3-BENZYLIDENE-1-CARBAMOYL-2-PYRROLIDONE ANALOGS

Abstract: A novel 3-benzylidene-1-carbamoyl-2-pyrrolidone analog represented by general formula (I), which is excellent in an antiinflammatory action and more particularly is useful for treating chronic inflammation without causing adverse effects such as gastric disorders, wherein R¹ and R² represent each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy or halogen; R³ represents hydrogen or acyl; R⁴ represents hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano or halogen; R⁵ and R⁶ represent each independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocycle, (un)substituted amino or OR⁷ wherein R⁷ represents hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, acyl or aralkyl, or alternatively R⁵ and R⁶ are combined together with the nitrogen atom to form a heterocyclic group which may further contain N, O and/or S; and X and Y represent each independently O, S, (un)substituted imino or (un)substituted methylene.

Description: The present invention relates to novel 3-benzylidene-1-carbamoyl-2-pyrrolidone analogues which have inhibitory activities against the production of leukotriene B 4 (LTB 4 ) and that of interleukin-1 (1L-1). In more detail, these derivatives are able to be applied to safe medicaments which show potent anti-inflammatory effects to acute and chronic inflammation and hardly cause stomach disease. Prior anti-inflammatory agents of non-steroid type are effective to the improvement in the early stages of rheumatism and acute inflammation, however, have some defects of being not effective to progressed rheumatic diseases such as osteonecrosis, the improvement in chronic rheumatic diseases, or the treatment of arthrosteitis etc., and of having potent activities to induce gastric ulcer caused by the inhibition of the production of prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ). Recently it has been revealed that leukotriene (LT), esp. LTB 6 etc., which is a metabolite produced via the metabolism of arachidonic acid caused by 5-lipoxygenase, is an important mediator in inflammation reaction. Furthermore, it has been suggested that the cause of inflammation relates to IL-1 which is a kind of cytokines and that also chronic rheumatism is much influenced by cytokines such as IL-1. In view of circumstances above, attentions have been paid to compounds having inhibitory activities against the production of LTB 4 and IL-1, as a new type of anti-inflammatory agent. These compounds are much useful than known non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, in respect of that they are expected to have efficacy not only to acute inflammation but also to chronic inflammation, e.g., chronic arthrorheumatism etc. With an intention to develop such anti-inflammatory agents as described above, a wide variety of compounds are disclosed in specifications of Kokai 58-79944, Kokai 61-257967, Kokai 62-42977, Kokai 1-305028, Kokai 2-4729, Kokai 2-256645 , Kokai 2-270865, and Kokai 1-503782. As stated above, it has been desired to develop anti-inflammatory agents capable of inhibiting the production of mediators relating to inflammation such as PGE 2 , LTB 4 , and IL-1, however, such an anti-inflammatory agent as being useful for treating chronic inflammation and having little side effect, e.g., stomach disease, has not been developed yet. The present inventors have found that the compounds of the formula (I): wherein R 1 and R 2 each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; R 3 is hydrogen or acyl; R' is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano, or halogen; R 5 and R 6 each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted amino, or OR 7 wherein R 7 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, acyl, or aralkyl, or taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form heterocyclic group which may contain N, 0, and/or 5, and X and Y each is independently 0, S, substituted or unsubstituted imino, or substituted or unsubstituted methylene, give advantageous anti-inflammatory activities applicable to an agent for treating chronic inflammation, and that side effects thereof, e.g., stomach disease, are extremely weaker than prior anti-inflammatory agents, whereby they have completed the present invention. The compounds of the present invention is characterized by its potent inhibitory activities against the production of IL-1. In the present specification, "alkyl" means straight or branched C 1 -C 10 alkyl, and preferred is straight or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl, including, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, s-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, i-pentyl, neopentyl, s-pentyl, t-pentyl, n-hexyl, neohexyl, i-hexyl, s-hexyl, t-hexyl, and the like. As alkyl meant in the definition for R 1 and R 2 , most preferred is branched C 3 or C 4 alkyl, i.e., i-propyl or t-butyl. As alkyl meant in the definition for R 4 , especially preferred is C 1 or C 2 alkyl, i.e., methyl or ethyl. As alkyl meant in the definition for R 5 and R 6 , especially preferred is straight or branched C 1- C 3 alkyl, e.g., methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and i-propyl. "Alkoxy" means the group derived from "alkyl" defined above, and preferred is C 1 or C 2 alkoxy, i.e., methoxy or ethoxy. "Halogen" means fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine. "Acyl" means aromatic or aliphatic acyl. Aromatic acyl includes, for example, benzoyl, 4-hydroxybenzoyl, 4-chlorobenzoyl, 4-methoxybenzoyl, 4-nitrobenzoyl, 4-tert-butylbenzoyl, benzenesulfonyl, toluenesulfonyl etc. Aliphatic acyl includes, for example, formyl, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, and valeryl. Preferred is aliphatic acyl, esp. acetyl. "Heterocyclic group" meant in the definition for R 5 and R 6 means 5 to 6 membered heterocyclic group containing, one or more hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen as ring-forming atom, and which includes for example, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, 1,2, 3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,5-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, tetrazolyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, pyranyl, and thiopyranyl, etc, and most preferred is morpholinyl or thiomorpholinyl. "Heterocyclic group" formed by R 5 and R 6 taken together means 5 to 6 membered heterocyclic group which may further contain one or more hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen as ring-forming atom in addition the nitrogen to which R 5 and R 6 are attached, including, for example, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl, or morpholinyl, and thiomorpholinyl etc., and most preferred is morpholinyl or thiomorpholinyl. The substituent group meant in the term "substituted or unsubstituted amino" includes alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, acyl, and alkoxycarbonyl, where the said alkyl, alkoxy, and acyl have the same meaning as those described above, and preferred is methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, acetyl, or benzoyl. Alkoxycarbonyl includes, for example, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl, and benzyloxycarbonyl, and most preferred is tert-butoxycarbonyl. "Aralkyl" means a group of alkyl described above which is substituted by aryl at any position, with a proviso that aryl means C 6 -C 12 aromatic ring, including, for example, phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, biphenyl, and naphthyl etc. The aralkyl includes, for example, benzyl, phenethyl, and phenylpropyl etc., and most preferred is benzyl. The substituent meant in the term "imino which is substituted or not" includes alkyl and alkoxy described above, and preferred is methyl, ethyl, methoxy, or ethoxy. The substituent meant in the term "methylene which is substituted or not" includes alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, and halogen each of which is described above. The said alkyl may be substituted at its terminal carbon by hydroxy or substituted or unsubstituted carboxy, with a proviso that the substituted carboxy means esterified carboxy or carboxy substituted by alkali metal or alkaline earth metal. Esterified carboxy means one described above, and preferred is methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl. Alkali metal means lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium. Alkaline earth metal means beryllium, magnesium, calcium, and strontium. Preferred is sodium, potassium, or calcium. The present invention includes two kinds of isomers which are differentiable by the formation of its double bond, i.e., E-isomer or Z-isomer, or the mixture thereof. The representative production methods of the compounds (I) of the present invention are shown below. Production Method 1 The compounds (I) of the present invention are prepared by reacting the compound of the formula (II): wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , X, and Y are the same as defined above, with a carbamoyl reagent of the formula (III) : R 8 -CO-NR 5' R 6' wherein R 5' and R 6' each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, heterocyclic group substituted or unsubstituted amino which may be protected, OR 7' (wherein R 7' is hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, or aralkyl, each of which may be protected), or taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form heterocyclic group which may contain N, 0, and/or S; R 8 is releasing group, if necessary, followed by subjecting to deprotection reaction. It is preferable to carry out the present reaction under basic conditions. In the case that such a base is sodium ethoxide, sodium tert-butoxide, sodium hydride, sodium amide, lithium diisopropylamide, lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, or n-butyllithium etc., the reaction is able to be carried out at room temperature in an aprotic polar solvent including, for example, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone, and hexamethylphosphoramide, etc. In the case that such a base is an amine including, for example, pyridine, triethylamine etc., it is preferable to carry out the reaction under heating, if necessary, in the inert solvents including, for example, aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., toluene, benzene, and chlorobenzene etc.), chlorinated hydrocarbons (e.g., chloroform and dichloromethane etc.), ketones (acetone), and ethers (tetrahydrofuran). The amino protecting group meant in the definition for R 5' and R 6' means a group that is usually used as amino protecting group, which includes, for example, trifluoroacetyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, tert- butoxycarbonyl, and triphenylmethyl etc. For the hydroxy-protecting group meant in the definition for OR 7' , any one stable under basic conditions can be used, which includes, for example, triethylsilyl, tert-butyldimethylsilyl, tort-butyldiphenylsilyl, tetrahydropyranyl, methoxythyl, methylthiomethyl, 2-methoxyethoxymethyl, 1-ethoxyethyl, benzyl, and methoxybenzyl etc. The elimination group in the definition for R 8 means phenyloxy which may be substituted by electron-withdrawing