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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1992
Christopher H Hill, Knebworth, GB;
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of substituted maleimides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryl or heteroaryl, by reacting an activated glyoxylate of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 has the above significance and X is a leaving atom or group, with an imidate of the formula ##STR3## wherein R.sup.2 has the above significance, R.sup.3 is alkyl, aryl or trialkylsilyl and Y is oxygen or sulfur, in the presence of a base and, after treating the resulting reaction product obtained in which R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl with a strong base, hydrolyzing and dehydrating the resulting hydroxy-pyrrolinone of the formula ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and Y have the above significance. The substituted maleimides of formula I are pharmacologically active, for example as protein kinase C inhibitors and which a useful, for example, in the treatment and prophylaxis of inflammatory, immunological, bronchopulmonary and cardiovascular disorders, or as antiproliferative agents useful, for example, in the treatment of immune diseases and allergic disorders.