摘要:
Digoxin forms novel complexes with dihydroxybenzenes such as hydroquinone, resorcinol and pyrocatechol. These complexes exhibit rapid dissolution and high solubility in aqueous media. These complexes are useful in the treatment of cardiac insufficiency.
WHEREIN R IS METHYL OR FORMYL; R1 AND R2 TAKEN ALONE ARE HYDROGEN, LOWER ALKYL, OR ACETYL; R1 AND R2 TAKEN TOGETHER ARE
-C(-CH3)2-
R3 IS HYDROGEN, LOWER ALKYL, OR ACETYL; AND WHEREIN AT LEAST ONE OF R1, R2, OR R3 IS ALKYL, AND THE METHOD OF PREPARING THEM BY REACTION OF THE CORRESPONDING 2'',3'',4''-HYDROXY COMPOUNDS OR 2'',3''-ISOPROPYLIDENE-4''-HYDROXY COMPOUNDS WITH AN ALKYL HALIDE, OPTIONALLY FOLLOWED BY HYDROLYSIS OF THE ISOPROPYLIDENE GROUP AND/OR ACETYLATION OF UNETHERIFIED HYDROXY GROUPS.
WHEREIN X IS FLUORINE OR METHYL R1 IS HYDROGEN OR ACETLY, R2 AND R3 ARE EACH HYDROGEN OR ACETYL OR, TOGETHER WITH EACH OTHER O-ISOPROPYLIDENE, R5 IS HYDROGEN OR HYDROXYL, AND R4 IS METHYL WHEN R5 IS HYDROGEN, OR FOTMYL OR HYDROXYMETHYL WHEN R5 IS HYDROXYL, THE COMPOUNDS ARE USEFUL AS CARDIOTONICS WITH A POSITIVE INOTROPIC ACTION.
WHEREIN R1 IS HYDROGEN OR A SUGAR RADICAL; R2 IS HYDROGEN, A HYDROXYL GROUP OR AS ESTER OR AN ETHER THEREOF WITH A LOWER ALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACID OR A LOWER ALKY ALCOHOL; R3 IS A LOWER ALKYL RADICAL WHICHMAY BE SUBSTITUTED WITH ANOXYGEN ATOM, A HYDROXYL GROUP, A LOER ALKOXY GROUP, OR WITH THE ACYL RADICAL OF A LOWER ALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACID; R4 IS HYDROGEN, THE HYDROXYL GROUP OR AN ESTER THEREOF WITH A LOWER ALKYL CARBOXYLIC ACID, OR IS THE ETHOXY GROUP; AND R5 AND R6 ARE EACH A HYDROXYL GROUP OR TOGETHER FORM AN EPOXY GROUP.
摘要:
There is provided a novel method of preparing the cardiac active agents bufalin and its immediate precursor resibufogenin from the well known cardenolide, digitoxigenin. The method comprises conducting a ring expansion of the five-membered lactone at C-17 to the corresponding six-membered lactone. In this process the five-membered lactone is cleaved to provide a 20-acetal-21-nor-5 Beta norchol-14-enate ester. The 20-acetal is protected by the formation of an alkylenethioacetal or similar thio derivative, and the carboxylic residue at C-22 homoligized using a modified Arndt-Eistert sequence. Removal of the protecting thio groups yields the corresponding 20-formyl-21-nor-5 Beta -chol-14-enic acid which is then subjected to ring closure and dehydrogenation to yield the known 14-dehydrobufalin which may be converted by known methods to resibufogenin and bufalin.
摘要:
Process for the manufacture of 4-chloro-3-oxo-14 Beta -hydroxyor 4-chloro-3,14 Beta -dihydroxy-carda-4,20(22)dienolides wherein 3-oxo-carda-4,14,20(22)-trienolides are at first treated with chlorine, the compounds obtained are converted by hydrogenolysis into 3-oxo-4-chloro-carda-4,14,20-trienolides, these are treated with N-bromo-acid amides, and the 3-oxo-4chloro-14 Beta -hydroxy-15 Alpha -bromo-carda-4,20(22)-dienolides thus obtained are treated with Raney nickel and may be reduced.
摘要:
14B-HYDROXY-UKX-ACYLOXY-CARDENOLIDES OF THE FORMULA
14-HO,15-(R-O-),17-(5-(O=)-2,5-DIHYDROFUR-3-YL)-
ANDROST-4-ENE WHERE THE C IN 3 POSITION IS REPLACED BY X
WHEREIN-OR IS AN ESTERIFIED HYDROXY GROUP AND X IS >C=O OR >CH-OR'' IN WHICH-OR'' IS A FREE OR ESTERIFIED HYDROXY GROUP, TETRAHYDROPYRANYLOXY GROUP OR SIMILAR READILY CLEAVABLE GLYCOSIDE GROUP ARE CARDIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS WHICH INCREASE HERT STRENGTH WITHOUT REDUCING HEART FREQUENCY.
摘要:
THERE ARE DISCLOSED HERIN STEROIDAL LACTONES OF 4-HYDROXY-2-BUTENOIC ACID IN WHICH THE LACTONE RING IS ATTACHED IN POSITION 3 TO 17 A-POSITION OF THE STEROID, WITH THE STEROIDS BEING SELECTED FROM 3,17 B-DIHYDROXYESTRA-1,35(10)-TRIENES, 3, 17B-DIHYDROXYESTRA-1,3,5(10),6,8-PENTAENES AND 3,17B-DIHYDROXY-7A,8-EPOXYESTRA-1,3,5(10)-TRIENES. THE 3-HYDROXY GROUP ON THE STEROID NUCLEUS MAY ALSO CARRY AN ACYL SUBSTITUENT CONTAINING FROM 2 TO 4 CARBONS ATOMS, AN ALKYL SUBSTUTUENTS CONTAINING FROM 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS OR A CYCLOALKYL SUBSTITUENT CONTAINING FROM 5 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS. THE PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE STEROIDAL LACTONES OF THIS INVENTION COMPRISES TREATING THE CORRESPONDING 17 A-FURYL-SUBSTITUTED STEROIDS WITH AN ORGANIC PERACID IN THE PRESENCE OF A NUCLEOPHILIC REAGENT, THUS OBTAINING AS INTERMEDIATES THE CORRESPONDING STEROIDAL 4,4-DIHYDROXY-2-BUTENOIC ACID LACTONES, IN WHICH THE 4-HYDROXY GROUP MAY BE ACYLATED, IF DESIRED. TREATMENT OF SAID INTERMEDIATES WITH SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES YIELDS THE STEROIDAL LACTONES OF THIS INVENTION. SAID LAST-NAMED COMPOUNDS ARE HIGHLY ACTIVE ESTROGENS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE ARE ALSO DISCLOSED.