above. The reaction for producing Compound (41) from Compound (40) is carried out by reducing Compound (40) under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction for producing Compound (Ib) from Compound (la) using a hydride reducing agent shown in Reaction Scheme 1 above. The reaction for producing Compound (4a) from Compound (41) is carried out by reacting Compound (41) with a halogenating agent either in a suitable solvent or without a solvent. Examples of halogenating agents are hydrochloric acid hydrobromic acid and like mineral acids N/V-diethyl-l22- trichlorovinylazide phosphorus pentachloride phosphorus pentabrond.de phosphorus oxychloride thionyl chloride and mixtures of sulfonyl halide compounds (mesyl chloride tosyl chloride and the like) with basic compounds etc. Basic compounds usable herein are those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (2) with Compound (3) shown in Reaction Scheme 1 above. Examples of usable solvents are dioxane tetrahydrofuran diethyl ether and like ethers chloroform methylene chloride carbon tetrachloride and like halogenated hydrocarbons etc. When a mixture of sulfonyl halide compound and basic compound is used as a halogenating agent sulfonyl halide compound is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 2 mol per mol of Compound (41). Basic compound is usually used in a catalytic amount and preferably a catalytic to equimolar amount relative to Compound (41). When other halogenating agents are used the halogenating agent is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably 1 to 10 mol per mol of Compound (41). The reaction advantageously proceeds usually at room temperature to 150°C and preferably room temperature to 100°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 1 to about wherein RI R2 R4 R5 Xi R15 R16 R17 A4 and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. The reaction of Compound (42) with Compound (46) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (le) with Compound (7) shown in Reaction Scheme 3 above. -178- The reaction for producing Compound (8) from Compound (43) is carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a halogenating agent either in the presence or absence of a basic compound. Examples of halogenating agents usable herein are Br2 C12 and like halogen molecules iodine chloride sulfuryl chloride copper compounds such as copper(I) bromide Nbromosuccinimide and like W-halosuccinimides etc. Examples of usable solvents are diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane 2-methoxyethanol monoglyme diglyme and like ethers dichloromethane dichloroethane chloroform carbon tetrachloride and like halogenated hydrocarbons acetic acid propionic acid and like aliphatic acids carbon disulfide etc. Examples of basic compounds include those that are usable in the reaction of Compound (2) with Compound (3) shown in Reaction Scheme 1 presented above. Halogenating agent is usually used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (43). Basic compound is usually used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol and preferably 1 to 5 mol per mol of Compound (43). The reaction is usually carried out at about 0 to about 200°C and preferably about 0 to about 100°C. The reaction is usually finished in about 5 minutes to about 20 hours. The reaction of Compound (44) with Compound (46) is carried out in a suitable solvent in the presence of a basic compound. Examples of basic compounds usable herein are sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide calcium hydroxide sodium carbonate potassium carbonate and like inorganic basic compounds sodium acetate and like aliphatic acid alkali metal salts piperidine triethylamine trimethylamine pyridine dimethylaniline N-ethyldiisopropylamine dimethylaminopyridine W-methylmorpholine DBN DBU DABCO and like organic bases etc. Such basic compounds may be used singly or as a combination of -179- two or more such compounds. Any inert solvents are usable insofar as they do not adversely affect the reaction for example water aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene toluene and xylene ethers such as diethyl ether tetrahydrofuran dioxane monoglyme and diglyme halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane dichloroethane chloroform and carbon tetrachloride lower alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropanol butanol tert-butanol and ethylene glycol aliphatic acids such as acetic acid esters such as ethyl acetate and methyl acetate ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone acetonitrile pyridine dimethyl sulfoxide NW-dimethylformamide hexamethylphosphoric triamide mixtures of such solvents etc. Basic compound is usually used in an amount of about 0.1 to about 5 mol per mol of Compound (45). Compound (46) is usually used in an amount of at least 1 mol and preferably about 1 to about 5 mol per mol of Compound (45). The reaction temperature is usually about room temperature to about 200°C and preferably about 50 to about 150" C. The reaction is usually finished in about 5 minutes to about 30 hours. The reaction for producing Compound (43) from Compound (46) is carried out by reducing Compound (46) under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction for producing Compound (Ib) from Compound (la) shown in Reaction Scheme 1 in which a catalytic hydrogenation reducing agent is used. Reaction Scheme 22 wherein R1"1. R1" R10 R2 R4 R5 M m and the bond between the 3- and 4-positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. The reaction of Compound (47) with Compound (21) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (21) shown in Reaction Scheme 15 above. The reaction of Compound (47) with Compound (22) is carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (Idd) with Compound (21) shown in Reaction Scheme 15 above. By reacting Compound (23) with starting Compounds (24) (34) (36) (38) (42) and (47) in which R2 is a hydroxyl group the corresponding compounds in which R2 is a group as defined in (2-2) (2-4) (2-5) and (2-7) to (2-32) can be produced. These reactions are carried out under the same conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (Igg) with Compound (23) shown in Reaction Scheme 16 above. By reacting Compound (10) with starting Compounds (38) and (42) in which R1 is a hydrogen atom the corresponding compounds in which R1 is a group as defined in (1-2) to (1-29) can be produced. These reactions are carried out under the same -181- conditions as described in connection with the reaction of Compound (Ih) with Compound (10) shown in Reaction Scheme 5 above. Each of the objective compounds obtained according to the above reaction schemes can be isolated and purified from the reaction mixture by for example after cooling the reaction mixture performing an isolation procedure such as filtration concentration extraction etc. to separate a crude reaction product and then subjecting the crude reaction product to a usual purification procedure such as column chromatography recrystallization etc. The carbostyril compound of Formula (1) according to the present invention includes stereoisomers and optical isomers and solvents such as hydrate etc. Among the compounds of the present invention those having a basic group or groups can easily form salts with common pharmaceutically acceptable acids. Examples of such acids include hydrochloric acid hydrobromic acid nitric acid sulfuric acid phosphoric acid and other inorganic acid methansulfonic acid ptoluenesulfonic acid acetic acid citric acid tartric acid maleic acid fumaric acid malic acid lactic acid and other organic acid etc. Among the compounds of the present invention those having an acidic group or groups can easily form salts by reacting with pharmaceutically acceptable basic compounds. Examples of such basic compounds include sodium hydroxide potassium hydroxide calcium hydroxide sodium carbonate potassium carbonate sodium hydrogencarbonate potassium hydrogencarbonate etc. The following is an explanation of pharmaceutical preparations comprising the compound of the present invention as an active ingredient. Such pharmaceutical preparations are obtained by formulating the compound of the present invention into usual pharmaceutical preparations using usually employed diluents or -182- excipients such as fillers extenders binders wetting agents disintegrants surfactants lubricants etc. The form of such pharmaceutical preparations can be selected from various forms according to the purpose of therapy. Typical examples include tablets pills powders solutions suspensions emulsions granules capsules suppositories injections (solutions suspensions etc.) and the like. To form tablets any of various known carriers can be used including for example lactose white sugar sodium chloride glucose urea starch calcium carbonate kaolin crystalline cellulose and other excipients water ethanol propanol simple syrup glucose solutions starch solutions gelatin solutions carboxymethylcellulose shellac methylcellulose potassium phosphate polyvinylpyrrolidone and other binders dry starch sodium alginate agar powder laminaran powder sodium hydrogencarbonate calcium carbonate fatty acid esters of polyoxyethylenesorbitan sodium laurylsulfate stearic acid monoglyceride starch lactose and other disintegrants white sugar stearin cacao butter hydrogenated oils and other disintegration inhibitors quaternary ammonium base sodium lauryl sulfate and other absorption promoters glycerin starch and other wetting agents starch lactose kaolin bentonite colloidal silicic acid and other adsorbents purified talc stearates boric acid powder polyethylene glycol and other lubricants etc. Such tablets may be coated with usual coating materials as required to prepare for example sugar-coated tablets gelatin-coated tablets enteric-coated tablets film-coated tablets double- or multi-layered tablets etc. To form pills any of various known carriers can be used including for example glucose lactose starch cacao butter hydrogenated vegetable oils kaolin talc and other excipients gum arable powder tragacanth powder gelatin ethanol and other binders laminaran agar and other disintegrants etc. -183- To form suppositories any of various known carriers can be used including for example polyethylene glycol cacao butter higher alcohols esters of higher alcohols gelatin semisynthetic glycerides etc. To form an injection a solution emulsion or suspension is sterilized and preferably made isotonic with blood. Any of various known widely used diluents can be employed to prepare the solution emulsion or suspension. Examples of such diluents include water ethanol propylene glycol ethoxylated isostearyl alcohol polyoxylated isostearyl alcohol fatty acid esters of polyoxyethylene sorbitan etc. In this case the pharmaceutical preparation may contain sodium chloride glucose or glycerin in an amount sufficient to prepare an isotonic solution and may contain usual solubilizers buffers analgesic agents etc. and further if necessary coloring agents preservatives flavors sweetening agents etc. and/or other medicines. The proportion of the compound of the present invention in the pharmaceutical preparation is not limited and can be suitably selected from a wide range. It is usually preferable that the pharmaceutical preparation contain the compound of the present invention in a proportion of 1 to 70 wt.%. The route of administration of the pharmaceutical preparation according to the present invention is not limited and the preparation is administered by a route suitable for the form of the preparation patient's age and sex conditions of the disease and other conditions. For example tablets pills solutions suspensions emulsions granules and capsules are administered orally. Injections are intravenously administered singly or as mixed with usual injection transfusions such as glucose solutions amino acid solutions or the like or singly administered intramuscularly intracutaneously subcutaneously or intraperitoneally as required. Suppositories are administered intrarectally. The dosage of the pharmaceutical preparation is -184- suitably selected according to the method of use patient's age and sex severity of the disease and other conditions and is usually about 0.001 to about 100 mg/kg body weight/day and preferably 0.001 to 50 mg/kg body weight/day in single or divided doses. Since the dosage varies depending on various conditions a dosage smaller than the above range may be sufficient or a dosage larger than the above range may be required. The carbostyril derivative of the present invention induces TFF production such as TFF2 production and thus is useful as an active ingredient of a TFF inducer (up-regulator) particularly TFF2 inducer. The compound of the present invention can be used based on its TFF production inducing activity as an agent for preventing or treating various diseases for example mucosal injury in human and veterinary medicines. Specific examples of diseases for which preventive or therapeutic effects can be obtained based on TFF production inducing activity particularly TFF2 production inducing activity include acute and chronic alimentary tract diseases of various origins (e.g. drug-induced ulcers peptic gastric ulcers ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease drug-induced enteritis ischemic colitis irritable bowel syndrome ulcers developed after endoscopic demucosation acute gastritis chronic gastritis reflux esophagitis esophageal ulcer Barrett esophagus gastrointestinal mucositis (such as gastrointestinal mucositis caused by chemotherapy radiotherapy etc) hemorrhoidal diseases etc.) oral diseases (e.g. stomatitis (such as stomatitis caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy aphthous stomatitis etc) SjSgren syndrome xerostomia etc.) upper respiratory tract diseases (e.g. rhinitis pharyngitis etc.) respiratory tract diseases (e.g. bronchial asthma chronic obstructive lung diseases etc.) eye diseases (e.g. dry eye keratoconjunctivitis etc.) cancers wounds etc. The compound of the present invention has few side -185- effects and is highly safe. The carbostyrll compounds of Formula (1) and salts thereof encompassed by the present invention can be administered in combination with TFF peptides (TFF1 TFF2 TFF3 etc) other type of compounds having an inducing activity of TFF production and/or other drugs (such as anti-inflammatory agents anti-ulcer drugs etc). The patents patent applications and publications cited herein are incorporated by reference. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS Fig. 1 shows a comparison between the nucleotide sequence of the PCR product cloned to the plasmid pCR-Blunt-TFF2pro (Sequence Number 1 in Sequence Listing) and the counterpart of the hTFF2 promoter region reported in a gene bank (GenBank accession AB038162). BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The following Examples are intended to illustrate the present invention in further detail. Reference Example 1 Synthesis of 8-me thoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde 8-Methoxy-l-methyl-lH-quinolin-2-one (21.14 g 0.11 mol) and paraformaldehyde (10.6 g) were suspended in concentrated hydrochloric acid (105 ml) and 4 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid was added followed by stirring at 70 to 80" C for 2.5 hours. After cooling to room temperature ice water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 400 ml of chloroform and hexamethylenetetramine (4.25 g 0.03 mol) was added followed by -186- heating under reflux for 2.5 hours. After cooling to room temperature the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. 50% acetic acid (110 ml) was added to the residue and stirring was carried out at 100"C for 2 hours. After cooling to room temperature water was added and the insoluble matter was collected by filtration and dried to thereby obtain 13.81 g (yield: 57%) of 8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde as a light yellow powder. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 3.80 (3Hs) 4.01 (3Hs) 6.79 (lHdJ=9.9Hz) 7.45 (lHdJ=8.4Hz) 7.86 (lHdJ=8.4Hz) 9.05 (lHdJ=9.9Hz) 10.14(lHs) Reference Example 2 Synthesis of diethyl 2-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12- dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethylene)malonate 8-Methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde (18.9 g) diethyl malonate (26.5 ml) and piperidine (2.7 ml) were added to pyridine (90 ml) and the resulting mixture was stirred at 90 to 100°C for 6 hours. After cooling to room temperature the reaction mixture was added to cold concentrated hydrochloric acid and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration washed with water and dried to thereby obtain 16.62 g (yield: 53%) of diethyl 2-(8-methoxy-lmethyl- 2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethylene)malonate as a yellow powder. 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 1.10 (3HtJ=7.2Hz) 1.28 (3HtJ=7.2Hz) 3.80 (3Hs) 3.92 (3Hs) 4.05-4.3 (4Hm) 6.69 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) 7.18 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.30 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.84 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) 8.14(lHs) Reference Example 3 Synthesis of diethyl 2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)malonate Diethyl 2-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12- -187- dihydroquinolin-5-ylinethylene)malonate (16.62 g) and 10% palladium carbon (1.6 g) were added to 300 ml of ethanol followed by catalytic hydrogenation at room temperature and atmospheric pressure for 6 hours. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetatem-hexane = 1:1) to thereby obtain 13.59 g (yield: 81%) of diethyl 2-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl)malonate as a light yellow oil. hl-NMIUCDCla) dppm: 1.15-1.3 (6Hm). 3.45 (2HdJ=7.6Hz) 3.60 (lHtJ=7.6Hz) 3.89 (3Hs) 3.95 (3Hs) 4.1-4.25 (4Hm) 6.75 (IH.dJ=9.8Hz) 6.96 (lHdJ=8.3Hz) 7.04 (lHdJ=8.3Hz) 7.86 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) Reference Example 4 Synthesis of diethyl 2-chloro-2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)malonate Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (1.0 g) was added under ice cooling to a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution (140 ml) of 13.59 g of diethyl 2-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl)malonate and stirring was carried out until the generation of hydrogen stopped. N-chlorosuccinimide (5.6 g) was added followed by stirring for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was added to cold hydrochloric acid and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate the dry product was concentrated under reduced pressure diisopropyl ether was added to the residue and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried to thereby obtain 12.77 g (yield: 86%) of diethyl 2-chloro-2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2- oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)malonate as a light yellow powder. 1H-NMR(CDC13) dppm: 1.28 (3HtJ=7.2Hz) 3.86(2Hs) 3.89(3Hs) 3.92(3Hs) 4.2-4.3 (4Hm) 6.71 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) 6.98 (IH.dJ=8.4Hz) 7.10 (lHdJ=8.4Hz) 7.93 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) -188- Reference Example 5 Synthesis of 2-chloro-3-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propionic acid Diethyl 2-chloro-2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)malonate (5.1 g) was added to a mixture of 20 ml of acetic acid and 15 ml of 6N hydrochloric acid followed by heating under reflux for 9 hours. After cooling to room temperature water was added to the reaction mixture followed by cooling with ice. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration washed with water and dried to thereby obtain 3.1 g of 2-chloro-3-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propionic acid as a light yellow powder. -NMRfDMSO-ds) dppm: 3.45-3.65 (2Hm) 3.77 (3Hs) 3.86 (3Hs) 4.5-4.65 (lHm) 6.62 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) 7.14 (!HdJ=8.3Hz) 7.21 (lHdJ=8.3Hz) 8.03 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) 13.4 (!Hbrs) Reference Example 6 Synthesis of diethyl 2-[2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)ethyl]malonate Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.5 g) was added under ice cooling to a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution (30 ml) of diethyl malonate (2.2 ml) and stirring was carried out until the generation of hydrogen stopped. 