Alfa Farmaceutici S.p.a.

Alfa Chemicals Italiana S.p.a.

Alpha Farmaceutici S.p.a.

Ministero Dell'universita E Delle Ricerca Scientifica E Tecnologica

Mauro Morotti

Valerio Borzatta

Manlio Cristofori

Giuseppe Mascellani

Vincenzo Cannata

Giancarlo Tamerlani

New process for the synthesis of the levodopa, L-(-)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydyphenyl)propionic acid, drug used in the treatment of the Parkinson's disease. The process consists in resolving with d-camphorsulfonic acid, or with a salt thereof, the d,l-2-amino-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionitrile, obtained from the 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetaldehyde, and in the subsequent hydrolysis and demethylation, by means of concentrated solutions of haloid acids, of the d-2-amino-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionitrile and of salts thereof.

Process for the synthesis of the levodopa

A new process for the optical resolution of racemic mixtures of .alpha.-naphthylpropionic acids of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is (C.sub.1-6) alkyl and R.sub.2 represents hydrogen or a halogen atom comprises reacting a racemic mixture of a compound of formula II ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 have the above seen meanings and R.sub.3 is a reactive group, with an optically active aminoacid of formula ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4 represents a (C.sub.1-8) alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl or carboxy, and m is an integer from 0 to 4, to give a pair of diastereoisomeric amides of formula ##STR4## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.4 and m have the above seen meanings, and M is a hydrogen atom or a cation of an alkali metal or a cation of an organic base. Compounds IV are resolved into the single diastereoisomeric amides d,d or 1,d, or d,1 or 1,1. Acid hydrolysis gives the optically active compound I.

Optical resolution of racemic mixtures of alpha-naphthylpropionic acids

Derivatives of benzoylphenoxyalkanoic acids corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## wherein: X represents for example a halogen, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent for example alkyl groups, R represents for example an aminoacid; and the salts thereof are new products showing antilipaemic and anticholesterolemic pharmacological activity.

Derivatives of benzoylphenoxyalkanoic acids having normolipemizing

New compounds of general formula ##STR1## and salts therewith of pharmaceutically acceptable acids, wherein R and R.sub.1 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and n is an integer from 4 to 12; and of general formula ##STR2## wherein R'.sub.1 represents a straight or branched alkyl group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, W represents hydroxymethyl or the COOM group in which M stands for a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an equivalent of an alkali earth metal and n is an integer from 6 to 8. The compounds are useful in treating hyperlipidaemia.

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Mauro Morotti