Abstract:
The d,l-phenylpropanolamine racemate is split with optically active thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acids of the formula: ##EQU1## where R.sub.1 R.sub.2 are hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl or alkylene of at least 2 carbon atoms or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together form a ring of alkyl or alkylene with 4 to 12 carbon atoms and AC is acyl, especially benzoyl, tosyl, nitrophenylsulfenyl, acetyl or preferably formyl.
Abstract:
2,3-Cycloalkenopyridines of the formula ##STR1## are prepared by reacting a cycloalkanone or cycloalkenone of the formula ##STR2## with an oxo compound of the formula ##STR3## where Z is an aliphatic carbon chain which is unsubstituted or has hydrocarbon substituents and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen or lower alkyl groups and ammonia in the presence of a dehydrating and dehydrogenating catalyst at a temperature of about 250.degree. to 550.degree. C.
Abstract:
Compounds are prepared of the formula ##STR1## where R' is a t-alkyl group having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably t-butyl, t-amyl or t-octyl and R is a straight or branched chain alkyl group with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkyl group substituted with one or more phenyl groups or a halogen atom, particularly a chlorine atom, or a cycloalkyl group with 3 to 8 carbon atoms, particularly cyclopropyl, which can be substituted by one or more 1 to 3 carbon atom alkyl groups or one or more halogen atoms, preferably chlorine, or phenyl or naphthyl or a five membered heterocyclic group or such phenyl, naphthyl or heterocyclic group substituted by halogen atoms, nitro groups, alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 5 carbon atoms by condensing in acid medium an acyl cyanide of the formulaR--CO--CN (II)where R is as defined above with either(a) a tertiary alcohol of the formulaHO--R' (III) in which R' is as defined above, or preferably(b) an alkene of the formula ##STR2## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are hydrogen or an alkyl group and wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and wherein the alkyl groups in each case can be 1 to 15 carbon atoms. Some of the compounds are new. They are useful as intermediates for synthesizing herbicides and can be used directly as fungicides.
Abstract:
There are prepared compounds corresponding to the general formulaT -- Alk -- NH -- CH.sub.2 -- CH(OH) -- CH.sub.2 -- O -- Ar Iin which T represents a theophyllinyl-(7) or theobrominyl-(1) radical, Alk is a linear or branched alkylene group with 2 to 5 carbon atoms which may also be substituted by a hydroxy group and Ar represents an aromatic monocyclic or condensed bicyclic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical optionally substituted by one or more alkyl groups with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl groups with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, alkinyl groups with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxy groups, acyloxy groups with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy groups with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenoxy groups with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl radicals, halogen atoms, amino groups, acyl groups with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, aminocarbonyl groups, ureido groups, acyl amino groups with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl groups with 3 to 8 carbon atoms or by one or more cycloalkenyl groups with 4 to 8 carbon atoms, the heterocyclic radical consisting of individual rings with 5 to 6 members and containing from 1 to 4 heteroatoms, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds have beta-adrenolytic activity.
Abstract:
Benzoyl cyanide is made from benzoyl chloride and an alkali metal cyanide in a two phase system comprising water and an inert organic solvent which has only slight miscibility with water in the presence of a tertiary amine and hydrogen cyanide.
Abstract:
There are prepared acyl cyanides of the formula ##STR1## where R is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and which also can be substituted by one or more phenyl groups or halogen atoms, preferably chlorine, or R is preferably a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably cyclopropyl, which can have one or more 1 to 3 carbon atoms alkyl or halogen, preferably chlorine, substituents wherein in all of the above set forth substitutions the halogen atoms and the phenyl groups are not on the carbon atom adjacent to the carbonyl group or R is a substituted phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a substituted naphthyl group or a five membered heterocyclic group, e.g., furyl, thienyl or alkyl substituted thienyl wherein the substituents on the phenyl or naphthyl are halogen atoms, nitro groups or alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. The process comprises reacting and acyl halide of the formulaR--CO--Hal (II)in which R is as defined above and Hal is a chlorine or bromine atoms, with CuCN at a temperature of about 50.degree. to 180.degree. C in the presence of a carboxylic acid nitrile inert under the reaction conditions, there being employed about 1 to 10 parts by weight of the carboxylic acid nitrile and about 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of at least one organic solvent which is inert under the reaction conditions. Certain of the compounds are novel per se.
Abstract:
There are prepared acyl cyanides of the formula ##STR1## where R is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and which also can be substituted by one or more phenyl groups or halogen atoms, preferably chlorine, or R is preferably a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably cyclopropyl, which can have one or more 1 to 3 carbon atom alkyl or halogen, preferably chlorine, substituents wherein in all of the above set forth substitutions the halogen atoms and the phenyl groups are not on the carbon atom adjacent to the carbonyl group or R is a substituted phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a substituted naphthyl group or a five membered heterocyclic group, e.g., furyl, thienyl or alkyl substituted thienyl, wherein the substituents on the phenyl or naphthyl are halogen atoms, nitro groups or alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. The process comprises reacting an acyl halide of the formulaR -- Co -- Hal (II)in which R is as defined above and Hal is a chlorine or bromine atom, with CuCN at a temperature of about 50.degree. to 180.degree. C in the presence of a carboxylic acid nitrile inert under the reaction conditions, there being employed about 1 to 10 parts by weight of the carboxylic acid nitrile and about 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of at least one organic solvent which is inert under the reaction conditions. Certain of the compounds are novel per se.
Abstract:
Improvements in the process of preparing penicillamine or a homolog thereof by reacting an .alpha.-carbon atom branched aldehyde, sulfur and ammonia to form a thiazoline-.DELTA..sup.3, reacting the thiazoline-.DELTA..sup.3 with anhydrous hydrogen cyanide to form a thiazolidine-4-carbonitrile, hydrolyzing the nitrile to form a mixture of the salt of the thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid and ammonium salts, separating off the ammonium salts and hydrolytically decomposing the thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, wherein under the action of a mineral acid the thiazolidine-4-carbonitrile is in the first stage converted at low temperatures into the salt of the thiazolidine-4-carbonamide and then at higher temperatures converted into the salt of the thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid.
Abstract:
Compounds are prepared of the formula: ##SPC1##Wherein A is a straight or branched chain alkylene or alkylidene radical having 2 to 5 carbon atoms and which is substituted by an alkylthio group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a carboxymethyl thio group, a carboxyethyl thio group, an alkylsulfonyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a mercapto group, or the substituent on A together with --COR.sub.4 forms a 4 to 7 membered thiolactone ring, or A is substituted by an acylmercapto group wherein the acyl is benzoyl, a benzoyl radical substituted with one, two or three alkoxy groups with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenoyl radical of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different and are alkyl groups of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 also can be hydrogen or the acyl radical of an alkanoic acid of 2 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sub.4 is a hydroxy group or an alkoxy group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms and their pharmacologically acceptable salts. The compounds are pharmacodynamically active and are suited for prophylaxis and treatment of heart illnesses such as cardiac ischemia, cardiac infarct, heart rhythm and circulatory disturbances.
Abstract:
The D-form of an optically active protected penicillamine is prepared by treating a solution of D,L protected penicillamine of the formula: ##EQU1## wherein Ac is formyl, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are both methyl or are joined together to form the pentamethylene group.