Nitric acid ester derivative

Abstract: A compound of the formula : wherein R¹ is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halo(lower)alkyl, halogen, aryl which may have suitable substituent(s), heterocyclic group, amino which may be substituted by suitable substituent(s) or N,N-­ di(lower)alkylamino(lower)alkyl, R² is hydrogen, lower alkyl or N-[nitrooxy­ (lower)alkyl]carbamoyl, X is -O- or -S-, Y is a single bond, lower alkylene or lower alkenylene, and Z is lower alkylene which may be substituted by suitable substituent(s) or lower alkyleneoxy(lower)alkylene, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have vasodilating activities, to process for the preparation thereof, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same for therapeutical treatment of cardiovascular disorder in human being.

Description: This invention relates to a nitric ester derivative and a salt thereof. More particularly, it relates to a new nitric ester derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which have vasodilating activities, to process for the preparation thereof, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same for therapeutical treatment of cardiovascular disorder in human being. Accordingly, one object of this invention is to provide the new and useful nitric ester derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have strong activity and much long duration of effectiveness. Another object of this invention is to provide process for the preparation of said nitric ester derivative and the salt thereof. A further object of this invention is to provide a useful pharmaceutical composition comprising, as an active ingredient, said nitric ester derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as a vasodilator. Still further object of this invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cardiovascular disorder such as coronary insufficiency, angina pectoris or myocardial infarction. With regard to the states of the arts in this field, for example, the following compound, which is now under development, is known. However, such a known compound possesses vasodilating activities, but the duration thereof is very short. Under such situation, compounds having strong vasodilating activities and long duration are eagerly desired. As a result of an extensive study, the inventors of the present invention could obtain the nitric ester derivative which has strong activities and long duration and is of much use as a vasodilating agent. The nitric ester derivative of this invention can be represented by the following formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halogen, C₆-C₁₂ aryl optionally substituted by one or more nitro, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, C₁-C₆ alkanoylamino, C₇-C₂₄ alkanoylamino, C₆-C₁₂ aroylamino, C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino, 3-C₁-C₆-alkylureido or N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl, R² is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[nitrooxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene or C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substituted by one or two nitrooxy or C₁-C₆ alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylenes. According to this invention, the object compound (I) can be prepared by the processes as illustrated by the following schemes. Process 1 Process 2 wherein R¹, R², Y and Z are each as defined above, and R² a is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[hydroxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl. Among the starting compounds in the present invention, the compound (IV) is novel and can be prepared by the processes illustrated in the following schemes or by a conventional method. Process A Process B Process C wherein R¹, R², R 2 / a, Y and Z are each as defined above, R² b is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or -COOR³ in which R³ is as defined below, R³ is carboxy protective group, and R⁴ is an acid residue. Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the object compounds (I) are conventional non-toxic salt and include an acid addition salt such as an organic acid salt (e.g. acetate, trifluoroacetate, maleate, tartrate, methanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate, formate, toluenesulfonate), an inorganic acid salt (e.g. hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate), or a salt with an amino acid (e.g. arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid). In the above and subsequent descriptions of the present specification, suitable examples and illustrations of the various definitions which the present invention include within the scope thereof are explained in detail as follows. Suitable "C₁-C₆ alkyl" is one having 1 to 6 carbon atom(s) and may include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, tert-pentyl, hexyl, and preferably one having 1 to 4 carbon atom(s). Suitable "halogen" may include chloro, bromo, fluoro and iodo. Suitable "aryl" may include C₆-C₁₂ aryl such as phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, cumenyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl, which may have one or more suitable substituent(s) such as nitro. Preferable example of such a group is phenyl and nitrophenyl (e.g. 2-nitrophenyl, 3-nitrophenyl, 4-nitrophenyl). In the above formulae, R¹ can have the meaning of pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino; acylamino as mentioned below; N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino (e.g. N-methylamino, N-ethylamino, N-propylamino, N-isopropylamino, N-butylamino, N-isobutylamino, N-pentylamino, N-hexylamino), in which the preferred one is C₁-C₄ alkylamino, and the most preferred one is methylamino; N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino (e.g. N,N-dimethylamino, N,N-diethylamino, N-ethyl-N-methylamino, N,N-dipropylamino, N,N-dipentylamino, N,N-dihexylamino), in which the preferred one is N,N-di(C₁-C₄)alkylamino, and the most preferred one is N,N-dimethylamino; N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino (e.g. N-methyl-N-acetylamino, N-ethyl-N-acetylamino, N-propyl-N-acetylamino, N-methyl-N-propionylamino, N-hexyl-N-hexanoylamino), in which the preferred one is N-(C₁-C₄)alkyl-N-(C₁-C₄)alkanoylamino, and the most preferred one is N-methyl-N-acetylamino, and "N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl", e.g. N,N-dimethylaminomethyl, N,N-diethylaminomethyl, N,N-dimethylaminoethyl, N,N-dimethylaminopropyl, N,N-dipropylaminopropyl, N,N-dihexylaminohexyl, in which the preferred one is N,N-di(C₁-C₄)alkylamino(C₁-C₄)alkyl, and the most preferred one is N,N-dimethylaminomethyl. Suitable "N-[nitrooxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl" for R² may include N-(nitrooxymethyl)carbamoyl, N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)carbamoyl, N-(3-nitrooxypropyl)carbamoyl, N-(4-nitrooxybutyl)carbamoyl, N-(6-nitrooxyhexyl)carbamoyl, in which the preferred one is N-[nitrooxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl]carbamoyl, and the most preferred one is N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)carbamoyl. Suitable "N-[hydroxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl" may include N-(hydroxymethyl)carbamoyl, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-carbamoyl, N-(3-hydroxypropyl)carbamoyl, N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-carbamoyl, N-(6-hydroxyhexyl)carbamoyl, in which the preferred one is N-[hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl]-carbamoyl, and the most preferred one is N-(2-hydroxyethyl)carbamoyl. Suitable "halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl" may include mono or di or trihalo(C₁-C₆)alkyl such as chloromethyl, bromoethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, in which the preferred one is trihalo(C₁-C₄)alkyl, and the most preferred one is trifluoromethyl. Suitable "alkenylene with up to 6 carbon atoms" may include vinylene, propenylene, in which the preferred one is C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and the preferred one is vinylene. Suitable "C₁-C₆ alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylene" may include methyleneoxymethylene, ethyleneoxyethylene, trimethyleneoxytrimethylene, in which the preferred one is C₁-C₄ alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₄)alkylene, and the most preferred one is ethyleneoxyethylene. Suitable "acyl" in the term "acylamino" may include an aliphatic acyl group and an acyl group containing an aromatic ring (hereinafter referred to as aromatic acyl). Suitable example of said acyl may be illustrated as follows: Aliphatic acyl such as C₁-C₆ or C₇-C₂₄ alkanoyl (e.g. formyl, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, succinyl, hexanoyl, heptanoyl, lauroyl, stearoyl); C₁-C₆ or C₇-C₂₄ alkoxycarbonyl (e.g. methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl, tert-pentyloxycarbonyl, heptyloxycarbonyl). Aromatic acyl such as aroyl (e.g. benzoyl, toluoyl, xyloyl, isopropylbenzoyl, naphthoyl, biphenylcarbonyl). Preferred example of the acyl thus defined may be: C₁-C₄ alkanoyl, and the more preferable acetyl and butyryl; C₇-C₁₅ alkanoyl, and the more preferable lauroyl; C₁-C₄ alkoxycarbonyl, and the more preferable methoxycarbonyl; and C₆-C₁₂ aroyl, and the more preferable benzoyl. Suitable "C₁-C₆ alkylene" is one having 1 to 6 carbon atoms(s) and may include methylene, ethylene, trimethylene, propylene, tetramethylene, methyltrimethylene, dimethylethylene, hexamethylene, preferable C₁-C₄ alkylene which may have one or more, preferably one or two suitable substituent(s) such as nitrooxy. Suitable "carboxy protective group" may include a conventional ester moiety, which may include C₁-C₆ alkyl ester (e.g. methyl ester, ethyl ester, propyl ester, isopropyl ester, butyl ester, isobutyl ester, t-butyl ester, pentyl ester, tert-pentyl ester, hexyl ester). Suitable "acid residue" may include halogen (e.g. fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo), acyloxy in which the acyl moiety can be referred to as aforementioned. The processes for preparing the object compound (I) of the present invention are explained in detail in the following. Process 1 : The object compound (I) or a salt thereof can be prepared by reacting the compound (II) or its reactive derivative at the carboxy group or a salt thereof with the compound (III) or its reactive derivative at the amino group or a salt thereof. Suitable salt of the compounds (II) and (III) can be referred to the ones as exemplified for the compound (I). Suitable reactive derivative at the carboxy group of the compound (II) may include an acid halide, an acid anhydride, an activated amide or an activated ester. The suitable example may be an acid chloride, an acid azide; a mixed acid anhydride with an acid such as substituted phosphoric acid (e.g. dialkylphosphoric acid, phenylphosphoric acid, diphenylphosphoric acid, dibenzylphosphoric acid, halogenated phosphoric acid), dialkylphosphorous acid, sulforous acid, thiosulfuric acid, sulfuric acid, alkylcarbonic acid, aliphatic carboxylic acid (e.g. pivalic acid, pentanoic acid, isopentanoic acid, 2-ethylbutyric acid or trichloroacetic acid) or aromatic carboxylic acid (e.g. benzoic acid); a symmetrical acid anhydride; an activated amide with imidazole, 4-substituted imidazole, dimethylpyrazole, triazole or tetrazole; or an activated ester (e.g. cyanomethyl ester, methoxymethyl ester, dimethyliminomethyl [(CH₃)₂N ⁺=CH-] ester, vinyl ester, propargyl ester, p-nitrophenyl ester, 2,4-dinitrophenyl ester, trichlorophenyl ester, pentachlorophenyl ester, mesylphenyl ester, phenylazophenyl ester, phenyl thioester, p-nitrophenyl thioester, p-cresyl thioester, carboxymethyl thioester, pyranyl ester, pyridyl ester, piperidyl ester, 8-quinolyl thioester), or an ester with a N-hydroxy compound (e.g. N,N-dimethylhydroxylamine, 1-hydroxy-2-(1H)-pyridone, N-hydroxysuccinimide, N-hydroxyphthalimide, 1-hydroxy-1H-benzotriazole, 1-hydroxy-6-chloro-1H-benzotriazole). These reactive derivatives can optionally be selected from them according to the kind of the compound (II) to be used. The reaction is usually carried out in a conventional solvent such as water, acetone, dioxane, acetonitrile, chloroform, dichloromethane, ethylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, pyridine or any other organic solvent which does not adversely influence the reaction. These conventional solvents may also be used in a mixture with water. When the compound (II) is used in free acid form or its salt form in the reaction, the reaction is preferably carried out in the presence of a conventional condensing agent such as N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; N-cyclohexyl-N'-morpholinoethylcarbodiimide; N-cyclohexyl-N'-(4-diethylaminocyclohexyl)carbodiimide; N,N'-diethylcarbodiimide, N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide; N-ethyl-N'-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide; N,N-carbonylbis-(2-methylimidazole); pentamethyleneketene-N-cyclohexylimine; diphenylketene-N-cyclohexylimine; ethoxyacetylene; 1-alkoxy-1-chloroethylene; 1,1'-(carbonyldioxy)dibenzotriazole; 1,1'-dibenzotriazolyloxallate;trialkyl phosphite; ethyl polyphosphate; isopropyl polyphosphate; phosphorus oxychloride (phosphoryl chloride); phosphorus trichloride; thionyl chloride; oxalyl chloride; triphenylphosphine; 2-ethyl-7-hydroxybenzisoxazolium salt; 2-ethyl-5-(m-sulfophenyl)isoxazolium hydroxide intramolecular salt; 1-(p-chlorobenzenesulfonyloxy)-6-chloro-1H-benzotriazole; so-called Vilsmeier reagent prepared by the reaction of dimethylformamide with thionyl chloride, phosgene or phosphorus oxychloride. Suitable reactive derivative at the amino group of the compound (III) may include Schiff's base type imino or its tautomeric enamine type isomer formed by the reaction of the compound (III) with a carbonyl compound such as aldehyde or ketone; a silyl derivative formed by the reaction of the compound (III) with a silyl compound such as bis(trimethylsilyl) acetamide, mono(trimethylsilyl)acetamide or N,N-bis-(trimethylsilyl)urea; a derivative formed by reaction of the compound (III) with phosphorus trichloride or phosgene. The reaction may also be carried out in the presence of an inorganic or organic base such as an alkali metal bicarbonate, tri(lower)alkylamine, pyridine, N-(lower)alkylmorphorine or N,N-di(lower)alkylbenzylamine. The reaction temperature is not critical, and the reaction is usually carried out under cooling to warming. Process 2 : The object compound (I) or a salt thereof can be prepared by reacting the compound (IV) or a salt thereof with nitrating agent. Suitable salt of the compound (IV) can be referred to the ones as exemplified for the compound (I). Suitable nitrating agent used in the process may include nitric acid, a combination of acetic anhydride and nitric acid or a combination of concentrated sulfuric acid and nitric acid. The reaction temperature is not critical and the reaction is usually carried out under cooling or at ambient temperature. The reaction is usually carried out without solvent or in a solvent such as acetic acid or other conventional solvents which do not adversely affect the reaction. The processes for preparing the starting compound (IV) of the present invention are explained in detail in the following. Process A : The compound (VIa) or a salt thereof can be prepared by subjecting the compound (V) or a salt thereof to Wittig reaction. Suitable salt of the compounds (V) and (VIa) can be referred to the ones as exemplified for the compound (I). The present reaction can be carried out by a conventional method as described in Preparation 1 . Process B : The compound (VIb) or a salt thereof can be prepared by reacting the compound (VII) or a salt thereof with the compound (VIII) or a salt thereof. Suitable salt of the compounds (VIb), (VII) and (VIII) can be referred to the ones as exemplified for the compound (I). The present reaction can be carried out by a conventional method as described in Preparation 5 . Process C : The compound (IV) or a salt thereof can be prepared by reacting the compound (VI) or a salt thereof with the compound ( IX) or a salt thereof. Suitable salt of the compounds (VI) and (IX ) can be referred to the ones as exemplified for the compound (I). The present reaction can be carried out by a conventional method as described in Preparation 3 . Thus obtained compound (I) may be converted into pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof by conventional manner. For therapeutical purpose, the nitric ester derivative (I) is administered in daily dose of 0.01 to 100 mg, preferably 0.1 to 50 mg. The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention comprise, as an active ingredient, the nitric ester derivative (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount of about 0.01 mg to about 50 mg, preferably about 0.01 mg to about 10 mg per dosage unit for oral and parenteral use. One skilled in the art will recognize that the amount of the active ingredient in the dosage unit form may be determined by considering the activity of the ingredient as well as the size of the host human being. The active ingredient may usually be formulated in a solid form such as tablet, granule, powder, capsule, troche, lozenge or suppository, or a suspension or solution form such as syrup, injection, emulsion or lemonade. A pharmaceutical carrier or diluent includes solid or liquid non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable substances. Examples of solid or liquid carriers or diluents are lactose, magnesium stearate, terra alba, sucrose, corn starch, talc, stearic acid, gelatin, agar, pectin, acacia, peanut oil, olive oil or sesame oil, cacao butter, ethyleneglycol or the other conventional ones. Similarly, the carrier or diluent may include a time delay material such as glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate or a wax. The object compound (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of the present invention have vasodilating activities and long duration, and are useful as a vasodilating agent. For the purpose of showing the utility of the compound (I), the pharmacological test result of the representative compound of the present invention are shown in the following. (1) Effect on isolated rat aorta Test Method : The aortas were removed from rats. Spiral strips approximately 10 mm in length were cut from the aorta, and suspended in an organ bath containing Tyrode's solution at 37°C, aerated with a gas mixture of 95% oxygen and 5% carbon dioxide. The tonus of the strips was recorded on a polygraph with a