Patent Application: US-56549883-A

Abstract:
this invention is directed to compounds of the formula ## str1 ## wherein x is a thiazine or thiazepine of the formula ## str2 ## these compounds possess angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition activity and are thus useful as hypotensive agents .

Description:
this invention in its broadest aspects relates to the thiazine and thiazepine compounds of formula i above , to compositions containing such compounds and to the method of using such compounds as anti - hypertensive agents . the term lower alkyl used in defining various symbols refers to straight or branched chain radicals having up to seven carbons . the preferred lower alkyl groups are up to four carbons with methyl and ethyl most preferred . similarly , the terms lower alkoxy and lower alkylthio refer to such lower alkyl groups attached to an oxygen or sulfur . the term cycloalkyl refers to saturated rings of 3 to 7 carbon atoms with cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl being most preferred . the term halo substituted lower alkyl refers to such lower alkyl groups described above in which one or more hydrogens have been replaced by chloro , bromo , or fluoro groups such as trifluoromethyl , which is preferred , pentafluoroethyl , 2 , 2 , 2 - trichloroethyl , chloromethyl , bromomethyl , etc . similarly , the terms amino substituted lower alkyl and hydroxy substituted lower alkyl refer to such lower alkyl groups described above in which one or more hydrogens have been replaced by - nh 2 or oh , i . e ., aminomethyl , 2 - aminoethyl , 3 - hydroxypropyl , etc . the compounds of formula i can be prepared as follows . a keto compound of the formula ## str11 ## is reacted with the thiazine or thiazepine ester of the formula ## str12 ## in the presence of sodium cyanoborohydride to yield the ester of formula i . preferably , the trimethylsilylethyl ester of the thiazine or thiazepine of formula iii is employed in this reaction . the resulting diester product can then be treated to remove the r 2 trimethylsilylethyl ester group such as by use of trifluoroacetic acid and anisole or by use of tetrabutylammonium fluoride while leaving the r 3 ester group in place . if desired , this monoester product can then be treated with base such as sodium hydroxide to remove the r 3 ester group and yield the corresponding diacid compound . the ester products of formula i wherein ## str13 ## may be obtained by employing the thiazine or thiazepine of formula iii in the above reaction with the ester group already in place . the ester products of formula i wherein r 2 is ## str14 ## can also be obtained by treating the product of formula i wherein r 2 is hydrogen with a molar equivalent of the compound of the formula ## str15 ## wherein l is a leaving group such as chlorine , bromine , tolylsulfonyloxy , etc . the thiazine or thiazepine ester of formula iii wherein r 5 is other than hydrogen can be prepared as follows . a phthaloyl amino acid of the formula ## str16 ## is reacted with an n - substituted glycine ester of the formula in the presence of a coupling agent such as dichyclohexylcarbodiimide to yield the n - protected thiazine or thiazepine of the formula ## str17 ## treatment of the compound of formula vii with methylhydrazine removes the phthalimido protecting group and yields the desired thiazine or thiazepine ester of formula iii . the n - protected thiazine or thiazepine of formula vii can also be prepared by cyclizing a sulfoxide of the formula ## str18 ## [ prepared as set forth by wolfe et al ., can . j . chem ., vol . 57 , p . 2412 - 2425 ( 1979 )] by treatment with a mixture of trifluoroacetic acid anhydride and acetic anhydride followed by 2 , 6 - lutidine . the thiazine or thiazepine ester of formula iii wherein r 5 is hydrogen can be prepared as follows . a dithiobis amino acid of the formula ## str19 ## is reacted with n - carboethoxyphthalimide to give the compound of the formula ## str20 ## which is treated with a glycine ester hydrochloride in the presence of base and a coupling agent such as carbonyldiimidazole to yield the compound of the formula ## str21 ## the dithiobis compound of formula xi is treated with zinc dust to yield ## str22 ## which is then treated with bromomethyl methyl ether in the presence of pyridine to give ## str23 ## the compound of formula xiii is cyclized by treatment with camphorsulfonic acid to give the n - protected thiazine or thiazepine of the formula ## str24 ## treatment of the compound of formula xiv with methylhydrazine removes the phthalimido protecting group and yields the desired thiazine or thiazepine ester of formula iii . the thiazepine ester of formula iii wherein x is ## str25 ## can be prepared as follows . an n - protected serine , for example , a t - butyloxycarbonyl n - protected serine , is treated with methyl iodide and cesium carbonate to yield the corresponding n - protected serine methyl ester . this methyl ester is then treated with diisopropylcarbodiimide and cuprous chloride to yield the n - protected dehydroalanine methyl ester of the formula ## str26 ## the n - protected dehydroalanine methyl ester of formula xv is reacted with 2 - aminothiophenol and 2 , 6 - lutidine to give the compound of formula ## str27 ## the methyl ester of formula xvi is converted to the carboxylic acid and then cyclized by refluxing in xylene to give the compound of formula ## str28 ## the thiazepine of formula xvii is treated with a bromoacetate of the formula ## str29 ## to yield the compound ## str30 ## removal of the protecting group , for example , by treating with hydrogen chloride in ethyl acetate when prot is t - butyloxycarbonyl yields the desired thiazepine ester of formula iii . in the above reactions if r 4 is ## str31 ## or if