group, and which includes, for example, phenoxy, 4-nitrophenoxy, 4-nitrosophenoxy, 4-chlorophenoxy, 4-acetylphenoxy, and 4-trifluoromethylphenoxy etc. Another production methods for some of the compounds (I) of the present invention are as follows: that the compounds (I) wherein R 5 and R 6 are hydrogen at the same time can be prepared by adding isocyanate (e.g., chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, trichloroacetyl isocyanate, and tert-butyl isocyanate etc.) to the compound (II), followed by treating with acid, and that the compounds (I) wherein either R 5 or R 6 is not hydrogen can be prepared by adding isocyanate which is represented, by the formula: O=C=N-R 5' (wherein R 5' is the same as defined above) for example methyl isocyanate, ethyl isocyanate, and dimethyl-tert-butyl-silyloxyisocyanate etc., if necessary, followed by deprotection. Production Method 2 The compound (I) ) of the present invention are prepared by reacting the compound of the formula (IV): wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 each is the same as defined above, with Wittig reagent of the formula (V): wherein Ph is phenyl; X, Y, R 5 ', and R 6 ' are the same as defined above, under the condition for Wittig reaction. Wittig reagent (V) is prepared by reacting the compound of the formula (VI): wherein Hal is halogen, X and Y each is the same as defined above, with Carbamoyl reagent (III) described above, to obtain the compound of the formula (VII): wherein Hal, X, Y, R 5' , and R 6' each is the same as defined above, followed by treating, accoding to the usual methods, with triphenylphosphine and base. Furthermore, the compounds (I) of the present invention are prepared also by condensing the compound (IV), under the condition for Reformatsky reaction, with organic zinc compound of the formula (VIII): wherein Hal, X, Y, R 5' , and R 6' each is the same as defined above, which is prepared by the reaction of the compound (VII) with metallic Zinc. The compounds of the present invention are effective for hypecthemia, pain, cold disease, acute and chronic tracheitis, inflammation caused by trauma or operation, arthritis, rheumatism, neuralgia, arthralgia, metabolic osteopathy, and the like, because of having advantageous anti-inflammatory effects besides that its side-effects, e.g., stomach disease, are very weak. The compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating diseases necessary to long-term administration which include, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. The compounds (I) of the present invention may be formulated into the composition for typical use such as injection, oral, and anal administration etc., together with various kinds of carriers. Though the dosage is not regulated because it varies depending on the kind of disease, the degree of disease, the route of administration, the age and weight of a patient etc., it is usually in the range from 10mg to 500mg, preferably from 50mg to 150mg, per day for an adult. The present invention is explained in more detail by the following Examples and Experiments, however, which will not limit the scope of the present invention. EXAMPLES Example 1 (1) The Preparation of N-carbamoyl-2-bromopyrrolidin-2-one A solution of 30g of 2,4-dibromobutyryl chloride (J.Med.Chem., p1995, 3 0. 1987) and 13.63g of urea dissolved into 150ml of benzene was heated at 90°C with stirring for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, then a very excessive amount of ethyl acetate was added thereto. The layer of ethyl acetate was washed with an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate and saturated brine, then the resulting solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The obtained residue (28g) was dissolved into 30ml of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and cooled. To this mixture was added 4.7g of NaH (55% in mineral oil) bit by bit, then the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to make the amount of the solution about 50ml, which was then poured into ethyl acetate. The layer of ethyl acetate was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was washed well with n-hexane, whereby 15.7g of the objective compound was obtained in 66% yield. Mp. 127.5-129 °C IR(KBr)ν max cm -1 : 1726, 1700(CO) RMR(CDCl 3 ) δ ppm: 2.19-2.41(1H,m), 2.52-2.71(1H,m), 3.80-4.05(2H,m), 4.52-4.59(1H,m), 5.2-5.8(1H,m), 7.8-8.3(1H,m) (2) The Preparation of N-carbamoyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-1) A solution of 2.0g of N-carbamoyl-3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one (9.7mmole) and 2.78g of triphenylphosphine (10.6mmole) in 30ml of THF was stirred under heating at 70 °c for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled down to room temperature, then the precipitated crystals were collected. The obtained Wittig salt (1.34g, 2.86mmole), 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (670mg, 2.86mmole), and triethylamine (580mg, 5.73mmole) were dissolved into 60ml of ethanol, and the mixture was stirred under heating at 70 °C for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated, then the residue was dissolved into ethyl acetate, which was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=3:1) and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 600mg of the objective compound was obtained in 17.1% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 2 The Preparation of N-(N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-2) Methyl isocyanate (5.0ml) was added to 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one(277mg, 0.75mmole), (J.Med.Chem., p1995, 30 , 1987) and the mixture was heated under reflux for 15 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain a residue, which was purified by using silica gel chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1) and recrystallized from dichloromethane-ether, whereby 189mg of the objective compound was obtained as white crystal in 70.3% yield. he physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 3 N-(N,N-Dimethylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-3) To a solution of 301mg of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidine-2-one (1.0mmole) dissolved into 5ml of DMF, NaH (60% in mineral oil, 85mg, 2.lmmole) was added under ice-cooling. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30min, then the solution was cooled again. N,N-Dimethylphenylcarbamate (282mg, 1.71mmole) which was prepared according to the method described in J.Org.Chem., p660, 21 , 1956, was added thereto, then the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, which was washed with 1N-HCl, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=2:1) and recrystallized from ether-n-hexane, whereby 190mg of the objective compound was obtained in 51% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 4 N-(N-Hydroxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-4) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (301mg, 1.0mmole) and N-hydroxyphenylcarbamate-0-tert-butyldimethylsilylether (401mg, 15mmole) which was prepared according to the method described in J.Org.Chem., p660, 21 , 1956, were dissolved into 5ml of pyridine, and the solution was heated under reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, which was washed with 0.1N-HCl, water, and saturated brine. dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was dissolved into 3ml of THF, to which a solution of 1M/L tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride dissolved into 1.1ml of THF was added. The resulting solution was stirred for 10 min. and poured into ethyl actate, which was washed with 1N-HCl, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=1:1) and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 205mg of the objective compound was obtained in 57% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 5 N-(N-Methoxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-5) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (500mg, 1.66mmole) and N-methoxyphenylcarbamate (554mg, 3.32mmole) which was prepared according to the method described in J.Org.Chem., 21 , p660, 1956, were dissolved into 8ml of pyridine, then the solution was heated under reflux for 12 hours. The reaction solution was evaporated and the residue was dissolved into ethyl acetate, which was washed with 0.1N-HCl, water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=10:1) and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 450mg of the objective compound was obtained in 72% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 6 N-(N-Hydroxy-N-methylcarbanoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-6) To a solution of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (500mg, 1.66mmole) dissolved into 5ml of DMF, NaH (60% in mineral oil, 200mg, 5mmole) was added under ice-cooling. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30min. and cooled again, then N-hydroxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butylsilylether (550mg, 1.96mmole) which was prepared according to the method described in J.Org.Chem., 21 , p660, 1956 was added thereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, which was washed with 0.1N-HCl, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate= 50:1) and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 380mg of the objective compound was obtained in 61% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 7 N-Carbamoyl-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one-4-one (Ib-1) 5-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one (479mg, 1.5mmole) described in Kokai 62-42977 was suspended in dried toluene (3ml), to which chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (144 µl; 1.65 mmole) Was added with stirring under nitrogen atmosphere, to obtain a transparent solution of orange color. Furthermore, the solution was heated at 90°C for 10min., from which toluene was evaporated under reduced pressure, then 3.6ml of mixed solution of acetic acid and water (2:1) was added thereto. The resulting mixture was heated at 90°C for 10min. and poured into ice-water, which was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane. The obtained organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (chloroform:acetone=20:1), whereby 377mg of the objective compound was obtained, which was recrystailized from ethanol-ether in 53% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 8 N-(N-Hydroxycarbamoyl)-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one (Ib-2) To a solution of 5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one (319mg, 1mmole) dissolved into dried pyridine (5ml), N-hydroxyphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylether (419mg, 1.57mmole) was added under nitrogen atmosphere with stirring, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 5.5 hours, then pyridine was evaporated under reduced pressure. An aqueous solution containing 1N hydrochloric acid was added to the obtained residue, which was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with 1N hydrochloric acid and saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was dissolved into 3ml of THF, to which a solution of 1M/L of tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride dissolved into 1.1ml of THF was added under ice-cooling. The mixture was stirred for 10 min. and poured into ice-water, which was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=1:1), whereby 149mg of the objective compound and 157mg of the material were recovered, and the former was recrystallized from ether-n-hexane. Yield 36%. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 9 N-(N-Hydroxy-N-methylcarbamoyl-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one (Ib-3 ) To a solution of 5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one (319mg, 1mmole) dissolved into dried DMF (3ml), NaH ( 60% in mineral oil, 120mg, 300mmole) was added under nitrogen atmosphere with stirring under ice-cooling. The resulting mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 30min., then N-hydroxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylether (422mg, 1.5mmole) was added thereto under ice-cooling with stirring. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours, which was then poured into ice-water containing 1N hydrochloric acid, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and saturated brine, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=1:1), whereby 195mg of the objective compound was obtained, which was recrystallized from ether-n-hexane in 29% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 10 N-(N-Methoxy-N-methylcarbanoyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-7) To a solution of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (301mg, 1mmole) dissolved into DMF, NaH (60% in mineral oil, 90mg, 2.25mmole) was added under ice-cooling. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30min. and cooled again, then N-methoxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate (200mg, 1.1mmole was added thereto and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, which was washed with an aqueous solution of 0.1N hydrochloric acid, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate= 20:1), recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 218mg of the objective compound was obtained in 56% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 11 N-(N-Ethyl-N-hydroxycarbamoyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-8) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (301mg, 1.0mmole) was dissolved into THF (5ml), which was cooled in the acetone-Dry Ice bath, and a solution of 1.0M/L lithium-bis(trimethylsilyl)amide dissolved into THF (2.4ml) was added thereto. Furthermore, N-ethyl-N-hydroxyphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylether (443mg, 1.5mmole), which was prepared according to the method described in J.Org.Chem., 21 , P660,1956, was added thereto, then the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, washed with an aqueous solution of 0.1N hydrochloric acid, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was dissolved into acetonitrile (4ml), to which a solution of 10ml of hydrogen fluoride-acetonitrile (an aq. 46% HF:acetonitrile=1:19) was added and the mixture was stirred for 10min. The reaction mixture was evaporated, then the obtained residue was dissolved into ethyl acetate, which was washed with a saturated aq. sodium bicarbonate, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (n-hexane: ethyl acetate=5:1) and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 353mg of the objective compound was obtained in 92% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 12 N-(N-Isopropyl-N-hydroxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-9) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (301mg, 1.0mmole) was dissolved into THF (10ml), which was cooled in the acetone-Dry Ice bath, and a solution of 1.0M/L lithium-bis(trimethylsilyl)amide dissolved into THF (2.4ml) was added thereto. Furthermore, N-hydroxy-N-isopropylphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylether (402mg, 1.3mmole), which was prepared according to the method described in J.Org.Chem., 21, P660, 1956, was added thereto, then the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, washed with aq. 0.1N hydrochloric acid, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was dissolved into acetonitrile (4ml), to which a solution of 10ml of hydrogen fluoride-acetonitrile (aq. 46% HF:acetonitrile=1:19) was added and the mixture was stirred for 10min. The reaction mixture was evaporated, then the obtained residue was dissolved into ethyl acetate, which was washed with aq. saturated sodium bicarbonate, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (n-hexane:ethylacetate=5:1), and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 102mg of the objective compound was obtained in 25.4% yield. The physical constants are described in Table 1. Example 13 (1) The Preparation of 5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one 5-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybemylidene)-2-oxazolidin-4-one (4.64g, 13.9mmole), which was prepared according to the method described in Kokai 2-62864, was dissolved into dried ethanol (140ml), to which Raney nickel (about 46g) was added, then the resulting mixture was refluxed under nitrogen atmosphere with stirring for 1.5 hours. Raney nickel was removed by filtration, and the residue was washed with dichloromethane, then the solvent was evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate =1:1), and crystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby the objective compound was obtained. Mp. 213-217°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 18 H 25 NO 3 Calcd. C:71.25, H:8.31, N:4.62 Found C:70.73, H:8.21, N:4.58 IR(KBr)ν max cm -1 : 3616, 3382, 3208, 1696 NMR(CDCl 3 ) δ ppm: 1.47(s,18H), 5.37(3,1H), 5.52(s,2H), 6.25(s,1H), 7.55 (s,2H), 8.05(b.s,1H) (2) N-Carbamoyl-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (Ic-1) To a suspension of 5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (100mg, 0.33mmole) suspended in dried toluene (0.5ml), 32 µl of chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (0.363mmole) was added under nitrogen atmosphere with stirring and the mixture was dissolved for 2 min. After the solution colored to brown, it was heated at 9O°C for 10min. and toluene was evaporated under reduced pressure. A mixed solution (0.8ml) of acetic acid and water (2:1) was added thereto, and the mixture was heated at 90°C under nitrogen atmosphere for 10min. The resulting mixture was poured into ice-water, which was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane, then the organic layer was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate= 1:1), and recrystallized from ether-n-hexane, whereby 73mg of the objective compound was obtained in 64% yield. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 14 The Preparation of N-(N-hydroxycarbamoyl)-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (Ic-2) To a solution of 5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (100mg, 0.33mmole) dissolved into dried pyridine (1.7ml), N-hydroxyphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylether (0.5mmole) was added under nitrogen atmosphere with stirring, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 7 hours, then pyridine was evaporated under reduced pressure. Ice-water containing 2N-HCl was added to the obtained residue, which was subjected to extraction with ethyl acetate, then the organic layer was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was dissolved into THF (1.5ml), to which a solution of 1M tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride dissolved into THF (500 µl, 0.5mmole) was added under ice-cooling with stirring. The mixture was stirred for 10min. and poured into ice-water, which was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=1:1), and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane, whereby 19mg of the objective compound was obtained in 16% yield. The starting material (63mg) was recovered. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 15 N-(N-Hydroxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (Ic-3) To a solution of 5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (100mg, 0.33mmole) dissolved into dried DMF (1ml), sodium hydride (60% in meneral oil) was added under nitrogen atmosphere, under ice-cooling with stirring, then the solution was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 30min. The resulting mixture was again cooled with ice, to which N-hydroxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether (139mg, 0.5mmole) was added, then the mixture was stirred under nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature for 20 hours and poured into ice-water containing 3ml of 2N hydrochloric acid. The resulting mixture was subjected to extraction with ethyl acetate, then the extract was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=4:1) , whereby 35mg of the objective compound was obtained in 28% yield. The material (31mg) was recovered. The physical constants are described on Table 1. Example 16 1-(N-Benzyloxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-10) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (600mg, 2mmole) and phenyl N-benzyloxycarbamate (490mg, 2.01mmole) were dissolved into 8ml of pyridine and the solution was heated under reflux for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated and the obtained residue was dissolved into ethyl acetate, which was washed with an aqueous solution of 0.1N hydrochloric acid, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=10:1) and recrystailized from dichloromethane/n-hexane, whereby 550mg of the objective compound (Ia-10) was obtained in 61% yield. Mp.: 164-165°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 27 H 34 N 2 O 4 Calcd. C,71.97; H,7.61; N,6.22 Found C,71.99 ; H,7.66 ; N,6.29 I R(KBr)cm -1 ; 3550,3256,1704, 1632, 1593 NMR(CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.46 (18H,s); 3.07 (2H,d.t,J=2.5,7.1Hz): 3.95 (2H, t, J=7.1Hz); 5.0 (2H,s); 5.57 (1H,s); 7.35-7.49 (8H, m); 10.97 (1H,s). Example 17 1-(N-Benzyloxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-11) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (3.01g, 10mmole) was dissolved into THF (60ml), which was cooled to -70°C. To this mixture, a solution of 1.0M lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide dissolved into THF (24ml) was added. Furthermore, N-benzyloxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate (2.9g, 12mmole) was added thereto and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, which was washed with an aqueous solution of 0.1N hydrochloric acid, water, and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate= 10:1), whereby 1.5g of the objective compound (Ia-11) was obtained as white amorphous material in 32% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 27 H 36 N 2 O 4 Calcd. C,72.39; H,7.81; N,6.03 Found C,72.51; H,7.79; N,5.94 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3610, 2950, 2860, 1705, 1644 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47 (18H,s); 3.03 (2H, d.t,J=2.6, 7.0Hz); 3.26 (3H,s); 3.75 (2H,t,J=7.0) ; 4,98 (2H,s); 5.52 (1H,s); 7.34-7.48 (8H,m). Example 18 1-(N-Ethoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-12) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 17, 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (3,50g, 11.6mmole) and N-ethoxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate (3.4g, 17.4mmole) were treated to obtain products, which were purified, and crystallized from isopropyl ether/n-hexane, whereby the objective compound (Ia-12 2.80g) was obtained in 60% yield. Mp. : 113-114°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 23 H 34 N 2 O 4 ·H 2 O Calcd. C,65.69; H,8.63; N,6.66 Found C,65.89; H,8.18; N,6.79 NMR(CDCl 3 )δ : 1.28 (3H, t, J=7.0Hz); 1.46 (18H, s); 3.09 (2H, dt, J=7.4, 2.6Hz); 3.87 (2H, t, J=7.4Hz); 4.06 (2H, q, J=7.0Hz); 5.53 (1H, s); 7.36 (2H, s); 7.43(1H, t, J=2.6Hz) Example 19 1-(N-Isopropoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-13) According to the same method as in Example 17, 2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (2.74g, 9.1mmole) and N-isopropoxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate (2.86g, 13.7mmole) were treated to obtain products, which were purified and crystallized from isopropyl ether/n-hexane, whereby the objective compound (Ia-13 1.80g) was obtained in 47% yield. Mp.: 104-106 °C NMR(CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.29 (6H,d,J=5.8Hz): 1.46 (18H,s); 3.09 (2H,dt,J=7.4,2. 