force-displacement transducer. After the initial resting tension was adjusted to 0.5 g, norepinephrine 3.2 x 10⁻⁸ M was added to the organ bath to increase the tonus of the aortic strips to 0.9 - 1.1 g. The cumulative concentrations of the test compound were then added, and finally papaverine 10⁻⁴ M was given to determine maximum relaxation. ED₅₀ values were calculated by interpolation from the mean cumulative dose-activity curves (effect of papaverine 10⁻⁴ M = 100%). Test Compounds : N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride (hereinafter referred to as Compound 1 ○), and N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxamide (Reference Compound A) (hereinafter referred to as Compound A). Test Result : Test Compounds ED₅₀ value (g/ml) 1 ○ 9.1 x 10⁻⁸ A 9.4 x 10⁻⁷ (2) Effect on normotensive rats Test Method : 7 to 9-week-old male S.D. rats with mean arterial blood pressure of 1,31.10⁴ Pa - 1,64.10⁴ Pa (100-125 mmHg), weighing 245-375 g, were used. The animals were cannulated in the left femoral artery and the mean blood pressure and heart rate were measured with a pressure-transducer. The drugs were given orally. The animals were deprived of food for about 18 hours before oral dosing. The test drugs were dissolved in saline or ethanol, and given in oral doses of 10 mg/kg. The duration of half the maximum hypotensive effect was calculated as T 1/2. Test Compounds : Compound 1 ,and Compound A. Test Results : Test Compounds T 1/2 (minutes) 1 ○ 100 A 50 As clear from the above test results, it is evident that the compounds of the present invention have not only stronger vasodilating activities but also a much longer duration of effectiveness as compared with the reference compound, which means that the compounds of the present invention are useful for treatment of cardiovascular disorder. The solvent used in recrystallization is given in parentheses after the melting points. Preparation 1 Triethyl phosphonoacetate (3.04 ml) was added dropwise, with stirring, to a suspension of 62.8% sodium hydride (0.59 g) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (26 ml) at room temperature. The solution was then stirred at the same temperature under an atmosphere of nitrogen for 30 minutes. To the solution, 2-methyl-4-thiazolecarbaldehyde (1.30 g) was added in small portions at room temperature for 10 minutes. The solvent was removed and the residue was taken up in a saturated aqueous solution (50 ml) of sodium chloride. The aqueous solution was extracted with chloroform. The chloroform extract was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated and the residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel (94 g) and eluted with chloroform. The fractions containing the objective compound were concentrated under reduced pressure to give ethyl 3-(2-methyl-4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenate(1.56 g). mp : 65 to 67°C IR (Nujol) : 3105, 1700, 1626 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.31 (3H, t, J=7Hz), 2.71 (3H, s), 4.26 (2H, q, J=7Hz), 6.72 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 7.40 (1H, s), 7.59 (1H, d, J=15Hz) MASS (m/e) : 197, 179, 152 Preparation 2 The following compound was obtained according to a similar manner to that of Preparation 1 . Ethyl 3-(4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenate mp : 68 to 71°C IR (Nujol) : 3090, 3050, 1700, 1632 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.32 (3H, t, J=7Hz), 4.28 (2H, q, J=7Hz), 6.81 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 7.47 (1H, d, J=2Hz), 7.72 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 8.82 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 183, 155, 138 Preparation 3 A mixture of ethyl 4-thiazolecarboxylate (24.49 g) and monoethanolamine (28.0 ml) was heated at 100°C with stirring for 1 hour 20 minutes. After being cooled, the mixture was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel ( 245 g) and eluted with chloroform. The fractions containing the objective compound were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a light brown oil of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide (25.93 g). IR (Nujol) : 3300 (br), 1620, 1525, 1060 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.58-4.15 (5H, m), 7.97 (1H, br s), 8.17 (1H, d, J=2Hz), 8.73 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 155, 141, 112 Preparation 4 The following compounds were obtained according to a similar manner to that of Preparation 3 . (1) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-amino-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 118 to 120°C (methanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3380, 3300, 3200, 1708, 1630 (shoulder), 1616, 1062 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.13-3.69 (3H, m), 4.76 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.09 (2H, br s), 7.13 (1H, s), 7.66 (1H, br t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 187, 169, 156, 127 (2) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-chloro-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3385, 3250, 3090, 1635, 1540, 1085, 1039 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.12-3.75 (3H, m), 4.73 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.23 (2H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 206, 188, 175, 146 (3) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2,4-dimethyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 81 to 83°C IR (Nujol) : 3250 (br), 1620, 1530, 1079 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 2.62 (3H, s), 2.65 (3H, s), 3.33-4.17 (5H, m), 6.40-6.92 (1H, m) MASS (m/e) : 200, 183, 169, 140 (4) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3310, 3120, 1660, 1550, 1295, 1185, 1055 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.67 (3H, s), 3.1-3.8 (4H, m), 4.73 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 8.21 (1H, s), 8.55 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 186, 168, 155, 126, 98 (5) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3270, 3160, 3090, 1650, 1550, 1330, 1245, 1065 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.1-3.8 (4H, m), 4.76 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 8.52 (1H, s), 8.60 (1H, br s), 9.25 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 172, 154, 141, 129, 112, 84 (6) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3280 (br), 1640, 1520, 1056 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.08-4.17 (5H, m), 7.57 (1H, d, J=4Hz), 7.85 (1H, d, J=4Hz), 7.67-8.20 (1H, m) MASS (m/e) : 172, 154, 141, 112 (7) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3350 (br), 1650, 1535, 1060 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.53 (3H, s), 3.17-3.77 (4H, m), 4.75 (1H, br t, J=5Hz), 7.72 (1H, br s), 8.67 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 186, 168, 155, 126 (8) N,N'-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4-thiazoledicarboxamide mp : 155 to 158°C (methanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3275, 1661, 1540, 1070, 1053 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.19-3.81 (8H, m), 4.68-5.04 (2H, m), 8.47 (1H, br t, J=6Hz), 8.53 (1H, s), 8.79 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 259, 241, 228, 199 (9) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3-(2-methyl-4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenamide IR (Film) : 3400 (br), 1655 (br), 1540, 1093 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.67 (3H, s), 3.11-3.60 (4H, m), 4.69 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 6.82 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 7.38 (1H, t, J=15Hz), 7.73 (1H, s), 8.20 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 212, 194, 182, 152 (10) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3-(4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenamide IR (Film) : 3260 (br), 3070, 1655, 1540, 1060 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.70-3.63 (4H, m), 4.69 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 6.88 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 7.51 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 7.96 (1H, d, J=2Hz), 8.23 (1H, br t, J=6Hz), 9.19 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 198, 180, 167, 138 (11) N,N'-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,5-thiazoledicarboxamide mp : 182-184°C (ethanol) IR (Nujol) : 3250, 1625, 1540, 1070 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.1-3.8 (8H, m), 4.77 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.51 (1H, s), 8.5-9.0 (2H, m) MASS (m/e) : 259, 241, 228, 199, 112 (12) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 128 to 130°C (ethyl acetate-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3390, 3250, 1615, 1155, 1135, 1055, 1040 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.84 (1H, s), 3.5-4.1 (4H, m), 6.5 (1H, br s), 8.26 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 241, 222, 209, 197, 180, 152 (13) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 100 to 101°C (ethyl acetate-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3410, 3260, 3070, 1630, 1540 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 2.61 (1H, m), 3.4-4.1 (4H, m), 7.8 (1H, br s), 8.43 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 241, 222, 209, 180, 