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the invention provides a process for obtaining 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxides of general formula ( i ) their individual cis or trans diastereomers , their individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof , and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , which comprises with a nitrogen protecting group to obtain an n - protected aminosulfone of formula ( iii ) wherein r 1 and r 2 are as defined previously and p is a nitrogen protecting group ; b ) introducing a sulfonamide group at position 2 of said n - protected aminosulfone ( iii ) to obtain the sulfonamide intermediate of formula ( vi ) wherein r 1 and r 2 are as previously defined and p is a nitrogen protecting group ; and c ) eliminating the nitrogen protecting group to obtain the compound of formula ( i ). in the sense using in this description , c 1 - 5 alkyl refers to a radical derived from an alkane , either linear or branched , of 1 to 5 carbon atoms , for example , methyl , ethyl or 2 - methylpropyl . a class of preferred compounds of general formula ( i ) is that in which the r 1 is c 1 - 5 alkyl , the stereochemical relation between the substituent groups of the carbons at positions 4 ( c4 ) an 6 ( c6 ) is trans and the chirality at c4 and c6 is s . a particularly preferred compound included within this class is dorzolamide [ compound ( i ) in which r 1 is methyl , r 2 is ethyl , 4s , 6s , trans ]. another class of preferred compounds of general formula ( i ) is that in which r 1 is hydrogen and the chirality at c4 is s . a particularly preferred compound included within this class is sezolamide [ 4 -( n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide ] [ compound ( i ) in which r 1 is hydrogen , r 2 is isobutyl , 4s ]. the process of the invention can be represented as shown in the following scheme . in accordance with the process of the invention , in the first stage [ stage a )], the nitrogen group is protected in order to avoid sulfonylation thereof in the second stage [ stage b )] of the process . examples of protecting groups ( p ) of the nitrogen are as follows : amides : p = r 3 — co —, where r 3 is alkyl , aryl or aralkyl , one or more hydrogens optionally substituted by halogen , for example , acetamide , propionamide , benzamide , phenylacetamide or 2 - chloroacetamide ; carbamates : p = r 4 — o — co —, where r 4 is alkyl , aryl or aralkyl , one or more hydrogens optionally substituted by halogen , for example , ethoxycarbonyl , phenoxycarbonyl , chloroethoxycarbonyl ; sulfonamides : p = r 5 — so 2 —, where r 5 is alkyl or aryl , for example , methanosulfonamide or p - toluensulfonamide ; and benzyl derivatives : p = ar — ch 2 —, where ar represents optionally substituted phenyl , for example , benzyl or p - nitrobenzyl . the racemic aminosulfone ( ii ) [ another way of naming the starting 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ] is a known compound or can be obtained by conventional methods [ see examples 1 and 2 ]. the reaction for protecting the nitrogen present in the aminosulfone ( ii ) is carried out under reaction conditions that depend on the selected protecting group . for example , for the formation of amides , aminosulfone ( ii ) is reacted with an anhydride or corresponding acid chloride in an anhydrous solvent such as tetrahydrofuran ( thf ) or methylene chloride in the presence of an organic base . for the formation of carbamates , alkyl chloroformiate , aryl or aralkyl is reacted with aminosulfone ( ii ) in an anhydrous aprotic solvent such as methylene chloride , in the presence of an organic base such as an amine . the formation of sulfonamides is carried out with sulfonyl chloride in the presence of pyridine or an aqueous base . the formation of the benzyl derivatives is carried out with a benzyl halide in a halogenated solvent in the presence of a base such as triethylamine . in the case that compound ( i ) has geometric isomerism , for example , dorzolamide , the aminosulfone ( ii ) has the geometric isomerism of compound ( i ). in a particular embodiment , aminosulfone ( ii ) is a compound in which r 1 is c 1 - 5 alkyl , and the stereochemical relation between the substituent groups at c4 and c6 is trans . in the case that compound ( i ) has optical isomerism , for example , dorzolamide or sezolamide , the chiral centres of the aminosulfone ( ii ) may have the appropriate chirality , or , alternatively , a racemic mixture of ( ii ) may be used . in the first case , the desired enantiomer of the aminosulfone ( ii ) can be obtained from the racemic mixture by conventional techniques for resolving optical isomers , for example , by precipitation with an optically active acid ( see example 3 ) or by enzymatic resolution . in the case of using a racemic mixture of ( ii ) as a starting material , the resulting compound ( i ) would have to be submitted to a final stage of resolution to obtain the desired enantiomer . the introduction of the sulfonamide group to obtain the intermediate ( vi ) is carried out by means of a process that consists of the following three stages : i ) the first stage consists of sulfonylation of the n - protected aminosulfone ( iii ) by addition of chlorosulfonic acid or fuming sulphuric acid to