Process for preparation of 6,11-dihydro-11-oxodibenz[b,e]oxepinacetic acids
US4417063A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D313/12
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the preparation of 6,11-dihydro-11-oxodibenz[b,e]oxepin-acetic acids having pharmaceutical activity is disclosed. Compounds represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is OH or Cl are provided as intermediates. An aldehyde of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is a lower alkyl, e.g., 1 to 4 carbon atoms, is reacted with chloroform and aqueous base to form an .alpha.-hydroxy dicarboxylic acid. Alternatively, the aldehyde can be converted to the corresponding cyanohydrin, which is then converted to the corresponding .alpha.-hydroxy dicarboxylic acid. The .alpha.-hydroxy dicarboxylic acid can also be prepared from reaction of a halogenated toluate of the formula: ##STR3## wherein X is Cl or Br with mandelic acid or a derivative thereof of the formula: ##STR4## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The .alpha.-hydroxy dicarboxylic acid is cyclized and then converted to the oxepin acetic acid by reduction. Alternatively, the .alpha.-hydroxy dicarboxylic acid is cyclized and converted to an .alpha.-chloro-substituted oxepin acetic acid, which is then converted to the unsubstituted oxepin acetic acid by re…
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