r 1 is amino or hydroxy substituted lower alkyl then the hydroxyl , amino , imidazolyl , mercaptan , or guanidinyl function should be protected during the coupling reaction . suitable protecting groups include benzyloxycarbonyl , t - butoxycarbonyl , benzyl , benzhydryl , trityl , etc ., and nitro in the case of guanidinyl . the protecting group is removed by hydrogenation , treatment with acid , or other known methods following completion of the reaction . r 3 is hydroxy , lower alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbons , or -- o -- alkali metal salt . ## str32 ## wherein m is zero , one , two or three . r 1 is hydrogen , lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons , or --( ch 2 ) 4 -- nh 2 . r 5 is hydrogen , lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons , or ## str33 ## wherein m is zero , one , two or three and r 14 is hydrogen , methyl , methoxy , methylthio , chloro , bromo , fluoro , or hydroxy . r 2 is hydrogen , lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons , alkali metal salt , or ## str34 ## wherein r 10 is hydrogen , straight or branched chain lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons , or cyclohexyl and r 11 is straight or branched chain lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons , cyclohexyl or phenyl . most preferred compounds of this invention are those of formula i wherein : r 10 is hydrogen , straight or branched chain lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons , or cyclohexyl . r 11 is straight or branched chain lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons . the compounds of this invention wherein r 2 is hydrogen or r 3 is hydroxy form basic salts with various inorganic and organic bases which are also within the scope of the invention . such salts include ammonium salts , alkali metal salts like lithium , sodium and potassium salts ( which are preferred ), alkaline earth metal salts like calcium and magnesium salts , salts with organic bases , e . g ., dicyclohexylamine salt , benzathine , n - methyl - d - glucamine , salts with amino acids like arginine , lysine and the like . the nontoxic , physiologically acceptable salts are preferred , although other salts are also useful , e . g ., in isolating or purifying the product . the salts are formed using conventional techniques . the symbol * is used to represent various asymmetric centers which may be present in the compounds of formula i . thus , the compounds of this invention can accordingly exist in diastereoisomeric forms or in mixtures thereof . the above described processes can utilize racemates , enantiomers or diastereomers as starting materials . when diastereomeric products are prepared , they can be separated by conventional chromatographic or fractional crystallization methods . the compounds of formula i , and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof , are hypotensive agents . they inhibit the conversion of the decapeptide angiotensin i to angiotensin ii and , therefore , are useful in reducing or relieving angiotensin related hypertension . the action of the enzyme renin on angiotensinogen , a pseudoglobulin in blood plasma , produces angiotensin i . angiotensin i is converted by angiotensin converting enzyme ( ace ) to angiotensin ii . the latter is an active pressor substance which has been implicated as the causative agent in several forms of hypertension in various mammalian species , e . g ., humans . the compounds of this invention intervene in the angiotensinogen →( renin )→ angiotensin i → angiotensin ii sequence by inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme and reducing or eliminating the formation of the pressor substance angiotensin ii . thus by the administration of a composition containing one ( or a combination ) of the compounds of this invention , angiotensin dependent hypertension in a species of mammal ( e . g ., humans ) suffering therefrom is alleviated . a single dose , or preferably two to four divided daily doses , provided on a basis of about 0 . 1 to 100 mg . per kilogram of body weight per day is appropriate to reduce blood pressure . the substance is preferably administered orally , but parenteral routes such as the subcutaneous , intramuscular , intravenous or intraperitoneal routes can also be employed . the compounds of this invention can also be formulated in combination with a diuretic for the treatment of hypertension . a combination product comprising a compound of this invention and a diuretic can be administered in an effective amount which comprises a total daily dosage of about 30 to 600 mg ., preferably about 30 to 330 mg . of a compound of this invention , and about 15 to 300 mg ., preferably about 15 to 200 mg . of the diuretic , to a mammalian species in need thereof . exemplary of the diuretics contemplated for use in combination with a compound of this invention are the thiazide diuretics , e . g ., chlorothiazide , hydrochlorothiazide , flumethiazide , hydroflumethiazide , bendroflumethiazide , methyclothiazide , trichlormethiazide , polythiazide or benzthiazide as well as ethacrynic acid , ticrynafen , chlorthalidone , furosemide , musolimine , bumetanide , triamterene , amiloride and spironolactone and salts of such compounds . the compounds of formula i can be formulated for use in the reduction of blood pressure in compositions such as tablets , capsules or elixirs for oral administration , or in sterile solutions or suspensions for parenteral administration . about 10 to 500 mg . of a compound of formula i is compounded with physiologically acceptable vehicle , carrier , excipient , binder , preservative , stabilizer , flavor , etc ., in a unit dosage form as called for by accepted pharmaceutical practice . the amount of active substance in these compositions or preparations is such that a suitable dosage in the range indicated is obtained . the following examples are illustrative of the invention . temperatures are given in degrees centigrade . ag - 50w - x8 refers to a crosslinked polystyrene - divinylbenzene sulfonic acid cation exchange resin . hp - 20 refers to a porous crosslinked polystyrene - divinylbenzene polymer resin . a solution of n , n &# 39 ;- diphthaloyl - l - cystine ( 19 . 