it , at a temperature comprised between − 10 ° c . and + 5 ° c ., followed by heating to a temperature comprised between 20 ° c . and 50 ° c ., for a period of time comprised between 2 and 24 hours , to obtain the sulfonylated intermediate ( iv ) which does not need to be isolated and can be used directly in the following stage ii ); ii ) the second stage consists of a chloration of ( iv ), for which , over said intermediate ( iv ), thionyl chloride is added slowly at a temperature comprised between − 5 ° c . and + 30 ° c ., followed by heating to a temperature comprised between 20 ° c . and 50 ° c ., for a period of time comprised between 2 and 24 hours , to obtain the resulting intermediate ( v ), which is isolated , for example , by addition of the reaction mixture to a mixture of water / ice in which intermediate ( v ) precipitates , and is filtered ; and iii ) the third stage consists of the formation of the sulphonamide ( vi ) for which the intermediate ( v ) is added to a mixture of thf / aqueous ammonia , at a temperature comprised between − 5 ° c . and + 10 ° c ., followed by neutralisation of the reaction mixture , elimination of the organic solvent and isolation of ( vi ) by conventional method , for example , by filtration . the last stage of the process of the invention [ stage c )] comprises the elimination of the nitrogen protecting group to obtain ( i ). this reaction depends on the protecting group present in ( vi ). for the amide , carbamate or sulfonamide protecting groups , this reaction is carried out in mineral acid medium , for example , hydrochloric acid , sulphuric acid , hydrobromic acid or perchloric acid , in water or in a protic organic solvent , such as acetic acid , and at temperatures comprised between room temperature ( 15 ° c .– 25 ° c .) and the reflux temperature of the medium . the product , as a free base , is isolated by neutralisation of the acid and extraction into an organic solvent , for example , ethyl acetate . in the case of protection with a benzyl group , this can be eliminated by catalytic hydrogenation using a catalyst such as raney nickel , pd on carbon , etc . an additional feature of the process of the invention , and one which supposes an advantage thereof , is that a starting material with a defined stereochemistry ( ii ) can be used , given that it has been observed that said configuration is not altered during the synthetic process . thus , for example , if a racemic mixture of trans - 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - alkyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( compound ( ii ) racemic trans , r 1 = c 1 - 5 alkyl ) is used as starting material , the racemic mixture of trans - 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - alkyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( compound ( i ) racemic trans ; r = c 1 - 5 alkyl ) is obtained without obtaining appreciable quantities of the cis isomer . in the event that the starting material is ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - alkyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( compound ( ii ) trans enantiomers s , s , r 1 = c 1 - 5 alkyl ) or else ( 4s )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( compound ( ii ) enantiomer s , r 1 = h ), ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - alkyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( compound ( i ) trans enantiomer s , s , r 1 = c 1 - 5 alkyl ) or ( 4s )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( compound ( i ) enantiomer s , r 1 = h ) is obtained , respectively , without obtaining appreciable quantities of the cis isomer or observing racemisation of the centre or the chiral centres . r 1a and r 2a , independently , are c 1 - 5 alkyl , and form part of the present invention and constitute an additional object thereof . said enantiomers can be obtained from their racemic mixtures by conventional optical isomers resolution methods , for example , by precipitation with an optically active acid or by enzymatic resolution . illustrative examples of said chiral starting materials ( iia ) and ( iib ) include ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide and ( 4s )- 4 -( n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide . therefore , in a further aspect , the invention provides a process for the enantioselective synthesis of an enantiomer of 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( i ), from the corresponding 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide with the appropriate stereochemistry , comprising the protection of the alkylamino group , the introduction of the sulfonamide group and the removal of the protecting group . in a particular embodiment , the invention provides a process for the enantioselective synthesis of a ( 4s )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulphonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide [ compound ( i ), 4s enantiomer ], from the corresponding ( 4s )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - dioxide [ compound ( iib )] which comprises the protection of the alkylamino group , the introduction of the sulfonamide group and the release of the protecting group by stages a ), b ) and c ), mentioned previously in relation to the general process of the invention . a