Problem: To provide compounds which have an anticoagulation effect based on their ability to inhibit the activated blood coagulation factor X and are useful as coagulation inhibitors or agents for prevention or treatment for diseases caused by thrombi or emboli. Means for Solution: Benzene derivatives or their salts having a characteristic chemical structure with a phenol ring and a benzene ring bonding to each other via an amide bond, in which the phenol ring further bonds to a benzene ring or a heteroaryl ring via an amide bond. They have an excellent effect of inhibiting the activated blood coagulation factor X, and especially have an excellent oral activity.