5 g ., 38 . 9 mmole ) in a mixture of trifluoroacetic acid ( 60 ml .) and dry tetrahydrofuran ( 200 ml .) is cooled in an ice - bath under nitrogen and treated with zinc dust ( 15 . 3 g ., 233 . 4 mmole ) in three equal portions over a period of 15 minutes . the reaction is stirred cold for 2 hours , then filtered ( celite ) and concentrated in vacuo . the residue is partitioned between 600 ml . of ethyl acetate : ether ( 5 : 1 ) and a water - brine mixture . the organic layer is washed with water , brine and dried ( mgso 4 ). removal of the solvents in vacuo yields 21 . 9 g . of crude product which is flash chromatographed on silica gel ( 400 g .) eluting with toluene : acetic acid ( 6 : 1 ). fractions containing the desired product are combined to give 12 . 1 g . of n - phthaloyl - l - cysteine as an oil . [ α ] d =- 54 . 2 ° ( c = 1 , methanol ). tlc ( toluene / acetic acid ; 6 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 30 . a mixture of glycine , ethyl ester , hydrochloride ( 10 g ., 71 . 6 mmole ), triethylamine ( 14 . 5 g ., 143 . 2 mmole ) and anhydrous mgso 4 ( 6 . 0 g ., 50 . 1 mmole ) in dry methylene chloride ( 150 ml .) is treated with a solution of benzaldehyde ( 7 . 6 g ., 71 . 6 mmole ) in methylene chloride ( 10 ml .) added over a period of 15 minutes . after 5 hours , the reaction mixture is filtered , concentrated in vacuo , and then partitioned between 400 ml . of ether and 50 ml . of water . the organic layer is washed with water and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ), and concentrated in vacuo to give 12 . 1 g . of n - benzylidineglycine , ethyl ester . to a solution of n - phthaloyl - l - cysteine ( 15 . 8 g ., 62 . 8 mmole ) and n - benzylidineglycine , ethyl ester ( 12 . 3 g ., 64 . 3 mmole ) in dry chloroform ( 160 ml .) cooled in an ice bath under nitrogen is added dicyclohexylcarbodiimide ( 13 . 0 g ., 62 . 8 mmole ) in one portion . after 2 hours , the cold reaction mixture is filtered , concentrated in vacuo and redissolved in a mixture of ether ( 500 ml .) and chloroform ( 200 ml .). the organic extract is washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate , water , 5 % potassium bisulfate and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ) and concentrated in vacuo to give 23 . 8 g . of crude product . flash chromatography on silica ( 600 g .) eluting with hexane : ethyl acetate ( 3 : 1 ) yields 15 . 6 g . of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester as a diastereomeric mixture . this mixture is refluxed in 500 ml . of ether for 4 hours , then cooled in an ice - bath and filtered to yield 5 . 9 g . of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester ( isomer a ); m . p . 166 °- 168 °; [ α ] d =- 72 . 9 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). tlc ( hexane / ethyl acetate ; 1 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 40 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 22 h 20 n 2 o 5 s : c , 62 . 25 ; h , 4 . 75 ; n , 6 . 60 ; s , 7 . 55 . found : c , 62 . 21 ; h , 4 . 82 ; n , 6 . 63 ; s , 7 . 52 . trituration of the remainder of the diastereomeric product mixture with 125 ml . of refluxing ether affords a second batch of isomer a ( 0 . 9 g ., m . p . 162 °- 164 °). the residue is triturated with ether to give 0 . 75 g . of insoluble substance ( presumably largely isomer a ) and 7 . 1 g . of material enriched in isomer b . the enriched isomer b ( 6 . 0 g .) is chromatographed on two connected waters prep lc columns eluted with hexane : ethyl acetate ( 3 : 1 ). pooling of the product containing fractions yields 4 . 8 g . of purified ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester ( isomer b ); m . p . 66 °- 68 °; [ α ] d = 101 . 2 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 22 h 20 n 2 o 5 s . 0 . 2 h 2 o : c , 61 . 83 ; h , 4 . 79 ; n , 6 . 55 ; s , 7 . 50 . found : c , 61 . 83 ; h , 5 . 07 ; n , 6 . 25 ; s , 7 . 42 . a mixture of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester ( isomer b ) ( 2 . 5 g ., 5 . 9 mmole ), 2 - trimethylsilylethanol ( 14 . 0 g ., 118 mmole ), and titanium ( iv ) ethoxide ( 338 mg ., 1 . 48 mmole ) is heated at 100 ° under nitrogen for 5 hours and then cooled to room temperature . the reaction mixture is then diluted with 200 ml . of ether and stirred with 25 ml . of 1n hydrochloric acid for 10 minutes . next , the organic solution is separated , rinsed with water , saturated sodium bicarbonate , water , and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ), and concentrated in vacuo . most of the excess 2 - trimethylsilylethanol is removed by distillation using a 40 ° oil bath and an ice - cooled receiving flask . after further pumping in vacuo , the residue ( 3 . 2 g .) is flash chromatographed on 160 g . of lps - 1 silica gel eluted with hexane : ethyl acetate ( 5 : 1 ) to give 2 . 2 g . of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer b ); m . p . 65 °- 66 °; [ α ] d =- 75 . 0 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). tlc ( hexane : ethyl acetate ; 2 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 46 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 25 h 28 n 2 o 5 ssi : c , 60 . 46 ; h , 5 . 68 ; n , 5 . 64 ; s , 6 . 46 . found : c , 60 . 44 ; h , 5 . 69 ; n , 5 . 50 ; s , 6 . 43 . a solution of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer b ) ( 2 . 