The thiazolidine-2,4-dione ring of insulin sensitising antidiabetic ag
ents can be replaced by alpha-acyl-, alpha-alkyl- and alpha-(aralkyl)-
carboxylic acids. Inclusion of an additional lipophilic moiety affords
compounds 14 and 16, equipotent to BRL 48482. Copyright (C) 1996 Else
vier Science Ltd