specific application of this alternative leads to the enantioselective synthesis of sezolamide from the corresponding chiral intermediates . in another particular embodiment , the invention provides a process for the enantioselective synthesis of ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - alkyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide [ compound ( i ) in which r 1 is c 1 - 5 alkyl , the geometric isomery is trans , and the chirality is 4s and 6s ], from the corresponding ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - alkylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - alkyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide [ compound ( iia )], which comprises protecting the alkylamino group , the introduction of the sulfonamide group and the removal of the protecting group by means of stages a ), b ) and c ) previously mentioned in relation to the general process of the invention . a specific application of this alternative leads to the enantioselective synthesis of dorzolamide from the corresponding diastereomeric and chiral intermediates . the intermediates of general formula ( iii ), ( iv ), ( v ) and ( vi ), their individual cis and trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof , form part of the invention and constitute an additional object thereof . illustrative examples of said intermediates include the following compounds : 4 -( n - acetyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof ; and 4 -( n - acetyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof . 4 -( n - acetyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide 2 - sulfonic acid , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof ; and 4 -( n - acetyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide 2 - sulfonic acid , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof . 4 -( n - acetyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide 2 - sulfonic acid chloride , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof ; and 4 -( n - acetyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide 2 - sulfonic acid chloride , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof ; and 4 -( n - acetyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide 2 - sulfonamide , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof ; and 4 -( n - acetyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide 2 - sulfonamide , its individual cis or trans diastereomers , its individual levo or dextro enantiomers , or isomeric mixtures thereof . the following examples illustrate the invention and should not be considered as limiting the scope thereof . 26 ml ( 0 . 2 mol ) of 2 m boroetherate trifluoride in a solution of tetrahydrofuran are added to a solution of 4 -( n - acetamido )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( 26 g , 0 . 1 mol ) in tetrahydrofuran ( 320 ml ), cooled to between 0 and 5 ° c . after the addition , the mixture is shaken at room temperature , and sodium borohydride ( 7 . 7 g , 0 . 2 mol ) is added . the mixture is kept at room temperature for 1 hour and then poured onto a solution of 4 n hydrochloric acid . it is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and then the ph is set to 8 with sodium hydroxide . the crude product is extracted three times with ethyl acetate , and the organic extracts are pooled , dried and concentrated to dryness . the crude product is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture thf / et 3 n ( 50 / 3 ) as solvent , yielding 12 g ( 49 %) of the title product . 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 08 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 43 ( d , 3h ), 2 . 29 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 72 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 77 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 89 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 98 ( d , 1h ), 7 . 51 ( d , 1h ); 13 c nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): 10 . 7 , 15 . 2 , 34 . 9 , 41 . 9 , 51 . 0 , 52 . 1 , 127 . 1 , 130 . 5 , 135 . 3 , 145 . 4 . 15 ml ( 0 . 036 mol ) of diborane dimethylsulphide complex in a solution of 2m tetrahydrofuran are added to a solution of 4 -( n - isobutyrylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( 5 g , 0 . 18 mol ) in tetrahydrofuran ( 30 ml ), cooled to between 0 and 5 ° c . after the addition , the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours . the crude product is neutralised with water and concentrated under vacuum to a thick oil . a solution of 4n hydrochloric acid is added and the mixture kept at room temperature for 1 hour . the ph is set to 8 with sodium hydroxide and the crude extracted three times with ethyl acetate , and the organic extracts are pooled , dried and concentrated to dryness . the crude product is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture ch 2 cl 2 / meoh ( 94 / 6 ) as solvent , yielding 2 . 3 g ( 49 %) of the title product . 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 7 . 46 ( d , 1h ), 6 . 92 ( d , 1h ), 6 . 84 ( d , 1h ), 5 . 18 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 34 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 51 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 43 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 11 ( d , 6h ); 13 c nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): 146 . 