Patent number: 5242928
Abstract: Novel imidazopyridine derivatives of formula I: ##STR1## wherein R is ##STR2## R.sup.1 is A, alkenyl or alkynyl each having up to 6 C atoms, R.sup.2 is H, COOH, COOA, CN, NO.sub.2, NHCOR.sup.5, NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.5 or 1H-tetrazol-5-yl,R.sup.3 is R.sup.5 --CO--alkyl, Ar--CO--alkyl, Het--CO--alkyl or Het-alkyl each having 1-6 C atoms in the alkyl moiety,R.sup.4 is H or Hal,R.sup.5 is alkyl having 1-6 C atoms, wherein one or more H atoms can also be replaced with F,X is absent or is --NH--CO--, --CO--NH--, --O--CH(COOH)--, --NH--CH(COOH)--, --NA--CH(COOH)--, --CH.dbd.C(COOH)--, --CH.dbd.C(CN)-- OR --CH.dbd.C(1H-tetrazol-t-yl)--,Y is O or S,A is alkyl having 1-6 C atoms,Ar is unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl monosubstituted by R.sup.5, OR.sup.5, COOH, COOA, CN, NO.sub.2, NH.sub.2, NHCOR.sup.5, NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 1992
Date of Patent:
September 7, 1993
Assignee:
Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
Inventors:
Werner Mederski, Dieter Dorsch, Norbert Beier, Pierre Schelling, Ingeborg Lues, Klaus-Otto Minck