Abstract: It is provided a method for preparing the pyrroloazepine derivatives, especially in optically active form useful as drugs, by low-priced and simple method and in industrial applicable scale, represented by the following formula (I): wherein Z represents optionally substituted phenyl group, which comprises; a process for the asymmetric reduction of ketone compound with metal hydride compound and alcohol compound in the presence of optically active cobalt complex catalyst, and a process for the purification of the resulting compound.

Abstract: It is provided a method for preparing the pyrroloazepine derivatives, especially in optically active form useful as drugs, by low-priced and simple method and in industrial applicable scale, represented by the following formula (I): 1

Abstract: A method for producing an optically active trans-vinylsulfide alcohol having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, comprising the step of reducing a trans-vinylsulfide ketone with a borane reducing agent in the presence of an optically active oxazaborolidine and an additive.

Abstract: A process for preparing erythromycin A oxime or a salt thereof which comprises reacting erythromycin A with hydroxylamine using an acid, is disclosed. Erythromycin A oxime and the salts thereof are useful as intermediates for the synthesis of macrolide antibiotics.

Abstract: Erthromycin A derivatives represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a group of the formula R.sup.7 CH.sub.2 -- (wherein R.sup.7 is a hydrogen group or a lower alkyl group) or a group of the formula R.sup.8 O-- (wherein R.sup.8 is a lower alkyl group), R.sup.2 is R.sup.8, a cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group or an aralkyl group.), or R.sup.2 and R.sup.7 together form an alkylene group, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a phenyl group or an aralkyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 together form an alkylene group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together form an alkylene group, R.sup.4 is a lower alkyl group, R.sup.5 is a substituted silyl group, and R.sup.6 is a hydrogen atom or R.sup.5, are disclosed. These compounds are useful as intermediates for the synthesis of antibacterial agents.

Abstract: Sulfonanilide compounds represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group or a trifluoromethyl group, R.sup.2 is a cycloalkylidenemethyl group, a group of the formula --A--R.sup.3 (wherein A is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a sulfynyl group or a sulfinyl group and R.sup.3 is a cycloalkyl group having 5-8 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group having 5-8 carbon atoms substituted by one or two of a lower alkyl group, an oxo group, a hydroxyl group or a methanesulfonyloxy group, a tetrahydropyranyl group; a tetrahydrothiopyranyl group; or a 1-methyl-piperidyl group) or a group of the formula --B--R.sup.4 (wherein B is a carbonyl group, a hydroxymethylene group or a methylene group, R.sup.4 is a cycloalkyl group having 5-8 carbon atoms) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have anti-inflammatory activity.

Abstract: Novel styrene derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen or halogen, X.sup.1 is halogen, R is hydrogen or methyl, Y is hydroxymethyl, carboxyl, --COOR.sup.1 or --COR.sup.2 wherein R.sup.1 is prenyl, geranyl, farnesyl, cyclohexyl, phthalidyl, straight or branched chain alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or said alkyl substituted with hydroxy, methoxy, pyridyl or alkanoyloxy having 2 to 16 carbon atoms, and R.sup.2 is amino, hydroxyamino mono-(or di-)alkylamino in which the alkyl moiety contains 1 or 2 carbon atoms, ethoxycarbonylmethylamino, carboxymethylamino, thiazolylamino, cyclohexylamino, pyridylamino, morpholino, N-methylpiperazino, phenylamino, phenylamino substituted with one or two of halogen, hydroxy, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl or carboxyl at the phenyl ring, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof when Y is carboxyl are disclosed. These compounds exhibit high and long-lasting anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic activity.