Patents Assigned to Texcontor-Anstalt
  • Valproic acid ester with antiepileptic and anticonvulsant activity and pharmaceutical compositions therefrom
    Patent number: 4442124
    Abstract: The compound pivaloyloxymethyl 2-propyl-pentanoate of formula I: ##STR1## is described. The process for the preparation consists of reacting 2-propyl-pentanoic acid with chloromethyl pivalate and isolating the pivaloyloxymethyl 2-propyl-pentanoate from the reaction mixture. Pharmaceutical compositions with antiepileptic and anticonvulsant activity containing an effective amount of compound I are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Texcontor-Anstalt
    Inventor: Zemp J. Niklaus