0 , 135 . 4 , 130 . 1 , 129 . 0 , 127 . 0 , 54 . 4 , 52 . 1 , 49 . 2 , 28 . 4 , 27 . 3 , 20 . 3 , 20 . 2 . a racemic mixture of trans - 4 -( n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( 5 g , 0 . 022 mol ) in isopropanol / water ( 100 / 2 ) ( 100 ml ) is heated until it dissolves . while hot , (−)- di - p - tolyl - tartaric acid ( 3 . 6 g , 0 . 01 mol ) is added and the mixture allowed to cool slowly . when it has reached room temperature , the resulting solid is filtered to give 4 . 6 g of salt . the solid is suspended once more in 96 ml of the mixture of water and alcohol , and heated under reflux and cooled to room temperature to yield 3 . 3 g of product . the operation is repeated for a third time , yielding 2 . 9 g of tartaric salt . the tartaric salt obtained in stage a is suspended in water and the ph adjusted to 8 . the mixture is extracted 3 times with ethyl acetate , and the organic extracts are pooled , dried and concentrated to dryness , obtaining 0 . 75 g ( 15 %) of title product with a rotary power of [ α ] d =− 90 ° ( c = 1 , methanol ). 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 08 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 43 ( d , 3h ), 2 . 29 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 72 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 77 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 89 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 98 ( d , 1h ), 7 . 51 ( d , 1h ); 13 c nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): 10 . 7 , 15 . 2 , 34 . 9 , 41 . 9 , 51 . 0 , 52 . 1 , 127 . 1 , 130 . 5 , 135 . 3 , 145 . 4 . a solution of α - chloroacetyl chloride ( 3 . 68 ml , 0 . 052 mol ) in tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise to a solution of ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide ( 12 g , 0 . 048 mol ) and triethylamine ( 14 . 8 ml , 1 . 06 mol ) under a nitrogen atmosphere . once the addition is complete , the mixture is kept at room temperature for 15 minutes and a saturated solution of bicarbonate is added until the medium is neutralised . it is extracted 3 times with ethyl acetate . the extracts are dried and concentrated to dryness to give 12 g ( 88 %) of the title product , with a rotary power of [ α ] d =− 100 ° ( c = 1 , methanol ). 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 15 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 52 ( d , 3h ), 2 . 1 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 43 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 82 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 15 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 31 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 60 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 95 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 81 ( d , 1h ), 7 . 60 ( d , 1h ); 13 c nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): 12 . 1 , 15 . 9 , 21 . 5 , 32 . 6 , 40 . 3 , 46 . 9 , 55 . 9 , 126 . 6 , 130 . 4 , 134 . 8 , 142 . 5 , 175 . 1 . this is prepared according to the process described in example 4a , from 2 g ( 0 . 008 mol ) of trans - 4 -( n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 25 ml of methylene chloride , 1 . 4 ml ( 0 . 010 mol ) of triethylamine and 1 . 28 ml ( 0 . 010 mol ) of propionic anhydride . 2 . 1 g ( 87 %) of the title product are obtained . 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 10 ( m , 6h ), 1 . 45 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 40 ( m , 3h ), 2 . 75 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 05 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 20 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 55 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 95 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 75 ( d , 1h ), 7 . 60 ( d , 1h ). this is prepared according to the process described in example 4a , from 2 g ( 0 . 008 mol ) of trans - 4 -( n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 25 ml of methylene chloride , 0 . 66 ml ( 0 . 008 moles ) of pyridine and 0 . 65 ml ( 0 . 008 moles ) of α - chloroacetyl chloride . 1 . 6 g ( 62 %) of the title product are obtained . 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 20 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 55 ( m , 3h ), 2 . 48 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 90 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 25 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 40 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 60 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 22 ( s , 2h ), 5 . 85 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 85 ( d , 1h ), 7 . 65 ( d , 1h ). this is prepared according to the process described in example 4a , from 2 g ( 0 . 008 mol ) of trans - 4 -( n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 25 ml of methylene chloride , 0 . 66 ml ( 0 . 008 moles ) of pyridine and 0 . 95 ml ( 0 . 008 mol ) of acetyl chloride . an oil purified by silica gel chromatography is obtained using a mixture of heptane / ethyl acetate ( 10 / 20 ), 1 . 8 g ( 67 %) of the title product are obtained . 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 20 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 52 ( m , 3h ), 2 . 