01 g ., 4 . 05 mmole ) in dry chloroform ( 9 ml .) under nitrogen at room temperature is treated with methylhydrazine ( 317 mg ., 6 . 88 mmole ). after 12 hours , an additional 0 . 1 ml . of methylhydrazine is added and the reaction is stoppered and stirred overnight . the reaction mixture is then diluted with an additional 100 ml . of ether and the solution is rinsed with 25 ml . portions of saturated sodium bicarbonate , water , and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ), and concentrated in vacuo to give 1 . 55 g . of crude ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - amino - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer b ); [ α ] d =- 47 . 3 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). ( f ) ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( b fast and slow isomers ) to a solution of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - amino - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer b ) ( 1 . 55 g ., 4 . 05 mmole ) in 11 ml . of isopropanol is added ethyl - 2 - oxo - 4 - phenylbutyrate ( 4 . 18 g ., 20 . 2 mmole ). the above mixture , at room temperature under nitrogen , is treated with p - toluenesulfonic acid , monohydrate ( 386 mg ., 2 . 03 mmole ) followed by 4 . 5 g . of freshly pulverized 3a ° molecular sieves . this mixture is stirred for 1 hour while keeping the ph between 6 and 8 by adding solid sodium bicarbonate . next , a solution of sodium cyanoborohydride ( 509 mg ., 8 . 1 mmole ) in isopropanol ( 8 . 1 ml .) is added over a period of 5 hours while keeping the ph between 6 and 8 by adding p - toluenesulfonic acid , monohydrate . upon completion of the addition , the reaction is stirred at room temperature overnight , diluted with 150 ml . of ether , and filtered . the filtrate is rinsed with 30 ml . portions of water , 10 % potassium bisulfate , water , saturated sodium bicarbonate , water , and brine , then dried ( mgso 4 ), and concentrated in vacuo to give 5 . 4 g . of crude product . removal of most of the by - product , ethyl - 2 - hydroxy - 4 - phenylbutyrate , is accomplished by chromatography . the resulting crude mixture of diastereomers ( 1 . 6 g .) is flash chromatographed on 100 g . of lps - 1 silica gel eluted with petroleum ether : ether ( 7 : 2 ). this yields 821 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( b - slow isomer ), [ α ] d =- 29 . 8 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 29 h 40 n 2 o 5 ssi : c , 62 . 55 ; h , 7 . 24 ; n , 5 . 03 ; s , 5 . 76 . found : c , 62 . 25 ; h , 7 . 30 ; n , 4 . 91 ; s , 5 . 56 . the fraction from the above flash column contains 525 mg . of the fast moving diastereomer . this material is further purified by hydrogenation in 40 ml . of ethyl acetate at 50 psi in the presence of 125 mg . of 10 % palladium / carbon catalyst . after 20 hours , the solution is filtered , concentrated in vacuo and the residue ( 450 mg .) is flash chromatographed on 22 g . of lps - 1 silica gel eluting with petroleum ether : ether ( 3 : 1 ). pooling of the product containing fractions yields 325 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( b - fast isomer ), [ α ] d =- 22 . 4 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 29 h 40 n 2 o 5 ssi : c , 62 . 55 ; h , 7 . 24 ; n , 5 . 03 ; s , 5 . 76 . found : c , 62 . 73 ; h , 7 . 43 ; n , 4 . 82 ; s , 5 . 47 . a mixture of trifluoroacetic acid ( 8 ml .) and anisole ( 0 . 4 ml .) is cooled in an ice - water bath under nitrogen and treated with ( 5r )- 5 [[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( b - slow isomer ) ( 400 mg ., 0 . 72 mmole ) dissolved in dry methylene chloride ( 4 ml .). the cooling bath is removed and the reaction is stirred at ambient temperature for 3 hours , then concentrated in vacuo and azeotroped with toluene . the crude product ( 440 mg .) is chromatographed on 150 ml . of hp - 20 eluted with a gradient from 400 ml . of water : acetonitrile ( 5 : 4 ) to 400 ml . of 100 % acetonitrile . the product containing fractions are pooled , evaporated , then precipitated from ethanol ( 10 ml .) by the addition of water ( 300 ml .). by this method 171 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( b - slow isomer ) are obtained ; m . p . 130 °- 135 °; [ α ] d =- 36 . 1 ° ( c = 1 , methanol ). tlc ( ethyl acetate : pyridine : acetic acid : water ; 100 : 20 : 6 : 11 ) spot at r f = 0 . 79 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 24 h 28 n 2 o 5 s : c , 63 . 13 ; h , 6 . 18 ; n , 6 . 14 ; s , 7 . 02 . found : c , 63 . 20 ; h , 6 . 26 ; n , 6 . 12 ; s , 6 . 97 . a solution of the product from part ( g ) ( 50 mg ., 0 . 11 mmole ) in methanol ( 0 . 2 ml .) is cooled in an ice - water bath under argon and treated with 1n aqueous sodium hydroxide ( 0 . 241 ml .). the cooling bath is removed and the reaction is stirred at room temperature for 5 hours . the reaction is then quenched directly onto a 2 ml . ag 50w - x2 ( h + ) column and eluted with water . the elution solvent is then dhanged to 3 % aqueous pyridine to elute about 40 mg . of crude product . final purification is carried out on a 15 × 180 mm . hp - 20 column eluted with a gradient from 200 ml . of acetonitrile : water ( 1 : 1 ) to 200 ml . of 100 % acetonitrile . pooling of the product containing fractions yields 34 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3phenylpropyl ) amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( b - slow isomer ) as a monohydrate ; m . p . 132 °- 138 °; [ α ] d = 40 . 8 ° ( c = 0 . 5 , 5 % aqueous sodium bicarbonate ). tlc ( isopropanol : nh 4 oh : water ; 7 : 2 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 63 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 22 h 24 n 2 o 5 s . 1 . 0 h 2 o : c , 59 . 17 ; h , 5 . 87 ; n , 6 . 28 ; s , 7 . 