4Hz); 3.30 (3H,s); 3.87 (2H,t,J=7.4Hz); 4.29 (1H,sept.J=5.8Hz); 5.53 (1 H,s);7.36 (2H,s); 7.43 (1H,t,J=2.4Hz). Example 20 1-(N-Isopropyl-N-methoxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-14) According to the same method as in Example 17, 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (602mg, 2.0mmole) and N-isopropyl-N-methoxyphenylcarbamate (628mg, 3mmole) were treated to obtain products, which were purified and crystallized from isopropyl ether/n-hexane, whereby the objective compound (Ia-14 643mg) was obtained in 77% yield. Mp.: 83-85 °C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.31 (6H,d,J=6.6Hz); 1.46 (18H,s); 3.08 (2H,dt,J=7.4,2. 8Hz); 3.78 (3H,s); 3.89 (2H,t,J=7.4Hz); 4.10 (1H,sept,J=6.6Hz); 5.52 (1 H,s); 7.35 (2H,s); 7.44 (1H,t,J=2.8Hz) Example 21 1-Morpholinocarbonyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-15) To a solution of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (241mg, 0.8mmole) dissolved into DMF (2.4ml), sodium hydride (60% in mineral oil, 96mg, 2.4mmole) was added under ice-cooling under nitrogen atmosphere with stirring for 30min. Morpholinophenyl carbamate (249mg, 1.2mmole) was added thereto and the mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 4 hours. The reactant was poured into ice-water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was recrystallized from dichloromethane/ether, whereby 300mg of the objective compound (Ia-15) was obtained in 90% yield. Mp.: 212.5 - 213.5 °C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 24 H 34 N 2 O 4 Calcd. C,69.53; H,8.27; N,6.76 Found C,69.36; H,8.38; N,6.67 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3590,3440,1688,1644,1633,1596 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.48 (18H,s); 3.09 (2H,d.t,J=2.5,7.1Hz); 3.56 (4H,bs); 3.77 (6H,m); 5.53 (1H,s); 7.36 (2H,s); 7.41 (1H,t,J=2.5Hz) Example 22 1-(N-Acetoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-16) To a solution of 1-(N-hydroxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-6)(222mg, 0.6mmole) dissolved in pyridine (3ml), 1.8ml of acetic anhydride was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours, then the resulting mixture was evaporated. Hydrochloric acid (0.5N) was added thereto, and the mixture was subjected to extraction with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with water, sodium bicarbonate, and water in order, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was recrystallized from dichloromethane/ether, whereby 211mg of the objective compound (Ia-16) was obtained in 84% yield. Mp. 175 - 175 °C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 23 H 32 N 2 O 5 ·1/4H 2 O Calcd. C,65.61; H,7.78; N,6.65 Found C,65.79; H,7.85; N,6.66 IR(KBr) cm -1 : 3595,3440,1797,1711,1688,1638 ,1596 NMR(CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.46 (18H,s); 2.14 (3H,s); 3.10 (2H,d.t,J=2.6,7.3Hz); 3.37 (3H,s); 3.88 (2H,t,J=7.4Hz);5.54 (1H,s); 7.36 (2H,s); 7.46 (1H,t, J=2.8Hz) Example 23 1-(N-Acetoxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-17) N-(N-N-Hydroxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-4)(2g, 5.55mmole), acetic anhydride (680mg, 6.66mmole), and pyridine (10ml) were reacted according to the same method as in Example 22, whereby 1.35mg of the objective compound (Ia-17) was obtained in 60.5% yield. Mp.: 165-166°C IR(KBr) cm -1 :3600, 3300, 2950, 1800 , 1708, 1689, 1631, 1592 NMR(CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47 (18H,s); 2.26 (3H,s); 3.11 (2H,d.t,J=2.6, 7.3Hz); 3.35 (3H,s); 3.95 (2H,t,J=7.3); 5.50 (1H,s); 7.38 (2H,s); 7.51 (1H,t, J=2.6Hz) 11.44 (1H,s) Example 24 3-(N-Methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one (Ib-4) To a solution of 5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)thiazolidin-4-one (319mg, 1mmole), which was described in Kokai 62-42977, dissolved into DMF (3ml), sodium hydride (60% in mineral oil, 120mg, 3mmole) was added under ice-cooling, then N,O-dimethylhydroxyphenylcarbamate (272mg, 1.5mmole) was added thereto and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into 1N HCl, which was subjected to extraction with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated. The obtained residue was separated and purified by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=1:1) then lyophilized from benzene, whereby 275mg of the objective compound (Ib-4) was obtained in 68% yield. IR(KBr) cm -1 : 3610, 3560, 1700 NMR(CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47 (18H,s); 3.31 (3H,s); 3.81(3H,s); 4.87 (2H,s); 5.52 (1H,s); 7.40 (2H,s); 7.54 (1H,s) Example 25 3-(N-Methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-5-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (Ic-4) 5-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)oxazolidin-4-one (303mg, 1mmole) was reacted and treated under the similar condition as in Example 24, then the reaction mixture was separated by using silica gel chromatography (toluene:ethyl acetate=1:1), then lyophilized from benzene, whereby 90mg of the objective compound (Ic-4) was obtained in 23% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 21 H 30 N 2 O 5 Calcd. C,64.59; H,7.74; N,7.17 Found C,64.65; H,7.63; N,6.89 IR (KBr) cm -1 ; 3620, 3540, 3440, 1738, 1700 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.45(18H,s), 3.30(3H,s), 3.81(3H,s), 5.42(1H,s), 5.70 (2H,s), 6.39(1H,s), 7.54(2H,s) Example 26 (1) 1-Ethoxycarbonyl-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one To a suspension of 1.43g (35.8mmol) of NaH (60% in mineral oil) in 12ml of DMF was dropwise added over 35 minutes a solution of 1.35g (11.93mmol) of 5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one -2-one in 24ml of DMF while being stirred under ice-cooling. After 30 minutes, 1.7ml (17.5mmol) of ethyl chlorocarbonate was added to the mixture and allowed to stand at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic layer was washed with saturated brine then dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give 1.746g of the objective compound as oil. IR (CHCl 3 ) cm -1 : 1782, 1714 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.31(6H,s), 1.38(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.84∼2.04(2H,m), 2.39∼2.55 (2H,m), 4.34(2H,q,J=7Hz) (2) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one To a chilled solution (-70°C) of 1.657g (8.95mmol) of the thus obtained 1-ethoxycarbonyl-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one in THF (45ml) was added 9ml of a THF solution of 1.0M lithium hexamethyldisilazane under a nitrogen atmosphere. Five minutes later, 2.74g (9mmol) of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-trimethylsiloxybenzaldehyde was added thereto and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into ice-water and extracted with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was then dissolved in 40ml of toluene and combined with 280mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid and the mixture was refluxed for 1.5 hours. After cooled down, the reaction mixture was evaporated and the resulting residue was dissolved in 30ml of THF. Under ice-cooling, 3.5ml of a THF solution of 2.0M tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride was added thereto and the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes. The mixture was poured into ice-water containing sodium bicarbonate and extracted with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane layer was washed with an aq. sodium bicarbonate, water, then saturated brine and dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give 1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one as residue, which was then dissolved in a methanol/water (4/1) mixed solution (100ml). Five % solution of potassium hydroxide (5ml) was added thereto while being stirred under ice-cooling and stirred at room temperature for 3.5 hours. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 38ml of 2N hydrochloric acid and extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was recrystallized from a dichloromethane/ether mixture to give 386mg of the objective compound. Then the mother liquor was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=1/1) and recrystallized to give 559mg of the objective compound. Totally, 945mg of the objective compound was obtained in 24% overall yield. m.p. 239-242°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 21 H 31 NO 2 Calcd. C,76.55; H,9.48; N,4.25 Found C,76.13; H,9.47; N,4.29 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3400, 3160, 1679, 1637, 1592 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.36 (6H,s); 1.46 (18H,s); 2.91 (2H,d,J=2.8Hz); 5.45 (1H, s); 6.07 (1H, bs); 7.32 (2H,s); 7.33 (1H,t,J=2.8Hz) (3) 1-Carbamoyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one (Id-1) To a suspension of 329mg (1mmol) of the thus obtained 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one in 2ml of dry toluene was added 96µl (1.1mmol) of chlorosulfonyl isocyanate under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was heated at 90°C for 10 minutes and evaporated to give a residue, which was added with 2.4ml of acetic acid/water (2/1) and heated at 90°C for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was then poured into ice-water and extracted with dichloromethane three times. The organic layers were collected and washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and then evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=1/1) and recrystallized from ether to give 107mg of the objective compound (Id-1) in 29% yield. m.p. 200-203°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 22 H 32 N 2 O 3 ·1/2H 2 O Calcd. C,69.26; H,8.72; N,7.34 Found C,68.96; H,8.49; N,7.32 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3560, 3360, 1715, 1637, 1592 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47(18H,s); 