152 (14) N-[2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-2-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3300, 1620, 1540, 1120 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.67 (3H, s), 3.3-3.7 (8H, m), 4.59 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 8.24 (1H, s), 8.30 (1H, br t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 231, 200, 185, 168, 126, 98, 45 (15) N-[2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3250, 1620, 1540 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.3-3.7 (8H, m), 4.59 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 8.52 (1H, s), 8.78 (1H, br t, J=5Hz), 9.28 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 217, 186, 171, 112 (16) N-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3350, 3120, 1640, 1545, 1255, 1180, 1060 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 1.69 (2H, quintet J=7Hz), 2.71 (3H, s), 3.37 (2H, quartet, J=7Hz), 3.50 (2H, quartet, J=7Hz), 4.52 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 8.08 (1H, s), 8.31 (1H, br t, J=7Hz) MASS (m/e) : 200, 183, 182, 170, 169, 156, 155, 126, 98, 74 (17) N-[2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3400, 3120, 1660, 1550, 1130, 1070 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.73 (3H, s), 3.2-3.8 (8H, m), 4.60 (1H, m), 8.12 (1H, s), 8.21 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 231, 230, 212, 200, 185, 169, 168, 155, 126, 99, 98 (18) N-[2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3380 (br), 3080, 1650, 1540, 1061 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.20-3.76 (8H, m), 4.47-4.72 (1H, m), 8.37 (1H, d, J=2Hz), 8.11-8.61 (1H, m), 9.24 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 217, 186, 141, 112, 84 (19) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-phenyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 149 to 152°C (methanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3330, 3255, 3080, 1625, 1556, 1047 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.17-3.74 (4H, m), 4.83 (1H, br s), 7.42-7.70 (3H, m), 7.87-8.20 (2H, m), 8.51 (1H, s), 8.78 (1H, br t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 248, 230, 217, 188, 160 (20) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 145 to 146°C (methanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3395, 3320, 3095, 1640, 1550, 1532, 1347 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.23-3.78 (4H, m), 4.83 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 7.86 (1H, t, J=8Hz), 8.27-8.73 (3H, m), 8.44 (1H, s), 8.86 (1H, t, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 293, 275, 262, 233 (21) N-(4-Hydroxybutyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3380, 3120, 1660, 1540 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 1.3-1.8 (4H, m), 2.71 (3H, s), 3.1-3.7 (4H, m), 4.39 (1H, br s), 8.07 (1H, s), 8.27 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 214, 196, 183, 169, 155, 126 (22) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-(2-nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 84 to 86°C IR (Nujol) : 3430, 3365, 3310, 1650, 1540 (shoulder), 1535, 1368 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.18-3.69 (4H, m), 4.76 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 7.67-8.28 (4H, m), 8.49 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 293, 276, 262, 233 (23) N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 68 to 70°C IR (Nujol) : 3390, 3220, 1658, 1545, 1069 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.73 (3H, s), 3.17-3.83 (4H, m), 4.83 (1H, br s), 8.10 (1H, s), 7.97-8.42 (1H, m) MASS (m/e) : 186, 168, 155, 126 Preparation 5 A solution of ethyl bromopyruvate (2.14 g) in ethanol (5 ml) was added to a suspension of 3-nitrobenzenecarbothioamide (2.00 g) in ethanol (15 ml) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50°C for 2 hours and ten minutes. The solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. To the residue was added a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (50 ml) and ethyl acetate (100 ml). The precipitates were collected by filtration and recrystallized from a mixture of chloroform and n-hexane to give ethyl 2-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxylate (1.59 g). mp : 151 to 154°C IR (Nujol) : 3130, 3080, 1718, 1525, 1347, 1210 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.45 (3H, t, J=7Hz), 4.49 (2H, q, J=7Hz), 7.68 (1H, t, J=8Hz), 8.28 (1H, s), 7.92-8.55 (2H, m), 8.83 (1H, t, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 278, 250, 233, 206 Preparation 6 The following compound was obtained according to a similar manner to that of Preparation 5 . Ethyl 2-(2-Nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxylate mp : 82 to 84°C (chloroform-n.hexane) IR (Nujol) : 3095, 1705, 1516, 1350, 1218, 1100 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.42 (3H, t, J=7Hz), 4.48 (2H, q, J=7Hz), 7.53-8.17 (4H, m), 8.35 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 278, 248, 233, 205 Example 1 Fuming nitric acid (12.8 ml) was added dropwise to acetic anhydride (27.4 ml) with stirring and ice-sodium chloride cooling at 10°C for 1 minute, and the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes at the same temperature. Continuously, a solution of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide (25.0 g) in dry chloroform (35 ml) was added dropwise thereto with stirring and cooling at 5°C for 10 minutes and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at the same temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of sodium bicarbonate (100 g) and ice-water (1.0 kg) and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residual solid was recrystallized from a mixture of diisopropyl ether and methanol (3:2) to give colorless crystals of N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide (10.17 g). mp : 105 to 108°C IR (Nujol) : 3300, 3070, 1648, 1620, 1535, 1277 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.84 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.68 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.70 (1H, br s), 8.22 (1H, d, J=2Hz), 8.78 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 171, 155, 141, 112 Example 2 The following compounds were obtained according to a similar manner to that of Example 1 . (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-amino-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 123 to 124°C (dec.) (n-hexane-ethylacetate). IR (Nujol) : 3350, 3280, 3175, 1635 (shoulder), 1620 (shoulder), 1605, 1542, 1522, 1282 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.58 (2H, br q, J=5Hz), 4.63 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.05 (2H, br s), 7.23 (1H, s), 8.05 (1H, br t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 232, 169, 156, 127 (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-chloro-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 58 to 60°C IR (Nujol) : 3315, 3080, 1640 (shoulder), 1615, 1535, 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.81 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.65 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.47 (1H, br s), 8.03 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 205, 188, 175, 146 (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 62 to 64°C IR (Nujol) : 3280, 3085, 1650, 1520, 1275 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.84 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.68 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.61 (1H, d, J=3Hz), 7.89 (1H, d, J=3Hz), 7.38-8.10 (1H, m) MASS (m/e) : 217, 171, 155, 141, 112 (4) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 110 to 112°C (n-hexane-ethyl acetate) IR (Nujol) : 3300, 1650 (shoulder), 1625, 1540, 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 2.55 (3H, s), 3.79 (2H, q, J=6Hz), 4.64 (2H, t, J=6Hz), 7.28-7.80 (2H, m) MASS (m/e) : 231, 185, 169, 155, 126 (5) N,N'-Bis(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2,4-thiazoledicarboxamide mp : 136 to 138°C (ethanol) IR (Nujol) : 3410, 1671, 1625, 1610, 1540, 1281 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.71 (4H, q, J=6Hz), 4.71 (4H, t, J=6Hz), 8.59 (1H, s), 8.66 (1H, br t, J=6Hz), 9.02 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 303, 286, 273, 244, 210 (6) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-3-(2-methyl-4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenamide mp : 130 to 134°C (dec.) (ethyl acetate-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3200, 3105, 1645, 1610, 1550, 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 2.70 (3H, s), 3.76 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.63 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 6.43 (1H, br t, J=5Hz), 6.78 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 7.27 (1H, s), 7.57 (1H, d, J=15Hz) MASS (m/e) : 212, 194, 182, 152 (7) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-3-(4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenamide mp : 94 to 97°C (dec.) (ethyl acetate-n-hexane) IR (Nujol) : 3250, 3080, 1650, 1620, 1558, 1277 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.75 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.64 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 6.27 (1H, br s), 6.85 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 