Abstract:
Penicillamine or a homolog thereof is obtained by reacting a 2-disubstituted-5,5-alkyl-thiazolidine nitrile, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, with a mineral acid in a two-stage proceeding wherein in the first stage relatively low temperatures and a relatively high concentration of the mineral acid are employed while in the second stage the concentration of the acid is relatively low and the temperatures are relatively high, the term "relatively" referring to the relationship of said two stages of the reaction with mineral acid.
Abstract:
Compounds having a mercaptoethyl group are prepared by reacting an aqueous thiocyanate solution with ethylene oxide in the presence of an inert water immiscible organic solvent to form ethylene sulfide and then reacting the organic phase with a polar organic compound, preferably a secondary amine.
Abstract:
Benzoyl cyanide is made by reacting benzoyl chloride with an alkali cyanide in the presence of a carboxylic acid nitrile and a copper (I) salt at a temperature of about 50.degree. to 160.degree. C.
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 a mixture consisting of about 0.1 to 5 equivalents of the alkali metal cyanide and about 0.05 to 2 equivalents of the copper (I) salt at a temperature of about 50.degree. to 180.degree. C in the presence of a carboxylic acid nitrile inert under the reaction conditions employed. Certain of the compounds are novel per se.
Abstract:
Compounds are prepared of the formula: ##STR1## 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:
Penicillamine or a homolog thereof is made by reacting an aldehyde branched at the .alpha.-carbon atom, sulfur and ammonia to form a thiazoline- .DELTA..sup.3 ; converting the latter compound by reaction with anhydrous hydrogen cyanide into the corresponding thiazolidine-4-carbonitrile; hydrolyzing the nitrile with an aqueous concentrated hydrochloric acid containing at least 30% by weight of hydrogen chloride at a temperature between 40.degree. and 70.degree. C to form the hydrochloric salt of the thiazolidine-4-acid amide and then, at a higher temperature continuing the hydrolysis to form the salt of the thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid together with the ammonium salt. The ammonium salt is then separated from the mixture and the carboxylic acid hydrochloride is hydrolytically decomposed whereby the penicillamine is obtained.
Abstract:
There are prepared compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is halogen, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, cyano, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R.sub.5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, lower carbalkoxy or ##STR2## where A is oxygen, sulfur, imino or lower alkylimino and R.sub.6 is lower alkyl, lower alkyl having 1 to 3 halogen atoms, lower alkenyl, hydroxymethyl, carboxymethyl, carb-lower alkoxy methyl, amino lower alkyl or alkylaminoalkyl having 2 to 13 carbon atoms or where any hydroxy or primary or secondary amino group is substituted by an alkanoyl group of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, carbalkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, carbophenoxy or carbobenzyloxy or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are useful in emotional disturbances, tension, anxiety, increased irritability.
Abstract:
There are prepared compounds of the formula ##SPC1##Where R.sub.1 is halogen, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, cyano, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R.sub.5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, benzoyl, substituted benzoyl, lower carbalkoxy or ##EQU1## where A is oxygen, sulfur, imino or lower alkylimino and R.sub.6 is lower alkyl, lower alkyl having 1 to 3 halogen atoms, lower alkenyl, hydroxymethyl, carboxymethyl, carb-lower alkoxy methyl, amino lower alkyl or alkylaminoalkyl having 2 to 13 carbon atoms or where any hydroxy or primary or secondary amino group is substituted by an alkanoyl group of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, carbalkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, carbophenoxy or carbobenzyloxy or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are useful in emotional disturbances, tension, anxiety, increased irritability.
Abstract:
Penicillamine and its hydrochloride are made by reacting isobutyraldehyde with elemental sulfur or a sulfur-containing compound and with gaseous ammonia so as to form 2-isopropyl-5.5-dimethyl-thiazoline-.DELTA..sup.3, then reacting the latter compound with substantially anhydrous hydrogen cyanide so as to form the corresponding thiazolidine 4-carbonitrile, thereupon treating the latter compound with an excess of concentrated hydrochloric acid at an elevated temperature and separating the components of the mixture formed and recovering the penicillamine hydrochloride which may then be converted to the free D,L-penicillamine.
Abstract:
.alpha.- Bisabolol of plant origin is purified by being treated with alkali hydroxide, alkali alcoholate, alkali carbonate, alkali bicarbonate, alkaline earth hydroxide, alkaline earth oxide or aluminium hydroxide. Preferably activated carbon is also used in the purification. Preferably the .alpha.-bisabolol is treated with pure nitrogen gas before the alkali treatment.