Shionogi Company Limited

Shionogi Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha

Yoshitaka Araki

Toshiro Konoike

Kensuke Sakurai

Takehiko Tozyo

Tetsuyoshi Hayashi

Mitsuaki Ohtani

Takaharu Matsuura

Triterpene derivatives of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or metabolic ester residue; and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or --R.sup.3 -R.sup.4 wherein R.sup.3 is --SO.sub.3 --, --CH.sub.2 COO--, --COCOO--, or --COR.sup.5 COO-- (R.sup.5 is lower alkylene or lower alkenylene), and R.sup.4 is hydrogen or metabolic ester residue or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have anti-endothelin activities and are useful in prophylaxis and treatment of diseases caused by excessive secretion of endothelin.

Triterpene derivatives and endothelin-receptor antagonists containing

Triterpene derivatives of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or metabolic ester residue; and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or --R.sup.3 --R.sup.4 wherein R.sup.3 is --SO.sub.3 --, --CH.sub.2 COO--, --COCOO--, or --COR.sup.5 COO-- (R.sup.5 is lower alkylene or lower alkenylene), and R.sup.4 is hydrogen or metabolic ester residue or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have anti-endothelin activities and are useful in prophylaxis and treatment of diseases caused by excessive secretion of endothelin.

Optically active intermediate and method for production thereof

An optically active ester of arylacetic acid of the fomula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl or phenyl or taken together to from C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene, or C.sub.2 C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkenylene, or bicyclic-ring; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or methyl; X is single bond or Ch.sub.2, C.dbd.O, N--R.sup.4, O, S, CHNHR.sup.4, CHCH.sub.3, CH--Ar, or CHOR.sup.5 (provided that when X is single bond or CH.sub.2, C.dbd.O, N--R.sup.4, O, or S, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are not simultaneouly hydrogen or methyl); R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted aralkyl; R.sup.4 is hydrogen or amino protecting group; R.sup.5 is hydrogen or hydroxy protecting group; and Ar is optionally substituted aryl; prepared by the reaction of a 94 symmetric acid anhydride with an (R)-or (S)-arylacetic acid derivative in high optical purity; useful as a intermediate for the various optically active natural products and medicines.

Monoesters of arylacetic acid and the process thereof

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Yoshitaka Araki