7.47 (1H, d, J=2Hz), 7.69 (1H, d, J=15Hz), 8.88 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 243, 197, 180, 167, 138 (8) N,N'-Bis(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2,5-thiazoledicarboxamide mp : 166°C (dec.) (ethanol) IR (Nujol) : 3300, 3230, 1625, 1610, 1515, 1275, 865, 845 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.68 (4H, quartet, J=5Hz), 5.72 (4H, t, J=5Hz), 8.55 (1H, s), 9.13 (1H, t, J=5Hz), 9.23 (1H, t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 286, 273, 244, 210, 181 (9) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 76 to 78°C (diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3320, 1625, 1550, 1290, 1280, 1150, 1040, 860 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.68 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 4.71 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 8.65 (1H, s), 9.30 (1H, br t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 286, 266, 239, 222, 209, 180, 152 (10) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 81 to 82°C (diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3270, 1650, 1620, 1535, 1275 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.68 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 4.71 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 8.73 (1H, s), 8.86 (1H, br t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 286, 266, 239, 222, 209, 180, 152, 113 (11) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-2-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 47 to 48°C (ethyl acetate and diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3310, 1610, 1560, 1275, 1120, 870, 850 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 2.73 (3H, s), 3.4-4.0 (6H, m), 4.5-4.8 (2H, m), 6.6 (1H, br s), 8.04 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 276, 229, 185, 169, 155, 126, 98 (12) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-5-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 63 to 65°C (diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3280, 3070, 1660, 1620, 1540, 1280, 1110 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.5-4.0 (6H, m), 4.5-4.8 (2H, m), 6.63 (1H, br s), 8.31 (1H, s), 8.92 (1H, s) (13) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-phenyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 148 to 149°C (ethyl acetate-n-hexane) IR (Nujol) : 3300, 1622, 1550, 1278 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 4.68 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.68 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 6.52-7.00 (1H, m), 7.37-7.70 (3H, m), 7.87-8.13 (2H, m), 8.23 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 293, 248, 230, 217, 188, 160 (14) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 149 to 152°C (ethyl acetate-n-hexane) IR (Nujol) : 3395, 3110, 1650, 1620, 1520, 1340, 1272 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.71 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.73 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.83 (1H, t, J=8Hz), 8.23-8.57 (2H, m), 8.43 (1H, s), 8.83 (1H, t, J=2Hz), 8.70-9.12 (1H, m) MASS (m/e) : 338, 292, 275, 262, 233 (15) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(2-nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3400, 3120, 1655 (shoulder), 1625, 1525, 1357, 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.64 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.67 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.70-8.30 (4H, m), 8.50 (1H, s), 8.33-8.77 (1H, m) MASS (m/e) : 338, 292, 275, 262, 235 (16) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 78 to 79°C (ethyl acetate -n-hexane) IR (Nujol) : 3280, 3135, 1647, 1618, 1545, 1278 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 2.70 (3H, s), 3.64 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.67 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.72 (1H, br s), 8.00 (1H, s) Example 3 (a) Phosphorus pentachloride (13.35 g) was added in small portions to a suspension of 2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid (7.65 g) in dry dichloromethane over a period of 10 minutes. The resulting mixture was vigorously stirred for 1.5 hours at room temperature and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in dry benzene (40 ml) and the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give yellow powders of 2-methyl-4-thiazolecarbonyl chloride (9.0 g). (b) Triethylamine (14.91 ml) was added dropwise to a suspension of nitrate salt of 2-aminoethyl nitrate (8.18 g) in dry dichloromethane (95 ml) with ice-water cooling. 2-Methyl-4-thiazolecarbonyl chloride obtained above was added in small portions thereto at 0 to 5°C over a period of 40 minutes. The resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at the same temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of water and ethyl acetate and the organic layer was separated, washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give an oily product of N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide. IR (Nujol) : 3280, 3135, 1647, 1618, 1545, 1278 cm⁻¹ (c) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide was transformed into its hydrochloride in a conventional manner, followed by recrystallization from ethanol to obtain white crystals of N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride. mp : 133-134°C (dec.) IR (Nujol) : 3200, 1660, 1620, 1285, 880 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.71 (3H, s), 3.61 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 4.66 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.12 (1H, s), 8.60 (1H, br t, J=5Hz), 12.80 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 231, 185, 169, 155, 126 Example 4 (a) The following compound was obtained according to a similar manner to that of Example 3-(a) . 2-Acetamido-4-thiazolylacetyl chloride hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 2660 (br), 1777, 1683, 1377 (b) The following compound was obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 3-(b) , and Example 3-(c) continuously. N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(2-acetamido-4-thiazolyl)acetamide hydrochloride mp : 82 to 85°C (ethanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3420, 3240, 1699, 1650, 1612, 1540, 1380, 1279 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.12 (3H, s), 3.27-3.68 (4H, m), 4.55 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 6.88 (1H, s), 8.00-9.33 (3H, m) MASS (m/e) : 288, 245, 225, 183, 43 Example 5 The following compounds were obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 3-(a) and Example 3-(b) continuously. (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-acetamido-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3360, 3165, 3110, 1660, 1645, 1620, 1545, 1285, 1265, 1010, 865 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.18 (3H, s), 3.45 (1H, br s), 3.66 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 4.59 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.81 (1H, s), 8.11 (1H, t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 274, 232, 211, 198, 169, 127, 43 (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(N-methylacetamido)-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 134 to 135°C (dec.) (ethanol) IR (Nujol) : 3410, 1670, 1650, 1620, 1280, 890, 870 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.40 (3H, s), 3.4-3.9 (2H, m), 3.75 (3H, s), 4.68 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.80 (1H, s), 8.51 (1H, br t, J=5Hz) MASS (m/e) : 288, 246, 212, 183, 141, 43 (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-benzamido-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 154 to 155°C (dec.) (ethyl acetate - diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3355, 1650, 1630, 1535, 1285, 855, 705 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.71 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 4.70 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.4-8.4 (7H, m), 12.60 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 336, 283, 260, 231, 105, 77 (4) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 94 to 95°C (ethyl acetate - diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3360, 3300, 3090, 1640, 1620, 1560, 1540, 1280, 985, 875 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.08 (6H, s), 3.63 (2H, quartet, J=6Hz), 4.67 (2H, t, J=6Hz), 7.38 (1H, s), 8.30 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 260, 215, 197, 184, 155, 127 (5) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methylamino-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 68 to 70°C IR (Nujol) : 3350, 3220, 3110, 1645, 1630, 1585, 1540, 1285, 860 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.00 (3H, s), 3.76 (2H, quartet, J=6Hz), 4.63 (2H, t, J=6Hz), 5.5 (1H, br s), 7.37 (1H, s), 7.56 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 246, 183, 170, 141, 113 (6) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 114 to 116°C (ethanol - diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 1650, 1610, 1280, 880 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.64 (3H, s), 2.71 (3H, s), 3.63 (2H, quartet, J=6Hz), 4.69 (2H, t, J=6Hz), 8.49 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 199, 182, 169, 140 (7) N-[1,1-Bis(nitrooxymethyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 