The Upjohn Co.

Muniraj D Pillai

Thomas A Hylton

An improved multistep process for the production of intermediates for hypotensive compounds, which intermediates are of the formula V: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, alkenyl of 3 or 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl from 3 to 7 carbon atoms, phenylalkyl in which the alkyl group is defined as above, or the group ##STR2## is a heterocyclic moiety of 4 to 8 ring members, e.g., azetidinyl, piperidino, pyrrolidinyl, hexahydroazepinyl, or heptamethyleneimino, each of which can be substituted by one or two methyl groups, N-alkylpiperazino, wherein alkyl is defined as above, morpholino, or thiomorpholino, and wherein R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, starts with the corresponding secondary amine I ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 have the significance of above. SU

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Muniraj D Pillai