Patent ID: 6013807
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61P,C07D,C07F

Abstract:
A process of preparing an amide of a compound of formula ##STR6## and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof; whereinA is ##STR7## X is O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, CH.sub.2, CO or NR.sup.7 wherein R.sup.7 is H, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, aralkyl containing from 1 to 4 atoms in the alkyl portion the aryl portion being a carbocylic or heterocyclic aryl group, aryl selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic aryl group and a heterocyclic aryl group containing a maximum of 10 ring atoms, alkenyl, C.sub.1-10 acyl, alkynyl, sulphonyl or substituted sulphonyl;Y is O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, CH.sub.2, CO or NR.sup.7, with the proviso that Y is not O when X is O;R.sup.1 is COOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.3 or COOH;R.sup.2 is H, halo, cyano, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, aryl, selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic aryl group and a heterocyclic aryl group containing a maximum of 10 ring atoms, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, wherein alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl and alkoxy are unsubstituted or substituted, or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 R.sup.12 wherein R.sup.12 is C.sub.1-10 alkyl or aryl selected from the group consisting of a carboxycyclic aryl group and a heterocyclic aryl group containing a maximum of 10 ring atoms, or COOR.sup.8 wherein R.sup.8 is C.sub.1-10 unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbyl group which does or does not contain one or two oxygen atoms in the chain; the hydrocarbyl group being selected from the group consisting of straight-chain or branched, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, aralkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl portion and the aryl portion being a carbocyclic or heterocyclic group containing a maximum of 10 ring atoms, aralkenyl and aralkynyl groups where the C.sub.1-10 alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl portion is straight-chain or branched; said hydrocarbyl groups are unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, azido, alkenyl, halo, hydroxy, nitro, amino, alkylamino unsubstituted or substituted by one or two alkyl groups, cyano, carboxylate, alkyl ester, aralkyl ester, aryl ester wherein the alkyl ester, aralkyl ester and aryl ester are unsubstituted or substituted, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, substituted arlalkoxy, sulphinyl, sulphonyl, thio, alkylthio, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, halo, alkyl, phosphate, phosphonate, silyl, silyloxy, wherein silyl and silyloxy are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C.sub.1-4 alkyl or aryl, keto, formyl; any substituent present on alkyl ester, aralkyl esters and aryl esters being nitro, amino, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, cyano and alkyl, or R.sup.8 is alkoxyalkyl, heterocycloalkyl containing between 3 and 6 atoms or heteroalkyl;R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently H, hydroxy, C.sub.1-10 alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, halo, cyano, nitro, amino, alkyl amino, dialkyl amino, substituted C.sub.1-10 alkyl, carboxyl or CO.sub.2 R.sup.12 ;R.sup.5 is H, C.sub.1-10 is alkyl, aralkyl containing from 1 to 4 atoms in the alkyl portion and the aryl portion being a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aryl group, nitro, amino, halo, cyano or CHO; andR.sup.6 is H, aryl selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic aryl group and a heterocyclic aryl group containing a maximum of 10 ring atoms, C.sub.1-10 alky, aralkyl containing from 1 to 4 atoms in the alkyl portion and the aryl portion being a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aryl group, nitro, halogen, CHO or COR.sup.13 wherein R.sup.13 is C.sub.1-10 or aryl selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic aryl group and a heterocyclic aryl group containing a maximum of 10 ring atoms,the process including the step of converting the said compound intp an amide.