Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.

Takuya Motokawa

Masanori Yoshida

Hiroki Kodama

Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Kazuo Kanai

Takashi Kagawa

Yoshitami Oshita

A process for producing optically active 2-halo-1-(substituted phenyl)ethanol of a formula (Ia) or optically active styrene oxide of a formula (Ib). The process comprises the steps of reacting a compound of a formula (II) with phthalic anhydride to give a compound of a formula (III), performing optical resolution on the resulting compound using an optically active organic amine as a resolving agent, and finally performing hydrolysis or alcoholysis on the optically resolved compound (Ia) or (Ib). The scheme of the above process is: wherein X represents a halogen atom, Y represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkoxy group, Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 3 and m is 0 or an integer of 1 to 2. The resulting optically active compounds are useful as an intermediate for medicines.

Production of optically active 2-halo-1-(substituted phenyl)ethanol and

A process for producing optically active 2-halo-1-(substituted phenyl)ethanol of a formula (Ia) or optically active styrene oxide of a formula (Ib). The process comprises the steps of reacting a compound of a formula (II) with phthalic anhydride to give a compound of a formula (III), performing optical resolution on the resulting compound using an optically active organic amine as a resolving agent, and finally performing hydrolysis or alcoholysis on the optically resolved compound (Ia) or (Ib). The scheme of the above process is: ##STR1## wherein X represents a halogen atom, Y represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkoxy group, Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 3 and m is 0 or an integer of 1 to 2. The resulting optically active compounds are useful as an intermediate for medicines.

Pyridazinone derivatives of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group which may be substituted with an aliphatic cyclic amino group optionally containing a hetero atom in the ring thereof; each of X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group, a nitro group or a group shown by --CO--NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 (wherein each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms); Y represents a halogen atom; Z represents an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; l represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 3; A represents CH or N; m represents 0 or an integer of 1 or 2; and n represents an integer of 1 to 8, exhibit a platelet aggregation inhibiting activity and are useful for the treatment of circulatory disorders such as cerebral infarction.

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