CA2328348A1 — 2-methylpropionic acid derivatives and medicinal compositions containing the same

USPTO Abstract

The present invention provides novel 2-methylpropionic acid derivatives represented by the general formula: (see formula I) (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an aralkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a halogen atom; A represents an oxygen atom or an imino group; the carbon atom marked with (R) represents a carbon atom in R configuration; and the carbon atom marked with (S) represents a carbon atom in S configuration) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have excellent .beta.3-adrenoceptor stimulating effects and are useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of obesity, hyperglycemia, the diseases caused by intestinal hypermotility, pollakiuria, urinary incontinence, depression, or the diseases caused by biliary calculi or hypermotility of biliary tract.