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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harjinder S Bansal, Bracknell, GB;
Peter J Cleare, Ascot, GB;
Assignee:
Zeneca Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
548173 ; 548221 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing a compound of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X is oxygen or sulphur, by (a) reacting a substituted ortho-nitro or -nitroso phenol or a substituted ortho-nitro or -nitroso thiophenol with an alkali metal dithionite reducing agent in an alkaline reaction medium in the presence of carbon disulphide, to form a substituted 2-mercaptobenz-oxazole or -thiazole, acidifying the reaction mixture and collecting the 2-mercaptobenz-oxazole or -thiazole; and then (b) reacting the 2-mercaptobenz-oxazole or -thiazole with a compound of formula (IV)