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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Blacklock, Clark, NJ (US);
Ichiro Shinkai, Westfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549 66 ;
Abstract
(S)-3-(thien-2-ylthio)butyric acid analogs are intermediates in the synthesis of the chiral (S,S)-5,6-dihydro-4-ethylamino-6-methyl-4H-thieno[2,3-b]thiopyran-2-sulfon amide-7,7-dioxide and analogs thereof, topically effective carbonic anhydrase inhibitors useful in the treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma. They are prepared by condensation of 2-mercaptothiophene and (R)-(+)-.beta.-methyl-.beta.-propiolactone or an analog thereof.