Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Kuniyoshi Masuzawa

Seigo Suzue

Takayoshi Ishizaki

Keiji Hirai

Kyuya Okamura

Shizuyoshi Fujimori

Susumu Kinoshita

Hiroshi Matsukubo

Katsuya Awano

Mitsuo Ohashi

Keigo Nishino

Kazunori Kasuga

Quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein R indicates a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, R.sup.1 indicates a lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 indicates a hydrogen atom, amino group or nitro group, X indicates a halogen atom, and Z indicates a halogen atom, piperazino group, N-methylpiperazino group, 3-methylpiperazino group, 3-hydroxypyrrolidino group, or pyrrolidino group of the following formula, ##STR2## (here, n is 0 or 1, R.sup.3 indicates a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, R.sup.4 indicates a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group or substituted lower alkyl group and R.sup.5 indicates a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group, acyl group or alkoxycarbonyl group), the hydrates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as antibacterial agents.

8-alkoxyquinolonecarboxylic acid and salts thereof

Quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R indicates a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, R.sup.1 indicates a lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 indicates a hydrogen atom, amino group or nitro group, X indicates a halogen atom, and Z indicates a halogen atom, piperazino group, N-methylpiperazino group, 3-methylpiperazino group, 3-hydroxypyrrolidino group, or pyrrolidino group of the following formula, ##STR2## (here, n is 0 or 1, R.sup.3 indicates a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, R.sup.4 indicates a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group and R.sup.5 indicates a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group, acyl group or alkoxycarbonyl group), the hydrates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as antibacterial agents.

Benzimidazole derivatives of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 indicates hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group having carbon atoms of 1 to 6 or dimethylaminopropyl group, R.sup.2 indicates hydrogen atom or lower alkanoyl group having carbon atoms of 1 to 3, R.sup.3 indicates hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group having carbon atoms of 1 to 3 or lower alkanoyl group having carbon atoms of 1 to 3, X indicates sulfur atom, sulfinyl group, sulfonyl group, amino group or methylene group, A indicates alkylene group having carbon atoms of 1 to 12, which alkylene group may optionally be substituted by hydroxy group or lower alkyl group having carbon atoms of 1 to 3, --(CHR')N--CR'.dbd.CR'--(CHR')M--, ##STR2## (in which R' and R' are each independently hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group having carbon atoms of 1 to 3 or hydroxy group, and n and m are equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3) and Y indicates oxygen atom or sulfur atom; their acid or alkali salts and hydrate thereof are useful as antiallergic agents.

Benzimidazole Derivatives

Quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein R indicates straight or branched lower alkyl, R.sup.1 indicates cycloalkyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, straight or branched lower alkyl, halogenoalkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, lower alkylamino or substituted or non-substituted phenyl, R.sup.2 indicates hydrogen, halogen, nitro or amino, X indicates halogen, Z indicates halogen, azetidino, pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino, thiomorpholino, piperazino or homopiperazino of the following formula, ##STR2## (here, n is 1 or 2, R.sup.3 indicates hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower acyl, acyloxycarbonyl or benzyl, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 indicate hydrogen, lower alkyl, aminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl or phenyl each independently), or pyrrolidino or piperidino of the following formula, ##STR3## (here, k is 0, 1 or 2, l is 0, 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1, R.sup.6 indicates hydrogen, lower alkyl or hydroxy, R.sup.7 indicates hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogenoalkyl or hydroxyalkyl, R.sup.8 indicates hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower acyl, alkoxycarbonyl or benzyl), the hydrates and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or alkali salts thereof are useful as antibacterial agents.

Quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives and their preparation

Quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group; the hydrates or the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition or alkali salts thereof are useful as an antibacterial agent.

Quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives

Quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, Alk is lower alkylene group and X is hydrogen atom or halogen atom; the hydrates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as antibacterial agent.

This invention relates to novel processes for the manufacture of spiro-linked pyrrolidine-2,5-diones of formula; ##STR1## which have a potent inhibitory activity on aldose reductase and are useful for reduction and prevention of chronic diabetic complications. The invented processes are useful as improved and convenient method for a large scale manufacture.

Process for the manufacture of spiro-linked pyrrolidine-2,5-dione

Pyridonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following formula, ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, R.sup.1 is lower alkyl group, cycloalkyl group or haloalkyl group, Y is hydrogen atom or halogen atom, or Y and R.sup.1 are ##STR2## which work together, R.sup.2 is hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group or acyl group and n is 0 or 1; the hydrates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as antibacterial agents.

Pyridonecarboxylic acid derivatives and antibacterial pharmaceutical

This invention relates to novel processes for the manufacture of spiro-linked pyrrolidine-2,5-diones of the formula; ##STR1## which have a potent inhibitory activity on aldose reductase and are useful for reduction and prevention of chronic diabetic complications. The invented processes are useful as improved and convenient method for a large scale manufacture.

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Kuniyoshi Masuzawa