Claims
- 1. A process for producing a compound of the formula ##STR86## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, methyl or hydroxyl,
- R.sub.2 represents lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, lower alkanoyloxy-lower alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl, 2-imidazolyl or 4-imidazolyl, and
- R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkyl substituted by 1 to 3 phenyl groups which may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower haloalkyl, nitro and lower alkylsulfonyl,
- or its salt,
- which comprises reacting a compound of the formula ##STR87## wherein R.sub.1 is as defined above, and
- R.sub.33 represents lower alkyl or lower alkyl substituted by 1 to 3 phenyl groups which may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower haloalkyl, nitro and lower alkylsulfonyl,
- with a thiol compound of the formula
- R.sub.2 SY
- wherein R.sub.2 is as defined above, and Y represents hydrogen or an alkali metal, and, to produce a compound of formula (I) in which R.sub.3 is hydrogen, hydrogenolyzing the resulting product, and if desired, converting the resulting product to its salt.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.2 in the thiol compound represents alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, acetyloxyethyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl, 2-imidazolyl or 4-imidazolyl.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.2 in the thiol compound represents 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl or 5-pyrimidinyl.
- 4. The process of claim 1 which produces a compound of the formula ##STR88## wherein R.sub.1 is as defined in claim 29,
- R.sub.21 represents alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, acetyloxyethyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl, 2-imidazolyl or 4-imidazolyl, and
- R.sub.31 represents hydrogen, methyl, benzyl, p-nitrobenzyl or benzhydryl.
- 5. The process of claim 1 which produces a compound of the formula ##STR89## wherein R.sub.1 is as defined in claim 29,
- R.sub.22 represents phenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl or 5-pyrimidinyl, and
- R.sub.32 represents hydrogen or p-nitrobenzyl.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction is carried out at a temperature of not more than about -20.degree. C.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the reaction is carried out in a solvent selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, hexamethyl phosphoric triamide and glyme.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein the thiol compound is used in an amount of 1.1 to 1.5 moles per mole of the compound of the formula (II).
- 9. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.2 in the thiol compound represents phenyl.
- 10. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.33 in the compound of the formula (II) represents benzyl, phenethyl, benzhydryl, trityl, p-nitrobenzyl, o-nitrobenzyl, p-chlorobenzyl, o-chlorobenzyl, p-fluorobenzyl, p-bromobenzyl, p-methoxybenzyl, p-methylsulfonylbenzyl or p-trifluoromethylbenzyl.
- 11. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.33 in the compound of the formula (II) represents methyl, benzyl, p-nitrobenzyl or benzhydryl.
- 12. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.33 in the compound of the formula (II) represents p-nitrobenzyl.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 90,071, filed Oct. 31, 1979, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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