78 to 81°C (diisopropyl ether - n-hexane) IR (Nujol) : 3380, 3130, 1660, 1625, 1530, 1285, 995, 870, 760 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.57 (3H, s), 2.70 (3H, s), 4.83 (2H, d, J=7Hz), 4.98 (2H, d, J=7Hz), 7.40 (1H, br s), 7.95 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 244, 126 (8) N-[1,1-Bis(nitrooxymethyl)-2-nitrooxyethyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 102 to 104°C (ethyl acetate - diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3250, 1650, 1630, 1270, 855 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 2.72 (3H, s), 5.00 (6H, s), 7.60 (1H, br s), 7.98 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 305, 242, 126 (9) N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2-morpholino-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 127 to 128°C IR (Nujol) : 3200, 1632, 1603, 1516, 1282, 1230, 1108, 893 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.2-4.0 (10H, m), 4.66 (2H, t, J=5.5Hz), 7.49 (1H, s), 8.32 (1H, br t, J=6Hz) MASS (m/e) : 302, 239, 226, 197 (10) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-piperidino-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 96 to 98°C (dec.) (n-hexane - ethyl acetate) IR (Nujol) : 3280, 1640, 1620, 1530, 1282 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.42-2.00 (6H, m), 3.22-3.93 (4H, m), 4.63 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.37 (1H, s), 7.47 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 300, 237, 224, 195 (11) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-phenyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 94 to 95°C IR (Nujol) : 3280, 1655, 1620, 1540, 1282 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.47-3.93 (2H, m), 4.73 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.42-7.77 (3H, m), 7.93-8.28 (2H, m), 8.35 (1H, s), 8.60-9.03 (1H, m) MASS (m/e) : 293, 247, 230, 217, 188 (12) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(3-pyridyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 121 to 126°C (dec.) (n-hexane - chloroform) IR (Nujol) : 3255, 1650, 1600, 1536, 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.52-3.95 (2H, m), 4.72 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.60 (1H, dd, J=6, 8Hz), 8.28-8.57 (2H, m), 8.63-9.05 (2H, m), 9.30 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 294, 248, 231, 218, 189 (13) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-lauroylamino-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 122 to 126°C (dec.) (diisopropyl ether - ethyl acetate) IR (Nujol) : 3130, 1675 (shoulder), 1630, 1542, 1281 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 0.67-1.67 (21H, m), 2.55 (2H, br t, J=7Hz), 3.67-4.00 (2H, m), 4.65 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.43 (1H, br s), 7.77 (1H, s), 9.33 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 414, 351, 183, 155, 127 (14) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-butyramido-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 83 to 86°C (dec.) IR (Nujol) : 3390, 3145, 1630, 1540, 1280 NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 1.03 (3H, t, J=7Hz), 1.50-2.35 (2H, m), 2.53 (2H, t, J=7Hz), 3.60-4.00 (2H, m), 4.65 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.43 (1H, br s), 7.77 (1H, s), 9.37 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 302, 239, 232, 226, 197, 169, 71, 43 (15) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methoxycarbonylamino-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (film) : 3360 (shoulder), 3170, 1718, 1622 (br), 1540, 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (CDCl₃, δ) : 3.64-3.89 (2H, m), 3.91 (3H, s), 4.66 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 7.40 (1H, br s), 7.77 (1H, s), 8.29 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 290, 227, 214, 185, 59 (16) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(3-methylureido)-4-thiazolecarboxamide mp : 128 to 132°C (dec.) (n-hexane - ethanol) IR (Nujol) : 3360, 1700, 1620, 1530 (br), 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.73 (3H, d, J=4Hz), 3.45-3.87 (2H, m), 4.68 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 6.50-6.83 (1H, m), 7.65 (1H, s), 8.00-8.35 (1H, m), 10.48 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 289, 288, 226,212, 183, 46 (17) N-[2,3-Bis(nitrooxy)propyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.70 (3H, s), 3.6-4.05 (2H, m), 4.4-5.2 (2H, m), 5.3-5.8 (1H, m), 7.7 (1H, br s), 7.97 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 306, 243, 197, 155, 126, 98 Example 6 The following compounds were obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 3-(a) , Example 3-(b) , and Example 3-(c) continuously. (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-butyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 113 to 114°C (ethanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3180, 3050, 2580 (shoulder), 1658, 1630, 1580, 1282 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 0.92 (3H, t, J=6Hz), 1.10-2.03 (4H, m), 3.03 (2H, br t, J=6Hz), 3.43-3.83 (2H, m), 4.67 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.13 (1H, s), 8.20 (1H, s), 8.53 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 273, 227, 211, 197, 168 (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 119 to 120°C (dec.) (ethanol) IR (Nujol) : 3340, 3075, 2550, 2450, 1655, 1625, 1540, 1280, 1270, 865 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.88 (6H, s), 3.68 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 4.72 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 4.76 (2H, s), 8.47 (1H, s), 8.81 (1H, br t, J=5Hz), 11.5 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 275, 274, 231, 185, 155, 126, 58, 44 (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-4-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 76 to 78°C (dec.) (ethanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3275, 3150, 2375, 1940, 1820, 1664, 1638, 1609, 1538, 1282, 1274 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.60 (3H, s), 3.61 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.69 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.30 (2H, s), 8.67 (1H, br t, J=5Hz), 9.23 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 231, 185, 168, 155, 126 Example 7 The following compounds were obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 1 , and Example 3-(c) continuously. (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2,4-dimethyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 122 to 123°C (dec.) (ethanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3175, 2270 (br), 1890, 1660, 1620, 1525, 1278 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.57 (3H, s), 2.72 (3H, s), 3.59 (2H, q, J=5Hz), 4.67 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.60 (1H, br s), 12.90 (1H, br s) MASS (m/e) : 245, 199, 182, 169, 140 (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 119 to 120°C (dec.) IR (Nujol) : 3230, 2400, 1655, 1610, 1550, 1285, 880, 860 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.72 (3H, s), 3.62 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 4.59 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.38 (1H, s), 9.33 (1H, br), 16.1 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 231, 185, 168, 155, 126, 98 (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 125°C (dec.) IR (Nujol) : 3200, 3110, 3060, 2500, 1655, 1630, 1545, 1280, 995, 860, 845 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.64 (2H, quartet, J=5Hz), 4.71 (2H, t, J=5Hz), 8.62 (1H, s), 9.3 (1H, br s), 9.31 (1H, s), 11.80 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 171, 154, 141, 112, 84 (4) N-(3-Nitrooxypropyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 133 to 135°C (dec.) (ethanol) IR (Nujol) : 3180, 3060, 2650, 1660, 1620, 1550, 1280, 875 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 1.93 (2H, quintet, J=7Hz), 2.73 (3H, s), 3.38 (2H, quartet, J=7Hz), 4.58 (2H, t, J=7Hz), 8.14 (1H, s), 8.60 (1H, br t, J=7Hz), 12.03 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 245, 199, 183, 169, 155, 126, 98 (5) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 125-127°C (dec.) (isopropyl alcohol) IR (Nujol) : 3190, 3060, 1650, 1630, 1560, 1290, 900, 860 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.70 (3H, s), 3.3-3.9 (6H, m), 4.55-4.8 (2H, m), 8.13 (1H, s), 8.26 (1H, br t, J=6Hz), 9.73 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 276, 229, 200, 185, 169, 155, 126, 98 (6) N-(4-Nitrooxybutyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 148 to 150°C (dec.) (isopropyl alcohol) IR (Nujol) : 3200, 3080, 1665, 1625, 1560, 1285 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 1.65 (4H, m), 2.73 (3H, s), 3.32 (2H, m), 4.57 (2H, t, J=6Hz), 8.13 (1H, s), 8.47 (1H, br), 12.57 (1H, s) MASS (m/e) : 260, 259, 213, 155, 126 (7) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride mp : 86 to 88°C (ethanol-diisopropyl ether) IR (Nujol) : 3400, 3220, 3055, 1905, 1640 (br), 1540, 1280 cm⁻¹ NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 3.35-4.02 (6H, m), 4.58-4.90 (2H, m), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.20-8.67 (1H, m), 8.37 (1H, d, J=2Hz), 9.25 (1H, d, J=2Hz) MASS (m/e) : 215, 185, 171, 155, 141, 112 Example 8 The following