DIHYDROBENZOFURAN AND RELATED COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS

A compound having structure (1) wherein (a) X is oxygen or sulfur; (b) each Y is independently hydrogen or unsubstituted straight, branched or cyclic alkanyl having from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms, or the two Y's are bonded to form an alkanyl ring having from 3 to about 7 carbon atoms; (c) Z is hydrogen or unsubstituted branched or cyclic alkyl, or unsubstituted or alkanyl-substituted phenyl, having from 3 to about 10 atoms other than hydrogen; (d) W is straight, branched or cyclic alkyl or aryl, unsubstituted or substituted, saturated or mono- or di-unsaturated with double bonds except that no terminal carbon atom of W is part of a double bond; W having from 1 to about 15 atoms other than hydrogen; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating inflammation or pain using such compounds.