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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1989
Filed:
May. 23, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard F Shuman, Westfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
544237 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed an improved process for the preparation of 3-[(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-methyl]-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1-phthalazineacetic acid. The process is significantly improved over the prior art process in preparing the product in a one-step process where the prior art required three steps. The instant process directly alkylates a phthalazine ring nitrogen in the presence of the acetic acid moiety without the necessity of protecting the carboxylic acid group as was necessary in the prior art preferred process. The product is useful for treating the progressive deterioration resulting from diabetes.