other disorders in which agents formed in the 5 lipoxygenase metabolic pathway are involved application_number US 19476988 A description these and other similar objects advantages and features are accomplished according to the products compositions and methods of the invention comprised of compounds of the formula str3 or a pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salt thereof wherein r 1 and r 2 are independently c 4 c 10 tert alkyl c c 1 c 4 alkoxy with the proviso that at least one of x y and z is hydroxy or c 1 c 4 alkoxy and the term 34 c 1 c 6 alkyl 34 refers to straight or branched chain alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms also referred to as lower alkyl examples of c 1 c 6 alkyl are methyl ethyl propyl butyl phenyl hexyl and the isomeric forms thereof the term 34 c 1 c 4 alkoxy 34 refers to straight or branched chain alkoxy groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms examples of c 1 c 4 alkoxy are methoxy ethoxy propoxy butoxy and the isomeric forms thereof the term 34 c 4 c 10 tert alkyl 34 as used herein in reference to r 1 and r 2 refers to.