A. H. Robins Company, Incorporated

Henry W Moran

William J Welstead, Jr

Novel 2-amino-3-benzoylphenethylalcohols are provided having the formula: ##STR1## wherein; X is hydrogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl, and

2-Amino-3-benzoyl-phenethylalcohols and intermediates therefor

Novel 2-amino-3-(5- and 6-)benzoylphenylacetic acids, esters and metal salts of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower-alkyl, sodium or potassium, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, halogen or lower alkoxy, X is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, nitro or trifluoromethyl, Y is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, nitro or trifluoromethyl, and Am is primary amino (--NH.sub.2) methylamino or dimethylamino. The compounds are prepared by hydrolysis of 4-(5- and 7-)benzoylindolin-2-ones to give the 2-amino-3-(5- and 6-)benzoylphenylacetic acids wherein amino is primary amino. The free acids are converted to the esters and metal salts. The calcium and magnesium salts are disclosed and are within the scope of the present invention. The compounds inhibit blood platelet aggregation.

Method of inhibiting blood platelet aggregation with 2-amino-3-(5- and

Novel 2-amino-3-(5- and 6-)benzoylphenylacetic acids, esters and metal salts of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower-alkyl, sodium or potassium, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, halogen or lower alkoxy, X is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, nitro or trifluoromethyl, Y is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, nitro or trifluoromethyl, and Am is primary amino (--NH.sub.2) methylamino or dimethylamino. The compounds are prepared by hydrolysis of 4-(5- and 7-)benzoylindolin-2-ones to give the 2-amino-3-(5- and 6-)benzoylphenylacetic acids wherein amino is primary amino. The free acids are converted to the esters and metal salts. The calcium and magnesium salts are disclosed and are within the scope of the present invention. The compounds have anti-inflammatory activity, are effective in lowering the cholesterol levels in hyperlipemic rats and inhibit blood platelet aggregation.

2-Amino-3-(5- and 6-)benzoylphenylacetic acids, esters and metal salts

Anti-inflammatory methods using 2-amino-3-(5- and 6-)benzoylphenylacetic

Novel 4-(5- and 7-)benzoylindolin-2-ones of the formula: ##SPC1## Wherein R is hydrogen, lower-alkyl, or methylthio, R.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower-alkyl, R.sup.2 is lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, halogen, nitro or trifluoromethyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, halogen or lower-alkoxy, and n is 0, 1 or 2, are prepared by (a) acylation of indolin-2-one to give 5-benzoylindoline-2-one, (b) cyclization of 2-acetamido-3-benzoylphenylacetic acid or ethyl 2-acetamido-3-benzoylphenylacetate to give 7-benzoyindoline-2-one, or (c) by reacting aminobenzophenones with alkyl .alpha.(methylthio)acetates to give alkyl 2-amino-3-(5- or 6-)benzoyl-.alpha.-(methylthio)phenylacetates which are cyclized and demethylthiolated to 4-(5- and 7-)benzoylindolin-2-ones. The novel compounds possess anti-inflammatory activity and are intermediates for the preparation of 2-amino-3-(5- or 6-) benzoylphenylacetic acids which posess anti-inflammatory properties.

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Henry W Moran