18 . found : c , 59 . 36 ; h , 5 . 53 ; n , 6 . 35 ; s , 7 . 18 . a mixture of trifluoroacetic acid ( 6 ml .) and anisole ( 0 . 3 ml .) is cooled in an ice - bath under nitrogen and treated with ( 5r )- 5 [[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( b - fast isomer ) ( 315 mg ., 0 . 57 mmole ) dissolved in dry methylene chloride ( 4 ml .). the cooling bath is removed andthe reaction is stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 3 hours , then concentrated in vacuo and azeotroped with toluene to yield 363 mg . of crude product . chromatography on 150 ml . of hp - 20 eluted with a gradient from 400 ml . of water : acetonitrile ( 5 : 4 ) to 400 ml . of 100 % acetonitrile yields 200 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[( 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ]- dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( b - fast isomer ); m . p . 160 °- 165 ° ; [ α ] d =- 24 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 5 , methanol ). tlc ( ethyl acetate : pyridine : acetic acid : water ; 100 : 20 : 6 : 11 ) spot at r f = 0 . 70 ( minor spot at r f = 0 . 80 ). anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 24 h 28 n 2 o 5 s : c , 63 . 13 ; h , 6 . 18 ; n , 6 . 14 ; s , 7 . 02 . found : c , 63 . 39 ; h , 6 . 37 ; n , 5 . 94 ; s , 6 . 92 . a solution of the product from part ( a ) ( 50 mg ., 0 . 11 mmole ) in methanol ( 0 . 2 ml .) is cooled in an ice - water bath under argon and treated with 1 n aqueous sodium hydroxide ( 0 . 241 ml .). the cooling bath is removed and the reaction is stirred at room temperature for 7 hours , then quenched directly onto a 2 ml . ag50w - x2 ( h + ) column . the exchange column is initially eluted with several ml . of water then with 3 % aqueous pyridine to give 42 mg . of crude product after removal of solvents . the crude product is purified by gradient elution on a 15 × 180 mm . hp - 20 column run from 210 ml . of water : acetonitrile ( 2 : 1 ) to 210 ml . of 100 % acetonitrile taking about 3 ml / 2 min . fractions . the product containing fractions are pooled with methanol rinses and evaporated to give 31 . 3 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( b - fast isomer ) as a monohydrate ; m . p . 131 °- 134 °; [ α ] d =- 40 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 5 , 5 % aqueous sodium bicarbonate ). tlc ( isopropanol : nh 3 : water ; 7 : 2 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 51 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 22 h 24 n 2 o 5 s . 1 . 0 h 2 o : c , 59 . 17 ; h , 5 . 87 ; n , 6 . 28 ; s , 7 . 18 . found : c , 59 . 24 ; h , 5 . 58 ; n , 6 . 32 ; s , 7 . 00 . a mixture of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester ( isomer a ), from example 1 ( c ), ( 2 . 8 g ., 6 . 6 mmole ), 2 - trimethylsilylethanol ( 15 . 37 g ., 130 mmole ), and titanium ( iv ) ethoxide ( 376 mg ., 1 . 65 mmole ) is heated at 100 ° under nitrogen for 5 . 5 hours , then cooled to room temperature overnight . the reaction mixture is diluted with ether ( 200 ml . ), and stirred with 1n hydrochloric acid ( 25 ml .) for 10 minutes . the organic layer is separated , rinsed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate , water , and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ), and concentrated in vacuo . most of the excess 2 - trimethylsilylethanol is removed by distillation using a 40 ° oil bath and an ice - cooled receiving flask . after continued pumping overnight in vacuo , the residue ( 4 . 3 g .) is flash chromatographed on 215 g . of lps - 1 silica gel eluted with hexane : ethyl acetate ( 5 : 1 ) to yield 2 . 7 g . of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer a ); m . p . 58 °- 60 °; [ α ] d =- 53 . 6 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). tlc ( hexane : ethyl acetate ; 2 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 32 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 25 h 28 n 2 o 5 ssi c , 60 . 46 ; h , 5 . 68 ; n , 5 . 64 ; s , 6 . 46 . found : c , 60 . 20 ; h , 5 . 71 ; n , 5 . 56 ; s , 6 . 42 . a solution of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - phthalimido - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer a ) ( 2 . 7 g ., 5 . 43 mmole ) in dry chloroform ( 12 ml .) under nitrogen at room temperature is treated with 425 mg . of methylhydrazine ( 9 . 24 mmole ) and the reaction is stoppered . after 48 hours , an additional 0 . 15 ml . of methylhydrazine is added , and the reaction is stoppered and stirred overnight . the reaction mixture is then diluted with 70 ml . of ether , stirred for 10 minutes , and filtered . the filtrate is diluted with ether ( 150 ml .) , washed with 35 ml . portions of aqueous sodium bicarbonate , water , and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ), and concentrated in vacuo to give 2 . 1 g . of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - amino - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer a ); [ α ] d =+ 35 . 2 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). to a solution of ( 5r )- dihydro - 5 - amino - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( isomer a ) ( 2 . 1 g ., 5 . 43 mmole ) in isopropanol ( 15 ml .) under nitrogen at room temperature is added ethyl - 2 - oxo - 4 - phenylbutyrate ( 5 . 6 g ., 27 . 15 mmole ) followed by p - toluenesulfonic acid , monohydrate ( 518 mg ., 2 . 72 mmole ) and finally freshly pulverized 3a ° molecular sieves ( 6 . 0 g .). the mixture is stirred for one hour while the ph is kept between 6 and 8 by adding solid sodium bicarbonate . a solution of sodium cyanoborohydride ( 682 mg ., 10 . 86 mmole ) in isopropanol ( 10 . 