compounds were obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 3-(a) , and Example 3-(b) continuously. (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3300, 3070, 1648, 1620, 1535 1277 cm⁻¹ (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-amino-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3350, 3280, 3175, 1635 (shoulder), 1620 (shoulder), 1605, 1542, 1522, 1282 cm⁻¹ (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-chloro-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3315, 3080, 1640 (shoulder), 1615, 1535, 1280 cm⁻¹ (4) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3280, 3085, 1650, 1520, 1275 cm⁻¹ (5) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-5-methyl-2-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3300, 1650 (shoulder), 1625, 1540, 1280 cm⁻¹ (6) N,N'-Bis(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2,4-thiazoledicarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3410, 1671, 1625, 1610, 1540, 1281 cm⁻¹ (7) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-3-(2-methyl-4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenamide IR (Nujol) : 3200, 3105, 1645, 1610, 1550, 1280 cm⁻¹ (8) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-3-(4-thiazolyl)-(E)-propenamide IR (Nujol) : 3250, 3080, 1650, 1620, 1558, 1277 cm⁻¹ (9) N,N'-Bis(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2,5-thiazoledicarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3300, 3230, 1625, 1610, 1515, 1275, 865, 845 cm⁻¹ (10) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3320, 1625, 1550, 1290, 1280, 1150, 1040, 860 cm⁻¹ (11) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3270, 1650, 1620, 1535, 1275 cm⁻¹ (12) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-2-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3310, 1610, 1560, 1275, 1120, 870, 850 cm⁻¹ (13) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3280, 3070, 1660, 1620, 1540, 1280, 1110 cm⁻¹ (14) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-phenyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3300, 1622, 1550, 1278 cm⁻¹ (15) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3395, 3110, 1650, 1620, 1520, 1340, 1272 cm⁻¹ (16) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(2-nitrophenyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Film) : 3400, 3120, 1655 (shoulder), 1625, 1525, 1357, 1280 cm⁻¹ (17) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3280, 3135, 1647, 1618, 1545, 1278 cm⁻¹ Example 9 The following compounds were obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 3-(a) , Example 3-(b) , and Example 3-(c) continuously. (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2,4-dimethyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3175, 2270 (br), 1890, 1660, 1620, 1525, 1278 cm⁻¹ (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3230, 2400, 1655, 1610, 1550, 1285, 880, 860 cm⁻¹ (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3200, 3110, 3060, 2500, 1655, 1630, 1545, 1280, 995, 860, 845 cm⁻¹ (4) N-(3-Nitrooxypropyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3180, 3060, 2650, 1660, 1620, 1550, 1280, 875 cm⁻¹ (5) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3190, 3060, 1650, 1630, 1560, 1290, 900, 860 cm⁻¹ (6) N-(4-Nitrooxybutyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3200, 3080, 1665, 1625, 1560, 1285 cm⁻¹ (7) N-[2-(2-Nitrooxyethoxy)ethyl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3400, 3220, 3055, 1905, 1640 (br), 1540, 1280 cm⁻¹ Example 10 The following compound was obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 1 , and Example 3-(c) continuously. N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(2-acetamido-4-thiazolyl)acetamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3420, 3240, 1699, 1650, 1612, 1540, 1380, 1279 cm⁻¹ Example 11 The following compounds were obtained according to a similar manner to that of Example 1 . (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-acetamido-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3360, 3165, 3110, 1660, 1645, 1620, 1545, 1285, 1265, 1010, 865 cm⁻¹ (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(N-methylacetamido)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3410, 1670, 1650, 1620, 1280, 890, 870 cm⁻¹ (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-benzamido-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3355, 1650, 1630, 1535, 1285, 855, 705 cm⁻¹ (4) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(N,N-dimethylamino)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3360, 3300, 3090, 1640, 1620, 1560, 1540, 1280, 985, 875 cm⁻¹ (5) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methylamino-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3350, 3220, 3110, 1645, 1630, 1585, 1540, 1285, 860 cm⁻¹ (6) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 1650, 1610, 1280, 880 cm⁻¹ (7) N-[1,1-Bis(nitrooxymethyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3380, 3130, 1660, 1625, 1530, 1285, 995, 870, 760 cm⁻¹ (8) N-[1,1-Bis(nitrooxymethyl)-2-nitrooxyethyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3250, 1650, 1630, 1270, 855 cm⁻¹ (9) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-morpholino-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3200, 1632, 1603, 1516, 1282, 1230, 1108, 893 cm⁻¹ (10) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-piperidino-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3280, 1640, 1620, 1530, 1282 cm⁻¹ (11) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-phenyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3280, 1655, 1620, 1540, 1282 cm⁻¹ (12) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(3-pyridyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3255, 1650, 1600, 1536, 1280 cm⁻¹ (13) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-lauroylamino-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3130, 1675 (shoulder), 1630, 1542, 1281 cm⁻¹ (14) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-butyramido-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3390, 3145, 1630, 1540, 1280 cm⁻¹ (15) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-methoxycarbonylamino-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (film) : 3360 (shoulder), 3170, 1718, 1622 (br), 1540, 1280 cm⁻¹ (16) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(3-methylureido)-4-thiazolecarboxamide IR (Nujol) : 3360, 1700, 1620, 1530 (br), 1280 cm⁻¹ (17) N-[2,3-Bis(nitrooxy)propyl]-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide NMR (DMSO-d₆, δ) : 2.70 (3H, s), 3.6-4.05 (2H, m), 4.4-5.2 (2H, m), 5.3-5.8 (1H, m), 7.7 (1H, br s), 7.97 (1H, s) Example 12 The following compounds were obtained according to similar manners to those of Example 1 and Example 3-(c) continuously. (1) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-butyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3180, 3050, 2580 (shoulder), 1658, 1630, 1580, 1282 cm⁻¹ (2) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3340, 3075, 2550, 2450, 1655, 1625, 1540, 1280, 1270, 865 cm⁻¹ (3) N-(2-Nitrooxyethyl)-4-methyl-5-thiazolecarboxamide hydrochloride IR (Nujol) : 3275, 3150, 2375, 1940, 1820, 1664, 1638, 1609, 1538, 1282, 1274 cm⁻¹

Claims: Claims for the following Contracting States : AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE A compound of the formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halogen, C₆-C₁₂ aryl optionally substituted by one or more nitro, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, C₁-C₆ alkanoylamino, C₇-C₂₄ alkanoylamino, C₆-C₁₂ aroylamino, C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino, 3-C₁-C₆-alkylureido or N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl, R² is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[nitrooxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene or C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substituted by one or two nitrooxy or C₁-C₆ alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylene and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. A compound of claim 1, wherein R¹ is hydrogen, methyl, butyl, trifluoromethyl, chloro, phenyl, nitrophenyl, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, acetamido, butyramido, lauroylamino, benzamido, methoxycarbonylamino, N-methylamino, N,N-dimethylamino, N-methyl-N-acetylamino, 3-methylureido or N,N-dimethylaminomethyl, R² is hydrogen, methyl or N-(nitrooxyethyl)carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, methylene or vinylene, and Z is ethylene, trimethylene, tetramethylene, 1-methyl-1-nitrooxymethylethylene, 1,1-bis(nitro-oxymethyl)ethylene, 2-nitrooxytrimethylene or ethyleneoxyethylene. A compound of claim 2, wherein Y is a single bond, and Z is ethylene. A compound of claim 3, which is N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide or its hydrochloride. A compound of claim 3, which is N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide. A compound of claim 1, which is represented by the formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, R² is hydrogen Y is a single bond and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene. A process for preparing a compound of the formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halogen, C₆-C₁₂ aryl optionally substituted by one or more