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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lonza Ltd., Gampel/Valais, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
548544 ; 548543 ;
Abstract
Process for the production of 4-hydroxy-2-oxoyrrolidin-1-yl-acetamide, a cerebrally active pharmaceutical agent. A 4-halo-3-alkoxy-butenoic acid ester is reacted with glycine to new intermediate products of the formula: ##STR1## There is further by acid hydrolysis of the alkoxy group, subsequent hydrogenation, esterification of the carboxyl function and finally conversion to the end product by reaction with ammonia.