9 ml .) is added to the reaction over a 5 hour period while keeping the ph between 6 and 8 by adding p - toluenesulfonic acid , monohydrate . after the addition is completed , the reaction is stirred at room temperature overnight , then diluted with ether ( 200 ml . ), and filtered . the filtrate is rinsed with 40 ml . portions of 10 % potassium bisulfate , water , saturated sodium bicarbonate , water , and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ), and concentrated in vacuo to yield 8 . 6 g . of crude product . further purification is accomplished chromatographically using 350 g . of activity ii neutral alumina eluted with ether : acetonitrile ( 20 : 1 ). the resulting crude product obtained ( 800 mg .) is hydrogenated by dissolving in ethyl acetate ( 70 ml . ), adding 200 mg . of 10 % palladium / carbon catalyst and shaking on a parr apparatus at an initial hydrogen pressure of 50 psi overnight . the resulting crude mixture of diastereomers ( 760 mg .) is flash chromatographed on 50 g . of lps - 1 silica gel eluting with petroleum ether : ether ( 3 : 1 ). this column yields 240 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( a - fast isomer ); [ α ] d =+ 26 . 1 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). tlc ( petroleum ether : ether ; 3 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 10 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 29 h 40 n 2 o 5 ssi c , 62 . 55 ; h , 7 . 24 ; n , 5 . 03 ; s , 5 . 76 . found : c , 62 . 31 ; h , 7 . 50 ; n , 4 . 94 ; s , 5 . 74 . the column also yields 400 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( a - slow isomer ); [ α ] d =+ 14 . 5 ° ( c = 1 , chloroform ). tlc ( petroleum ether : ether ; 3 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 06 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 29 h 40 n 2 o 5 ssi c , 62 . 55 ; h , 7 . 24 ; n , 5 . 03 ; s , 5 . 76 . found : c , 62 . 46 ; h , 7 . 32 ; n , 4 . 94 ; s , 5 . 64 . a solution of trifluoroacetic acid ( 8 ml .) and anisole ( 0 . 4 ml .) is cooled in an ice - water bath under nitrogen and treated with ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( a - slow isomer ) ( 400 mg ., 0 . 72 mmole ) dissolved in dry methylene chloride ( 4 ml .). the cooling bath is removed , and the reaction is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours , concentrated in vacuo and azeotroped with toluene . the crude product ( 398 mg .) is chromatographed on 150 ml . of hp - 20 eluted with a gradient from 400 ml . of water : acetonitrile ( 5 : 4 ) to 400 ml . of 100 % acetonitrile . the product containing fractions are pooled and concentrated in vacuo to give 275 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( a - slow isomer ); m . p . 47 °- 52 °; [ α ] d =+ 21 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 5 , methanol ). tlc ( ethyl acetate : pyridine : acetic acid : water ; 100 : 20 : 6 : 11 ) spot at r f = 0 . 83 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 24 h 28 n 2 o 5 s . 0 . 8 h 2 o : c , 61 . 20 ; h , 6 . 34 ; n , 5 . 95 ; s , 6 . 81 . found : c , 61 . 20 ; h , 6 . 07 ; n , 5 . 94 ; s , 6 . 68 . a solution of the product from part ( d ) ( 50 mg ., 0 . 11 mmole ) in methanol ( 0 . 2 ml .) is cooled in an ice - water bath under nitrogen and treated with 1n sodium hydroxide ( 0 . 24 ml .). the ice bath is removed , and the reaction is stirred at ambient temperature for 5 hours . the reaction is then quenched directly onto a 2 ml . ag50w - x2 ( h + ) column and washed with water . the desired product is eluted with 3 % aqueous pyridine to give 46 mg . of crude product . final purification is carried out on a 50 ml . hp - 20 column eluted with a gradient from 200 ml . of water : acetonitrile ( 2 : 1 ) to 200 ml . of 100 % acetonitrile . the product containing fractions are concentrated in vacuo , triturated with cold water , and filtered to give 24 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( a - slow isomer ) as a monohydrate ; m . p . 190 °- 192 °; [ α ] d =+ 55 . 4 ° ( c = 0 . 5 , 5 % aqueous sodium bicarbonate ). tlc ( isopropanol : nh 4 oh : water ; 7 : 2 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 56 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 22 h 24 n 2 o 5 s . 1 . 0 h 2 o : c , 59 . 07 ; h , 5 . 86 ; n , 6 . 26 ; s , 7 . 16 . found : c , 59 . 07 ; h , 5 . 58 ; n , 6 . 10 ; s , 7 . 05 . a solution of trifluoroacetic acid ( 4 ml .) and anisole ( 0 . 3 ml .) is cooled in an ice - water bath under nitrogen and treated with a solution of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine3 ( 4h )- acetic acid , 2 -( trimethylsilyl ) ethyl ester ( a - fast isomer ), from example 3 ( c ), ( 223 mg ., 0 . 4 mmole ) in dry methylene chloride ( 2 ml .). the cooling bath is removed and the reaction mixture is stirred at ambient temperature under nitrogen for 3 hours , concentrated in vacuo , and azeotroped with toluene to give 240 mg . of crude product . chromatography on 150 ml . of hp - 20 eluting with a gradient from 400 ml . water : acetonitrile ( 5 : 4 ) to 400 ml . of 100 % acetonitrile yields 169 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( a fast isomer ); m . p . 45 °- 52 °; [ α ] d = + 25 . 2 ° ( c = 0 . 5 , methanol ). tlc ( ethyl acetate : pyridine : acetic acid : water ; 100 : 20 : 6 : 11 ) spot at r f = 0 . 56 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 24 h 28 n 2 o 5 s . 0 . 3 h 2 o : c , 62 . 39 ; h , 6 . 24 ; n , 6 . 06 ; s , 6 . 94 . found : c , 62 . 61 ; h , 6 . 07 ; n , 5 . 61 ; s , 6 . 91 . a solution of the product from part ( a ) ( 49 mg ., 0 . 11 mole ) in methanol ( 0 . 2 ml .) is cooled in an ice - water bath under nitrogen and treated with 1n sodium hydroxide ( 0 . 24 ml ., 0 . 241 mmole ). the cooling bath is removed , the reaction is stirred for 6 hours at room temperature , and then quenched directly onto 2 ml . ag50w - x2 ( h + ) column . the column is initially washed with a few volumes of water , then the product is eluted with 3 % aqueous pyridine to give 35 mg . of ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( a - fast isomer ) as a 1 . 