1,3-Disubstituted imidazoles of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A and B may be the same or different, and each is a straight- or branched-chain alkylene or alkenylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, Y is an acyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms or an dialkoxymethyl group having 3 to 13 carbon atoms, Z is a cyano group or an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, n is zero or 1. The said compounds are intermediates for producing the imidazole derivatives of the general formula (V) above which possess strong and specific inhibitory effects on thromboxane synthetase and thus are useful as therapeutical agents for treatment of diseases caused by thromboxane A.sub.2.
1,3-Disubstituted imidazoles and a process for their production
申请人:Kissei Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
公开号:EP0076140A2
公开(公告)日:1983-04-06
1,3-Disubstituted imidazoles of the general formula (I):
wherein A and B may be the same or different, and each is a straight or branched chain alkylene or alkenylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, Y is an acyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms or an dialkoxymethyl group having 3 to 13 carbon atoms, Z is a cyano group or an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, n is zero or 1. The said compounds are intermediates for producing the imidazole derivatives of the general formula (V) above which possess strong and specific inhibitory effects on thromboxane synthetase and thus are useful as therapeutical agents for treatment of diseases caused by thromboxane A2.
1-Protected imidazoles, such as 1-acetyl-and 1-benzoylimidazoles, react with various halides, such as benzyl, allyl, α-keto, and alkyl halides, to give 1-protected-3-substituted imidazolium salts in high yields. The resultant imidazolium salts are easily deprotected by treatment with water or alcohols to give the corresponding 1-substituted imidazoles in excellent yields. In this reaction the yields of 1-substituted imidazoles in excellent yields. In this reaction the yields of 1-substituted imidazoles vary with the kinds of halides used and/or with the protecting groups, and the yields increase in the following order : benzyl halides ≥ allyl halides∼α-keto halides < alkyl halides, and acetyl ≥ benzoyl < ethoxycarbonyl < diethoxymethyl < trimethylsilyl < tosyl.