43 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 82 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 15 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 28 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 55 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 85 ( m , 1h ), 6 . 81 ( d , 1h ), 7 . 45 ( m , 5h ), 7 . 60 ( d , 1h ). this is prepared following the process of example 4a , from 4 g ( 0 . 015 mol ) of 4 -( n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 5 . 1 ml ( 0 . 037 mol ) of triethylamine and 1 . 4 ml ( 0 . 02 mol ) of α - chloroacetyl chloride . 3 . 8 g ( 80 %) of the title product is obtained . 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 7 . 53 ( d , 1h ), 6 . 75 ( d , 1h ), 5 . 48 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 53 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 34 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 52 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 17 ( s , 3h ), 1 . 85 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 11 ( d , 6h ); 13 c nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): 171 . 6 , 143 . 5 , 135 . 5 , 130 . 8 , 126 . 2 , 51 . 9 , 28 . 3 , 26 . 7 , 22 . 4 , 20 . 1 . 4 g ( 0 . 013 mol ) of ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - acetyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide are added to 7 . 4 ml ( 0 . 11 mol ) of chlorosulfonic acid cooled to 0 ° c . once the addition has finished , the mixture is heated to 50 ° c . for 12 h , then cooled once again to 0 ° c . thionyl chloride ( 7 . 42 ml , 0 . 1 mol ) is added slowly dropwise to the solution . the mixture is heated once again to 50 ° c . for 12 hours . the crude product is cooled to room temperature and poured over a water / ice mixture , obtaining a pinkish solid , which is filtered and immediately incorporated into the following stage of the synthesis . the solid obtained from stage a is added slowly to a mixture of tetrahydrofuran ( 25 ml ) and 15 % ammonia ( 5 ml ), cooled to 0 ° c . once the addition is over , stirring is maintained until dissolution is complete . the crude product is concentrated to dryness and submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture of ch 2 cl 2 / meoh ( 50 / 3 . 5 ) as solvent , obtaining 2 . 3 g ( 47 %) of the title product , with a rotary power of [ α ] d =− 80 ° ( c = 1 , methanol ). 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 14 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 41 ( d , 3h ), 2 . 05 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 43 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 78 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 26 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 46 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 55 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 91 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 40 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 21 ( 1h , m ), 7 . 24 ( s , 1h ), 8 . 02 ( s , 2h ); 13 c nmr ( dmso - d 6 , 300 mhz ) 11 . 6 , 15 . 2 , 21 . 9 , 32 . 4 , 42 . 7 , 55 . 4 , 62 . 2 , 128 . 4 , 136 . 2 , 144 . 6 , 149 . 4 , 170 . 3 . this is prepared following the process of example 6a ( stage a ), from 2 . 15 g ( 0 . 0075 mol ) of trans - 4 -( n - propanoyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 4 . 1 ml ( 0 . 06 mol ) of chlorosulfonic acid and 4 . 1 ml ( 0 . 055 mol ) of thionyl chloride , yielding a pink coloured solid that is immediately incorporated in the following step of the reaction . this is obtained following the process of example 6a ( stage b ), from acid chloride isolated from the previous step , 15 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 5 ml of 20 % ammonia . 2 . 2 g of crude product are obtained that are submitted to silica gel chromatography using a ch 2 cl 2 / meoh ( 50 / 3 ) mixture as a solvent , obtaining 1 . 9 g ( 69 %) of the title product . 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 05 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 18 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 45 ( d , 3h ), 2 . 43 ( m , 3h ), 2 . 75 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 26 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 45 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 95 ( m , 1h ), 5 . 21 ( 1h , m ), 7 . 20 ( s , 1h ), 8 . 05 ( s , 2h ). this is prepared following the process of example 6a ( stage a ), from 1 . 6 g ( 0 . 0053 mol ) of trans - 4 -( n -( 2 - chloroacetyl )- n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 3 ml ( 0 . 044 mol ) of chlorosulphonic acid and 3 ml ( 0 . 040 mol ) of thionyl chloride , yielding a pink coloured solid that is immediately incorporated in the following step of the reaction . this is obtained following the process of example 6a ( stage b ), from acid chloride isolated from the previous step , 7 . 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 4 ml of 20 % ammonia . 2 . 2 g of crude product is obtained that is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture of ch 2 cl 2 / meoh ( 95 / 5 ) as a solvent , obtaining 1 . 18 g ( 58 %) of the title product . this is prepared following the process of example 6a ( stage a ), from 1 . 2 g ( 0 . 