5-(2-iodoethyl)-8-methoxy-lmethyl- 2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinoline (1.54 g) was added followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was added to cold hydrochloric acid and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate the dry product was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol = 50:1 -» 40:1). The purified product was under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 1.73 g (yield: quantitative) of diethyl 2-[2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)ethyl]malonate as a yellow oil. 1.2-1.4 (6Hm) 2.1-2.25 (2Hm) 2.8-3.0 (2Hm) 3.3-3.5(lHm) 3.88 (3Hs) 3.93 (3Hs) 4.1-4.4 (4Hm) 6.75 (lHdJ=9.7Hz) 6.9-7.1 (2Hm) 7.92 (lHdJ=9.7Hz) Reference Example 7 Synthesis of diethyl of 2-chloro-2-[2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo- 12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)ethyl]malonate Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.21 g) was added under ice cooling to a THF solution (30 ml) of 1.79 g of diethyl 2-[2- (8 -me thoxy-1 -methyl - 2 - oxo -12- dihydroquinolin - 5 -yl) ethyl ] malonate and stirring was carried out until the generation of hydrogen stopped. N-chlorosuccinimide (0.7 g) was added followed by stirring for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was added to cold hydrochloric acid and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 2.38 g (yield: quantitative) of diethyl 2-chloro-2-[2-(8-methoxy-lmethyl- 2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)ethyl]malonate as a yellow oil. -NMRtCDCla) dppm: 1.31 (6HtJ=7.1Hz) 2.47 (2HtJ=8.7Hz) 2.98 (2HtJ=8.7Hz) 3.88 (3Hs) 3.93 (3Hs) 6.75 (lHdJ=9.7Hz) 6.9-7.1 (2Hm) 7.87 (lHdJ=9.7Hz) Reference Example 8 Synthesis of 2-chloro-4-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)butyric acid Diethyl 2-chloro-2-[2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)ethyl]malonate (2.38 g) was added to a mixture of acetic acid (10 ml) and 6N hydrochloric acid (15 ml) and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux overnight. After cooling to room temperature water and a small quantity of ethanol was added to the reaction mixture followed by ice cooling. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration washed with water and dried to thereby obtain 0.99 g (yield: 55%) of 2-cdiloro-4-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinolin-5- yl)butyric acid as a gray powder. -NMRtDMSO-ds) dppm: 1.9-2.3 (2Hm) 2.8-3.1 (2Hm) 3.77 (3Hs) 3.85 (3Hs) 4.4-4.6 (lHm) 6.61 (lHdJ=9.7Hz) 7.05 (lHdJ=7.IHz) 7.18 (lHdJ=7.1Hz) 7.98 (lHdJ=9.7Hz) 13.4 (lHbrs) Reference Example 9 Synthesis of diethyl 2-[3-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propyl]malonate Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.39 g) was added under ice cooling to a THF solution (30 ml) of diethyl malonate (1.85 ml) and stirring was carried out until the generation of hydrogen stopped. 5-(3-Iodopropyl)-8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinoline (2.89 g) was added followed by stirring at room temperature for 4.5 hours. The reaction mixture was added to cold hydrochloric acid and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate the dry product was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol = 20:1). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 2.94 g (yield: 93%) of diethyl 2-[3-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propylJmalonate as a yellow oil. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 1.27 (6HtJ=7.1Hz) 1.6-1.8 (2Hm) 1.95-2.1 (2Hm) 2.87 (2HtJ=7.7Hz) 3.56 (1Ht.J=7.5Hz) 3.89(3Hs) 3.95(3Hs) 4.1- 4.4 (4Hm) 6.73 (lHdJ=9.8Hz) 7.00 (2Hs) 7.84(lHdJ=9.8Hz) Reference Example 10 Synthesis of diethyl 2-chloro-2-[3-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propyl]malonate Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.33 g) was added under ice cooling to a THF solution (30 ml) of diethyl 2-[3-(8-methoxy1- methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propyl]malonate (2.94 g) and stirring was carried out until the generation of hydrogen stopped. N-chlorosuccinimide (1.2 g) was added followed by stirring for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was added to cold hydrochloric acid and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 4.02 g (yield: quantitative) of diethyl 2-chloro-2-[3-(8-methoxy-lmethyl- 2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propyl]malonate as a yellow oil. 1H-NMR(CDC13) dppm: 1.26 (6HtJ=7.1Hz) 1.6-1.9 (2Hm) 2.31 (2HtJ=8.0Hz) 2.88 (2HtJ=7.7Hz) 3.88 (3Hs) 3.94 (3Hs) 6.72(lHdJ=9.8Hz) 6.99 (2Hs) 7.79(lHdJ=9.8Hz) Reference Example 11 Synthesis of 2-chloro-5-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)valeric acid Diethyl 2-chloro-2-[3-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propyl]malonate (4.02 g) was added to a mixture of acetic acid (15 ml) and 6N hydrochloric acid (20 ml) followed by heating under reflux for 24 hours. After cooling to room temperature water was added to the reaction mixture followed by cooling with ice. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration washed with water and dried to thereby obtain 2.30 g (yield: 75%) of 2-chloro-5-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2- oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)valeric acid as a light yellow powder. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 1.6-2.2 (4Hm) 2.7-3.l(2Hm) 3.77(3Hs) 3.84(3Hs) 4.5-4.65 (lHm) 6.59 (!H.dJ=9.7Hz) 7.05 (lHdJ=8.IHz) 7.17 (lHdJ=8.1Hz) 7.99 (lHdJ=9.7Hz) 13.2 (lHbrs) Reference Example 12 Synthesis of 8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- 8-Methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (5 g) was dissolved in dichloromethane (100 ml) and dichloromethyl methyl ether (6.4 ml) was added at room temperature followed by cooling in an ice water bath. Titanium tetrachloride (85 ml) was added dropwise at a temperature not higher than 10°C and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into ice water and the aqueous layer was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Diethyl ether was added to the residue and the produced solid was collected by filtration and dried to thereby obtain 5.2 g (yield: 90%) of 8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.63 (2HtJ=7.4Hz) 3.54 (2HtJ=7.4Hz) 3.97(3Hs) 6.92 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.50 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.84 (lHbrs) 10.02 (lHs) Reference Example 13 Synthesis of 8-methoxy-l-ethyl-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline- 5-carboxaldehyde 8-Methoxy-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde (2.0 g) was dissolved in DMF (20 ml) and 0.43 g of sodium hydride (60% in oil) was added under ice cooling. After the addition stirring was carried out at room temperature until the generation of hydrogen stopped. The resulting mixture was cooled in an ice water bath again 1.2 ml of ethyl iodide was added dropwise and stirring was carried out at room temperature for 8 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into iced aqueous hydrochloric acid extraction with methylene chloride was performed and the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to thereby obtain 2.1 g (yield: 91%) of 8-methoxy-l-ethyl-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde. dppm: 1.15 (3HtJ=7.1Hz) 2.51 (2HtJ=7.0Hz) 3.36 (2HtJ=7.0Hz) 3.97 (3Hs) 4.01 (2HtJ=7.4Hz) 6.98 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 7.60 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 10.06 (1HS) Reference Example 14 Synthesis of 8-methoxy-l-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 8-Methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (15 g) was dissolved in DMF (150 ml) and 3.6 g of sodium hydride (60% in oil) was added under ice cooling. After the addition stirring was carried out at room temperature until the generation of hydrogen stopped. The resulting mixture was cooled with ice water again and 5.8 ml of methyl iodide was added dropwise followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to thereby obtain 16.7 g (yield: 96%) of 8-methoxy-l-methyl-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.5-2.6 (2Hm) 2.8-2.9(2Hm). 3.39(3Hs) 3.85(3Hs) 6.75-6.9 (2Hm) 7.0-7.05 (lHm) Reference Example 15 Synthesis of 8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde 8-Methoxy-l-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (1.5 g) was dissolved in dichloromethane (15 ml) and dichloromethyl methyl ether (0.86 ml) was added at room temperature followed by cooling with ice water. Titanium tetrachloride (10.5 ml) was added dropwise and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Further dichloromethyl methyl ether (1.29 ml) and titanium tetrachloride (15.8 ml) were added and stirring was carried out at room temperature for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ice water and the aqueous layer was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Hexane was added to the residue and the produced insoluble matter was collected by filtration and dried to thereby obtain 1.37 g (yield: 80%) of 8-methoxy-l-methyl-2- oxo -1234-1 etrahydroquinoline - 5 - carboxaldehyde. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.5-2.55 (2Hm) 3.3-3.45 (2Hm) 3.96 (3Hs) 6.99 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 7.60 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 10.06(lHs) Reference Example 16 Synthesis of l-(4-biphenylmethyl)-6-bromo-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.49 g) was added at 0° C to a DMF solution (20 ml) of 6-bromo-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2- one (2.54 g) followed by stirring for 30 minutes. 4- Bromomethylbiphenyl (3.05 g) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the reaction mixture extraction with ethyl acetate was performed and the extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = 1:6 -• 1:2). The purified product was recrystallized from a chloroformdiisopropyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 4.06 g (yield: 92%) of l-(4-biphenylmethyl)-6-bromo-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2- one as a white powder. 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.65-2.78 (2Hm) 2.89-3.03 (2Hm) 5.17(2Hs) 6.90 (lHdJ=8.7 Hz) 7.23-7.39 (4Hm) 7.39-7.50 (3Hm) 7.50-7.71 (4Hm) Reference Example 17 Synthesis of l-(4-biphenylmethyl)-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-6-carboxaldehyde A DMF solution (30 ml) of l-(4-biphenylmethyl)-6-bromo- 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (2.80 g) sodium formate (0.171 g) and bistriphenylphosphine palladium chloride (0.25 g) was stirred under a carbon monoxide atmosphere at 100°C for 4 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture extraction with ethyl acetate was performed and the extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:nhexane = 1:4 -»• 1:2). The purified product was recrystallized from a chloroform-diethyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 1.95 g (yield: 78%) of l-(4-biphenylmethyl)-2-oxo- tetrahydroquinoline-6-carboxaldehyde as a white powder. 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.78 (2HtJ=8.0Hz) 3.07(2HtJ=8.0Hz) 5.24(2Hs) 7.15 (lHdJ=8.4Hz) 7.25-7.49(5Hm) 7.55-7.82 (6Hm) 9.84(lHs) Reference Example 18 Synthesis of 1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinoline-4- carboxaldehyde Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (1.3 g) was added at 0°C to a DMF solution (50 ml) of 2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinoline- carboxaldehyde (5.13 g) followed by stirring for 30 minutes. 4- chlorobenzylbromide (7.0 g) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the reaction mixture extraction with ethyl acetate was performed and the extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane =1:10 1:4). The purified product was recrystallized from a chloroform-diisopropyl ether-n-hexane mixed solvent to thereby obtain 4.13 g (yield: 47%) of l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinoline-4-carboxaldehyde as a white powder. -NMRfDMSO-ds) dppm: 5.55 (2Hs) 7.24 (2HdJ=8.5Hz) 7.28-7.39 (4Hm) 7.45 (lHdJ=8.4Hz) 7.50-7.64 (lHm) 8.68 (lHddJ-l.38.IHz) 10.24(lHs) Reference Example 19 Synthesls of l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinoline-3- carboxaldehyde Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (1.3 g) was added at 0°C to a DMF solution (50 ml) of 2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinoline-3- carboxaldehyde (5.13 g) followed by stirring for 30 minutes. 4- chlorobenzyl bromide (7.0 g) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the reaction mixture extraction with ethyl acetate was performed and the extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate :n-hexane = 1:10 - 1:4). The purified product was recrystallized from a chloroform- diisopropyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 6 . 57 g (yield: 72%) of l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinoline- 3-carboxaldehyde as a white powder. -NMRtDMSO-ds) dppm: 5.56 (2Hs) 7.21-7.39 (5Hm) 7.44 (lHd J=8.6Hz) 7.61-7.72 (lHm) 8.02 (lHddJ=1.47.8Hz) 8.59 (lHs) 10.31(lHs) Reference Example 20 Synthesis of 5-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lHquinolin - 2 - one Pyridine (30 ml) and trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (25 g) were added with stirring at O'C to an anhydrous dichlorome thane solution (200 ml) of 5-hydroxy-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one (15.9 g) followed by stirring for 2 hours. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure water was added to the residue and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The extract was washed with water an aqueous potassium hydrogensulfate solution and water in this order and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After concentration under reduced pressure the residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-diisopropyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 28 g (yield: 97%) of 5-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one as a light brown powder. H-NMR(CDCl3) dppm: 2.67 (2HddJ=6.3HzJ=8.8Hz) 3.07 (2HtJ=7.2Hz) 6.80- 6.90(lHm) 6.90-7.02(lHm) 7.16-7.32 (lHm) 8.95(lHbrs) Reference Example 21 Synthesis of 5-cyano-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 5-Trif luoromethanesulf onyloxy-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin- 2-one (1.5 g) zinc cyanide (1.3 g) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0.59 g) were suspended in DMF (20 ml) and the suspension was stirred at 100° C for 2 hours. The insoluble matter was filtered off and ethyl acetate was added to the filtrate followed by washing with water. The resulting mixture was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-diethyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 0.71 g (yield: 81%) of 5-cyano-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one as a light brown powder. Hl-NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.45-2.60 (2Hm) 3.05(2HtJ=7.2Hz)7.08-7.18(lHm)7.28-7.40 (2Hm)10.37 (lHbrs) Reference Example 22 Synthesis of 2-oxo-1234 -tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde 5-Cyano-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (100 mg) and Raney nickel (100 mg) were suspended in formic acid (10 ml) and the suspension was heated under reflux for 2 hours. An additional 100 mg of Raney nickel was added followed by heating under reflux for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was filtered to remove the insoluble matter and the filtrate was concentrated. Ethyl acetate and water were added to the residue and after stirring the mixture was filtered through Celite. The filtrate was separated into layers and the organic layer was washed with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After concentration under reduced pressure the residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-n-hexane mixed solvent to thereby obtain 77 mg (yield: 76%) of 2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a light brown powder. xH-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.39-2.51 (2Hm) 3.35 (2HtJ=7.4Hz) 7.10-7.17 (lHm) 7.31- 7.41 (lHm) 7.44-7.50 (lHm) 10.18 (lHs) 10.26(lHbrs) Reference Example 23 Synthesis of l-(4-biphenylmethyl)-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.25 g) was added at 0°C to a DMF solution (10 ml) of 2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde (1.0 g) followed by stirring for 30 minutes. 4- bromomethylbiphenyl (1.69 g) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = 1:4 - 1:2). The purified product was recrystallized from a chloroformdiisopropyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 1.11 g (yield: 56%) of l-(4-biphenylmethyl)-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde as a colorless plate crystals. hl-NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.65-2.78 (2Hm) 3.45 (2HtJ=7.6Hz) 5.24 (2Hs) 7.21-7.49 (7Hm) 7.49-7.57 (lHm) 7.57-7.70 (4Hm) 10.24(lHs) Reference Example 24 Synthesis of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8-methoxy-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one 8-Methoxy-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde (42 g) was suspended in toluene (400 ml) and ethylene glycol (33.7 ml) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.78 g) were added and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux in a Dean-Stark apparatus for 4.5 hours. The reaction -199- mixture was cooled and 10 ml of an aqueous solution containing 1.72 g of sodium bicarbonate was added. Stirring was carried out for some time and the produced solid was collected by filtration. The solid was washed with water and toluene and dried at 60° C to thereby obtain 35.5 g (yield: 70%) of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8- methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as white crystals. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.33-2.44 (2Hm) 2.85-2.98 (2Hm) 3.79 (3Hs) 3.86-4.08 (4Hm) 5.78 (!Hs) 6.86 (IH.d J=8.5Hz) 7.07 (lHd J=8. 5Hz) . 8.97 Reference Example 25 Synthesis of l-(6-chloropyridin-3-ylmethyl)-5-(l3-dioxolan-2- yl)-8-methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one Sodium hydride (55% in oil) (2.1 g) was added in small portions under ice cooling to a DMF solution (70 ml) of 5- (13- dioxolan-2-yl)-8-methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (10 g) and stirring was carried out at room temperature until the generation of hydrogen stopped. The resulting mixture was cooled with ice again and a DMF solution (30 ml) of 2-chloro-5- chloromethyl pyridine (9.74 g) was added dropwise. After stirring at room temperature for 4 hours the reaction mixture was poured into ice water and the produced insoluble matter was collected by filtration. The solid was washed with water and diethyl ether and dried to thereby obtain 11.84 g (yield: 79%) of chloropyridin-3-ylmethyl) -5- ( 1 3 -dioxolan- 2 -yl) -8-methoxy-3 4- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a light yellow solid. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.47-2.53 (2Hm) 2.88-2.94 (2Hm) 3.63 (3Hs) 3.91-4.04 (4Hm) 5.08 (2Hs) 5.80 (lHs) 6.88 (lHd J=8.6Hz) 7. 19(lHd J=8.6Hz) 7.38 (!HdJ=8.3Hz) 7.60 (lHdd Ji=2.3Hz J2=8.3Hz) 8.19 (lHdJ=2.3Hz) Reference Example 26 Synthesis of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8-methoxy-l-[6-(N-methyl-N- phenylamino)pyridin-3-ylmethyl]-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one 1-(6-Chloropyridin-3-ylmethyl)-5-[13]dioxolan-2-yl-8- methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (0.4 g) tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium (48.8 mg) 45- bis(diphenylphosphino)-99-dimethylxanthene (92.6 mg) and sodium tert-butoxide (0.15 g) were suspended in toluene (10.6 ml). Nmethylaniline (0.17 g) was added and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux in an argon atmosphere for 13 hours. After concentration under reduced pressure the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = dichloromethane:methanol = 20:1). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 0.45 g (yield: 95%) of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8-methoxy-l-[6-(N-methyl-Nphenylamino) pyridin-3-ylmethyl]-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as an amorphous solid. Hl-NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.52-2.58 (2Hm) 2.74-2.80 (2Hm) 3.40 (3Hs) 3.83(3Hs) 3.98-4.12 (4Hm) 5.22 (2Hs) 5.81 (!Hs) 6.39 (IH.dJ=8.7Hz) 6.76 (lHd J=8.7Hz) 7.13-7.26 (4Hm) 7.33-7.39 (3Hm) 7.99 (lH.dJ=2.0Hz) Reference Example 27 Synthesis of 8-methoxy-l-[6-(N-methyl-N-phenylamino)pyridin-3- ylmethyl]-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde Pyridinium p-toluene sulfonate (PPTS) (0.54 g) was added to a mixed solution of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8-methoxy-l- [6-(N-methyl-N-phenylamino)pyridin-3-ylmethyl]-34-dihydro-1Hquinolin- 2-one (0.95 g) in acetone (19 ml) and water (9.5 ml) followed by heating under reflux for 2 hours. An aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was washed twice with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = 1:1). The (Table Remove)purifled product was concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 0.69 g (yield: 81%) of 8-methoxy-l-[6-(N-methyl-Nphenylamino) pyridin - 3 -ylme thyl ] - 2 - oxo -1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a light yellow amorphous solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppra: 2.53-2.59 (2Hm) 3.28-3.34 (2Hm) 3.39 (3Hs) 3.95 (3Hs) 5.23(2Hs) 6.37 (lHdJ=8.8Hz) 6.90 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 7.09 (lHdd/J1=2.4HzJ2=8.8Hz)7.16-7.21 (3Hm) 7.33-7.39 (2Hm) 7.54 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 7.94 (!HdJ=2.4Hz) 10.00 (IH.s) Reference Example 28 Synthesis of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8-methoxy-l-(6-thiophen-3- yIpyridin-3-ylme thy1)-34-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one 1-(6-Chloropyridin-3-ylmethyl)-5-(13-dioxolan-2-yl)-8- methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (0.4 g) tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0.12 g) and a 2N aqueous solution of sodium carbonate (2.5 ml) were suspended in 8 ml of 12-dimethoxyethane and 0.20 g of 3-thiopheneboronic acid was added followed by heating under reflux in an argon atmosphere for 4 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was washed twice with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = 1:1). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 0.45 g (yield: 95%) of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8- methoxy-1-(6-thiophen-3-ylpyridin-3-ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-1Hquinolin- 2-one as a light brown amorphous solid. (Table Remove)1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.49-2.51 (2Hm) 2.89-2.91 (2Hm) 3.71 (3Hs) 3.91-4.04 (4Hm) 5.19 (2Hs) 5.79 (IH.s) 6.87 (lHdJ=8.8Hz) 7.16 (lHdJ=8.8Hz) 7.51-7.74 (4Hm) 8.09-8.10 (lHm) 8.32 (!HdJ=2.0Hz) Reference Example 29 Synthesis of 8-methoxy-l-(6-thiophen-3-ylpyrldin-3-ylmethyl)-2- oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde Pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (PPTS) (0.24 g) was added to a mixed solution of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-8-methoxy-l-(6- thiophen-3-ylpyridin-3-ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (0.4 g) in acetone (8 ml) and water (4 ml) followed by heating under reflux 1.5 hours. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure subjected to extraction with dichloromethane washed with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulfate filtrated and concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 0.4 g (yield: quantitative) of 8-methoxy-l-(6-thiophen-3-ylpyridin-3- ylmethyl)-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a light brown amorphous solid. 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.51-2.58 (2Hm) 3.34-3.41 (2Hm) 3.81 (3Hs) 5.19 (2Hs) 7.09 (lHd J=8.8Hz) 7.54-7.74 (5Hm) 8.09-8.10 (lHm) 8.35 (lHdJ=1.8Hz) 10.03 (lHs) Reference Example 30 Synthesis of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-l-phenyl-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one 5-(13-Dioxolan-2-yl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (2.30 g 10.5 mmol) iodobenzene (3.5 ml 31.5 mmol) copper(I) iodide (4 00 mg 2.10 mmol) trans-12-diaminocyclohexane (0.129 ml 1.05 mmol) and cesium carbonate (6.84 g 21.0 mmol) were stirred in 30 ml of 14-dioxane under reflux for three days. After cooling the insoluble matter was filtered off through a Celite pad. Ethyl acetate and water were added to the filtrate and the resulting mixture was washed (twice with water and once with a saturated sodium chloride solution) dried (MgSO4) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = 1:3 -» -203- 1:1) to thereby obtain 2.91 g (yield: 92%) of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2- yl)-l-phenyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a white solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.75-2.90 (2Hm) 3.11-3.27 (2Hm) 3.98-4.25 (4Hm) 5.99 (lHs) 6.39 (lHdJ=7.6Hz) 7.05 (lHtJ=8.0Hz) 7.16-7.30 (3Hm) 7.35- 7.56 (3Hm) Reference Example 31 Synthesis of l-phenyl-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde 2N Hydrochloric acid (5 ml) was added to a solution of 5-(13-dioxolan-2-yl)-1-phenyl-34-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one (2.60 g) in THF (30 ml) followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. After distilling off THF under reduced pressure ethyl acetate-water was added and the resulting mixture was washed (twice with water and once with a saturated sodium chloride solution) dried (MgS04) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained solid was recrystallized from chloroform-diethyl ether to thereby obtain 1.93 g (yield: 87%) of 1-phenyl-2-oxo- 1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a beige powder. 1H-NMR(CDC13) dppm: 2.75-2.89 (2Hm) 3.53-3.68 (2Hm) 6.65 (lHddJ=0.9HzJ=8.2Hz) 7.15-7.20 (3Hm) 7.39-7.61 (4Hm) 10.24 (lHs) Reference Example 32 Synthesis of 5-methoxy-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-8- carboxaldehyde 5-Methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (5.00 g 26 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (100 ml) and dichloromethyl methyl ether (7.65 ml 85 mmol) was added at OQC. Titanium tetrachloride (12.4 ml 113 mmol) was added dropwise at a temperature not higher than IQOC. Stirring was carried out at room temperature for 2 hours and the reaction mixture was poured into ice water and separated into layers. The aqueous layer was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layers were combined and washed twice with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in dichloromethane diethyl ether was added and the produced insoluble matter was collected by filtration and dried to thereby obtain 5.32 g (yield: 92%) of 5-methoxy-2-oxol 234-tetrahydroquinoline-8-carboxaldehyde as a light brown powder. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.55-2.67 (2Hm) 2.90-3.04 (2Hm) 3.94 (3Hs) 6.69 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 7.53 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 9.79 (lHs) 10.60 (lHbrs) Reference Example 33 Synthesis of 5-methoxy-8-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 5-Methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinoline-8- carboxaldehyde (1.00 g) and 10% palladium carbon (100 mg) were added to a mixed solvent of acetic acid (10 ml) and ethanol (10 ml) followed by catalytic reduction at 50QC for 1 hour. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was (Table Remove)concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to extraction with ethyl acetate and the extract was washed twice with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystaliized from an ethyl acetate-diethyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 826 mg (yield: 89%) of 5- methoxy-8-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a white powder. hl-NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.04 (3Hs) 2.54-2.65 (2Hm) 2.89-3.02 (2Hm) 3.81 (3Hs) 6.51 (IH.d J=8.4Hz) 6.97 (lHdJ=8.4Hz) 7.37 (lHbrs) Reference Example 34 Synthesis of 5-hydroxy-8-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one A 2N dichloromethane solution (52 ml) of boron tribromide was added dropwise at -20QC to a dichloromethane solution (100 ml) of 5-methoxy-8-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin- 2-one (10.0 g). After stirring for 1 hour the reaction mixture was poured into ice water and separated into layers. The organic layer was washed twice with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-diethyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 9.4 g (yield: quantitative) of 5-hydroxy-8- methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a white powder. Hl-NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.14 (3Hs) 2.60-2.65 (2Hm) 2.94-2.99 (2Hm) 5.50 (lHbrs) 6.45 (lHdJ=8.2Hz) 6.88 (!HdJ=8.2Hz) 7.40 (lHbrs) Reference Example 35 Synthesis of 8-methyl-5-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro- 1H-quinolin-2-one Pyridine (6.2 ml) and trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (10.3 ml) were added with stirring at OQC to an anhydrous dichloromethane solution (30 ml) of 5-hydroxy-8-methyl- 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (9.0 g) followed by stirring for 1 hour. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure water was added to the residue and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The extract was washed with water an aqueous potassium hydrogensulfate solution and water in this order and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After concentration under reduced pressure the residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-diisopropyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 28 g (yield: 97%) of 8-methyl-5- trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a light brown powder. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.26 (3Hs) 2.60-2.73 (2Hm) 2.99-3.12 (2Hm) 6.89 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.11 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.67 (lHbrs) Reference Example 36 Synthesis of 5-cyano-8-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 8-Methyl-5-trif luoromethanesulf onyloxy-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one (4.0 g) zinc cyanide (3.34 g) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0.299 g) were suspended in DMF (40 ml) and the suspension was stirred at 100QC for 4 hours. The insoluble matter was filtered off and ethyl acetate was added to the filtrate followed by washing with water. After drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate the dry product was concentrated and the residue was recrystallized from a DMFethanol mixed solvent to thereby obtain 2.1 g (yield: 87%) of 5- cyano-8-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a light brown powder. -NMRtCDCla) dppm: 2.31 (3Hs). 2.64-2.75 (2Hm) 3.15-3.27 (2Hm) 7.14 (!HdJ=7.9Hz) 7.24 (lHdJ=7.9Hz) 7.67(lHbrs) Reference Example 37 Synthesis of 8-methyl-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline- carboxaldehyde 5-Cyano-8-methyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (2.0 g) and Raney nickel (10 g) were suspended in formic acid (40 ml) and the suspension was heated under reflux for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered to remove the insoluble matter and the filtrate was concentrated. Ethyl acetate and water were added to the residue and after stirring the mixture was filtered through Celite. The filtrate was separated into layers and the organic layer was washed with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After concentration under reduced pressure the residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-diethyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 1.29 g (yield: 62%) of 8-methyl- 2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a light brown powder. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.30 (3Hs) 2.37-2.50 (2Hm) 3.28-3.43 (2Hm) 7.26 (lHdJ=7.8Hz) 7.44 (lHdJ=7.8Hz) 9.56 (IH.s) 10.15 (lHs) Reference Example 38 Synthesis of 5-methoxy-8-phenyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 8-Bromo-5-methoxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (10.0 g) tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0.45 g) and potassium carbonate (5.4 g) were suspended in dioxane (100 ml) and phenylboronic acid (5.24 g) was added followed by heating under reflux in an argon atmosphere for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure water was added to the residue and the resulting mixture was subjected to extraction with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed twice with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over magnesium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-nhexane mixed solvent to thereby obtain 8.3 g (yield: 84%) of methoxy-8-phenyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a light yellow powder. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.57-2.64 (2Hm) 2.97-3.04 (3Hm) 3.88 (2Hs) 6.66 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.09 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.27-7.52 (6Hm) Reference Example 39 Synthesis of 1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-methoxy-8-phenyl-34- dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (0.87 g) was added at 0" C to a DMF solution (50 ml) of 5-methoxy-8-phenyl-34-dihydro-lHquinolin- 2-one (5.0 g) followed by stirring for 30 minutes. 4- Bromomethylbiphenyl (5.37 g) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane =1:10 — 1:5). The purified product was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-n-hexane-diethyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 6.8 g (yield: 82%) of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-methoxy-8-phenyl- 34-dihydro-lH-guinolin-2-one as a white powder. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.64-2.70 (2Hm) 2.84-2.96 (2Hm) 3.86 (3Hs) 4.49 (2Hs) 6.73 (lHd J=8.6Hz) 6.91 (2HdJ=8.1Hz) 7.13 (lHdJ=8.6Hz) 7.24-7.55 (12Hm) Reference Example 40 Synthesis of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-hydroxy-8-phenyl-34- dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one A dichloromethane solution (12 nil) of 2N boron tribromide was added dropwise at -20° C to a dichloromethane solution (50 ml) of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-methoxy-8-phenyl- 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (5.00 g). After stirring for 4 hours the reaction mixture was poured into ice water and separated into layers. The organic layer was washed twice with water washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over sodium sulfate filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from a dichloromethanediisopropyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 5.01 g (yield: quantitative) of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-hydroxy-8-phenyl-3/4- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a white powder. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.66-2.74 (2Hm) 2.84-2.90 (2Hm) 4.48 (2Hs) 5.84 (lHbrs) 6.61 (lHd J=8.4Hz) 6.92 (2HdJ=8.2Hz) 7.01 (lHdJ=8.4Hz) 7.22-7.54 (12Hm) Reference Example 41 Synthesis of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-8-phenyl-5- trif luoromethanesulf onyloxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one Pyridine (1.12 ml) and trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (1.99 ml) were added with stirring at 0° C to an anhydrous dichloromethane solution (40 ml) of l-(biphenyl-4- ylmethyl) - 5 -hydroxy- 8 -phenyl- 34 -dihydro- IH-quinolin - 2 -one (4.0 g) followed by stirring for 1 hour. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure water was added to the residue and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The extract was washed with water an aqueous potassium hydrogensulfate solution and water in this order dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 5.45 g (yield: quantitative) of l-(biphenyl-4- ylmethyl) - 8 -phenyl - 5 - trif luoromethanesulf onyloxy- 34 -dihydro- 1Hquinolin- 2-one as a white amorphous solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.67-2.81 (2Hm) 2.90-3.03 (2Hm) 4.48 (2Hs) 6.85 (2HdJ=8.2Hz) 7.05-7.15 (lHm) 7.20-7.58 (13Hm) Reference Example 42 Synthesis of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-cyano-8-phenyl-34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-8-phenyl-5- trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (5.2 g) zinc cyanide (2.50 g) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (0.224 g) were suspended in DMF (50 ml) followed by stirring at 100" C for 4 hours. The insoluble matter was filtered off and ethyl acetate was added to the filtrate and the resulting mixture was washed with water. After drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate the dry product was concentrated to thereby obtain 2.1 g (yield: 90%) of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-cyano-8- phenyl-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a white amorphous solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.75-2.82 (2Hm) 3.09-3.15 (2Hm) 4.48(2Hs) 6.85 (2HdJ=8.3Hz) 7.20-7.57 (14Hm) Reference Example 43 Synthesis of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-8-phenyl-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde 1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-cyano-8-phenyl-34-dihydrolH- quinolin-2-one (3.0 g) and Raney nickel (15 g) were suspended in formic acid (60 ml) and the suspension was heated under -210- reflux for 11 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered to remove the insoluble matter and the filtrate was concentrated. Ethyl acetate and water were added to the residue and after stirring the mixture was filtered through Celite. The filtrate was separated into layers and the organic layer was washed with water dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = 1:10 - 1:3). The purified product was concentrated to thereby obtain 0.44 g (yield: 15%) of 1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-8-phenyl-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a white amorphous solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.69-2.75 (2Hm) 2.37-2.43 (2Hm) 4.48 (2Hs) 6.87 (2HdJ«=8.3Hz) 7.25-7.55 (13Hm) 7.61 (lHdJ=8.OHz) 10.20 (IH.s) Reference Example 44 Synthesis of l-benzyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (1.07 g) was added at 0"C to a DMF solution (50 ml) of 8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde (5.0 g) followed by stirring for 30 minutes. Benzyl bromide (3.47 ml) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-n-hexane mixed solvent to thereby obtain 6.6 g (yield: 92%) of l-benzyl-8- methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a white powder. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.60 (2HtJ=7.0Hz) 3.38 (2HtJ=7.0Hz) 3.82 (3Hs) 5.29 (2Hs) 6.82 (!HdJ=8.6Hz) 7.0-7.3 (5Hm) 7.5 (lHdJ=8.6Hz). -211- 10.00(lHs) Reference Example 45 Synthesis of l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde 1-Benzyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde (3.0 g) and sodium 4-methylbenzenethiolate (3.27 g) were added to DMSO (30 ml) followed by stirring at 100° C for 40 minutes. Water and an aqueous solution of potassium hydrogensulfate were added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-nhexane mixed solvent to thereby obtain 6.6 g (yield: 92%) of 1- benzyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinoline-5- carboxaldehyde as a light brown powder. -NMRfDMSO-ds) dppm: 2.42-2.59 (2Hm) 3.19-3.40 (2Hm) 5.31 (2Hs) 6.85 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.05-7.27 (5Hm) 7.43 (!HdJ=8.5Hz) 9.94 (1H.S) 11.12 (1HS) Reference Example 46 Synthesis of 1-(4-carbomethoxybenzyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde Sodium hydride (60% in oil) (2.87 g) was added at 0°C to a DMF solution (100 ml) of 8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde (13.4 g) followed by stirring for 30 minutes. Methyl 4-bromomethyl benzoate (18.0 g) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane = 1:4 -» 1:2). The purified product was recrystallized from a chloroform-diisopropyl ether mixed solvent to thereby obtain 14.43 g (yield: 62%) of 1- (4-carbomethoxybenzyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a white powder. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.50-2.61 (2Hm) 3.29-3.41 (2Hm) 3.71 (3Hs) 3.79 (3Hs) 5.18(2Hs) 7.06 (lHdJ=8.7Hz) 7.25 (2HdJ=8.2Hz) 7.60 (lHdJ=8.7Hz) 7.81 (2HdJ=8.2Hz) 10.02(lHs) Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 41 the compounds of Reference Examples 47 to 50 were synthesized. Reference Example 47 8-Chloro-5-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2- one -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.63-2.75 (2Hm) 3.02-3.15 (2Hm) 6.94 (lHdJ=8.9Hz) 7.34 (lHdJ=8.9Hz) 7.85(lHbrs) Reference Example 48 6-Trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.60-2.73 (2Hm) 3.01 (2HtJ=8.0Hz) 6.81-6.92 (lHm). 7.00- 7.12 (2Hm) 9.09 (lHbrs) Reference Example 49 7-Trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one -NMRfCDdo) dppm: 2.60-2.71 (2Hm) 3.00 (2HtJ=8.0Hz) 6.70-6.77 (IH.m) 6.84- 6.95 (lHm) 7.16-7.30 (lHm) 8.80 (lHbrs) Reference Example 50 8-Trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one dppm: -213- 2.63-2.75 (2Hm) 3.05 (2HtJ=7.9Hz) 7.03 (1HtJ=7.9Hz) 7.12- 7.28 (2Hm) 7.78(lHbrs) Reference Example 51 Synthesis of 6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carbonitrile 2-(44-Dimethyl-[132]dioxaboronan-2-yl)-benzoic acid ethyl ester (19.84 g) 2-iodo-4-cyanoaniline (18.47 g) tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium (8.75 g) and potassium phosphate (35.36 g) were added to dioxane (360 ml) and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux overnight. The reaction solvent was cooled and the produced solid was collected by filtration washed with water and dried to thereby obtain 17.3 g (yield: quantitative) of the title compound as a yellow solid. -NMRtDMSO-de) dppm: 7.47 (lHdJ=8.5Hz) 7.6-8.0 (3Hm) 8.1-8.2 (lHm) 8.3-8.4 (lHm) 8.98 (lHs) 12.05(lHbrs) Reference Example 52 Synthesis of 5-benzyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine-2- carbonitrile 6-Oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carbonitrile (1 g) was suspended in DMF (20 ml) 60% sodium hydride (0.2 g) was added under ice cooling and stirring was carried out until the generation of hydrogen stopped. Benzyl bromide (0.59 ml) was added followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. Water was added and the produced solid was collected by filtration and purified by silica gel chromatography (dichloromethanem-hexane =1:1) to thereby obtain 0.68 g (yield: 48%) of the title compound as colorless crystals. -NMRfDMSO-dfi) dppm: 5.57 (2Hs) 7.1-7.5 (6Hm) 7.6-7.95 (3Hm) 8.27 (IH.dJ=8.3Hz) 8.58 (lHdJ=1.8Hz) 8.63(lHddJ=8.3HzJ=1.8Hz) Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 52 the compounds of Reference -214- Examples 53 to 54 were synthesized. Reference Example 53 5-Ethyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridlne-2-carbonitrile -NMRfDMSO-dJ dppm: 1.43 (3HtJ=7.1Hz) 4.47 (2HtJ=7.1Hz) 7.35-7.9 (4Hm) 8.27 (lH.dJ=8.3Hz) 8.5-8.65 (2Hm) Reference Example 54 5-(l-Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine-2- carbonitrile -NMRfDMSO-ds) dppm: 5.57 (2Hs) 7.1-7.5 (6Hm) 7.6-7.95 (3Hm) 8.27 (lHdJ=8.3Hz) 8.58 (lHdJ=1.8Hz) 8.63 (lHddJ=8.3HzJ=l.8Hz) Reference Example 55 Synthesis of 5-benzyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine-2- carboxaldehyde 5-Benzyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carbonitrile (1.24 g) and Raney nickel (0.8 g) were suspended in 75% formic acid (25 ml). The suspension was heated under reflux for 1 hour and 40 minutes and filtered while hot. The filtrate was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography (methylene chloride:methanol = 50:1) to thereby obtain 1.08 g (yield: 80%) of the title compound as a colorless crystals. 