This invention provides a benezene-fused heterocyclic compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is halogen, nitro, amino, hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy substituted by carboxy or protected carboxy, acylamino which may have lower alkyl on the amino moiety, or aryloxy which may have halogen,R.sup.2 is hydrogen or halogen,X is --O-- or ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or acyl and A is a group of the formula: ##STR3## in which R.sup.4 is hydrogen, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl or alkyl which may have suitable substituent(s) selected from the groups consisting of hydroxy, acyl, lower alkoxy, di(lower)alkylamino, carboxy, protected carboxy and aryl; orR.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower alkoxy,R.sup.2 is hydrogen,X is ##STR4## in which R.sub.a.sup.3 is lower alkanoyl and A is a group of the formula: ##STR5## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This compound possesses diuretic activity, uricosuric activity and vasodilative activity and are useful as a diuretic agent, uricosuric agent and anti-hypertensive agent. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of this compound and pharmaceutical composition comprising compound of the above formula.