0035 mol ) of trans - 4 -( n - benzoyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 3 ml ( 0 . 044 mol ) of chlorosulphonic acid and 3 ml ( 0 . 040 mol ) of thionyl chloride , yielding a pink coloured solid that is immediately incorporated in the following step of the reaction . this is obtained following the process of example 6a ( stage b ), from acid chloride isolated from the previous step , 7 . 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 4 ml of 20 % ammonia . 2 . 2 g of crude product is obtained that is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture of ch 2 cl 2 / meoh ( 50 / 2 ) as a solvent , obtaining 1 . 05 g ( 72 %) of the title product . this is prepared following the process of example 6a ( stage a ), from 2 g ( 0 . 0064 mol ) of 4 -( n - acetyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , 4 . 1 ml ( 0 . 06 mol ) of chlorosulphonic acid and 4 . 1 ml ( 0 . 055 mol ) of thionyl chloride , yielding a light pink coloured solid that is immediately incorporated in the following step of the reaction . this is obtained following the process of example 6a ( stage b ), from acid chloride isolated in stage a , 15 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 5 ml of 20 % ammonia . 2 . 2 g of crude product are obtained that are submitted to silica gel chromatography using a ch 2 cl 2 / meoh ( 47 / 3 ) mixture as a solvent , obtaining 1 . 35 g ( 54 %) of the title product . 1 h nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): δ 8 . 05 ( s , 2h ), 7 . 20 ( s , 1h ), 4 . 76 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 72 ( m , 2h ), 3 . 23 ( m , 2h ), 2 . 95 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 30 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 03 ( s , 3h ), 1 . 83 ( m , 1h ), 1 . 00 ( d , 6h ); 13 c nmr ( cdcl 3 , 300 mhz ): 170 . 3 , 148 . 6 , 145 . 7 , 136 . 3 , 127 . 7 , 62 . 0 , 27 . 6 , 25 . 8 , 25 . 5 , 22 . 5 , 20 . 0 , 19 . 5 . 1 g ( 0 . 0027 mol ) of ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - acetyl - n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide is dissolved in 16 ml of a mixture of methanol / hydrochloric acid 36 % ( 1 / 1 ). the solution is heated under reflux for 72 h . it is cooled to room temperature and poured over water and neutralised with a solution of saturated bicarbonate . it is extracted 3 times with ethyl acetate , and the organic phases are pooled , dried and concentrated to dryness . the residue is submitted to silica gel chromatography using the a mixture of thf / et 3 n ( 50 / 2 ) as a solvent , obtaining 0 . 55 g ( 66 %) of the title product , with a rotary power of [ α ] d =− 32 ° ( c = 1 , methanol ). 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 , 300 mhz ): δ 1 . 28 ( t , 3h ), 1 . 37 ( d , 3h ), 2 . 53 ( m , 1h ), 2 . 80 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 04 ( m , 1h ), 3 . 19 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 36 ( m , 1h ), 4 . 69 ( 1h , m ), 8 . 01 ( s , 1h ), 8 . 21 ( s , 2h ), 9 . 60 ( m , 1h ); 9 . 89 ( m , 1h ); 13 c nmr ( dmso - d 6 , 300 mhz ): 9 . 9 , 11 . 1 , 30 . 6 , 40 . 7 , 49 . 1 , 51 . 5 , 54 . 5 , 130 . 7 , 137 . 3 , 141 . 8 , 149 . 6 . this is prepared following the process of example 8a , from 0 . 25 g ( 0 . 0015 mol ) of 4 -( n - propionyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide . the crude product is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture of thf / et 3 n ( 50 / 2 ) as solvent , obtaining 0 . 09 g ( 40 %) of the title product . this is prepared following the process of example 8a , from 0 . 25 g ( 0 . 0006 mol ) of 4 -( n -( 2 - chloroacetyl )- n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide . the crude product is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture of thf / et 3 n ( 50 / 2 ) as solvent , obtaining 0 . 08 g ( 38 %) of the title product . this is prepared following the process of example 8a , from 0 . 25 g ( 0 . 0006 mol ) of 4 -( n - benzoyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide . the crude product is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture of thf / et 3 n ( 50 / 2 ) as solvent , obtaining 0 . 07 g ( 35 %) of the title product . this is prepared following the process of example 8a , from 0 . 6 g ( 0 . 0015 mol ) of 4 -( n - acetyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide . the crude product is submitted to silica gel chromatography using a mixture of thf / et 3 n ( 50 / 2 ) as solvent , obtaining 0 . 28 g ( 52 %) of the title product . 0 . 55 g ( 0 . 0017 mol ) of ( 4s - trans )- 4 -( n - ethylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 6 - methyl - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 2 - sulfonamide - 7 , 7 - dioxide are dissolved in 25 ml of ethyl acetate , and the ph is set to 1 with hydrochloric acid . the crude product is concentrated to dryness obtaining 0 . 62 g ( 95 %) of the title product with a rotary power of [ α ] d =− 8 . 3 ° ( c = 1 , methanol ). this is prepared following the process of example 10 from 0 . 28 g ( 8 × 10 − 4 mol ) of 4 -( n - acetyl - n - isobutylamino )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thien -( 2 , 3 - b )- thiopyran - 7 , 7 - dioxide , obtaining 0 . 28 g ( 91 %) of the title product .

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