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 5.69 (2Hs) 7.15-7.35 (6Hm) 7.5-8.05 (3Hm) 8.47(lHdJ=7.9Hz) 8.70 (lHdJ=8.IHz) 8.63 (lHdJ=l.4Hz) 10.08 (lHs) Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 55 the compound of Reference Example 56 was synthesized. Reference Example 56 5-Ethyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine-2-carboxaldehyde -215- 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 1.45 (3HtJ=7.1Hz) 4.50 (2HtJ=7.1Hz) 7.15-7.35 (6Hm) 7.5- 8.15 (4Hm) 8.39 (lHdJ=8.IHz) 8.56 (lHddJ=8.1HzJ=1.3Hz) 8.81 (lHdJ=1.8Hz) 10.11 (lHs) Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 13 the compounds of Reference Examples 104 to 130 133 134 and 137 to 141 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 19 the compounds of Reference Examples 147 and 148 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 21 the compounds of Reference Examples 57 to 63 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 23 the compounds of Reference Examples 144 to 145 and 152 to 156 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 24 the compounds of Reference Examples 70 71 and 81 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 25 the compounds of Reference Examples 64 to 69 72 79 80 82 and 83 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 26 the compounds of Reference Examples 75 to 77 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 28 the compounds of Reference Examples 74 and 78 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 29 the compounds of Reference Examples 98 99 100 to 103 131 135 136 and 146 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 31 the compounds of Reference -216- Examples 84 to 97 and 142 were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 37 the compounds of Reference Examples 149 to 151 were synthesized. In the above Tables Me represents methyl and tBu represents tert-butyl. Reference Example 158 Synthesis of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-l-{4-[(N-methyl-N- 10 phenylamino)methyl]benzyl}-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 1-(4-Chloromethylbenzyl)-5-(13-dioxolan-2-yl)-34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (100 mg 0.28 mmol) Nmethylaniline (0.045 ml 0.42 mmol) and potassium carbonate (57.9 mg 0.42 mmol) were added to acetonitrile (1 ml) 15 followed by heating under reflux for 4 hours. After cooling to room temperature water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The organic layer was washed with water and a saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. 20 The dry product was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by preparative silica gel thin layer chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate = 1:1). The purified product was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 80 mg (yield: 67%) of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-l-{4 -[(N-methyl-N-phenylamino)methyl]benzyl}-34-dihydro-1Hquinolin- 2-one as a light yellow amorphous solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.72-2.78 (2Hm) 2.98 (3Hs) 3.08-3.12 (2Hm) 4.06-4.16 (4Hm) 4.48 (2Hs) 5.15 (2Hs) 5.94 (lHs) 6.67-6.74 (3Hm) 6.90 (!Hd J=8. IHz) . 7.09-7.26 (8Hm) Reference Example 159 Synthesis of 5-(13-dioxolan-2-yl)-l-(6- piperidinomethylpyridin-2-ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin- 2-one 1-(6-Chloromethylpyridin-2-ylmethyl) - 5 - (1 3 - dioxolan-2-yl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (1.0 g 2.8 mmol) was added to piperidine (2 ml) followed by stirring in an argon atmosphere at 100" C for 2 hours. After cooling to room temperature water and a small quantity of acetic acid were added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed twice. The organic layers were combined washed twice with water and once with a saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The dry product was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol = 20:1). The purified product was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 0.73 g (yield: 64%) of 5-(13- dioxolan-2-yl)-1-(6-piperidinomethylpyridin-2-ylmethyl)-34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a light yellow amorphous solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 1.44-1.49 (2Hm) 1.56-1.65 (4Hm) 2.42- 2.46 (4Hm) 2.74-2.80 (2Hm) 3.09-3.15 (2Hm) 3.64 (2Hs) 4.01-4.17 (4Hm) 5.27 (2HS) 5.95 (lHs) 6.95-7.02 (2Hm) 7.11 (lHtJ=7.9Hz) 7.23-7.31 (2Hm) 7.54 (1HtJ=7.7Hz) Reference Example 160 Synthesis of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-l-(4- phenylsulfanylbenzyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one -240- 1-(4-Chloromethylbenzyl)-5-(13-dioxolan-2-yl)-34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (1.0 g 2.79 mmol) thiophenol (0.37 ml 3.63 mmol) and l8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undecene-7 (DBU) (0.84 ml 5.59 mmol) were added to THF (30 ml) followed by heating under reflux for 7 hours. After cooling to room temperature the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate = 1:1). The purified product was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 1.13 g (yield: 94%) of 5- (13-dioxolan-2-yl)-1-(4-phenylsulfanylbenzyl)-34-dihydrolH- quinolin-2-one as a white solid. H-NMRtCDCla) dppm: 2.73-2.79 (2Hm) 3.06-3.12 (2H.m) 4.01- 4.17 (6Hm) 5.14 (2Hs) 5.95 (IH.s) 6.85-6.88 (IH.ra) 709-7.17 (4Hm) 7.19-7.32 (7Hm) Reference Example 161 Synthesis of l-[2-(l-biphenyl-4-ylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-2- oxo-1234-tetrahydroguinoline-5-carboxaldehyde Palladium acetate (34 mg 0.15 mmol) tri-tertbutylphosphine tetrafluoroborate (66 mg 0.23 mmol) and sodium tert-butoxide (218 mg 2.27 mmol) were added to a toluene solution (10 ml) of 5-(l3-dioxolan-2-yl)-l-(2- piperidin-4-ylethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-guinolin-2-one (500 mg 1.52 mmol) and 4-bromobiphenyl (424 rag 1.82 mmol) followed by stirring in an argon atmosphere at 100°C for 7.5 hours. After cooling to room temperature water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by basic silica gel column chromatography (nhexane: ethyl acetate = 2:1). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in acetone (10 ml). p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (104 mg) and water (2 ml) were added followed by heating under reflux for 15 minutes. The resulting mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was rendered basic by adding an aqueous solution of potassium carbonate and washed for 10 minutes in an ultrasonic washing machine. The produced insoluble matter was collected by filtration washed with water and dried to thereby obtain 213 mg (yield: 32.1%) of 1- [2-(l-biphenyl-4-ylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a colorless solid. -NMR (CDC13) dppm: 1.2-2.3 (7Hm) 2.6-2.7 (2Hm) 3.0-3.25 (2H m) 3.4-3.55 (2Hm) 3.65-3.8 (2Hm) 3.95-4.1 (2Hm) 7.18 (1H dJ=8.0Hz) 7.25-7.7 (10Hm) 7.84 (lHdJ=8.IHz) 10.22 (lHs) Reference Example 162 Synthesis of 1-[3-(4-chlorophenylsulfanyl)propyl]-2-oxo- 123.4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde 1-(3-Bromopropyl)-5-(13-dioxolan-2-yl)-34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (797 mg 2.34 mmol) 4- chlorothiophenol (407 mg 2.81 mmol) and potassium carbonate (421 mg 3.05 mmol) were added to acetonitrile (16 ml) followed by heating under reflux for 5 hours. After cooling to room temperature water was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with ethyl acetate was performed. The extract was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate = 3:1 - 2:1). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in acetone (16 ml) p- Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (53.5 mg) and water (3 ml) were added followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. An aqueous solution of potassium carbonate was added to the reaction mixture and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 700 mg (yield: 83%) of l-[3-(4- chlorophenylsulfanyl)propyl]-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde as a colorless oil. 1H-NMR(CDC13) dppm: 1.9-2.05 (2Hm) 2.55-2.65 (2Hm) 2.9- 3.05 (4Hm) 4.0-4.2 (6Hm) 5.94 (lHs) 6.96 (lHdJ=7.9Hz) 7.2-7.35 (6H m) Reference Example 163 Synthesis of 1-[3-(4-benzylpiperidin-l-yl)propyl]-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde 1-(3-Bromopropyl)-5-(13-dioxolan-2-yl)-34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one (790 mg 2.32 mmol) 4- benzylpiperidine (0.49 ml 2.79 mmol) and potassium carbonate (142 mg 1.03 mmol) were added to acetonitrile (15 ml) followed by heating under reflux for 1.5 hours. After cooling to room temperature the reaction mixture was filtered to remove the insoluble matter. The solid was washed with acetonitrile and the filtrate and washing were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (nhexane: ethyl acetate = 3:1 -» ethyl acetatetmethanol = 50:1). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in acetone (15 ml) p- Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (368 mg) was added and the resulting mixture was heated under reflux for 2 hours. An aqueous solution of potassium carbonate was added to the reaction mixture followed by concentration under reduced pressure. Water was added to the residue and extraction with dichloromethane was performed. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby obtain 672 mg (yield: quantitative) of 1- [3 -(4-ben zylpiperidin-1-yl)propyl]-2-oxo-1234- dppm: 1.2-1.95 (9Hm) 2.35 (2HtJ=7.OHz) 2.4-2.7 (4Hm) 2.8-3.1 (4Hm) 3.9-4.2 (6Hm) 5.94 (lHs) 7.1-7.4 (8Hm) Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 24 the compounds of Reference Examples 178 and 185 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 25 the compounds of Reference Examples 164 165 167 to 172 176 177 179 183 and 184 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 26 the compounds of Reference Examples 186 to 190 192 193 197 198 203 and 206 to 209 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 27 the compounds of Reference Examples 166 and 180 to 182 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 30 the compounds of Reference Examples 73 196 200 201 and 210 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 158 the compound of Reference Example 175 shown below was synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 159 the compounds of Reference Examples 173 and 174 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 161 the compounds of Reference Examples 202 204 205 and 214 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 162 the compounds of Reference Examples 191 and 195 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 163 the compounds of Reference Examples 194 199 and 211 to 213 shown below were synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 32 the compounds of Reference Example 132 shown below was synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 41 the compounds of Reference Example 143 shown below was synthesized. Using appropriate starting materials and following the procedure of Reference Example 22 the compounds of Reference Example 157 shown below was synthesized. Synthesis of 5-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione 1.0 g of 2-chloro-3-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propionic acid 0.45 g of thiourea and 0.4 g of sodium acetate were added to 20 ml of methoxy ethanol and the mixture was stirred at 110°C for 7.5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure an aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution was added to the residue to precipitate a solid and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration. The filtrate was extracted with dichloromethane and the extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The concentrated residue and the solid collected by filtration were combined and added to a mixed solvent of 10% hydrochloric acid and ethanol followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was recrystallized from an aqueous DMF giving 0.41 g of 5-(8- methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione as a yellow powder. Melting point: 254°C-255°C Example 2 Synthesis of 5-[2-(8-methoxy-l-raethyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)ethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 912 mg of 2-chloro-4-(8-methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)butyric acid 390 mg of thiourea and 394 mg of sodium acetate were added to 20 ml of methoxyethanol followed by stirring at 110°C for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. Water was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was added to a mixed solvent of 10 ml of 10% hydrochloric acid and 10 ml of ethanol followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The -258- solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was recrystallized from a DMF-ethanol mixed solvent giving 332 mg (31% yield) of 5-[2-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo- 12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)ethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a yellow powder. Melting point: 222°C to 224°C Example 3 Synthesis of 5-[3-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 1 g of 2-chloro-5-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)valeric acid 380 mg of thiourea and 380 mg of sodium acetate were added to 20 ml of methoxyethanol followed by stirring at 110°C for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and water and a small amount of ethanol were added to the residue to precipitate a solid. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration. The solid collected by filtration was added to a mixed solvent of 10 ml of 10% hydrochloric acid and 10 ml of ethanol followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was extracted with dichloromethane. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The concentrated residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol of 100:1 -+ 10:1) and recrystallized from an ethanol-ether mixed solvent giving 332 mg (29% yield) of 5-[3-(8-methoxy- 1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)propyl]thiazolidine- 24-dione as a light yellow powder. Melting point: 172°C to 175°C Example 4 Synthesis of 5-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-yl)thiazolidine-24-dione 3.02 g of ethyl chloro-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo- 259- 12-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)acetate 1.4 g of thiourea and 2 g of sodium acetate were added to 50 ml of methoxyethanol followed by stirring at 110°C for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. Water was added to the residue to precipitate a solid and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration. The collected solid was added to a mixed solvent of 30 ml of 10% hydrochloric acid and 30 ml of ethanol followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The resultant was concentrated to half its original volume under reduced pressure. Water was added thereto and the mixture was cooled with ice to precipitate a solid. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration. The solid was recrystallized from a DMF-ethanol mixed solvent giving 1.68 g (57% yield) of 5-(8-methoxy-lmethyl- 2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinolin-5-yl)thiazolidine-24-dione as a gray powder. Melting point: 255°C (decomposition) Example 5 Synthesis of 5-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-4-ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione 1.50 g of l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-4-carboxaldehyde and 0.826 g of 24- thiazolidinedione were suspended in 30 ml of toluene. Five drops of piperidine and five drops of acetic acid were added followed by heating and refluxing for 6 hours. The resultant was allowed to cool to precipitate a solid and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried giving 1.01 g (50% yield) of 5-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-4-ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione as a light-brown powder. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 5.53 (2H s) 6.76 (1H s). 7.11-7.49 (6H m) 7.53-7.64 (1H m) 7.81 (1H d J=8.1Hz) 8.04 (1H. s) 12.21-13.32 (1H br) -260- Example 6 Synthesis of 5-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-3-ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione 1.50 g of l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-12- dihydroquinolin-3-carboxaldehyde and 0.826 g of 24- thiazolidinedione were suspended in 30 ml of toluene and five drops of piperidine and five drops of acetic acid were added followed by heating and refluxing for 6 hours. The resultant was allowed to cool to precipitate a solid. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried giving 1.36 g of 5-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-3-ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione as a yellow powder (68% yield). 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 5.55 (2H s) 7.18-7.45 (6H m) 7.53-7.65 (1H m) 7.88-8.00 (2H m) 8.21 (1H s) 12.59 (1H brs) Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 6 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 7 to 13. Example 7 5-[1-(l-Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-4-yljmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione Hl-NMRtDMSO-de) dppm: 5.59 (2H brs) 6.78 (1H s) 7.18-7.70 (12H m) 7.82 (1H d J=8.0Hz) 8.05 (1H s) 12.81 (1H brs) Example 8 5-[l-(l-Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-3-yl)methylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 5.61 (2H brs) 7.21-7.51 (7H m) 7.51-7.68 (5H m) 7.87- 8.00 (2H m) 8.22 (1H s) 12.60 (1H brs) -261- Example 9 5-[l-(8-Methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinolin- 5-yl)methylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione Melting point: 300°C or higher -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 3.80 (3H s) 3.95 (3H s) 6.70 (1H d J=9.8Hz) 7.35-7.45 (2H m) 8.05 (1H d J=9.8Hz) 8.14 (1H s) 12.63 (IE brs) Example 10 5-[1-(8-Methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2-dihydroquinolin- 5-yl)methylidene]-3-methylthiazolidine-24-dione Melting point: 270°C (decomposition) Example 11 5-{1-[8-Methoxy-1-(4-bromoben zyl)-2-oxo-12- dihydroquinolin-5-yl]methylidene}thiazolidine-24-dione -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 3.65 (3H s) 5.67 (2H s) 6.80 (1H d J=9.8Hz) 7.03 (2H d J=8.5Hz) 7.25-7.40 (2H m) 7.40-7.52 (2H m) 8.16 (2H d J=10.9Hz) 12.64 (1H brs) Example 12 5-[l-(l-Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-7-yl)methylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.70-2.84 (2H m) 2.97-3.09 (2H m) 5.22 (2H brs) 7.12 (1H s) 7.15-7.25 (1H m) 7.25-7.49 (6H m) 7.56-7.71 (5H m) 12.52 (1H brs) Example 13 5-[1-(1-Biphenyl-4-ylme thy1-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-8-yl)methylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione -NMRCDMSO-dfi) dppm: 2.55-2.68 (2H m) 2.80-2.94 (2H m) 4.98 (2H s) 6.98-7.16 (3H m) 7.22-7.63 (9H m) 7.75 (1H s) 12.57 (1H brs) Example 14 Synthesis of 5-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-4-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 0.96 g of 5-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-4-ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione 0.735 g of diethyl l4-dihydro-26-dimethyl-35- pyridinedicarboxylate and 0.96 g of silica gel were added to 30 ml of toluene followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:ethyl acetate of 10:1 -»• 3:1) and the purified product was recrystallized from a chloroform-ether mixed solvent giving 0.87 g (91% yield) of 5-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-4-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 142.1°C to 143.7°C Example 15 Synthesis of 5-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-3-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 1.207 g of 5-[l-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-3-ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione 0.924 g of diethyl l4-dihydro-26-dimethyl-35- pyridinedicarboxylate and 1.2 g of silica gel were added to 30 ml of toluene followed by heating and refluxing overnight. 