1.64(6H,s); 2.89(2H,d,J=2.6Hz); 5.16(1H,bs); 5.56(1H,s); 7.34(2H,s); 7.52(1H,t,J=2.6Hz); 8.82(1H,bs) Example 27 1-(N-Hydroxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one (Id-2) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 17, 329mg (1mmol) of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one and 443mg (1.5mmol) of N-hydroxypbenylcarbamate-0-tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether were treated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acecate=1/1) and lyophilized from benzene to give 89mg of the objective compound (Id-2) as powder in 24% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 22 H 32 N 2 O 4 Calcd. C,68.01; H,8.30; N,7.21 Found C,68.19; H,8.38; N,6.96 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3616, 3260, 1704, 1635, 1594 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47(18H,s); 1.65(6H,s); 2.92(2H,d,J=2.6Hz); 5.57(1H,s); 6.79(1H,bs); 7.33(2H,s); 7.49(1H,t,J=5.2Hz); 11.01(1H,s) Example 28 (1) 1-(N-Methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one To a solution of 566mg (5mmol) of 5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one in 15ml of DMF was added 600mg (15mmol) of NaH (60% in mineral oil) while being stirred under ice-cooling under a nitrogen atmosphere. Thirty minutes later, 1.359g (7.5mmol) of N,O-dimethylhydroxyphenyl carbamate was added thereto, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 22 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water and extracted with ethyl acecate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acecate=1/1) to give 453mg of the objective compound as oil. IR (CHCl 3 ) cm -1 : 1710, 1686 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.48(6H,s); 1.92(2H,t,J=7.7Hz); 2.49(2H,t,J=7.7Hz); 3.23 (3H,s); 3.75(3H,s) (2) 1-(N-Methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one (Id-3) To a chilled solution (-70°C) of 453mg (2.26mmol) of the thus obtained 1-(N-methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one in THF (12ml) was added 2.26ml (2.26mmol) of a THF solutin of 1.0M lithium hexamethyldisilazane while being stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere. Five minutes later, 693mg (2.26mmol) of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-trimethylsilyloxybenzaldehyde was added thereto and the mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into ice-water and extracted with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was then dissolved in 23ml of toluene. To the mixture was added 145mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid, and it was refluxed for 1.5 hours. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was dissolved in 13ml of THF and stirred under ice-cooling. To the reaction mixture Was added 1ml of a THF solution of 2.0M tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride, and it was stirred for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water containing sodium bicarbonate and extracted with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane layer was washed with an aq. sodium bicarbonate and water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was then chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=9/1) and lyophilized from benzene to give 270mg of the objective compound (Id-3) in 29% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 24 H 36 N 2 O 4 ·1/4C 6 H 6 Calcd. C,70.23; H,8.67; N,6.42 Found C,70.46; H,8.60; N,6.30 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3614, 3552, 1692, 1614, 1592 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47(18H,s); 1.55(6H,s); 2.91(2H,d,J=2Hz); 3.26(3H,s); 3.78(3H,s); 5.53(1H,s); 7.32(2H,s); 7.47(1H,s) Example 29 1-(N-Hydroxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-benzylidene)-5,5-dimethylpyrrolidin-2-one (Id-4) To a solution of 1.22g (9.17mmol) of aluminium chloride, 1.37g (9.17mmol) of sodium iodide and 9.1ml of acetonitrile was added a solution of 382mg (0.917mmol) of the thus obtained compound (Id-3) in Example 28 in 2.3ml of acetonitrile. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours and poured into ice-water and extracted with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane layer was washed with dil. hydrochloric acid and water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was recrystallized from ether/n-hexane to give 238g of the objective compound (Id-4) in 64% yield. m.p. :176-179°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 23 H 34 N 2 O 4 ·1/4H 2 O Calcd. C,67.87; H,8.54; N,6.88. Found C,67.90; H,8.46; N,6.88. IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3562, 1681, 1654, 1628, 1590. NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47(18H,s);1.61(6H,s); 2.93(2H,d,J=2.4Hz); 3.35(3H,s); 5.56(1H,s); 7.33(2H,s); 7.51(1H,t,J=2.2Hz); 8.80(1H,s). Example 30 (1) 1-Ethoxycarbonyl-5-methylpyrrolidin-2-one Substantially in the same manner as in Example 26 (1), 3.965g (40mmol) of 5-methylpyrrolidin-2-one was treated to give a residue as oil, which was 6.429g of the objective compound in 94% yield. IR(CHCl 3 ) cm -1 :1780, 1711, 1672(s) NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.17(3H,d,J=6.6Hz); 1.35(3H,t,J=7.1Hz); 1.62-1.92(2H,m); 2.31-2.52(2H,m); 4.90(2H,q,J=7.1); 4.27-4.36 (1H,m) (2) 3-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5-methylpyrrolidin-2-one Substantially in the same manner as in Example 26 (2), 3.424g (20mmol) of the thus obtained 1-ethoxycarbonyl-5-methylpyrrolidin-2-one was treated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=1/1) and recrystallized from ether to give 1.271g of the objective compound in 20% yield. m.p. :179-181 °C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 20 H 29 NO 2 Calcd. C,76.15; H,9.27; N,4.44 Found C,75.89; H,9.15; N,4.55 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3630, 3200, 1690(s), 1678, 1637, 1597 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ :1.32(3H,d,J=6.2Hz), 1.46(18H,s), 2.64(1H,t.d,J=3,17.2Hz), 3.31(1H,d.q,J= 2.8,8.2,Hz), 3.87∼3.94(1H,m), 5.45(1H,s), 6.51(1H,s), 7.32(1H,t,J=2.6Hz), 7.34(2H,s) (3) 1-Carbamoyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (Id-5) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 26 (3), 221mg (0.7mmol) of the thus obtained 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-one was treated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate =1/1) and recrystallized from ether to give 107mg of the objective compound (Id-5) in 43% yield. m.p.: 195-196°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 21 H 30 N 2 O 3 Calcd. C,70.36; H,8.44; N,7.82 Found C,70.10; H,8.48; N,7.67 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3600, 3370, 1712, 1640, 1575 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.38(3H,d,J=6.4Hz); 1.47(18H,s); 2.64(1H,t,d,J=2.2,17Hz); 3.23(1H,d,q,J=3.2,8.7Hz); 4.52-4.61(1H,m); 5.20(1H,bs); 5.57(1H,s), 7.37(2H,s);7:51(1H,t,J=2.7Hz); 8.59(1H,bs) Example 31 1-(N-Hydroxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (Id-6) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 27, 473mg (1.5mmol) of the thus obtained 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-5-methylpyrrolidin-2-one in Example 30 (2) was treated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate =1/1) and lyophilized from benzene to give 273mg of the objective compound (Id-6) as powder in 49% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 21 H 30 N 2 O 4 Calcd. C,67.35; H,8.08; N,7.48 Found C,67.66; H,8.07; N,7.14 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3610, 3400, 3250, 1700, 1630, 1593 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ:1.39(3H,d,J=6.4Hz); 1.47(18H,s); 2.67 (1H,t.d,J=2,17.2Hz); 3.28(1H,d.q,J=3,8.2Hz); 4.51-4.60(1H,m); 5.58(1H,s); 6.80(1H,bs); 7.36 (2H,d,J=3.4Hz); 7.49(1H,t,J=3Hz); 10.81(1H,s) Example 32 (1) 2-Methoxycarbonylisoxazolidin-3-one To a suspension of 466mg (11.66mmol) of NaH (60% in mineral oil) in 20ml of DMF was dropwise added 20ml of a DMF solution of isoxazolidin-3-one while being stirred under ice-cooling for 30 minutes. To the reaction mixture was added 858 µl (11.1mmol) of methyl chlorocarbonate at -30°C while being stirred under ice-cooling for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was added with dichloromethane. The thus obtained suspension was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to give a crude product, which was chromatographed on silica gel (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=2/1) to give 1.290g of the objective compound in 80% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 5 H 7 NO 4 Calcd. C,41.38; H,4.86; N,9.65 Found C,40.96; H,4.96; N,9.91 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 2.98(2H,t,J=7.8Hz); 3.94(3H,s); 4.77(2H,t,J=7.8Hz) (2) 2-Methoxycarbonyl-4-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)isoxazolidin-3-one To a chilled solution (-78°C of 1.55g (7.96mmol) of the thus obtained 2-methoxycarbonylisoxazolidin-3-one-3-one in THF (100ml) was added 8.4ml of a THF solution of 1.0M lithium hexamethyldisilazane, and the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 30 minutes. To the reaction mixture was added 2.5ml of a THF solution of 2.44g (8.76mmol) of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde-O-methoxymethyl ether and the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 30 minutes and then 8.4ml of 1N hydrochloric acid and ethyl acetate were added thereto. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was dissolved in 200ml of toluene and combined with 400mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid and the mixture was refluxed in a flask equipped with a Dean-Stark water separator for 3 hours. After cooled down, the reaction mixture was added with ethyl acetate and washed with saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was crystallized from a ether/n-hexane mixture to give 1.57g of the objective compound in 55% yield. m.p. : 191-192°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 20 H 27 NO 5 ·1/2H 2 O Calcd. C,64.85; H,7.62; N,3.78 Found C,65.14; H,7.47; N,3.81 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.46(18H,s); 3.99(3H,s); 5.35(2H,d,J=2.6Hz); 5.67(1H,s); 7.14(2H,s); 7.53(1H,t,J=2.6Hz) (3) 4-(3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)isoxazolidin-3-one To a solution of 1.364g (3.77mmol) of the thus obtained methoxy carbonyl compound in methanol (136ml) was added 7.54ml of a solution of 1.0M sodium methoxide in methanol while being stirred vigorously at room temperature and the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes. To the reaction mixture were added dichloromethane and ice-water. The dichloromethane layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=2/1) to give 610mg of the objective compound in 53% yield. A part of product was recrystallized from a dichloromethane/n-hexane mixture. m.p. : 180-183°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 18 H 25 NO 3 ·1/2H 2 O: Calcd. C,69.20; H,8.39; N,4.48 Found C,69.21; H,8.17; N,4.44 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.46(18H,s); 5.32(2H,d,J=2.6Hz); 5.56(1H,brs.); 7.13(2H, s); 7.31(1H,t,J=2.6Hz) (4) 2-Carbamoyl-4-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)isoxazolidin-3-one (Ie-1) To a solution of 212mg (0.7mmol) of the thus obtained 4-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)isoxazolidin-3-one in toluene (6ml) was added 67µl (0.77mmol) of chlorosulfonyl isocyanate while being stirred with heating at 100°C and allowed to react for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was added with 4ml of a acetic acid/water (2/1) mixture and stirred with heating at 100°C for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The reaction mixture was washed with water and saturated brine and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=2/1) to give 127mg of the objective coumpound (Ie-1) in 52% yield. A part of product was recrystallized from a dichloromethane/n-hexane mixture. m.p. : 178-181°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 19 H 26 N 2 O 4 ·3/4H 2 O: Calcd. C,63.40; H,7.70; N,7.78 Found C,63.58; H,7.48; N,7.58 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47(18H,s); 5.37(2H,d,J=2.6Hz); 5.69(1H,s); 7.15(2H,s); 7.49(1H,t,J=2.6Hz) Example 33 (1) 1-Acetyl-3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one To a solution of 5.90g (6mmol) of (1-acetyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)triphenylphosphonium bromide in ethanol (12ml) were added 1.24g (6mmol) of 3,5-di-isopropyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 1.67ml (12mmol) of triethylamine, and the mixture was stirred with heating at 60°C for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was added with ethyl acetate and water. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=4/1) to give 857mg of the objective compound in 45% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 19 H 25 NO 3 : Calcd. C,72.35; H,7.99; N,4.44 Found C,72.40; H,8.07; N,4.49 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.30(12H,d,J=7.0Hz); 2.63(3H,s); 2.94-3.29(4H,m); 3.90 (2H,t,J=7.0Hz); 7.25(2H,s); 7.52(1H,t,J=2.6Hz) (2) 3-(3,5-Di-isopropyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one To a solution of 810mg (2.57mmol) of the thus obtained 1-acetyl-3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one in 5ml of methanol and 10ml of THF was added 2ml of 1N aq. sodium hydroxide at room temperature and the mixture was stirred for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-water containing ethyl acecate and 3ml of 1N hydrochloric acid. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was crystallized from a ether/n-hexane mixture to give 800mg of the objective compound as yellowish white crystals in 100% yield. m.p. : 201-202°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 17 H 23 NO 2 1/4H 2 O : Calcd. C,73.48; H,8.52; N,5.04 Found C,73.43; H,8.44; N,5.00 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.28(12H,d,J=6.8Hz); 3.06-3.29(4H,m); 3.56(2H,t,J=6.8Hz); 4.95-5.34(1H,broad); 6.16-6.40(1H,broad); 7.22(2H,s);7.33(1H,t,J=2.6Hz) (3) 1-(N-Hydroxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4-hydroxybenzolidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-18) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 22, 273mg (1mmol) of the thus obtained 3-(3,5-di-isopropyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one was treated to give a residue, which was crystallized from a ether/n-hexane mixture to give 120mg of the objective compoumd (Ia-18) in 35% yield. m.p. 182-183°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 19 H 25 N 2 O 4 Calcd. C,65.88; H,7.56; N,8.09 Found C,65.63; H,7.61; N,8.09 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.29(12H,d,J=7.0Hz); 3.03-3.25(4H,m); 3.34(3H,s); 3.97(2H,t,J=7.0Hz); 7.24(2H,s); 7.49(1H,t,J=2.6Hz); 9.70(1H,s) Example 34 1-Carbamoyl-3-(3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-19) To a solution of 939mg (2mmol) of (1-carbamoyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)triphenylphosphonium bromide in ethanol (16ml) 332mg (2mmol) of 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 558 µl (4mmol) of triethylamine were added and the mixture was stirred at 60°C for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was dissolved in diisopropyl ether and treated with 4ml of 1N aq. sodium hydroxide. The aqueous layer was made acid with 1N hydrochloric acid under ice-cooling and the product was dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was crystallized from a dichloromethane/n-hexane mixture to give 143mg of the objective compound (Ia-19) in 26% yield. m.p. : 204-205°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 14 H 15 N 2 O 4 : Calcd. C,60.86; H,5.84; N,10.14 Found C,60.76; H,5.91; N,10.10 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.49(3H,t,J=7.8Hz); 3.06(2H,dt,J=7.4&2.8Hz); 3.95(2H,t, J=7.4Hz); 4.16 (2H,q,J=7.0Hz); 5.20(1H,brs); 5.96(1H,s); 6.96-7.26(3H, m), 7.43(1H,t,J=2.8Hz); 8.52(1H,brs) Example 35 (1) 1-(N-tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-2-one To a chilled solution (-70°C) of 2g (23.5mmol) of 2-oxopyrrolidine in 10ml of THF was added 24ml of a THF solution of 1.0M lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide under a nitrogen atmosphere. Then 6.62g of N-hydroxy-N-methylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether was added thereto and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate and the mixture was washed with 0.1N hydrochloric acid, water, and saturated brine and dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=10/1) to give the objective compound as colorless oil in 70% yield. NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 0.21(6H,s); 0.97(9H,s); 2.08(2H,quintett,J=7.6Hz); 2.49 (2H,t,J=7.9Hz); 3.24 (3H,s); 3.76(2H,t,J=7.0Hz) (2) 1-(N-Hydroxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-20) To a chilled solution (-78°C) of 2g (7.34mmol) of the thus obtained 1-(N-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-2-one in THF (5ml) was added 8.1ml (8.1mmol) of a THF solution of 1.0M lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide under a nitrogen atmosphere, and the mixture Was stirred for 1 hour. To the reaction mixture was dropwise added 5ml of a THF solution of 1.55g (5mmol) of methyl-3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxymethyloxybenzoate while being stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ethyl acetate, washed with 0.1N hydrochloric acid and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was dissolved in 12ml of acetone and added with 0.6ml of conc. hydrochloric acid. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours, and poured into ethyl acetate, washed with water and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=10/1) to give 200mg of the objective compound (Ia-20) as white amorphous in 10% yield. Elementary Analysis (%) for C 21 H 30 N 2 O 5 : Calcd. C,64.60; H,7.74; N,7.17 Found C,64.77; H,7.75; N,6.93 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3560, 2955, 1700-1662 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.48(18H,s); 2.27-2.45(1H,m); 2.63-2.80(1H,m); 3.27(3H, s); 3.85-4.09(2H,m); 4.62(1H,d.d.,J=6.4,8.9Hz); 5.86(1H,s); 7.94(2H,s); 8.87(1H,s) Example 36 (1) 1-(N-Benzyloxycarbamoyl)-3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one A solution of 3.28g (20mmol) of 3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one and 5.346g (22mmol) of N-benzyloxyphenylcarbamate (J.Org.Chem., 21 , 660, (1956)) in 20ml of pyridine was refluxed for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, water and saturated brine under ice-cooling, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was chromatographed on silica gel (toluene/ethyl acetate=2/1) and recrystallized from a dichloromethane/n-hexane mixture to give 3.62g of the objective compound in 60% yield. m.p. ; 137-142°C IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3272, 1719, 1694 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ ; 2.29-2.41 (1H, m); 2.54-2.71 (1H, m); 3.91-3.97 (2H, m); 4.46-4.51 (1H, m); 4.96 (2H, s); 7.35-7.44 (5H, m); 10.43 (1H, s) (2) {1-(N-Benzyloxycarbamoyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl}triphenylphosphonium bromide To a solution of 2.222g (7.1mmol) of the thus obtained 1-(N-benzyloxycarbamoyl)-3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one in 50ml of tetrahydrofuran was added 1.862g (7.1mmol) of triphenylphosphine, and the mixture was stirred at 80°C for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled with ice to deposit crystals, which were filtered off and washed with cooled tetrahydrofuran, to give 3.177g of the objective compound in 83% yield. m.p. 235-238°C IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3400, 3302, 1717, 1584 NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.99-2.29 (1H, m); 3.05-3.24 (1H, m); 3.76-3.84 (1H, m); 4.08-4.22 (1H, m); 4.85 (2H, q, J=10.6Hz); 7.35 (5H, s); 7.59-8.00 (16H, m); 10.10 (1H, s) (3) 1-(N-Benzyloxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one To a solution of 2.88g (5mmol) of the thus obtained wittig base in 99% ethanol (30ml) were added 911mg (5mmol) of 3,5-di-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 1.4ml(10mmol) of triethylamine, and the mixture was stirred at 70°C for 1.0 hour. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was crystallized from a ethanol/n-hexane (=1/1) mixture to give 1.90g of the objective compound in 85% yield. m.p. : 167-170°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 3.11 (2H, dt, J=7.4,2.8Hz); 3.93 (6H, s); 3.97 (2H, t, J=7.4Hz); 5.00 (2H, s); 5.83 (1H, s); 6.74 (2H, s); 7.32-7.51 (6H, m); 10.87 (1H, s) (4) 1-(N-Hydroxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-21) To a solution of 800mg (2mmol) of 1-(N-benzyloxycarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one in a mixture of anisole (12ml) and nitromethane (12ml) was added a solution of 1.6g (12mmol) of aluminium chloride in anisole (4ml) under a nitrogen atmosphere while being stirred under ice-cooling and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into 6ml of cooled 2N hydrochloric acid and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to give a residue, which was recrystallized from a methylene chloride/ether mixture to give 387mg of the objective compound in 63% yield. m.p.: 203-204°C NMR (DMSO-d 6 ) δ : 3.05-3.17 (2H, m); 3.72-3.88 (2H, m); 3.81 (6H, s); 6.90 (2H, s); 7.25-7.32 (1H, m); 8.96-9.28 (2H, broad); 10.44 (1H, broad, s) Example 37 1-Carbamoyl-3-(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-22) 2.46g (5.24mmol) of (1-carbamoyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)triphenylphosphonium bromide (obtained from the reaction of 1-carbamoyl-3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 (1) with triphenylphosphine), 787mg (5.2mmol) of 3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, and 1.1g (10.08mmol) of triethylamine were dissolved in 50ml of ethanol and the solution was stirred at 80°C for 3 hours. After cooled down, the deposited crystals were filtered off and the filtrate was recrystallized from a ethyl acetate/n-hexane mixture to give 420mg of the objective compoumd in 31% yield. m.p. : 239.5-241.5°C Elementary Analysis (%) for C 14 H 16 N 2 O 3 Calcd. C,64.60; H,6.20; N,10.76 Foumd C,64.56; H,6.22; N,10.70 IR (KBr) cm -1 : 3450, 1705, 1682 NMR (d 6 -DMSO) δ : 2.20 (6H, s); 2.99 (2H, dt, J=3, 7Hz); 3.76 (2H, t, J=7Hz); 7.19 (3H, broad); 7.41 (1H, broad); 8.06 (1H, broad); 8.85 (1H, broad) Example 38 (1) 1-Acetyl-3-(4-acetoxy-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one To a solution of 450mg (1.5mmol) of 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one in 10ml of acetic anhydride was added 0.3ml of conc. sulfuric acid and heated at 170°C for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was powdered with a ether/n-hexane mixture to give 505mg of the objective crude compound as brown powder. This was employed for the subsequent reaction without purification. NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.37 (18H, s); 2.37 (3H, s); 2.63 (3H, s); 3.05 (2H, dt, J=7.6,2.8Hz); 3.89 (2H, t, J=7.6Hz); 7.49 (2H, s); 7.54 (1H, t, J=2.8Hz) (2) 3-(4-Acetoxy-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one To a solution of 386mg (1mmol) of the thus obtained crude compound in 40ml of methanol and 20ml of tetrahydrofuran was added 0.1ml (0.1mmol) of a methanol solution of 1m/L sodium methoxide while being stirred under ice-cooling and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and poured into ice-water containing ethyl acetate and 1ml of 1N hydrochloric acid. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give 345mg of the objective crude compound as foam. This compound was employed for the subsequent reaction without purification. NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.36 (18H, s); 2.37 (3H, s); 3.18 (2H, dd, J=6.4,2.8Hz); 3.59 (2H, t, J= 6.4Hz); 6.23 (1H, brs); 7.37 (1H, t, J=2.8Hz); 7.48 (2H, s) (3) 1-(N-Hydroxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)-3-(4-acetoxy-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-23) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 11, 226mg (0.66mml) of the thus obtained crude compound and 222mg (0.79mmol) of N-hydroxy-N-methylphenylcarbamate-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether were treated and crystallized from a methylene chloride/hexane mixture to give 66mg of the objective compound (Ia-23) in 56% yield. m.p. : 176-177°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.37 (18H, s); 2.37 (3H, s); 3.13 (2H, dt, J=7.4,2 .8Hz); 3.35 (3H, s); 3.98 (2H, t, J=7.4Hz); 7.47 (2H, s); 7.51 (1H, t J=2.8Hz); 9.57 (1H, s) Example 39 (1)-(N-tert-Butoxycarbonylaminocarbamoyl)-3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one A mixture of 4.1g (25mmol) of 3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one and 6.94g (27.5mmol) of tert-butyl phenyl hydrazine dicarboxylate in 50ml of pyridine was refluxed for 10 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was dissolved in acetic acid under ice-cooling, washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, water and saturated brine and dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated. The obtained residue was chromatographed on silica gel (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1) and crystallized from a isopropyl ether/dichloromethane mixture to give 4.429g of the objective compound as white crystalsin 55% yield. m.p. : 122-123°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.49 (9H, s); 2.26-2.44 (1H, m); 2.54-2.73 (lH, m); 3.95-4.00 (2H, m); 4.53 (1H, dd, J=7.2,3.4Hz); 6.29 (1H, broad s); 9.56 (1H, broad s) (2) {1-(N-tert-Butoxycarbonylhydrazinocarbonyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl}triphenylphosphonium bromide To 3.88g (12.04mmol) of the thus obtained 1-(N-tert-butoxycarbonylaminocarbamoyl)-3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one and 3.157g (12.04mmol) of triphenylphosphine 7ml of tetrahydrofuran was added and the mixture was heated at 90°C for 7 hours to give a waxy compound which was washed with tetrahydrofuran to give 4.077g of the objective crude compound as a waxy residue. (3) 1-(N-tert-Butoxycarbonylhydrazinocarbonyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-24) To a solution of 4.077g of the thus obtained crude wittig base in 80ml of absolute ethanol were added 1.64g (7.0mmol) of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 1.95ml (14mmol) of triethylamine and the mixture was heated at 70°C for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to give a residue, which was added with ethyl acetate and water and the mixture was stirred. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was recrystallized from a dichloromethane/diisopropyl ether mixture to give 515mg of the objective compound (Ia-24) as white crystals in 9.3% yield. Then the mother liquor was chromatographed on silica gel (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=4/1) and recrystallized from a dichloromethane/diisopropyl ether mixture to give 607mg of the objective compound as white crystals in 11.0% yield. m.p. : 228-229°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47 (18H, s); 1.49 (9H, s); 3.08 (2H, dt, J=6.8,2.6Hz); 3.95 (2H, t, J=6.8Hz); 5.58 (1H, s); 6.35 (1H, broad s); 7.37 (2H, s); 7.48 (1H, t, J= 2.6Hz); 10.04 (1H, broad s) Example 40 1-(N-Hydrazinocarbonyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-25) To a solution of 2.023g (4.40mmol) of the compound (Ia-24) obtained in Example 39 in 20ml of dichloromethane was added 5ml of trifluoroacetic acid under ice-cooling. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which was dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was chromatographed on silica gel (n-hexane/ethyl acetate=1/1) and crystallized from a ethyl acetate/n-hexane mixture to give 1.15g of the objective compoumd as white crystal in 73% yield. m.p. : 225-226°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.44 (18H, s); 3.09 (2H, dt, J=6.8,2.6Hz); 3.95 (2H, t, J=6.8Hz); 5.57 (1H, s); 7.37 (2H, s); 7.46 (1H, t, J=2.6Hz); 9.57 (1H, s) Example 41 (1) 3-Bromo-1-(N-dimethylaminocarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-2-one Substantially in the same manner as in Example 39 (1), 8.2g (50mmol) of 3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one and 9.91g (55mmol) of N-dimethylaminophenylcarbamate in 100ml of pyridine were treated to give 7.96g of the objective compound as white crystal in 63.6% yield. m.p. : 78-79°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 2.26-2.44 (1H, m); 2.50-2.68 (1H, m); 2.66 (6H, s); 3.90 -4.00 (2H, m); 4.53 (1H, dd, J=10.6,3.6Hz); 9.04 (1H, s) (2) {1-(N-Dimethylaminocarbamoyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl}phosphonium bromide Substantially in the same manner as in Example 39 (2), 4.25g (17mmol) of the thus obtained 3-bromo-1-(N-dimethylaminocarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-2-one and 4.46g (17mmol) of triphenylphosphine were treated to give 8.31g of the objective crude compound as waxy residue. (3) 1-(N-Dimethylaminocarbamoyl)-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-26) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 39 (3), 8.31g of the thus obtained {1-(N-dimethylaminocarbamoyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl}phosphonium bromide, 3.79g (16.2mmol) of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4.51ml (32.4mmol) of triethylamine were treated to give 2.91g of the objective compound (Ia-26) in 46.4% yield. m.p. : 133-134°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47 (18H, s); 2.70 (6H, s); 3.04 (2H, d.t., J=6.8, 2.8Hz); 3.96 (2H, t, J=6.8Hz); 5.56 (1H, s); 7.36 (2H, s); 7.43 (1H, t, J=2.8Hz); 9.58 (1H, s) Example 42 (1) 3-Bromo-1-{N-(4-morpholino)carbamoyl}pyrrolidin-2-one Substantially in the same manner as in Example 39 (1), 8.2g (50mmol) of 3-bromopyrrolidin-2-one and 12.22g (55mmol) of N-morpholino-phenylcarbamate in 100ml of pyridine were treated to give 6.72g of the objective compound as white crystal in 46% yield. m.p. : 118-119°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 2.27-2.42 (1H, m); 2.52-2.73 (1H, m); 2.92 (4H, t, J=4.8Hz); 3.83 (4H, t, J=4.8Hz); 3.90-3.99 (2H, m); 4.54 (1H, dd, J=7,3.4Hz); 9.16 (1H, s) (2) [1-{N-(4-Morpholino)carbamoyl}-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]phosphonium bromide Substantially in the same manner as in Example 39 (2), 4.09g (14mmol) of the thus obtained 3-bromo-1-{N-(4-morpholino)carbamoyl}pyrrolidin-2-one and 3.67g (14mmol) of triphenylphosphine were treated to give 7.46g of the objective crude compound as waxy residue. (3) 1-{N-(4-Morpholino)carbamoyl}-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)pyrrolidin-2-one (Ia-27) Substantially in the same manner as in Example 39 (3), 7.46g of the thus obtained [1-{N-(4-morpholino)carbamoyl}-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]phosphonium bromide, 3.16g (13.5mmol) of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 3.76ml (27mmol) of triethylamine were treated to give 5.96g of the objective compound as white crystal in 99% yield. m.p. : 195-196°C NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ : 1.47 (18H, s); 2.96 (4H, t, J=4.8Hz); 3.05 (2H, d.t., J=6.6H,2.8Hz); 3.85 (4H, t, J=4.8Hz); 3.95 (2H, t, J=6.6Hz); 5.76 (1H, s); 7.37 (2H, s); 7.44 (1H, t, J=2.8Hz); 9.70 (1H, s) Physical constants of the compounds Ia-1-9, Ib-1-3 and Ic-1-3 obtained in Example 1-15 are shown in the following Table 1 No. 1-No.5. Experimental Examples are set forth to show that the compounds of the present invention are useful for anti-inflammatory agent. Experimental Example 1 Inhibitory Activity on PGE 2 Production from Rat Synovia Cells LEW/Crj rats (male, 300-350g weight) were subjected to synovectomy. The isolated synovia cells were subcultivated under a certain condition up to a well amount of cells for the experiment. The cells were dispensed to each well of a 96-well microtiter plate at a concentration of 4×10 3 /160µl/well and then cultivated for 72 hours in a CO 2 incubator. Serial dilutions (20µl each) of a test compound and human IL-1β (final concentration: 30U/ml) were added to the wells and incubated for 15 hours in a CO 2 incubator. After the incubation, the supernatant was collected from each well and stored at -80°C until PGE 2 assay. After thawed, PGE 2 in each supernatant was determined by RIA using 125 I-PGE 2 . The results are shown on Table 2. Experimental Example 2 Inhibitory Activity on LTB 4 Production from Rat Peritoneal Cells To each male Jc1-SD rat (300-350g weight) was intraperitoneally administered 10 ml of Hanks' solution containing 0.1% bovine serum albumin (hereinafter referred to as BSA) and 25U/ml of heparin. Then the ascites were collected and centrifuged (1500rpm × 5min., at 4°C). The resulting cell fraction (precipitation) was suspended and adjusted at 1 × 10 6 cells/ml with Hanks' solution containing 0.1% BSA. The thus obtained suspension (800µl, 8 × 10 6 cells) was dispensed into polypropylene tubes and incubated at 37°C 10min, and successively for 10min. after addition of serial dilutions (100µl each) of a test sample. Next, 100µl of Ca-ionophore A23187 (final concentration: 1µM) was added to the resulting suspension and allowed to stand for 15min, then the mixture was ice-cooled to terminate the reaction. The reaction mixtures were centrifuged (3000rpm × 5min., at 4°C) to give supernatants, which were collected and stored at -80°C until LTB 4 assay. After