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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
546 85 ; 546 86 ; 546 87 ;
Abstract
A 7-bromo-.beta.-carboline compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 =H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl and R.sup.2 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or benzyl, is produced by reacting a .beta.-carboline compound of the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above and R.sup.3 =H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkoxy or benzyloxy, with a brominating agent in an organic solvent in the presence of an alkalic and then hydrolyzing the resultant procursory 7-bromo-.beta.-carboline compound of the formula (III): ##STR3## is a solvent in the presence of a mineral acid.