Hoffmann-la Roche Inc.

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Ciba-geigy Corporation

Novartis Finance Corporation

Hans P Isenring

Christian N Hubschwerlen

Werner Hofheinz

Andre Furlenmeier

Bettina Weiss

Stephan Trah

Hugo Ziegler

Albert Pfiffner

Emil A Broger

Yvo Crameri

Beat Zehnder

Bettina Drechsel

Fungicidal aromatic oximes

Aromatic compounds

The present invention relates to aromatic compounds, namely substituted methyl 2-phenyl-3-methoxy-acrylates of the general formula ##STR1## where X represents an aldimino or ketimino group, in particular a group ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently of one another denote hydrogen, C.sub.1-12 -alkyl, C.sub.1-4 -haloalkyl, and C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alcyl.

Derivatives of acrylic acid

There is disclosed a process for the asymmetrical hydrogenation of (E)-2-methyl-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is as defined herein, to give compounds of formula ##STR2## The catalyst is a neutral or cationic rhodium complex of a chiral atropisomeric phosphine.

Asymmetrical hydrogenation

The invention concerns new pyridine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein X signifies a group ##STR2## and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 have the significances given in the description, and their N-oxides, N-amino salts, copper complexes and acid addition salts, processes for the manufacture of these substances, fungicidal compositions which contain these substances as the active ingredient and the use of such substances and compositions for the control of fungi in agriculture and in horticulture.

Certain 2,4-dichloro-phenyl(loweralkylidene) pyridines having fungicidal

The manufacture of 1-sulpho-2-oxazetidine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which Het is an optionally amino-substituted, 5- or 6-membered, aromatic heterocycle containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and optionally also an oxygen or sulphur atom, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkenyl-lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl, phenyl-lower-alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl, nitrophenyl-lower-alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl or carboxy-lower alkyl and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkanoyloxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkenyl, hydroxyiminomethyl, lower alkoxyiminomethyl, carbamoyl, carbamoyl-lower alkenyl or carbamoyloxy-lower alkyl, the group .dbd.NOR.sup.1 being present at least partially in the syn-form, in racemic form or in the form of the 3S-enantiomer, and of readily hydrolyzable esters and pharmaceutically compatible salts of these compounds, by acylating a compound of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.20 equals R.sup.2 or can also represent a 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl group and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or sulpho, or a salt thereof with a thioester of the formula ##STR3## in which Het is as above and R.sup.10 has any of the values of R.sup.1 except carboxy-lower alkyl, and can also represent a tri-lower alkyl-silyl-lower-alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl group or a carboxy-lower alkyl group converted into a readily hydrolyzable ester group, and the group .dbd.NOR.sup.10 is present at least partially in the syn-form, and carrying out subsequent steps (N-sulphonation, conversion of R.sup.20 into R.sup.2, R.sup.10 into R.sup.1), some of which are optional. The invention also provides certain novel products of formula I and benzthiazolyl thioesters of formula III per se and the preparation of the benzthiazolyl thioesters by esterifying corresponding carboxylic acids. Finally, the invention provides a process for the preparation of carboxylic acids in which R.sup.1 is t-alkoxycarbonylmethyl. The compounds of formula I have antimicrobial activity.

Process for the manufacture of 1-sulpho-2-oxoazetidine derivatives

Antimicrobial 2-oxo-1-azetidinesulphonic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which H.sub.2 N ##STR2## represents an amino-substituted thiazolyl group, R.sup.1 is lower alkyl which is substituted by carbamoyl, lower alkylsuphonyl, azido, piperidine-carbonyl, (hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)carbonyl or lower alkynyl, and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a lower organic group, typically, carbamoyloxymethyl.

Antimicrobial 2-oxo-1-azetidinesulphonic acids

Process for the manufacture of 1-sulpho-2-oxoazetidine carboxylic acid

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