thawed, the LTB 4 assay was performed by RIA using 3 H-LTB 4 . The results are shown on Table 2. Experimental Example 3 Inhibitory Activity on IL-1 Production caused by The Stimulation of LPS in THP-1 Cells A suspension of THP-1 cells in RPMI 1640 solution (5×10 6 cells/ml) was dispensed to each well of a 24-well microtiter plate at 800µl/well. Serial dilutions (100µl) each) of a test compound and LPS (final concentration: 10µg/ml) were further added to each well and the plate was kept at 37°C for 24 hours. Then, the supernatant was collected from each well and centrifuged (3000rpm × 10min.). The IL-1 assay was performed by RIA using 125 I-IL-1β. The results are shown on Table 2. Experimental Example 4 Inhibitory Activity on Carrageenin-Induced Paw-Edema of Rat This test was performed by partially modifying the Winter et al's method (Winter, C.A. et al., Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med., 111 , P54, 1962). Namely, male LEW/Crj rats (6-week-old, 140-170g weight) fasted for 24 hours were used (7 to 8 rats per group). A solution (0.1ml) containing 1% λ-carrageenin (PICININ-A, Zushikagaku) was injected into the subplantar tissue of the right hind paw of each rat orally administered a test compound before 1 hour, to induce edema. The paw volume was calculated plethysmographically before and after the injection at an interval of 1 hour until 5 hours later. The inhibitory rate of the drug-administered group was calculated, with the vehicle group as the reference, to determine the efficacy of the test compounds by Dunnett-t assay. The anti-edema activity was indicated as ED 30 , calculated, by regression analysis method, based on the inhibitory rate shown 3 or 4 hours later after the administration of carrageenin. The results are shown on Table 2. (Reference compound: N-methoxy-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-pyrrolidone (described in Kokai 61-257967)) Compound No. IC 50 (µM) ED 30 (mg/Kg) Rat SVC PGE 2 Rat PEC LTB 4 THP-1 IL-1 Inhibitory Activities to Carrageenin-Induced Paw Edema of Rat Ia-1 0.4 4 20 18 Ia-4 0.2 3 25 16 Ia-6 0.009 3 34 9 Reference Compound 0.005 6 〉 100 3 Experimental Example 5 Inducing Activities on Injury at Tunica Mucosa of Rat Sixs LEW/Crj male rats (six week old, 140-160g weight) were used per one group. A drug was orally administered to each rat fasted for 24 hours, then six hours later each rat were bled to death under anesthesia of ether. From each rat was taken out the stomach, in which about 6ml of physiological saline was filled, then the stomach was steeped in 1% formalin solution for 15min. The stomach was incised along with curvatura ventriculi major and observed with an actual-microscope to see the injured condition thereof, then the number of rats injuried at stomach and the length of hemorrhage macula were determined. The degree of the injury was shown as Lesion index (mm) which was the cumulative value of the length of hemorrhage macula in each administered group. The results are shown on Table 3. (Reference Compound: N-methoxy-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyliden)-2-pyrrolidone (described in Kokai 61-257967)) Comd. No. Dosage mg/kg Injury at Tunica Mucosa Ventriculi Number Occurrence/Sample Degree of Injury (mm) Ia-1 10 0/6 0±0 100 0/6 0±0 200 0/6 0±0 Ia-4 100 0/8 0±0 200 0/8 0±0 400 3/8 0.2±0.1 Ia-6 10 0/6 0±0 30 3/6 0.6±0.5 100 3/6 1.0±0.5 Ref. Comd. 3 6/6 4.5±1.3 10 6/6 7.2±1.2 30 6/6 11.2±2.2 As revealed from the above experimental results, the compounds of the present invention may he applied to an advantage anti-inflammatory agent which hardly causes stomach disease which has been the representative side effect caused by prior anti-inflammatory agents.

Claims: Claims for the following Contracting States : AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, SE A compound represented by the formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 each is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, or halogen; R 3 is hydrogen or aromatic or aliphatic acyl; R 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, cyano, or halogen; R 5 and R 6 each is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 5 -C 12 aromatic ring, C 1 -C 10 alkyl-(C 5 -C 12 )aromatic ring, a member of the group selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,5-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, tetrazolyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, pyranyl and thiopyranyl, amino which may be substituted by alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, aromatic or aliphatic acyl, or alkoxycarbonyl, or OR 7 wherein R 7 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 5 -C 12 aromatic ring, aromatic or aliphatic acyl, or C 1 -C 10 alkyl-(C 5 -C 12 )aromatic ring, or taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form a member of the group selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl, morpholinyl and thiomorpholinyl, and X and Y each is independently 0, S, imino which may be substituted by alkyl or alkoxy, or methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X and Y each is independently methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X is 0 and Y is methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X is S and Y is methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X is methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen and Y is 0 or S. The compound claimed in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, or acetoxy. The compound claimed in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein R 5 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl and R 6 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, or acetoxy. The compound claimed in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 is amino which may be substituted by alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, aromatic or aliphatic acyl, or alkoxycarbonyl. The compound claimed in Claim 6, 7 or 8 wherein R 1 and R 2 each is tert-butyl at the same time. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to any one of claims 1-9 as an active ingredient. Use of a compound according to any one of claims 1-9 for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition useful as an anti-inflammatory agent. Claims for the following Contracting States : GR, ES A compound represented by the formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 each is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, or halogen; R 3 is hydrogen or aromatic or aliphatic acyl; R 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, cyano, or halogen; R 5 and R 6 each is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 5 -C 12 aromatic ring, C 1 -C 10 alkyl-(C 5 -C 12 )aromatic ring, a member of the group selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, thiazolyl, 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,5-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, tetrazolyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, pyranyl and thiopyranyl, amino which may be substituted by alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, aromatic or aliphatic acyl, or alkoxycarbonyl, or OR 7 wherein R 7 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 5 -C 12 aromatic ring, aromatic or aliphatic acyl, or C 1 -C 10 alkyl-(C 5 -C 12 )aromatic ring, or taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form a member of the group selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl, morpholinyl and thiomorpholinyl, and X and Y each is independently 0, S, imino which may be substituted by alkyl or alkoxy, or methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X and Y each is independently methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X is 0 and Y is methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X is S and Y is methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen. The compound claimed in Claim 1 wherein X is methylene which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy or halogen and Y is O or S. The compound claimed in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or, 5 wherein R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, or acetoxy. The compound claimed in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or, 5 wherein R 5 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, R 6 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, or acetoxy. The compound claimed in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or, 5 wherein R' is hydrogen, R' is amino which may be substituted by alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, aromatic or aliphatic acyl, or alkoxycarbonyl. The compound claimed in Claim 6, 7, or 8 wherein R 1 and R 2 each is tert-butyl at the same time. A process for preparing a compound of the formula (I) as defined in any one of claims 1 to 9 which either comprises a. reacting a compound of the formula (II) : wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , X, and Y are the same as defined above, with a carbamoyl reagent of the formula (III) : R 8 -CO-NR 5' R 6' wherein R 5' and R 6' each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted amino which may be protected, OR 7' (wherein R 7' is hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, or aralkyl, each of which may be protected), or taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form a heterocyclic group which may contain N, O, and/or S; and R 8 is a releasing group, if necessary, followed by subjecting the product to a deprotection reaction; or b. reacting a compound of the formula (IV) : wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 each is the same as defined above, with a Wittig reagent of the formula (V): wherein Ph is phenyl; X, Y, R 5' , and R 6' are the same as defind above, under the condition for a Wittig reaction; or c. condensing the compound (IV), under the condition for a Reformatsky reaction, with an organic zinc compound of the formula (VIII): wherein Hal, X, Y, K 5' , and R 6' each is the same as defined above, which is prepared by the reaction of the compound of the formula (VII) : wherein Hal, X, Y, R 5' , and R 6' each is the same as defined above, with metallic Zinc. A method for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition comprising combining a compound according to any one of claims 1 to 9 with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method according to claim 10 wherein the pharmaceutical composition prepared is useful as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Inventors: HAGA NOBUHIRO, JYOYAMA HIROKUNI, KAMATA SUSUMU, MATSUMOTO SAICHI, OKADA TOSHIHIKO, SHIOTA TAKESHI, HAGA, NOBUHIRO, JYOYAMA, HIROKUNI, KAMATA, SUSUMU, MATSUMOTO, SAICHI, OKADA, TOSHIHIKO, SHIOTA, TAKESHI, HAGA, NOBUHIRO 8-23-616, NANKONAKA 3-CHOME, JYOYAMA, HIROKUNI 1921-40, HORENNARAYAMACHO, KAMATA, SUSUMU 18-14, HIKARIGAOKA 1-CHOME, MATSUMOTO, SAICHI 2-11, FUSHIODAI 3-CHOME, OKADA, Toshihiko 1230-7, Minamitawaracho, SHIOTA, TAKESHI 8-D-3-504
Applicants: SHIONOGI & CO, SHIONOGI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Application year: 1992
Main classification: C07D207
IPC codes: C07D275, C07D207, C07D277, C07D263, C07D261