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Merck Patent Gesellschaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung

E. Merck

Jurgen Seubert

Peter Andrews

Herbert Thomas

Rolf Pohlke

Rudolf Gottschlich

Helmut Wahlig

Rolf Bergmann

Volker Reiffenrath

Eike Poetsch

Reinhard Hittich

Rolf Gericke

Joachim Gante

Hans A Kurmeier

Michael Romer

Ulrich Heywang

Elvira Dingeldein

Volker Meyer

Horst Juraszyk

Werner Rogalski

Klaus Bofinger

Richard Kirchlechner

Wighard Strehlow

Rosmarie Steinigeweg

Friedrich Loebich

Bernard Riefling

Rainer Christ

Process for the preparation of cinnamic acid derivatives

The invention relates to a process for the reaction of fluorinated or chlorinated aromatics with electrophiles at the ortho position relative to the fluorine or chlorine atom, characterized in that a strong base is added to a mixture of the fluorinated or chlorinated aromatic and the electrophile.

Process for the reaction of halogenated aromatics with electrophiles

Liquid-crystalline materials can be outgassed by thermal treatment under reduced pressure in a thin-layer evaporator or with additional ultrasonic treatment.

Process for outgassing liquid-crystalline materials

Novel tetrahydroquinolines of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl each containing 4-7 ring carbon atoms and the cycloalkyl optionally being substituted by one of methyl, hydroxyl or oxo; phenyl substituted by 1-2 of amino, acylamino of up to 4 carbon atoms, Hal, hydroxyl, methoxy or nitro, wherein Hal is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine; thienyl; pyridyl; tetrahydropyranyl; tetrahydrothiopyranyl; and when at least one of R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 or R.sup.6 is other than H, also phenyl; R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each are H or methyl; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each are H, methyl or methoxy; R.sup.7 is H or --CO--CH.sub.2 --X wherein X is chlorine, bromine or iodine; the acid addition salts thereof; which compounds are useful as antihelmintics and as intermediates for the production of 2-acyl-4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino-[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives; and the corresponding compounds wherein R is alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, phenyl substituted by three of the substituents named above, and phenyl when all of R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are H; are produced by acylating the corresponding 1-aminomethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline wherein R.sup.7 is H, and optionally thereafter reducing the R group and/or reacting the ring nitrogen atom with an acylating group.

Process for preparing (1-acylaminomethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines

2-Acyl-4-oxo-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein COR is the acyl radical of an up to 26 carbon atom acid and their physiologically acceptable acid addition and quaternary ammonium salts, are anthelmintics and can be produced by reacting 4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline with an acid or a reactive functional derivative thereof. This is a division, or application Ser. No. 742,133, filed on Nov. 15, 1976, which in turn is a divisional of Ser. No. 533,467, filed on Dec. 16, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,001,411.

2-Acyl-4-oxo-pyrazino-isoquinoline derivatives and process for the

Novel .beta.-lactam antibiotics are compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms or, when A is oxygen, R is hydrogen; A is oxygen or --OCO--; Z is ##STR2## R.sup.1 is hydrogen, acetoxy or S-Het; Het is 1,2,3-triazol-5-yl, 1-methyltetrazol-5-yl, 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl or 2-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-5-yl; and n is an integer from 0 to 8; or a readily-cleavable ester or physiologically-acceptable salt thereof.

7[2(Substituted phenyl)2-(amino)acetamido]cephalosporin derivatives

Isoquinolines of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, OH, alkyl; R.sup.2 is H, or an unsubstituted or substituted carbonyl, carbonyloxy or thiocarbonyl group; R.sup.3 is H, alkyl or hydroxy alkyl; R.sup.4 is H, alkyl or phenyl; R.sup.5 is O, H,H or H and alkyl, phenyl, halo or hydroxy; R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are optional substituents; and R.sup.8 is H or alkyl, R.sup.2 being a thiocarbonyl or carbonyloxy group when R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 to R.sup.8 are H and X is O; and their physiologically acceptable salts, are antihelmintics, especially against cestodes and trematodes; some also possessing CNS activity, e.g., psychotropic and blood pressure regulating activity.

Ring substituted pyrazino-isoquinoline derivatives and their preparation

2-Acyl-4-oxo-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein COR is the acyl radical of an up to 26 carbon atom acid and their physiologically acceptable acid addition and quaternary ammonium salts, are anthelmintics and can be produced by reacting 4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino-[2,1-a]isoquinoline with an acid or a reactive functional derivative thereof.

2-Acyl-4-oxo-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein COR is the acyl radical of an up to 26 carbon atom acid and their physiologically acceptable acid addition and quaternary ammonium salts, are anthelmintics and can be produced by reacting 4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline with an acid or a reactive functional derivative thereof.

Isoquinolines of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, OH, alkyl; R.sup.2 is H, or an unsubstituted or substituted carbonyl, carbonyloxy or thiocarbonyl group; R.sup.3 is H, alkyl or hydroxy alkyl; R.sup.4 is H, alkyl or phenyl; R.sup.5 is O, H,H or H and alkyl, phenyl, halo or hydroxy; R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are optional substituents; and R.sup.8 is H or alkyl, R.sup.2 being a thiocarbonyl or carbonyloxy group when R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 to R.sup.8 are H and X is 0; and their physiologically acceptable salts, are antihelmintics, especially against cestodes and trematodes; some also possessing CNS activity, e.g., psychotropic and blood pressure regulating activity.

Tetracyclic compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each are H or alkyl, R.sup.5 is H, F, Cl, Br, CF.sub.3, OH, alkyl, alkoxy, NO.sub.2, NH.sub.2, alkylamino, dialkylamino or acylamino and X is O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, NH, N-alkyl or N-acyl, alkyl and alkoxy in each case being of 1-3 carbon atoms and acyl in each case being of 1-4 carbon atoms, with the proviso that when R.sup.5 is methoxy and X is a sulfur atom, R.sup.5 is in the 8- or 9-position only, and their physiologically acceptable acid addition salts, possess broad spectrum antibacterial activity, including tetracycline-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.

Tetracyclic compounds

(-)-2-Benzoyl-4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline is prepared by benzoylation of (-)-4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline, or cyclization of a compound of the formula ##SPC1## Wherein X is F, Cl, Br, I or O-tosyl and which has the optical configuration of the final product, or cyclization of a compound of the formula ##SPC2## wherein Y is OH, alkoxy, F, Cl, Br or I under HY-removing reaction conditions and which has the optical configuration of the final product, which is an anthelmintic.

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