2 hydrate ; m . p . 146 °- 150 °; [ α ] d =+ 52 . 8 ° ( c = 0 . 5 , 5 % aqueous sodium bicarbonate ). tlc ( isopropanol : nh 4 oh : water ; 7 : 2 : 1 ) spot at r f = 0 . 52 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 22 h 24 n 2 o 5 s . 1 . 2 h 2 o : c , 58 . 70 ; h , 5 . 91 ; n , 6 . 22 ; s , 7 . 12 . found : c , 58 . 70 ; h , 5 . 70 ; n , 6 . 22 ; s , 7 . 16 . following the procedure of examples 1 to 4 but employing the keto compound shown in col . i and the thiazine ester shown in col . ii , one obtains the product shown in col . iii . the r 2 and r 3 ester groups can be removed to give the corresponding diacid which can then be converted to a salt . in the case of examples 28 to 31 , only the r 3 ester group would be removed . the r 3 and r 4 protecting groups shown in examples 16 , 18 , and 20 to 22 are removed as the last step of the synthesis . ## str38 ## __________________________________________________________________________ex - 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amino - thiophenol ( 1 . 9 g ., 15 . 4 mmole ), methylene chloride ( 15 ml . ), and 2 , 6 - lutidine ( 1 . 8 ml ., 1 . 0 eq .) at - 20 ° ( chloroform dry ice ) is added 2 -[[( 1 , 1 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - propenoic acid , methyl ester ( 3 . 0 g ., 1 . 0 eq .) dropwise over 5 minutes . after one hour the cooling bath is removed and the reaction mixture is stirred for an additional 16 hours . the reaction mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate , water , brine , dried ( mgso 4 ), and evaporated . the residue ( 4 . 1 g .) is chromatographed on silica ( 125 g .) eluting with hexane / ethyl acetate ( 5 : 1 ) to give 2 . 5 g . of s -( 2 - aminophenyl )- n -[( 1 , 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ]- l - cysteine , methyl ester as an oil after evaporation . a mixture of s -( 2 - aminophenyl )- n -[( 1 , 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ]- l - cysteine , methyl ester ( 1 . 0 g ., 3 . 1 mmole ), 1n sodium hydroxide ( 3 . 1 ml ., 1 . 0 eq . ), and dioxane ( 6 ml .) is stirred at room temperature in an argon atmosphere for one hour . the reaction mixture is washed with ethyl acetate , neutralized with 1n hydrochloric acid ( 3 . 1 ml .) and extracted with methylene chloride ( twice ). the combined extracts are dried ( mgso 4 ) and evaporated to give 1 . 0 g . of s -( 2 - aminophenyl )- n -[( 1 , 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ]- l - cysteine as a foam . tlc ( methylene chloride / acetic acid / methanol ; 100 : 5 : 5 ) major spot at r f = 0 . 5 . the product crystallizes from xylene to give s -( 2 - aminophenyl )- n -[( 1 , 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ]- l - cysteine as a fluffy crystalline solid ; m . p . 109 °- 111 °. anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 14 h 20 n 2 o 4 s : c , 53 . 83 ; h , 6 . 45 ; n , 8 . 97 ; s , 10 . 26 . found : c , 53 . 51 ; h , 6 . 28 ; n , 8 . 99 ; s , 10 . 26 . a suspension of s -( 2 - aminophenyl )- n -[( 1 , 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ]- l - cysteine ( 0 . 65 g ., 2 . 1 mmole ) in xylene ( 15 ml .) is refluxed in a flask equipped with a dean - stark trap for 7 hours . upon cooling of the reaction mixture the product crystallizes . the solid is collected by filtration , washed with xylene , and dried ( high vacuum ) to give 0 . 4 g . of (±)-( 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 - tetrahydro - 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepin - 3 - yl ) carbamic acid , 1 , 1 - dimethylethyl ester as an off - white crystalline solid ; m . p . 197 °- 200 ° ( decomp .). anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 14 h 18 n 2 o 3 s : c , 57 . 12 ; h , 6 . 16 ; n , 9 . 52 ; s , 10 . 89 . found : c , 56 . 88 ; h , 6 . 17 ; n , 9 . 40 ; s , 10 . 87 . a mixture of (±)-( 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 - tetrahydro - 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepin - 3 - yl ) carbamic acid , 1 , 1dimethylethyl ester ( 0 . 8 g ., 2 . 7 mmole ), tetrahydrofuran ( 10 ml .) and potassium tert - butoxide ( 0 . 4 g ., 1 . 3 eq .) is stirred at 0 ° ( ice bath ) under argon for 10 minutes and then treated with ethyl bromoacetate ( 0 . 5 g ., 1 . 7 eq .). after 3 minutes the ice bath is removed and the mixture is stirred for one hour . the reaction mixture is then diluted with ethyl acetate and washed successively with saturated sodium bicarbonate , 5 % potassium bisulfate , and brine , dried ( mgso 4 ) and evaporated . the residue ( 1 . 3 g .) is chromatographed on silica ( 60 g .) eluting with hexane / ethyl acetate ( 4 : 1 ) to give 1 . 0 g . of (±)- 3 -[[( 1 , 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ] amino ]- 3 , 4 - dihydro - 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepine - 5 ( 2h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester as a foam . tlc ( hexane / ethyl acetate ; 4 : 1 ) single spot at r f = 0 . 21 . a mixture of (±)- 3 -[[( 1 , 1 - dimethylethoxy ) carbonyl ] amino ]- 3 , 4 - dihydro - 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepine - 5 ( 2h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester ( 1 . 0 g ., 2 . 6 mmole ), methylene chloride ( 5 ml . ), and trifluoroacetic acid ( 3 ml .) is stirred under argon at 25 ° for 30 minutes . the methylene chloride and trifluoroacetic acid are removed in vacuo and the residue is taken up in ethyl acetate and the hydrochloride salt is precipitated with saturated hydrochloric acid / ethyl ether . the white solid is collected by filtration and washed with 2 : 1 ethyl acetate / ethyl ether to yield 0 . 