0.77 g of diethyl 14-dihydro-26-dimethyl-35-pyridine dicarboxylate was further added to the reaction liquid followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:ethyl acetate of 3:1). The purified product was recrystallized from a chloroform-ether mixed solvent giving 0.74 g (61% yield) 5-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-4- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. -263- Melting point: 230.7°C to 231.9°C Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 15 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 16 to 19. Example 16 5-(2-Oxo-l2-dihydroquinolin-3- ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.45-2.55 (1H m) 3.35-3.5 (1H m) 4.9-5.0 (1H m) 7.15- 7.7 (4H m) 7.84 (1H s) 11.91 (1H brs) 12.08 (1H brs) Example 17 5-[1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-3-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione Melting point: 220.4°C to 221.8°C Example 18 5-[1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-7-ylmethyl]thiaz olidine-24-dione Melting point: 213.2°C to 213.7°C Example 19 5 -[1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-8-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione -NMRfDMSO-dfi) dppm: 2.40-2.53 (2H m) 2.70-2.85 (2H m) 3.09-3.25 (1H m) 3.50-3.64 (1H m) 4.79-4.90 (1H m) 4.90-5.16 (2H m) 7.02 (1H t J=7.5Hz) 7.08-7.21 (4H m) 7.28-7.64 (7H m) 12.04 (1H s) Example 20 Synthesis of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4-nitrobenzyl)-2-oxo- 12 34-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 600 mg of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4-nitrobenzyl)-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24- dione 415 mg of diethyl l4-dihydro-26-dimethyl-35- pyridinedicarboxylate and 600 mg of silica gel were added to 20 ml of toluene followed by heating and refluxing for 14 hours. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=4:l -» 1:1). The purified product was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-ether mixed solvent giving 585 mg (97% yield) of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4-nitrobenzyl)-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 246.5°C to 246.6°C. Example 21 Synthesis of 5-[1-(4-aminobenzyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 10 g of 10% palladium carbon was added to a DMF solution (100 ml) of 10.0 g of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- nitrobenzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione and the mixture was subjected to a catalytic reduction at 40°C for 5 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. Ethyl acetate and water were added to the residue and celite filtration was carried out. The filtrate was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulfate followed by concentration. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=4:l -» 1:4) and the purified product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate giving 7.98 g (86% yield) of 5-[l-(4-aminobenzyl)-8- methoxy-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 174.1°C to 174.8°C Example 22 Synthesis of 5-{8-methoxy-1-[4-(2- naphthoylamino)benzyl]-2-oxo-1234-1 etrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 0.52 g of triethylamine and 0.42 g of diethylphosphoro cyanidate (DEPC) were added with ice cooling to a DMF solution (14 ml) of 0.7 g of 5-[l-(4-aminobenzyl)-8- methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione and 0.59 g of 2-naphthoic acid followed by stirring for 16 hours. Water and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction liquid and the insoluble matter thus formed was collected by filtration. The collected insoluble matter was dissolved in a dichloromethane-methanol mixed solvent and concentrated. The residue was washed with diethylether and diisopropyl ether. The residue was dried under reduced pressure giving 0.74 g (77% yield) of 5-{8-methoxy-l-[4-(2-naphthoylamino)benzyl]-2- oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidin-24- dione as a white amorphous solid. Melting point: 202°C to 208°C -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.44-2.52 (2H m) 2.82-2.88 (2H m) 3.03-3.13 (1H m) 3.35-3.45 (1H m) 3.73 (3H s) 4.79 (1H dd Jx=4.1Hz J2=9.9Hz) 5.20 (2H s) 6.83 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.91 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 7.05 (2H d J=8.4Hz) 7.58-7.66 (4H m) 7.95-8.08 (4H m) 8.52 (1H s) 10.33 (1H s) 12.06 (1H s) Example 23 Synthesis of 5-[1-(4-pentyloxycarbonylaminobenzyl)- 8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dlone 0.6 g of 5-[l-(4-aminobenzyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione was suspended in dichloromethane (6 ml) and 4 ml of pyridine was added with ice cooling to form a solution. 0.26 g of amyl chloroformate was added to this solution followed by -266- stirring for 1 hour. 1 N hydrochloric acid was added to the reaction liquid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed twice with water and once with saturated sodium chloride solution dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=2:l - 1:1) and recrystallized from diisopropyl ether giving 3.75 g (97% yield) of 5-[l-(4- pentyloxycarbonylaminobenzyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 98°C to 102°C. Example 24 Synthesis of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- methoxycarbonylbenzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione 7.0 g of 8-methoxy-l-(4-methoxycarbonylbenzyl)-2- oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde and 3.25 g of 24-thiazolidinedione were suspended in 70 ml of toluene. Ten drops of piperidine and ten drops of acetic acid were added followed by heating and refluxing for 4 hours. The resultant was allowed to cool to precipitate a solid and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried giving 8.0 g (90% yield) of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- methoxycarbonylbenzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione as a light yellow powder. -NMRtDMSO-de) dppm: 2.52-2.66 (2H m) 2.91-3.05 (2H m) 3.65 (3H s) 3.79 (3H S) 5.17 (2H s) 7.02 (1H d J=8.7Hz) 7.16 (1H d J=8.7 Hz) 7.25 (2H d J=8.3Hz) 7.74- 7.90 (3H m) 12.55 (1H brs) Example 25 Synthesis of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- -267- methoxycarbonylbenzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin- 5 - ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 7.0 g of 10% palladium carbon was added to a DMF solution (70 ml) of 7.0 g of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- methoxycarbonyl benzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione and a catalytic reduction was carried out at 40°C for 5 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=4:l - 1:1). The purified product was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-diethyl ether mixed solvent giving 5.23 g (74% yield) of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- methoxycarbonylbenzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin- 5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 193.1°C to 195.5°C Example 26 Synthesis of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4-carboxybenzyl)-2- oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24- dione 35 ml of an aqueous 1 N-lithium hydroxide solution was added to a mixed ethanol (200 ml) and THF (200 ml) solution of 4.0 g of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- methoxycarbonylbenzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure hydrochloric acid was added to the residue and the insoluble matter thus formed was collected by filtration. The collected insoluble matter was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=l:l -• 1:3) and recrystallized from ethyl acetate giving 3.75 g (97% yield) of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4-carboxybenzyl)-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. dppm: 2.42-2.61 (2H m) 2.70-2.94 (2H m) 3.01-3.15 (1H m) 3.34-3.48 (1H m) 3.56 (3H s) 4.78 (1H dd J=4.4 9.8Hz) 5.17 (2H brs) 6.81 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.90 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 7.17 (2H d J=8.2Hz) 7.77 (2H d J=8.2Hz) 12.06 (1H brs) 12.76 (1H brs) Example 27 Synthesis of 5-{l-[4-(4-isopropylphenylamino carbonyl)benzyl]-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin- 5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 0.34 g of triethylamine and 0.28 g of diethyl phosphorocyanidate (DEPC) were added with ice cooling to a DMF solution (10 ml) of 0.5 g of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(4- carboxybenzyl)-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione and 0.23 g of 4- isopropylaniline followed by stirring for 0.5 hours. Water was added to the reaction liquid and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed twice with water and once with saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under a reduced pressure the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol=100:l -» 20:1) and recrystallized from a mixed solvent of ethyl acetate and n-hexane giving 0.57 g (64% yield) of 5-{l-[4-(4- isopropylphenylaminocarbonyl)benzyl]-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 243°C to 244°C. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 27 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 28 and 29. Example 28 -269- 5-{8-Methoxy-1-[4-(piperidine-1-carbonyl)benzyl] - 2 - oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24- dione -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 1.25-1.80 (6H m) 2.39-2.62 (2H m) 2.72-2.95 (2H m). 2.95- 3.72 (9H m) 4.77 (1H dd J=4.3 9.6Hz) 5.16 (2H s) 6.81 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.90 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 7.09 (2H d J=8.0Hz) 7.18 (2H d J=8.0Hz) 12.05 (1H brs) Example 29 5-[l-(4-Cyclohexylaminocarbonylbenzyl)-8-methoxy-2- oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24- dione -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 0.95-1.85 (10H m) 2.39-2.60 (2H m) 2.70-2.94 (2H m) . 3.00-3.19 (1H m) 3.23-3.50 (1H m) 3.63 (3H s) 3.80-3.99 (1H m) 4.64-4.88 (1H m) 5.19 (2H s) 6.80 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.89 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 7.11 (2H d J=8.0Hz) 7.65 (2H d J=8.0Hz) 8.03 (1H d J=7.8Hz) 12.06 (1H brs) Example 30 Synthesis of 5-(l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethylidene)thiazolidine-24-dione 2.0 g of l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde and 0.874 g of 24- thiazolidinedione were suspended in 20 ml of toluene. Ten drops of piperidine and ten drops of acetic acid were added followed by heating and refluxing for 8 hours. The resultant was allowed to cool to precipitate a solid and the precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried giving 2.7 g (92% yield) of 5-(l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethylidene)thiazolidine-24- dione as a yellow powder. 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.41-2.60 (2H m) 2.75-2.98 (2H m) 5.31 (2H s) 6.84 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 7.00-7.30 (6H m) 7.81 (1H s) 10.72 (1H s) 12.48 (1H brs) Example 31 Synthesis of 5-(l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione 2.2 g of 10% palladium carbon was added to a DMF solution (20ml) of 2.2 g of 5-(l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethylidene)thiazolidine-24- dione and the mixture was subjected to catalytic reduction at room temperature for 2 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate washed with water and saturated sodium chloride solution and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol=50:l). The purified product was recrystallized from a dichloromethane-ether mixed solvent giving 1.9 g (88% yield) of 5-(l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 213.2°C to 213.7°C Example 32 Synthesis of 5-(l-benzyl-8-butoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione 55.5 mg of potassium tert-butoxide was added to a DMSO solution (1 ml) of 90 mg of 5-(l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. 29.8 (il of 4-iodobutane was added thereto followed by stirring at room temperature for 2 hours. Water was added to the reaction liquid potassium hydrogensulfate was added to the mixture and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. After washing with water the extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by preparative silica gel thin layer chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol=20:l) giving 42 mg (41% yield) of 5-(l-benzyl-8-butoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione as a colorless amorphous solid. Hl-NMRfCDCla) dppm: 0.93 (3H t J=7.3Hz) 1.35-1.50 (2H m) 1.57-1.73 (2H m) 2.52-2.67 (2H m) 2.67-2.95 (2H m) 3.05 (1H dd J=10.1Hz J=14.0Hz) 3.51 (1H dd J=4.0Hz J=14.0Hz) 3.89 (2H t J=6.6Hz) 4.39 (1H dd J=4.0Hz J=10.1Hz) 5.32 (2H s) 6.71 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.87 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 7.02-7.25 (5H m) 9.15 (1H brs) Example 33 Synthesis of 5-(l-benzyl-8-benzyloxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione 55.5 mg of potassium tert-butoxide was added to a DMSO solution (1 ml) of 90 mg of 5-(l-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. 30 1 of benzyl bromide was added thereto followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction liquid potassium hydrogensulfate was added to the mixture and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by preparative silica gel thin layer chromatography (dichloromethane:methanol=20:1) giving 84.5 mg (76% yield) of 5-(1-benzyl-8-benzyloxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin- 5-ylmethyl) thiazolidine -2 4 -dione as a colorless amorphous solid. -NMRfCDCla) dppm: 2.49-2.65 (2H m) 2.65-2.94 (2H m) 3.07 (1H dd J=10.0Hz J=14.5Hz) 3.51 (1H dd J=4.1Hz J=14.5Hz) 4.39 (1H dd J=4.1Hz J=10.0Hz) 4.97 (2H s) 5.32 (2H s) 6.76 (1H d. J=8.6Hz) 6.86 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.93-7.02 (2H m) 7.03-7.19 (3H m) 7.29- 7.45 (5H m) 9.07 (1H brs) Example 34 Synthesis of 5-(l-carboxymethyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione 4.16 g of l-tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl-8-methoxy-2- oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-carboxaldehyde and 1.66 g of 24-thiazolidinedione (1.00 eq.) were suspended in 40 ml of toluene and two drops of acetic acid and two drops of piperidine were added followed by heating and refluxing for 13 hours using a Dean Stark trap. After cooling crystals were separated by filtration and washed with toluene. The crystals obtained were suspended in 3.15 g of silica gel 2.09 g of dihydropyridine and 60 ml of toluene followed by heating and refluxing overnight. 3.15 g of silica gel was added the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=2:l) and recrystallized from ethyl acetate-hexane giving 2.13 g (38% yield) of 5-(l-carboxymethyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. Melting point: 251°C to 255°C Example 35 Synthesis of 5-{l-[N-(3-trifluoromethyl phenyl)amino]carbonylmethyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin- 5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione potassium salt 500 mg of 5-(1-carboxymethyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo- 1234 -tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione was dissolved in 5 ml of DMF. 0.35 ml of 3-trifluoromethyl aniline 0.32 g of l-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3- ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride(WSC) and 0.25 g of 1- hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBT) were added to the solution followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the reaction liquid and the solid thus obtained was separated by filtration. The solid was dissolved in methylene chloride washed with sodium chloride solution and dried over sodium sulfate. After filtration the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (methylene chloride:methanol=50:1) giving 412 mg of 5-{l-[N-(3- trifluoromethylphenyl)amino]carbonylmethyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione. The 5-{l-[N-(3-trifluoromethyl phenyl)amino]carbonylmethyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione thus obtained was dissolved in 4 ml of THF. 84.5 mg of potassium t-butoxide was added to dissolve the solid. Diethyl ether was added and trituration was carried out. The crystals produced were separated by filtration and dried giving 340 mg (49% yield) of 5-{l-[N-(3-trifluoromethyl phenyl)amino]carbonylmethyl-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24- dionepotassium salt as a brown powder. Melting point: 135°C to 139.5°C. Example 36 Synthesis of 5-(8-methoxy-l-piperidin-4-ylmethyl-2- oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24- dione 1.7 g of 5-[8-methoxy-l-(l-tert-butoxycarbonyl piperidin-4-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1234-1etrahydroquinolin- 5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione was added to 50 ml of a 4 Nhydrogen chloride ethyl acetate solution followed by stirring at room temperature for 6 hours. The resultant was concentrated under reduced pressure and an aqueous sodium hydrogencarbonate solution was added to the residue. The insoluble matter thus formed was collected by filtration and dried giving 1.5 g (yield: quantitative) of 5-(8-methoxy-lpiperidin- 4-ylmethyl-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione as a white powder. 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 1.05-1.3(2H m) 1.4-1.7(3H m) 2.3-2.9(6H m) 3.0-3.25(3H m) 3.82(3H s) 4.00(2H d J=6.8Hz) 4.63(1H dd J=8.7Hz J=4.2Hz) 6.9-7.05 (2H m) Example 37 Synthesis of 5-(l-{2-[l-(4-methylbenzoyl)piperidin- 4-yl]ethyl}-2-oxo-l234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione 2 ml of DMF was added to 100 mg of 5-{l-[2-(lpiperidin- 4-yl)ethyl]-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione 42.2 mg of p-toluic acid 59.4 mg of 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (WSC) and 43.5 mg of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) followed by stirring at room temperature for 2.5 hours. Water was added the mixture was stirred for a while and the solid thus produced was collected by filtration. The collected solid was dissolved in methylene chloride and purified by silica gel chromatography (methylene chloride:methanol=20:1) giving 68.4 mg (97% yield) of the target compound as a white solid. Melting point: 60°C to 65°C. Example 38 Synthesis of 5-[l-(5-benzyl-6-oxo-56- dihydrophenanthridin-2-yl)methylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione 592 mg of 5-benzyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridine- 2-carboxaldehyde and 221 mg of 24-thiazolidinedione were suspended in 10 ml of toluene. Two drops of acetic acid and two drops of piperidine were added to the suspension followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The reaction liguid was cooled and the solid thus obtained was collected by filtration. The collected solid was washed with toluenediethyl ether and dried giving 620 mg (80% yield) of 5-[l- (5-benzyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridin-2- yl)methylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione as a yellow solid. -NMRtDMSO-de) dppm: 5.67 (2H s) 7.0-8.0 (10H m) 8.45 (1H dd J=8.0Hz l.SHz). 8.60 (1H d J=8.0Hz) 8.80 (1H d J=1.8Hz) 12.6 (1H brs) Example 39 Synthesis of 5-[l-(5-benzyl-6-oxo-56- dihydrophenanthridin-2-yl)methyl]thiazolidine-24-dione 620 mg of 5-[1-(5-benzyl-6-oxo-56- dihydrophenanthridin-2-yl)methylidene]thiazolidine-24-dione was dissolved in 2.31 ml of THF. 2.31 ml of pyridine and 2.31 ml of a THF solution of 2 M lithium borohydride were added to the solution followed by heating and refluxing for 4 hours. The reaction liquid was cooled acidified with diluted hydrochloric acid and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with water then with saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over sodium sulfate. After filtration the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure the residue was crystallized using dichloromethane and the solid thus obtained was separated by filtration. The solid separated by filtration was air-dried giving 232 mg (36% yield) of 5-[1-(5-benzyl-6-oxo-56-dihydrophenanthridin- 2-yl)methyl]thiazolidine-24-dione as white crystals. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 3.1-3.7 (2H m) 5.04 (1H dd J=13.8Hz J=4.8Hz) 5.76 (2H s) 7.1-7.45 (5H m) 7.6-8.0 (2H m) 8.3-8.6 (3H m) 12.0 (1H brs) Example 40 Synthesis of 5-{8-methoxy-l-[l-(2- methylbenzyl)piperidin-4-yl]methyl-2-oxo-1234- -276- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolldine-24-dione To 5-(8-methoxy-l-piperidin-4-ylmethyl-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione (20 funol 1.0 eq.) was added a DMF (200 1) solution of 2- methylbenzaldehyde (24 fjinol 1.2 eq) and acetic acid (10 fil). Si-sodium cyanoborohydride was added further thereto. The solution was shaken for several minutes diisopropylethylamine (30 jil) was added and a reaction was carried out at room temperature overnight. The resin was removed by filtration and washed with dichloromethane. The solvent was distilled off from the filtrate in a nitrogen gas stream and the residue was purified by HPLC (UV-trigger column : CAPCELL PAR C18 UG 120 S-5 20 mm x 50 mm 0.05% trifluoroacetic acid-H2O 0.05% trifluoroacetic acid-CHaCN) . The structure was confirmed by LC-MS and freeze-drying was conducted giving 5-{8-methoxy-l-[l-(2- methylbenzyl)piperidin-4-yl]methyl-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione in 50.5% yield. MS: 508 (M+1) Example 41 Synthesis of 5-{8-methoxy-l-[l-(tetrahydropyran-4- yl)piperidin-4-yl]methyl-2-oxo-1234 -tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl}thiaz olidine-24-dione To 5-(8-methoxy-l-piperidin-4-ylmethyl-2-oxo- 1234-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione (20 imol 1.0 eq.) was added a DMF (200 nl) solution of tetrahydropyran-4-one (24 junol 1.2 eq.) and acetic acid (10 (il). MP-sodium triacetoxy borohydride was added further. After this solution was shaken for several minutes DIEA (30 Hi) was added and a reaction was carried out at 60°C overnight. The resin was removed by filtration and washed with methylene chloride. The solvent was distilled off with nitrogen gas and the residue was purified by HPLC (UV- 277- trigger column:CAPCELL PAR C18 UG 120 S-5 20 mm x 50 mm 0.05% trofluoroacetic acid-H2O 0.05% trofluoroacetic acid- CH3CN). The structure was confirmed by LC-MS and freezedrying was conducted giving 5-{8-methoxy-l-[l- (tetrahydropyran-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]methyl-2-oxo-l234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-24-dione in 30% yield. MS: 488 (M+1) Example 42 Synthesis of 5-[l-(4-methanesulfonylaminobenzyl)-8- methoxy-2-oxo-1234-tetrahydroquinolin- 5 - ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione To a dichloromethane (20 ml) solution of 1.00 g (0.00243 mM) of 5-[1-(4-aminobenzyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]thiazolidine-24-dione were successively added pyridine (2.0 ml) and 0.21 ml (0.0027 mM) of methanesulfonyl chloride under ice cooling with stirring. The mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 30 minutes and water was added to stop the reaction. The resultant was washed (twice with water and once with saturated sodium chloride solution) dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane:ethyl acetate=l:10 -• 1:1) giving 1.1 g (92% yield) of the target compound as a white amorphous solid. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.39-2.54 (2H m) 2.72-2.87 (2H m) 2.88 (3H s) 3.05 (1H dd J=10.0Hz J-14.4HZ) 3.39 (1H dd J=4.0Hz J=14.4Hz) 3.67 (3H s) 4.76 (1H dd J=4.0Hz J=10.0Hz) 5.13 (2H s) 6.80 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.89 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 6.93-7.06 (4H m) 9.57 (1H s) 12.05 (1H s) Example 43 Synthesis of 3-methoxycarbonylmethyl-5-(8-methoxy- 278- 1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine- 24-dione 350 mg of 5-(8-methoxy-l-methyl-2-oxo-l2- dihydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione was dissolved in 5 ml of DMF. 0.156 ml of methyl bromoacetate and 0.25 g of potassium carbonate were added to the solution followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer was washed with saturated sodium chloride solution and dried over sodium sulfate. After filtration the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography and recrystallized from methanol-acetone giving 245 mg (57% yield) of 3-methoxycarbonylmethyl-5-(8- methoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-12-dihydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl)thiazolidine-24-dione as white crystals. Melting point: 182°C to 184°C Example 44 Synthesis of 1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-(4-oxo-2- thioxothiazolidine-5-ylidenemethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin- 2-one 1.50 g of l-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-2-oxo-1234- tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde and 0.761 g of 2-thioxol 3-thiazolidin-4-one were suspended in 20 ml of toluene. Two drops of piperidine and two drops of acetic acid were added to the suspension followed by heating and refluxing for 4 hours. After allowing to cool the solid thus precipitated was collected by filtration and dried giving 2.34 g (91% yield) of 1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5-(4-oxo-2- thioxothiazolidine-5-ylidenemethyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin- 2-one as a yellow powder. -NMRfDMSO-de) dppm: 2.76-2.81 (2H m) 3.04-3.09 (2H m) 5.23 (2H m) 7.10-7.47 (8H m) 7.54 (1H s) 7.59-7.65 (4H m) 13.78 (1H brs) -279- Using an appropriate starting material the same procedure as in Example 44 was performed giving a compound of the following Example 45. Example 45 l-(4-Bromobenzyl)-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidine-5- ylidenemethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.67-2.80 (2H m) 2.93-3.09 (2H m) 5.14 (2H s) 7.04 (1H d J=8.6Hz) 7.10-7.25 (2H m) 7.32-7.57 (5H m) 13.77 (1H brs) Example 46 Synthesis of 1-(biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)-5- (4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-1Hquinolin- 2-one To 20 ml of toluene were added 1.4 g of 1-(biphenyl- 4-ylmethyl)-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidine-5-ylidenemethyl)- 34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 1.01 g of diethyl 14-dihydro- 26-dimethyl-35-pyridine dicarboxylate and 1.4 g of silica gel followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=4:l - 2:1). The purified product was recrystallized from toluene giving 0.84 g (60% yield) of 1-(biphenyl-4- ylmethyl)-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)-34- dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a white powder. Melting point: 186.3°C to 187.1°C Example 47 Synthesis of l-(4-bromobenzyl)-5-(4-oxo-2- thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one 50 mg of l-(4-bromobenzyl)-5-(4-oxo-2- thioxothiazolidine-5-ylidenemethyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin- 2-one was suspended in a mixed solvent of 0.15 ml of methanol. 0.1 ml of water 0.08 ml of an aqueous 1 N-sodlum hydroxide solution and 0.1 ml of THF. 0.03 ml of a DMF (5 ml) solution of 42 mg of cobalt chloride 6-hydrate and 250 mg of dimethylglyoxime was further added to the suspension and the mixture was heated to 30°C to 40°C. An aqueous solution (0.1 ml) of 15 mg of sodium borohydride was added followed by stirring for 30 minutes. A saturated aqueous potassium hydrogensulfate solution was added the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract was washed with water. The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by preparative silica gel thin layer chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane=l:1) to give 44.7 mg (89% yield) of 1-(4-bromobenzyl)-5-(4-oxo-2- thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a colorless amorphous solid and further recrystallized from ethyl acetate-diethyl ether giving a white powder. Melting point: 191.3°C to 192.1°C Using an appropriate starting material the same procedure as in Example 47 was conducted giving a compound of the following Example 48. Example 48 1-(6-Chloropyridin-3-ylmethyl)-5-(4-oxo- 2 - thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2- one hydrochloride Melting point: 70°C to 80°C Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 6 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 49 to 110. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 15 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 111 to 119 121 to 131 134 to 138 140 to 144 148 150 to 153 156 to 159 161 to 165 173 177 to 182 184 to 188 859 to 860 965 to 969 975 to 976 and 986 to 1001. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 21 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 120 and 133. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 22 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 189 to 225 and 258 to 291. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 23 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 228 to 257 292 to 309 656 to 658 664 666 to 667 681 to 686 and 690 to 694. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 27 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 176 310 to 545 and 1034. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 32 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 546 to 606. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 35 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 607 to 613 614 to 655 659 to 663 665 668 to 680 and 687 to 689. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 38 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 695 to 699 and 921 to 959. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 39 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 139 145 to 147 154 to 155 166 to 172 174 to 175 700 to 704 913 to 920 960 to 964 970 to 972 and 977 to 985. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 40 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 705 to 759. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 42 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 760 to 855. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 43 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 857 and 861 to 912. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 6 was conducted giving compounds of Examples 1002 to 1031. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 15 was conducted giving compounds of Examples 1032 to 1033 1038 1041 to 1045 1047 1050 to 1055 1057 to 1058 1069 to 1070 1076 to 1079 and 1088. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 23 was conducted giving a compound of Example 1059. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 35 was conducted giving compounds of Examples 1115 to 1314. Using appropriate starting materials the same -283- procedure as in Example 36 was conducted giving compounds of Examples 160 and 1056. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 47 was conducted giving compounds of Examples 974 1035 to 1037 1039 to 1040 1048 1060 to 1068 1071 to 1075 1080 to 1087 and 1089 to 1090. The same procedure as in Example 1 was conducted giving compound of Example 856. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 1317 was conducted giving compounds of Examples 1049 and 1091 to 1114. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 25 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 226 227 and 1046. Using appropriate starting materials the same procedure as in Example 26 was conducted giving compounds of the following Examples 149 858 and 973. Using an appropriate starting material the same procedure as in Example 31 was conducted giving a compound of the following Example 183. Using an appropriate starting material the same procedure as in Example 34 was conducted giving a compound (Table Remove)Synthesis of 8-methoxy-l-(3-methylbutyl)-5-(4-oxo- thioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)~3,4-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 3.0 g of 8-methoxy-l-(3-methylbutyl)-4-ylmethyl-2-oxo- 5 l,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-5-carboxaldehyde and 1.53 g of 2- thioxo-l,3-thiazolidin-4-one were suspended in 30 ml of toluene. Five drops of piperidine and five drops of acetic acid were added, followed by heating and refluxing for overnight. After allowing to cool, the solid thus 10 precipitated was collected by filtration, and dried, and then suspended in 16 ml of toluene. 2.29 g of diethyl 1,4- dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridine dicarboxylate and 4.0 g of silica gel were added to the suspension, followed by heating and refluxing overnight. The solvent was distilled off from 15 the reaction mixture, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=3:l -» 1:1), The purified product was recrystallized from an ethyl acetate-n-hexane mixed solvent, giving 2.11 g (55.2% yield) of 8-methoxy-1-(3-methylbutyl)-5 -(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin- 20 5-ylmethyl)-3,4-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one as a yellow powder. Melting point: 139.5°C to 141°C Example 1316 Synthesis of 5-[l-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-oxo-l,2,3,4- 25 tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]-3-tritylthiazolidine-2,4-dione A DMF solution (10 ml) of 1.0 g (2.99 mmol) of 5-[l- (3-hydroxypropyl)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]thiazolidine-2,4-dione and 0.455 g (3.29 mmol) of potassium carbonate was cooled with ice, and 0.876 g (3.04 30 mmol) of triphenylmethylchloride was added thereto, followed by stirring at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the reaction liquid and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed twice with water and once with saturated sodium chloride solution, and 35 concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=2:l -» ethyl acetate). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure and evaporated to dryness, giving 700 mg (40.6% yield) of 5-[l-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2-oxo- 5 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl]-3-tritylthiazolidine- 2,4-dione as a colorless amorphous solid. Example 1317 Synthesis of 5-{l-[3-(4-methylphenoxy)propyl]-2-oxo- 10 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-2,4-dione A THF solution (2 ml) of 100 mg (0.18 mmol) of 5-[l- (3-hydroxypropyl)-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-5- ylmethyl]-3-trityl thiazolidine-2,4-dione, 0.0363 ml(0.347 mmol) of p-cresol, and 91.1 mg (0.35 mmol) of 15 triphenylphosphine was cooled with ice. 0.158 ml of azodicarboxylic acid diethyl (2.2 M toluene solution) was added to the solution in an argon atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for two hours, and ethyl acetate was added to the reaction liquid. After washing with 20 water, the organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by preparative silica gel thin layer chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=l:1). The purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure, and 2 ml of a solution of 4N-hydrogen chloride/ethyl acetate 25 was added to the residue. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, and further stirred at 70°C for 1.5 hours. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by preparative silica gel thin layer chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=l:1). The 30 purified product was concentrated under reduced pressure and evaporated to dryness, giving 27.1 mg (34.4% yield) of 5 (Table Remove) [ 3 - (4-methylphenoxy)propyl]-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin- 5-ylmethyl}thiazolidine-2,4-dione as a colorless amorphous solid. 35 1H-NMR(DMSO-d6) dppm: 2.0-2.2 (2H, m), 2.28 (3H, s), 2.55-3.25 (5H, m), 3.68 (1H, dd, Ji=3.7Hz, J2=14.4Hz), 4.02 (2H, t, J=5.9Hz), 4.14 (2H, t, J=7.0Hz), 4.46 (1H, dd, J^S.VHz, J2=10.5Hz), 6.92 (2H, d, J=7.5Hz), 7.08 (IE, d, J=8.0Hz), 7.05-7.4 (4H, m) 5 Preparation Example 1 1 - Methyl-8-methoxy-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxo-5-thiazolidinyl) methyl-3,4-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 5 mg Starch 132 mg 10 Magnesium stearate 18 mg Lactose 45 mg Total 200 mg Tablets containing the above composition per tablet are 15 prepared in the conventional manner. Preparation Example 2 1-(2-Phenylethy1)-8-methoxy-5-(4 -oxo-2-thioxo-5- thiazolidinyl)methyl-3,4-dihydro-lH-quinolin-2-one 5 g 20 Polyethyleneglycol (molecular weight: 4000) 0.3 g Sodium chloride 0.9 g Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monooleate 0.4 g Sodium metabisulfite 0.1 g Methyl-paraben 0.18 g 25 Propyl-paraben 0.02 g Distilled water for injection 100 ml The above parabens, sodium metabisulfite and sodium chloride are dissolved into distilled water at 80°C with agitation. The obtained solution is cooled to 40°C, and (Table Remove)the 30 compound of the invention, polyethyleneglycol and Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monooleate are dissolved into the above solution. Further distilled water for injection is then added to the solution to adjust the solution to the final amount. The resultant solution is subjected to filter sterilization using an appropriate filter paper, and 1 ml of 5 the filtered solution is dispensed into ampules to prepare injectable solutions. Test Example 1 Transcription promoting activity on human Trefoil 10 Factor 2 (hTFF2) gene of test compounds was evaluated by means of an hTFF2 gene reporter assay. (l)Preparation of hTFF2 gene reporter vector pGL3- hTFF2pro 15 DNA was extracted from HeLa cells (CCL-2, DAINIPPON PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) using a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction kit (DNeasy™ Tissue Kit, manufactured by QIAGEN). The hTFF2 promoter region was amplified using the extracted DNA as a template by means of the polymerase chain reaction 20 (PCR). The oligomers 5'-CACGCGTCAGACTGGCAACCCCCTGTC-3' and 5'-GAAGCTTCTAGCTCAGCTGCACCCCAG-3' were selected as PCR primers to be amplified, based on the report by Beck et al. (Beck S., Sommer P., Blin N., Gott P., 5'-flanking motifs control cell-specific expression of trefoil factor genes 25 (TFF), Int. J. Mol. Med. 2(3), 353-361 (1998)). Platinum® Pfx DNA polymerase was used as DNA polymerase. The PCR was performed under the conditions of denaturing for 30 seconds at 95°C, annealing for 30 seconds at 55°C and extending for 75 seconds at 68°C, and the procedures were repeated for 32 30 cycles. The PCR products were separated and purified by 1 % agarose gel electrophoresis, and cloned to a pCR-Bluntll-(Table Remove)TOPO vector attached to a cloning kit (Zero Blunt® TOPO® PCR Cloning Kit, manufactured by Invitrogen Corporation). The 5 produced plasmid pCR-Blunt-TFF2pro was introduced into E.coll for transformation (TOP 10 Ultracomp™ Cells, manufactured by Invitrogen Corporation), and transformant strain pCR-Blunt- TFF2pro/TOP10 was selectively cultured in LB agar medium containing 30[xg/ml of Zeocin (Zeocin, manufactured by 10 Invitrogen Corporation). The pCR-Blunt-TFF2pro/TOP10 was subjected to shaking culture in 50 ml of LB medium containing 30(ig/ml of Zeocin at 37°C over night, and a plasmid was prepared using a plasmid preparation kit (Concert™ High Purity Midiprep System, manufactured by GIBCO BRL). 