P-(substituted and unsubstituted-phenyl)-1-phenyl-2,3-butadien-1- ols as pharmaceutical agents

摘要

Disclosed are compounds of the class 1-phenyl-2,3-butadien-1- ol e.g. 2- (p-biphenyl)-3,4-pentadien-2-ol, which are useful by reason of their pharmacological activity in animals, e.g., as anti-inflammatory agents and tranquilizers. Said compounds can be prepared, e.g., by reduction of a corresponding 4-substituted-1-phenyl-2-butyne-1-ol with a complex hydride such as lithium aluminum hydride.