nitro, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, C₁-C₆ alkanoylamino, C₇-C₂₄ alkanoylamino, C₆-C₁₂ aroylamino, C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino, 3-C₁-C₆-alkylureido or N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl, R² is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[nitrooxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene or C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substituted by one or two nitrooxy or C₁-C₆-alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylene or a salt thereof which comprises (1) reacting a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R² and Y are each as defined above, or its reactive derivative at the carboxy group or a salt thereof, with a compound of the formula: H₂N-Z-ONO₂ wherein Z is as defined above, or its reactive derivative at the amino group or a salt thereof, to give a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R², Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof; and (2) reacting a compound of the formula: wherein R² a is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[hydroxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, and R¹, Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof, with nitrating agent, to give a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R², Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable, substantially non-toxic carrier or excipient. A method for producing a pharmaceutical composition which comprises mixing a compound of claim 1 or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient with an inert carrier. Use of the compound of claim 1 or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for treatment of vascular disorder. Use of the compound of claim 1 for manufacturing a medicament for treating vascular disorder. A compound of the formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halogen, C₆-C₁₂ aryl optionally substituted by one or more nitro, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, C₁-C₆ alkanoylamino, C₇-C₂₄ alkanoylamino, C₆-C₁₂ aroylamino, C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino, 3-alkylureido or N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl, R² a is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[hydroxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene or C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substituted by one or two nitrooxy or C₁-C₆-alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylene and salts thereof. Claims for the following Contracting State : ES A process for preparing a compound of the formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halogen, C₆-C₁₂ aryl optionally substituted by one or more nitro, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, C₁-C₆ alkanoylamino, C₇-C₂₄ alkanoylamino, C₆-C₁₂ aroylamino, C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino, 3-C₁-C₆-alkylureido or N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl, R² is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[nitrooxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene or C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substituted by one or two nitrooxy or C₁-C₆ alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylene or a salt thereof which comprises (1) reacting a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R² and Y are each as defined above, or its reactive derivative at the carboxy group or a salt thereof, with a compound of the formula: H₂N-Z-ONO₂ wherein Z is as defined above, or its reactive derivative at the amino group or a salt thereof, to give a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R², Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof; and (2) reacting a compound of the formula: wherein R² a is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[hydroxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, and R¹, Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof, with nitrating agent, to give a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R², Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof. A process of claim 1, wherein R¹ is hydrogen, methyl, butyl, trifluoromethyl, chloro, phenyl, nitrophenyl, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, acetamido, butyramido, lauroylamino, benzamido, methoxycarbonylamino, N-methylamino, N,N-dimethylamino, N-methyl-N-acetylamino, 3-methylureido or N,N-dimethyl-aminomethyl, R² is hydrogen, methyl or N-(nitrooxyethyl)carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, methylene or vinylene, and Z is ethylene, trimethylene, tetramethylene, 1-methyl-1-nitrooxymethylethylene, 1,1-bis(nitro-oxymethyl)ethylene, 2-nitrooxytrimethylene or ethyleneoxyethylene. A process of claim 2, wherein Y is a single bond, and Z is ethylene. A process of claim 3 for preparing a compound represented by the formula N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide or its hydrochloride. A process of claim 3 for preparing a compound represented by the formula N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide. A process of claim 1 for preparing a compound represented by the formula wherein R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, R² is hydrogen Y is a single bond and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene. Claims for the following Contracting State : GR A process for preparing a compound of the formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halogen, C₆-C₁₂ aryl optionally substituted by one or more nitro, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, C₁-C₆ alkanoylamino, C₇-C₂₄ alkanoylamino, C₆-C₁₂ aroylamino, C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino, 3-C₁-C₆-alkylureido or N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl, R² is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[nitrooxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene or C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substituted by one or two nitrooxy or C₁-C₆ alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylene or a salt thereof which comprises (1) reacting a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R² and Y are each as defined above, or its reactive derivative at the carboxy group or a salt thereof, with a compound of the formula: H₂N-Z-ONO₂ wherein Z is as defined above, or its reactive derivative at the amino group or a salt thereof, to give a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R², Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof; and (2) reacting a compound of the formula: wherein R² a is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[hydroxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, and R¹, Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof, with nitrating agent, to give a compound of the formula: wherein R¹, R², Y and Z are each as defined above, or a salt thereof. A process of claim 1, wherein R¹ is hydrogen, methyl, butyl, trifluoromethyl, chloro, phenyl, nitrophenyl, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, acetamido, butyramido, lauroylamino, benzamido, methoxycarbonylamino, N-methylamino, N,N-dimethylamino, N-methyl-N-acetylamino, 3-methylureido or N,N-dimethyl-aminomethyl, R² is hydrogen, methyl or N-(nitrooxyethyl)carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, methylene or vinylene, and Z is ethylene, trimethylene, tetramethylene, 1-methyl-1-nitrooxymethylethylene, 1,1-bis(nitro-oxymethyl)ethylene, 2-nitrooxytrimethylene or ethyleneoxyethylene. A process of claim 2, wherein Y is a single bond, and Z is ethylene. A process of claim 3 for preparing a compound represented by the formula N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-2-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxamide or its hydrochloride. A process of claim 3 for preparing a compound represented by the formula N-(2-nitrooxyethyl)-4-thiazolecarboxamide. A process of claim 1 for preparing a compound represented by the formula wherein R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, R² is hydrogen Y is a single bond and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene. A process for preparing a compound of the formula: wherein R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo(C₁-C₆)alkyl, halogen, C₆-C₁₂ aryl optionally substituted by one or more nitro, pyridyl, morpholino, piperidino, amino, C₁-C₆ alkanoylamino, C₇-C₂₄ alkanoylamino, C₆-C₁₂ aroylamino, C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkylamino, N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino, N-C₁-C₆-alkyl-N-C₁-C₆-alkanoylamino, 3-C₁-C₆-alkylureido or N,N-di(C₁-C₆)alkylamino(C₁-C₆)alkyl, R² a is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl or N-[hydroxy (C₁-C₆)alkyl]carbamoyl, Y is a single bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene or C₂-C₄ alkenylene, and Z is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substituted by one or two nitrooxy or C₁-C₆-alkyleneoxy(C₁-C₆)alkylene and salts thereof.

Inventors: SHIOKAWA YOUICHI, TAKENAKA KOHEI, TAKIMOTO KOICHI, SHIOKAWA, YOUICHI, TAKENAKA, KOHEI, TAKIMOTO, KOICHI
Applicants: FUJISAWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO, FUJISAWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Application year: 1988
Main classification: C07D277
IPC codes: C07D277, C07D263, C07D213, A61P9, C07D417, A61K31, C07D413, C07D295