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US 5,206,392 AGranted
Facile synthesis of arylmaleic acids and anhydrides
AssigneeAmerican Cyanamid Company
InventorWilliam D. Dean
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Abstract
A process for making acrylmaleic acid and arylmaleic anhydride derivative useful as intermediates for the preparation of arylmaleimides in the synthesis of compounds having activity in the central nervous system. The process involves reacting arylacetonitriles with glyoxylic acid to provide novel intermediate 3-aryl-3-cyanopropeneoates which may be converted to the arylmaleic acid and arylmaleic anhydride derivatives.
Claims13
A process for preparing compounds of the formula III:
- ##STR5## wherein Ar is phenyl or substituted phenyl having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of straight or branched chain (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4) alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) alkoxy, or halo selected from bromine, chlorine, fluorine or iodine, and B is a salt selected from sodium, potassium or cesium, which comprises:
- reacting a compound of the formula Ar--CH.sub.2 CN, wherein Ar is as defined above, with glyoxylic acid hydrate in the presence of a sodium, potassium or cesium containing base to yield the compound of formula III.
A process for preparing compounds of formula I:
- ##STR6## wherein Ar-- is phenyl or substituted phenyl having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of straight or branched chain (C.sub.1 14 C.sub.4)alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3)alkoxy, or halo selected from bromine, chlorine, fluorine or iodine;
- which comprises:
- (a) reacting a compound of the formula Ar--CH.sub.2 CN, wherein Ar-- is hereinabove defined;
- with glyoxylic acid hydrate in the presence of a sodium, potassium or cesium containing base to yield an intermediate of formula III wherein B is a salt selected from sodium, potassium or cesium;
- and ##STR7## (b) reacting a compound of formula III with a weak mineral acid at room temperature to yield arylmaleic acid derivatives of Formula I.
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A process for preparing compounds of formula II:
- ##STR8## wherein Ar is phenyl or substituted phenyl having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of straight or branched chain (C.sub.1 14 C.sub.4) alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.3) alkoxy, or halo selected from bromine, chlorine, fluorine or iodine;
- which comprises:
- (a) reacting a compound of the formula Ar--CH.sub.2 --CN, wherein Ar is as defined above, with glyoxylic acid hydrate in the presence of a sodium, potassium or cesium containing base to yield an intermediate of formula III wherein B is a salt selected from sodium potassium or cesium;
- and ##STR9## (b) reacting the compound of formula II with a strong mineral acid at reflux temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.