Novartis Ag

Novartis Pharma Gmbh

Recordati Ag

Hanspeter Schilling

Gerhard Penn

Olivier Lohse

Andreas Bertogg

The present invention relates to a process for providing the compound of formula I, comprising the step of reacting a compound of formula VII with a base in the presence of an alkaline- or alkaline earth metal salt (MX), wherein LG is a leaving group. The presence of an alkaline- or alkaline earth metal salt was surprisingly found to render said reaction highly reliable in terms of the yield and purity of the compound of formula I obtained. In a further aspect, the present invention relates to the compound of formula I, having less than an amount of 1.50% or less than an amount of 1.25% or less than an amount of 1.00% or less than an amount of 0.75% or less than an amount of 0.50% or less than an amount of 0.25% or less than an amount of 0.10% of the compound of formula VIII. 

Process for the production of condensed imidazolo derivatives

The invention relates to a process for preparing 5-(&#x3b1;-haloacetyl)-8-substituted oxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-ones. The process involves (i) reacting (a) 8-hydroxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one with an acylating agent and a Lewis acid to form 5-acetyl-8-hydroxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one; or (b) 8-hydroxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one with an acylating agent to form 8-acetoxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one, and treating, in-situ, the 8-acetoxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one with a Lewis acid to form 5-acetyl-8-hydroxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one; or (c) 8-acetoxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one with a Lewis acid to form 5-acetyl-8-hydroxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one; (ii) reacting the 5-acetyl-8-hydroxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one prepared in Step (i) with a compound having the Formula RL in the presence of a base and a solvent to form 5-acetyl-8-substituted oxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one, wherein R is a protecting group and L is a leaving group; and (iii) reacting the 5-acetyl-8-substituted oxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one with a halogenating agent in the presence of a solvent to form a 5-(&#x3b1;-haloacetyl)-8-substituted oxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one.

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