Claims
- 1. A process for preparing a compound of the Structural Formula I: ##STR594## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently:
- hydrogen,
- - 10carbon alkyl,
- 2-10 carbon alkenyl,
- 2-10 carbon alkynyl,
- 3-6 carbon cycloalkyl,
- 3-6 carbon cycloalkylalkyl,
- 3-6 carbon cycloalkylalkenyl,
- 3-6 carbon cycloalkenyl,
- wherein said alkyl or alkenyl moieties on said cyclic groups consists of 1-6 carbons,
- 6-10 ring carbon aryl,
- 6-10 ring carbob aralkyl,
- 6-10 ring carbon aralkenyl,
- 6-10 ring carbon aralkynyl,
- wherein said alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl substituents on said aryl moieties consists of 1-6 carbons,
- 4-10 atom heteroaryl,
- 4-10 atom heteroarylkyl,
- 4-10 atom heterocyclyl,
- 4-10 atom heterocyclylalkyl,
- wherein said heterocyclic moiety is mono- or bicyclic, and wherein 1 or more of said 4-10 atoms is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and wherein said alkyl moiety of said heterocyclic groups consists of 1-3 carbons,
- and wherein all of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are unsubstituted or substituted by substituents selected from the group consisting of;
- amino,
- hydroxyl,
- - 6carbon alkoxyl,
- mercapto,
- 1-6 carbon alkylthio,
- sulfamoyl,
- amidino,
- guanidino,
- nitro,
- chloro,
- bromo,
- fluoro,
- cyano, and
- carboxyl;
- with the proviso that when one of R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other is 1-hydroxyethyl, then R.sup.3 is not hydrogen;
- wherein said process comprises the steps of:
- (a) reacting a compound of the Formula II: ##STR595## with a glyoxylate ester of the Formula III: ##STR596## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined above, and
- R is a readily removable protecting group, and
- R' is selected from the group consisting of readily removable blocking groups and pharmaceutically acceptable ester moieties, to produce a compound of the Structural Formula IV: ##STR597## (b) halogenating the product of Step (a) to produce a compound of the Formula V: ##STR598## wherein X is halogen; (c) reacting the product of Step (b) with a suitable phosphine to produce a compound of the Formula VI: ##STR599## wherein R" is selected from the group consisting of phenyl and unsubstituted or substituted 1-10 carbon alkyl wherein said substituent is cyano;
- (d) oxidizing the product of Step (c) to produce a compound of the Formula VII: ##STR600## and, (e) subjecting the product of Step (d) to elevated temperature of 0.degree.-160.degree. C. to produce a compound of Formula VIII: ##STR601##
- 2. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said phosphine is selected from the group consisting of triphenylphosphine, tributylphosphine, triethylphosphine and tris-(2-cyanoethyl)-phosphine.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/500,238, filed Mar. 26, 1990 now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 215,832 filed Sept. 9, 1988 abandoned, which is a division of Ser. No. 083,938 filed 7-31-87 issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,669 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 736,885, Jul. 12, 1985, abandoned, which is a division of Ser. No. 109,737, Jan. 4, 1980, U.S. Pat. No. 4,543,257, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 843,171, Oct. 19, 1977, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 743,363, Nov. 19, 1976, abandoned.
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