15 The nucleotide sequence of the PCR product cloned to the plasmid pCR-Blunt-TFF2pro was determined. The determined nucleotide sequence was compared with the counterpart of hTFF2 promoter region reported in a gene bank (GenBank 20 accession AB038162). The nucleotide sequence of the Mlul- GenBank accession AB038162 (Fig. 1). Fig. 1 shows in the upper register the nucleotide 25 sequence and nucleotide numbering of the hTFF2 promoter region reported in GenBank (accession AB038162). The lower register shows the nucleotide sequence (see appended Sequence Number 1 shown in Sequence Listing) of the PCR product cloned in the plasmid pCR-Blunt-TFF2pro. The underlined portions 30 indicate the recognition sequence (ACGCGT) of the restriction restriction enzyme Hindlll. The nucleotide sequences of the MluI-Hindlll region are identical between the hTFF2 promoter region reported in GenBank and the PCR product cloned to the plasmid pCR-Blunt-TFF2pro. ATG enclosed in the box is the 5 translation start codon and the arrow shows the transcription initiation site. The plasmid pCR-Blunt-hTFF2pro was cleaved by the restriction enzymes Mlul and Hindlll, fractionated by 1% 10 agarose gel electrophoresis, and the hTFF2 promoter region was purified using a nucleic acid purification kit (Concert™ Matrix Gel Extraction System, manufactured by GIBCO BRL). The hTFF2 promoter region was inserted into the Mlul-Hindlll region of a commercial plasmid pGL-Basic (manufactured by 15 Promega Corporation) using a ligation kit (Ligation high, manufactured by TOYOBO CO., LTD.) to produce pGL3-hTFF2pro. The plasmid pGL3-hTFF2pro was introduced into E. coll for transformation (DH5a Competent Cell, manufactured by TOYOBO CO., LTD.) and transformant strain pGL3-hTFF2pro/DH5a was 20 selectively cultured in LB agar medium containing lOOj-ig/ml of ampicillin. The pGL3-hTFF2pro/DH5a was inoculated into a 2-liter Erlenmeyer flask containing 400ml of LB medium containing 25 100fAg/ml ampicillin, and subjected to 200 rpm shaking culture at 37°C in a rotary shaker overnight. The plasmid pGL3- hTFF2pro was extracted and purified from the cultured cells using a plasmid preparation kit (EndoFree Plasmid Maxi Kit, manufactured by QIAGEN). A commercial vector, pWLneo (manufactured by Stratagene), containing a drug-selection marker was introduced into E. coll for transformation (DHSct Competent Cell, manufactured by TOYOBO CO., LTD.) and transformant strain pWLneo/DH5a was selectively cultured in LB agar 5 medium containing 100ng/ml of ampicillin. The pWLneo/DHSa was inoculated into a 1-liter Erlenmeyer flask containing 150ml of LB medium containing 100ng/ml of ampicillin, and subjected to 200 rpm shaking culture at 37°C in a rotary shaker overnight. The plasmid pWLneo was extracted and 10 purified from the cultured cells using a plasmid preparation kit (EndoFree Plasmid Maxi Kit, manufactured by QIAGEN). (2preparation of cell line pGL3-hTFF2pro-pWL-neo/MKN- 45 #6-2 for hTFF2 gene reporter assay 15 Human gastric cancer cell line MKN-45 (JCRB0254, Health Science Research Resources Bank) was cultured in medium (IMDM medium) composed of 500 ml of medium (Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium, manufactured by SIGMA), 50 ml of fetal bovine serum (manufactured by SIGMA) immobilized by heating 20 at 56°C for 30 minutes, 5 ml of Penicillin-Streptomycin liquid (manufactured by SIGMA) and 20 ml of 200 mM L-glutamin (manufactured by SIGMA), using a culture dish having a diameter of 10 cm (CORNING Incorporated) placed in a 5% CO2 incubator at 37°C. The cells were washed with buffer 25 (Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline, manufactured by SIGMA) and subjected to trypsin (0.25% Tripsin-lmM EDTA'4Na, manufactured by SIGMA) treatment for suspension. The cells were suspended in the IMDM medium, stained using Trypan Blue Stain, 0.4% (tradename, Invitrogen Corporation) and the 30 number of cells which did not stain was counted as live cells using a hemocytometer. The cells were washed once with buffer (Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline, manufactured by SIGMA) and 106 live cells were suspended in a solution for gene transfer (0.25 M Mannitol/0.1 mM CaCl2/0.1 mM MgCl2/0.2 mM Tris-HCl, pH7.2 to 7.4) to which 10 fxg of the prepared 5 plasmid pGL3-hTFF2pro and 2 ng of the plasmid pWLneo were added. The plasmid-added cell suspension was transferred to a 1mm cuvette (manufactured by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.) and gene introduction into cells was performed by means of electroporation using an SSH-1 cell fusion apparatus 10 (Shimadzu Corporation). The cells were suspended in the IMDM medium, inoculated in a culture dish having a diameter of 10 cm (CORNING Incorporated) and cultured in a 5% CO2 incubator at 37°C for 2 days. Selective culturing was then carried out using IMDM medium containing 400 pig/ml of Geneticin 15 (manufactured by Invitrogen Corporation). 100 \tl of the culture medium was then first inoculated into each well of a 96-well plate (manufactured by BD Falcon), and proliferated cells were sequentially subjected to passaged culturing in a 24-well plate (manufactured by BD Falcon) and further in a 6- 20 well plate (manufactured by BD Falcon) to prepare pGL3- hTFF2pro-pWL-neo/MKN-45 #6 cells. The obtained pGL3- hTFF2pro'pWL-neo/MKN-45 #6 cells were suspended in IMDM medium containing 400 [ig/ml of Geneticin, inoculated into a 96-well plate by means of limiting dilution for cloning to 25 obtain single clone pGL3-hTFF2pro-pWL-neo/MKN-45 #6-2 cells. The pGL3-hTFF2prod-pWL-neo/MKN-45 #6-2 cells were proliferated in a 10 cm culture dish, harvested and cryopreserved. 30 (3) The hTFF2 genetic reporter assay using pGL3- hTFF2pro • pWL-neo/MKN-45 #6-2 cell line pGL3-hTFF2pro • pWL-neo/MKN-45 #6-2 was thawed from the frozen state for use. The cells were inoculated into IMDM medium containing 400 ng/ml of Geneticin in a 10 cm culture dish and sequentially passaged every 3 to 5 days. During the 5 passage culturing, the cells were washed with buffer (Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline, manufactured by SIGMA), and tripsin (0.25% Tripsin-lmM EDTA-4Na, manufactured by SIGMA) was added to separate the cells by treatment for 5 minutes at 37°C. The cell suspension was collected by adding 10 IMDM medium, and the cells were stained using Trypan Blue Stain, 0.4% (tradename, Invitrogen Corporation) and the number of cells which did not stain was counted as live cells using a hemocytometer. A cell survival rate of 90 % or higher was confirmed prior to the live cells being used for 15 the hTFF2 genetic reporter assay. A day before test compounds were added, 100 \il of the cell suspension containing about 7.5 x 104 cells was inoculated into each well of 96-well plates (manufactured by 20 COSTAR) and cultured in a 5 % CO2 incubator at 37 °C. The test compounds were prepared to have a concentration 200 times the final measurement concentration with dimethylsulfoxide (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.). The test compounds having a predetermined concentration were 25 respectively diluted 100 times with IMDM medium, and 100 \il of the diluted compounds was dispensed into wells of the 96- well plates. Demethylsulfoxide was diluted 100 times with IMDM medium and added to those wells to which test compounds were not added. After the test compounds were added, the 30 cells were cultured in a 5 % C02 incubator at 37 °C for 24 hours. When the culturing was completed, the culture supernatant was removed and the 96-well plates were frozen in a deep freezer (manufactured by SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.). The 96-well plates were thawed at room temperature when the luciferase activity was measured, and 100 (xl of PicaGene 5 LT2.0 (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) diluted two times with buffer (Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline, manufactured by SIGMA) was added to each well. The plates were allowed to stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and the luciferase activity was measured using a 10 Labsystems Luminoskan (manufactured by ICN Biomedicals Inc.). Taking the average measurement of the dimethylsulfoxide-added well groups in each plate as 100%, a percentage for each test compound to the demethylsulfoxide- 15 added well groups (control %) was calculated. The results are shown in the table below. In the above table, a TFF2 production promoting 5 activity of 1000% or higher at a test compound concentration of 10"6 M is indicated as "++" and a TFF2 production promoting activity of 300% or higher at a test compound concentration of 10'6 M as " + ". The above results show that the concentration of 10 compound of the present invention for showing 300 % or higher TFF2 production promoting activity is less than 10"5 M, and more preferably less than 10"6 M. Test Example 2 15 Healing effects on rat models with acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers (1) Production of gastric ulcer by acetic acid Rats were fasted from the previous day. A celiotomy was done in each rat under ether anesthesia, and the acetic acid solution was injected into the submucosa at the junction of the body of the glandular stomach and the pyloric antrum using a disposable syringe to produce a gastric ulcer. (2) Test compound administration 5 Each test compound was suspended in a 0.5% carboxymethylcelullose (CMC) solution at concentrations of 0.75 or 2.5 mg/ml. The rats were orally administrated once a day for 8 days starting with the forth day from operation at doses of 3 or 10 mg/kg. A gastric tube and a syringe were 10 used for the oral administration. The volumes of each test compound and vehicle (0.5% CMC) were 4 ml/kg. (3) Dissection On the next day the vehicle and the test compound were 15 finally administrated to the rats, the rats were sacrificed by exsanguination under anesthesia with ether, and each stomach was removed. The removed stomachs were fixed in 1 formalin for 15 minutes, dissected along the greater curvature of stomach to expose the ulcer, and the ulcerated 20 area was measured. (4) Measurement of the ulcerated area The ulcerated area was measured under a stereo microscope (10 x) with an ocular micrometer (1 mmVgrid), and 25 the percentage healing ratio was calculated. The test results were shown in the Table 184. The percentage healing ratio was calculated by the following formula. average ulcerated average ulcerated area 30 area of control group of test compound group Healing ratio (%) = x 100 average ulcerated area of control group CLAIM 1. A carbostyril compound represented by General Formula (1) a salt thereof wherein A is a direct bond a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bondR4 and R5 each represents a hydrogen atom with the proviso that when the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond R4 and R5 instead may be linked together in the form of a -CH=CH-CH=CH- group R1 is one of the following (1-1) to (1-29): (1-1) a hydrogen atom (1-2) a lower alkyl group (1-3) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group lower alkyl groups lower alkoxy groups halogen atoms -(B)iNR6R7 groups a nitro group a carboxy group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a cyano group phenyl lower alkoxy groups a phenoxy group a piperidinyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups amino lower alkoxycarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more cycloalkyl groups 2-imidazolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 2-imidazoline ring with one or more lower alkylthio groups 3-pyrrolinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the 3-pyrroline ring with one or more lower alkyl groups thiazolidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with a phenyl group 3-azabicyclo[3.2.2]nonylcarbonyl groups piperidinyl lower alkyl groups anilino lower aklyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups phenylthio lower alkyl groups indolinyl lower alkyl groups and piperidinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (1-4) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (1-5) a phenoxy lower alkyl group (1-6) a naphthyl lower alkyl group (1-7) a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group (1-8) a carboxy lower alkyl group (1-9) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl group (1-10) a pyridyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms piperidinyl groups a morpholino group piperazinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl group thienyl groups a phenyl group pyridyl groups piperidinyl lower alkyl groups phenylthio lower alkyl groups biphenyl groups lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms pyridylamino groups pyridylcarbonylamino groups lower alkoxy groups anilino lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups and anilino groups optionally substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups (1-11) a cyano lower alkyl group (1-12) an -Ai-CONR8R9 group (1-13) a group of the following formula (1-14) a phenyl group (1-15) a quinolyl lower alkyl group (1-16) a lower alkoxy lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkyl group (1-17) a hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl group (1-18) a thiazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms a phenyl group thienyl groups and pyridyl groups (1-19) a lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (1-20) a lower alkylsilyloxy lower alkyl group (1-21) a phenoxy lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups halogen atoms lower alkenyl groups cycloalkyl groups a nitro group and a phenyl group (1-22) a phenylthio lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (1-23) a piperidinyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of phenyl lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group (1-24) a piperazinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the piperazine ring with one or more phenyl groups (1-25) a 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolyl lower alkyl group (1-26) a naphthyloxy lower alkyl group (1-27) a benzothiazolyloxy lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiazole ring with one or more alkyl groups (1-28) a lower alkyl group substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of quinolyloxy groups and isoquinolyloxy groups. (1-29) a pyridyloxy lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups R2 is one of the following (2-1) to (2-33): (2-1) a hydrogen atom (2-2) a lower alkoxy group (2-3) a lower alkyl group (2-4) a carboxy lower alkoxy group (2 -5) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkoxy group (2-6) a hydroxy group (2-7) a phenyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups a nitro group lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkoxycarbonyl groups phenyl lower alkenyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups and 123-thiadiazolyl groups (2-8) a piperidinyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-9) an amino-substituted lower alkoxy group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-10) a lower alkenyloxy group (2-11) a pyridyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (2-12) a lower alkynyloxy group (2-13) a phenyl lower alkynyloxy group (2-14) a phenyl lower alkenyloxy group (2-15) a furyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the furan ring with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (2-16) a tetrazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one member selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group phenyl lower alkyl groups and cycloalkyl lower alkyl groups (2-17) a 124-oxadiazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the 124-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-18) an isoxazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-19) a 134-oxadiazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the 134-oxadiazole ring with a phenyl group the phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-20) a lower alkanoyl lower alkoxy group (2-21) a thiazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (2-22) a piperidinyloxy group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more benzoyl groups each benzoyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (2-23) a thienyl lower alkoxy group (2-24) a phenylthio lower alkoxy group (2-25) a carbamoyl-substituted lower alkoxy group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (2-26) a benzoyl lower alkoxy group (2-27) a pyridylcarbonyl lower alkoxy group (2-28) an imidazolyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more phenyl lower alkyl groups (2-29) a phenoxy lower alkoxy group (2-30) a phenyl lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkoxy group (2-31) a 23-dihydro-lH-indenyloxy group (2-32) an isoindolinyl lower alkoxy group optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or more oxo groups (2-33) a phenyl group R3 is one of the following (3-1) to (3-19): (3-1) a hydrogen atom (3-2) a lower alkyl group (3-3) a hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl group (3-4) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (3-5) a carboxy lower alkyl group (3-6) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl group (3-7) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenyl group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a phenoxy group lower alkylthio groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups phenyl lower alkoxy groups and amino groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkanoyl groups (3-8) a naphthyl lower alkyl group (3-9) a furyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the furan ring with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (3-10) a thiazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more optionally halogen-substituted lower alkyl groups (3-11) a tetrazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the tetrazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (3-12) a benzothienyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms (3-13) a lower alkynyl group (3-14) a lower alkenyl group. v3-15) a phenyl lower alkenyl group (3-16) a benzoimidazolyl lower alkyl group (3-17) a pyridyl lower alkyl group (3-18) an imidazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more phenyl lower alkyl groups (3-19) a quinolyl lower alkyl group B is a carbonyl group or an -NHCO- group 1 is 0 or 1 R6 and R7 each independently represent one of the following (4-1) to (4-79): (4-1) a hydrogen atom (4-2) a lower alkyl group (4-3) a lower alkanoyl group (4-4) a lower alkylsulfonyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (4-5) an alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (4-6) a hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl group (4-7) a pyridylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl groups and halogen atoms (4-8) a pyridyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkoxy groups (4-9) a pyridyl lower alkyl group (4-10) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenoxy group lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups piperidinyl groups optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups lower alkenyl groups an aminosulfonyl group a hydroxy group carbamoyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups phenyl lower alkoxy groups and a cyano group (4-11) a cycloalkyl group optionally substituted on the cycloalkyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-12) a benzoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms a phenoxy group a phenyl group lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups lower alkanoyl groups a nitro group a cyano group amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups pyrrolyl groups pyrazolyl groups 124-triazolyl groups and imidazolyl groups (4-13) a benzoyl group substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups (4-14) a cycloalkylcarbonyl group (4-15) a furylcarbonyl group (4-16) a naphthylcarbonyl group (4-17) a phenoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy groups lower alkyl groups halogen atoms and a nitro group (4-18) a phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and a nitro group (4-19) a piperidinyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups lower alkanoyl groups benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms and phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (4-20) a tetrahydropyranyl lower alkyl group (4-21) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (4-22) a lower alkenyl group (4-23) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the alkyl group with one or more lower alkoxycarbonyl groups and optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and a hydroxy group (4-24) a lower alkylenedioxy-substituted phenyl lower alkyl group (4-25) a furyl lower alkyl group (4-26) a carbamoyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more members selected from lower alkyl groups and a phenyl group each phenyl substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-27) a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group (4-28) an imidazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the lower alkyl group with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a carbamoyl group and lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (4-29) an amino-substituted lower alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-30) a 2345-tetrahydrofuryl group optionally substituted on the 2345-tetrahydrofuran ring with one or more oxo groups (4-31) a lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl group. (4-32) a pyrrolidinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-33) a phenoxy lower alkanoyl group (4-34) a morpholino lower alkyl group (4-35) a indolyl group (4-36) a thiazolyl group (4-37) a 124-triazolyl group (4-38) a pyridyl lower alkanoyl group (4-39) a thienylcarbonyl group (4-40) a thienyl lower alkanoyl group (4-41) a cycloalkyl lower alkanoyl group (4-42) an isoxazolylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-43) a pyrazylcarbonyl group (4-44) a piperidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from a benzoyl group and lower alkanoyl groups (4-45) a chromanylcarbonyl group (4-46) an isoindolinyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the isoindoline ring with one or more oxo groups (4-47) a thiazolidinyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the thiazolidine ring with one or more members selected from an oxo group and a thioxo group (4-48) a piperidinyl lower alkanoyl group (4-49) a phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (4-50) a phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl group substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more alkylenedioxy groups (4-51) a pyridyl lower alkenyl carbonyl group (4-52) a pyridylthio lower alkanoyl group (4-53) an indolylcarbonyl group (4-54) a pyrrolylcarbonyl group (4-55) a pyrrolidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups (4-56) a benzofurylcarbonyl group (4-57) an indolyl lower alkanoyl group (4-58) a benzothienylcarbonyl group (4-59) a phenyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (4-60) a phenylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxycarbonyl groups a cyano group a nitro group amino groups optionally substituted with one or more alkanoyl groups a hydroxy group a carboxyl group lower alkoxycarbonyl lower alkyl groups halogen atoms lowe alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (4-61) a thienylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (4-62) a quinolylsulfonyl group (4-63) an imidazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-64) a phenylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups (4-65) a lower alkenylsulfonyl group (4-66) a cycloalkyl lower alkylsulfonyl group (4-67) a 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazinylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the 34-dihydro-2H-l4-benzoxazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-68) a pyrazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazole ring with one or more members selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups (4-69) an isoxazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-70) a thiazolylsulfonyl group optionally substituted on the thiazole ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and an amino group each amino substituent optionally being substituted with one or more alkanoyl groups (4-71) a phenyl lower alkylsulfonyl group (4-72) a phenyl lower alkenylsulfonyl group (4-73) a naphthyloxycarbonyl group (4-74) a lower alkynyloxycarbonyl group (4-75) a lower alkenyloxycarbonyl group (4-76) a phenyl lower alkoxy-substituted lower alkoxycarbonyl group (4-77) a cycloalkyloxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the cycloalkyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (4-78) a tetrazolyl group (4-79) an isoxazolyl group optionally substituted on the isoxazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups or instead R6 and R7 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolyl group an isoindolinyl group or a 5-to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic group the heterocyclic group optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms and optionally being substituted with one to three members from the following (5-1) to (5-28): (5-1) lower alkyl groups (5-2) lower alkoxy groups (5-3) an oxo group (5-4) a hydroxy group (5-5) pyridyl lower alkyl groups (5-6) phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a cyano group and a hydroxy group (5-7) lower alkylenedioxy-substituted phenyl lower alkyl groups (5-8) phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-9) pyrimidyl groups (5-10) pyrazyl groups (5-11) cycloalkyl groups (5-12) phenyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-13) benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-14) benzoyl groups substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkylenedioxy groups (5-15) carbamoyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl group and lower alkyl groups (5-16) benzoxazolyl groups (5-17) lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (5-18) a carbamoyl group (5-19) phenyl lower alkylidene groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (5-20) phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (5-21) pyridyl groups optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and lower alkyl groups (5-22) furyl lower alkyl groups (5-23) tetrahydropyranyl groups (5-24) imidazolyl lower alkyl groups (5-25) naphthyl groups (5-26) 23-dihydro-lH-indenyl groups (5-27) 13-dioxolanyl lower alkyl groups (5-28) -(A3)nNRllR12 groups AI is a lower alkylene group R8 and R9 each independently represent one of the following (6-1) to (6-25): (6-1) a hydrogen atom (6-2) a lower alkyl group (6-3) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkylthio groups lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms halogen atoms a phenyl group lower alkylamino groups a cyano group a phenoxy group cycloalkyl groups pyrrolidinyl groups optionally substituted with one or more oxo groups 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolylcarbonyl groups 1234-tetrahydroquinolylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups 1234- tetrahydroquinoxalinylcarbonyl groups optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups thiazolyl groups optionally substituted with one or more phenyl groups a carbamoyl group phenyl lower alkoxy groups lower alkylsulfonylamino groups anilino groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms phenyl lower alkyl groups and hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl groups (6-4) a cycloalkyl group (6-5) a cycloakyl lower alkyl group (6-6) a carbamoyl lower alkyl group (6-7) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms halogen atoms and a phenyl group (6-8) lower alkyl-substituted amino lower alkyl group (6-9) a naphthyl group (6-10) a naphthyl lower alkyl group (6-11) a tetrahydronaphthyl lower alkyl group (6-12) a fluorenyl group (6-13) a pyridyl group (6-14) a pyridyl lower alkyl group (6-15) a pyrimidinyl group (6-16) a pyrazinyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-17) a thiazolyl group (6-18) a pyrazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-19) a thienyl lower alkyl group (6-20) a piperidinyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups a benzoyl group and phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups (6-21) an indolyl group (6-22) an indazolyl group (6-23) a 34-dihydrocarbostyril optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-24) a quinolyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups (6-25) a carbazolyl group optionally substituted with one or more lower alkyl groups or R8 and R9 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- to 8-membered saturated heterocyclic group optionally containing one or more additional heteroatoms and optionally substituted on the heterocyclic ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of the following (6-28-1) to (6-28-24): (6-28-1) lower alkyl groups (6-28-2) phenyl lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from halogen atoms and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-3) naphthyl lower alkyl groups. (6-28-4) phenyl lower alkylcarbamoyl lower alkyl groups (6-28-5) phenylcarbamoyl lower alkyl groups (6-28-6) phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (6-28-7) phenoxy lower alkyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-8) biphenyl groups (6-28-9) phenyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-10) 23-dihydroindenyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-11) benzothiazolyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-12) pyridyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-13) benzothienyl groups (6-28-14) benzoisothiazolyl groups (6-28-15) thienopyridyl groups (6-28-16) a carbamoyl group (6-28-17) phenyl lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-18) phenoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-19) benzoyl groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from halogen atoms and lower alkoxy groups (6-28-20) anilino groups optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-21) anilino groups substituted on the amino group with one or more lower alkyl groups and optionally further substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (6-28-22) benzofuryl groups (6-28-23) naphthyl groups. (6-28-24) an oxo group or R8 and R9 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated heterocyclic group the unsaturated heterocyclic group optionally being substituted on the heterocyclic ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of the following (6-29-1) to (6-29-3): (6-29-1) phenyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (6-29-2) 23-dihydroindenyl groups (6-29-3) benzothienyl groups or instead R8 and R9 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 1234-tetrahydroquinolyl group a 1234-tetrahydroisoquinolyl group a 13-dihydroisoindolyl group an octahydropyrrolo[l2-a]pyrazinyl group optionally substituted on the pyrazine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups or an 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl group optionally substituted on the 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl group with one or more phenoxy groups each phenoxy substituent optionally being substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms A2 is a lower alkylene group R10 is one of the following (7-1) to (7-44): (7-1) a hydrogen atom (7-2) a lower alkyl group (7-3) an alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms (7-4) a benzoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a phenyl group halogen atoms a cyano group a phenoxy group lower alkoxycarbonyl groups pyrazolyl groups and lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms. (7-5) an alkanoyl group (7-6) a phenyl lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups (7-7) a cycloalkyl lower alkanoyl group (7-8) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-9) a phenoxy lower alkanoyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (7-10) a phenyl lower alkenylcarbonyl group (7-11) a pyridylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (7-12) a furylcarbonyl group (7-13) a thienylcarbonyl group (7-14) a piperidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkanoyl groups (7-15) a pyrrolidinylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrolidine ring with one or more oxo groups (7-16) a tetrahydropyranylcarbonyl group (7-17) a naphthylcarbonyl group (7-18) an indolylcarbonyl group (7-19) a benzofurylcarbonyl group (7-20) a benzothienylcarbonyl group optionally substituted on the benzothiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms (7-21) a furyl lower alkyl group (7-22) a pyridyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyridine ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups each lower alkyl substituent optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms (7-23) a thienyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the thiophene ring with one or more halogen atoms. (7-24) a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms a cyano group lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms amino groups optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl groups and lower alkanoyl groups halogen atoms lower alkoxycarbonyl groups lower alkanoyloxy groups lower alkylsulfonyl groups lower alkylthio groups and pyrrolidinyl groups (7-25) a thiazolyl lower alkyl group (7-26) an imidazolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the imidazole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-27) a pyrrolyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the pyrrole ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-28) a cycloalkyl lower alkyl group (7-29) a lower alkylthio lower alkyl group (7-30) a phenoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms lower alkyl groups and lower alkoxy groups (7-31) a phenyl lower alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms (7-32) a naphthyloxycarbonyl group (7-33) a lower alkynyloxycarbonyl group (7-34) a cycloalkylcarbonyl group (7-35) a quinoxalinylcarbonyl group (7-36) a -CO-NR13R14 group (7-37) a piperidinyl group optionally substituted on the piperidine ring with one or more lower alkyl groups (7-38) a cycloalkyl group (7-39) a tetrahydropyranyl group (7-40) a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group (7-41) a tetrahydro-2H-thiopyranyl group. (7-42) a naphthyl group (7-43) a biphenyl group (7-44) a lower alkylsilyl lower alkoxycarbonyl group A3 is a lower alkylene group m is 0 or 1 R11 and R12 each independently represent one of the following (8-1) to (8-5): (8-1) a hydrogen atom (8-2) a lower alkyl group (8-3) a lower alkanoyl group (8-4) a phenyl lower alkanoyl group (8-5) a phenyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more halogen atoms or instead R11 and R12 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group which optionally contains one or more additional heteroatoms the heterocyclic group optionally being substituted with one to three members selected from the group consisting of the following (9-1) and (9-2): (9-1) lower alkyl groups (9-2) a phenyl group and R13 and R14 each independently represent one of the following (10-1) to (10-3): (10-1) a hydrogen atom (10-2) a lower alkyl group (10-3) a phenyl group or instead R13 and R14 may be linked together to form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group which optionally contains one or more additional heteroatoms. 2. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 1 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond or a double bond and R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom. 3. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 2 wherein a group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Claim 1 above is bound to the 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 position of the carbostyril skeleton. 4. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 3 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a single bond and the group of the formulain which R3 A and X are as dfined in Claim I above is bound to the 5 or 6 position of the carbostyril skelton. 5. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 3 or 4 wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group. 6. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 5 wherein R1 is one of (1-2) (1-3) (1- 4) (1-6). (1-10) (1-12) (1-13) (1-18) and (1-21) as defined in Claim 1 above. 7. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 6 wherein the group of the formula in which R3 A and X are as defined in Claim 1 above is bound to the 5 position of the carbostyril skelton. 8. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 7 wherein R1 is a phenyl lower alkyl group optionally substituted on the phenyl ring with one or more members selected from the group consisting of a phenyl ring halogen atoms -(B)iNR6R7 groups wherein B 1 R6 and R7 are as defined in Claim 1 lower alkoxycarbonyl groups and phenyl lower alkoxy groups. 9. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof 5 according to Claim 8 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. 10. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 7 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R1 10 is a lower alkyl group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. 11. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 7 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R1 15 is a naphthyl lower alkyl group R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. 12. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 7 wherein A is a lower alkylene group R1 20 is a group of the formula in which R10 and A2 are as defined in Claim 1 above R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group R3 is a hydrogen atom and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. 25 13. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 3 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond and a group of the formula 30 in which R3 A and X are as defined in Claim 1 above is bound to the 3 4 or 5 position of the carbostyril sleketon 14. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 13 wherein R1 is one of (1-2) and (1-3) as defined in Claim 1. 15. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof 5 according to Claim 14 wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkoxy group. 16. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 1 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 10 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is a double bond and R4 and R5 are linked together in the form of a -CH=CH-CH=CH-group. 17. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 16 wherein a group of the formula 5 in which R3 A and X are as defined in Claim 1 above is bound to the 7 position of the carbostyril skeleton. 18. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 17 wherein R1 is one of (1-2) and (1-3) 20 as defined in Claim 1 above. 19. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 18 wherein A is a lower alkylene group or a lower alkylidene group R2 and R3 are both hydrogen atoms and X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. 25 20. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 1 wherein A is a direct bond. 21. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to Claim 1 wherein A is a lower alkylene group. 22. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof 30 according to Claim 1 wherein A is a lower alkylidene group. 23. A carbostyril compound or a salt thereof according to any one of Claims 20 to 22 wherein the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton is ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one 8-methoxy-1-phenethyl-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5- ylmethyl)-34-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one and 1-(4-phenylthiomethyl)benzyl-5-(4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-5- ylmethyl)-3.4-dihydro-IH-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof. 26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Claim 1. 27. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for a disorder on which TFF up-regulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect comprising as an active ingredient a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Claim 1. 28. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Claim 27 wherein the disorder on which TFF up- regulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect is an alimentary tract disease oral disease upper respiratory tract disease respiratory tract disease eye disease cancer or wound. 29. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Claim 27 wherein the disorder on which TFF up- regulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect is a drug-induced ulcer peptic gastric ulcer ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease drug-induced enteritis ischemic colitis irritable bowel syndrome ulcer developed after endoscopic demucosation acute gastritis chronic gastritis reflux esophagitis esophageal ulcer Barrett esophagus gastrointestinal mucositis hemorrhoidal diseases stomatitis syndrome xerostomia rhinitis pharyngitis bronchial asthma chronic obstructive lung disease dry eye or keratoconjunctivitis. 30. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Claim 27 wherein the TFF is TFF2. 31. A use of a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Claim 1 for manufacturing a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for a disorder on which TFF up-regulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect. 32. A method for preventing and/or treating a disorder on which TFF up-regulation has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a carbostyril compound or salt thereof according to Claim 1. 33. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for alimentary tract diseases oral diseases upper respiratory tract diseases respiratory tract diseases eye diseases cancers or wounds the agent comprising a compound that induces the production of TFF. 34. A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent according to Claim 33 wherein the TFF is TFF2. 35. A process for the production of a carbostyril compound (1) of the following formula: or a salt thereof wherein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 A X and the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined in Claim 1 which comprises ) reacting a compound (2) of the formula: 5 or a salt thereof wherein R1 R2 R4 R5 and the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and R15 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group and A4 represents a direct bond or lower alkylene group or a salt thereof wherein R3 and X are as defined above to give a compound (la) of the formula: or a salt thereof wherein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R15 A4 and the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above and (ii) reducing the compound (la) defined above or a salt thereof to give a compound (Ib) of the formula: rein R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R15 A4 and the bond between the 3 and 4 positions of the carbostyril skeleton are as defined above. |
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Patent Number | 261015 | |||||||||
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Indian Patent Application Number | 1824/DELNP/2007 | |||||||||
PG Journal Number | 23/2014 | |||||||||
Publication Date | 06-Jun-2014 | |||||||||
Grant Date | 30-May-2014 | |||||||||
Date of Filing | 08-Mar-2007 | |||||||||
Name of Patentee | OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD. | |||||||||
Applicant Address | 9,KANDATSUKASA-CHO 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 101-8535,JAPAN | |||||||||
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PCT International Classification Number | C07D 417/06 | |||||||||
PCT International Application Number | PCT/JP2005/018217 | |||||||||
PCT International Filing date | 2005-09-26 | |||||||||
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