7 g . of (±)- 3 - amino - 3 , 4 - dihydro - 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepine - 5 ( 2h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester as a white solid ; m . p . 231 °- 233 ° ( decomp .). tlc ( methylene chloride / acetic acid / methanol ; 100 : 5 : 5 ) single spot at r f = 0 . 08 . anal . calc &# 39 ; d . for c 13 h 16 n 2 o 3 s . hcl : c , 49 . 29 ; h , 5 . 41 ; n , 8 . 84 ; s , 10 . 12 ; cl , 11 . 37 . found : c , 48 . 87 ; h , 5 . 31 ; n , 8 . 80 ; s , 10 . 05 ; cl , 11 . 37 . (±)- 3 - amino - 3 , 4 - dihydro - 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepine - 5 ( 2h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester is reacted with ethyl - 2 - oxo - 4 - phenylbutyrate in the presence of sodium cyanoborohydride according to the procedure of example 1 ( f ) to yield (±)- dihydro - 3 -[[ 1 -( ethoxycarbonyl )- 3 - phenylpropyl ] amino ]- 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepine - 5 ( 2h )- acetic acid , ethyl ester . the diethyl ester product from part ( f ) is treated with sodium hydroxide according to the procedure of example 1 ( h ) to yield (±)- dihydro - 3 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ]- 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepine - 5 ( 2h )- acetic acid . in a similar manner , the keto compounds shown in col . i of examples 5 to 31 can be employed in the above procedure to yield other compounds within the scope of the invention . the diacid product from example 1 ( 1 mmole ) is dissolved in water ( 50 ml .). aqueous sodium bicarbonate ( 0 . 1 n , 20 ml .) is added and the aqueous solution is lyophilized . the residue is dissolved and purified chromatographically to give ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ]- dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( b - slow isomer ), disodium salt . in a similar manner disodium or monosodium salts of the products of examples 2 to 32 can be prepared . ______________________________________ ( 5r )- 5 [( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) 100 mg . amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h -- 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )-- acetic acid ( b slow isomer ), disodium saltcorn starch 50 mg . gelatin 7 . 5 mg . avicel ( microcrystalline cellulose ) 25 mg . magnesium stearate 2 . 5 mg . 185 mg . ______________________________________ are prepared from sufficient bulk quantities by mixing the ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( b slow isomer ), disodium salt and corn starch with an aqueous solution of the gelatin . the mixture is dried and ground to a fine powder . the avicel and then the magnesium stearate are admixed with granulation . this mixture is then compressed in a tablet press to form 1000 tablets each containing 100 mg . of active ingredient . in a similar amnner , tablets containing 100 mg . of the product of any of examples 2 to 32 can be prepared as can tablets containing 50 mg . of active ingredient . two piece # 1 gelatin capsules each containing 100 mg . of (±)- dihydro - 3 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ]- 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothiazepine - 5 -( 2h )- acetic acid , disodium salt are filled with a mixture of the following ingredients : ______________________________________ (±)- dihydro - 3 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenyl - 100 mg . propyl ) amino ]- 4 - oxo - 1 , 5 - benzothia - zepine - 5 ( 2h )-- acetic acid , disodium saltmagnesium stearate 7 mg . lactose 193 mg . 300 mg . ______________________________________ in a similar manner , capsules containing 100 mg . of the product of any of examples 1 to 31 and 33 can be prepared . ______________________________________ ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) 500 g . amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h -- 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )-- acetic acid ( a - slow isomer ), disodium saltmethyl paraben 5 g . propyl paraben 1 g . sodium chloride 25 g . water for injection 5 l . ______________________________________ the active substance , preservatives , and sodium chloride are dissolved in 3 liters of water for injection and then the volume is brought up to 5 liters . the solution is filtered through a sterile filter and aseptically filled into presterilized vials which are closed with presterilized rubber closures . each vial contains 5 ml . of solution in a concentration of 100 mg . of active ingredient per ml . of solution for injection . in a similar manner , an injectable solution containing 100 mg . of active ingredient per ml . of solution can be prepared for the product of any examples 1 , 2 and 4 to 32 . ______________________________________ ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) 100 mg . amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h -- 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )-- acetic acid ( b slow isomer ) disodium saltavicel 100 mg . hydrochlorothiazide 12 . 5 mg . lactose 113 mg . corn starch 17 . 5 mg . stearic acid 7 mg . 350 mg . ______________________________________ are prepared from sufficient bulk quantities by slugging the ( 5r )- 5 -[( 1 - carboxy - 3 - phenylpropyl ) amino ] dihydro - 4 - oxo - 2 - phenyl - 2h - 1 , 3 - thiazine - 3 ( 4h )- acetic acid ( b slow isomer ) disodium salt , avicel and a poriton of the stearic acid . the slugs are ground and passed through a # 2 screen , then mixed with the hydrochlorothiazide , lactose , corn starch , and remainder of the stearic acid . the mixture is compressed into 350 mg . capsule shaped tablets in a tablet press . the tablets are scored for dividing in half . in a similar manner , tablets can be prepared containing 100 mg . of the product of any of examples 1 to 32 .