Abstract: Provided is a process for producing an optically active compound represented by Formula (3): (wherein R1 is an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkenyl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group, and any hydrogen atom of R1 may be replaced with a substituent; R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group which is not reactive in the reaction below; and * represents a chiral center) or a salt thereof by subjecting a compound represented by Formula (1): (wherein R1 and R2 have the same meanings as defined in Formula (3)) to a ring closure reaction in the presence of a chiral ligand having 1 or more coordination sites, a Lewis acid represented by Formula (2): MmZn??(2) (wherein M is a metal ion, Z is a counter anion of M, and m and n are integers of 1 to 4), and a sulfonyl halide having an optionally substituted alkyl or phenyl group.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing an optically active compound represented by Formula (3): (wherein R1 is an alkyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkenyl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group, and any hydrogen atom of R1 may be replaced with a substituent; R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group which is not reactive in the reaction below; and * represents a chiral center) or a salt thereof by subjecting a compound represented by Formula (1): (wherein R1 and R2 have the same meanings as defined in Formula (3)) to a ring closure reaction in the presence of a chiral ligand having 1 or more coordination sites, a Lewis acid represented by Formula (2): MmZn??(2) (wherein M is a metal ion, Z is a counter anion of M, and m and n are integers of 1 to 4), and a sulfonyl halide having an optionally substituted alkyl or phenyl group

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ameliorant for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising, as an active ingredient, 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof which is a metabolite of 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-1-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof, having high biding affinity for a serotonin receptor 4 (5HT4) and causing no arteritis and thrombus formation; a medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising the said ameliorant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and a treating method for promoting the movement of the digestive tract, which comprises using the said medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ameliorant for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising, as an active ingredient, 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof which is a metabolite of 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-1-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof, having high biding affinity for a serotonin receptor 4 (5HT4) and causing no arteritis and thrombus formation; a medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising the said ameliorant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and a treating method for promoting the movement of the digestive tract, which comprises using the said medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel and valuable intermediate compounds of the general formula (VIII) which can be used for the preparation of novel compounds comprising an antibacterial action, especially with a strong antibacterial action against helicobacter pylori, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In the general formula (VIII) X is hydrogen or halogen, Y is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group having 8-19 carbon atoms, Z is hydrogen, a substituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group having 8-19 carbon atoms or a substituted alkoxycarbonyyl group having 2-19 carbon atoms, except that X, Y and Z are all hydrogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ameliorant for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising, as an active ingredient, 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pirrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof which is a metabolite of 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-1-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof, having high biding affinity for a serotonin receptor 4 (5HT4) and causing no arteritis and thrombus formation; a medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising the said ameliorant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and a treating method for promoting the movement of the digestive tract, which comprises using the said medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel and valuable intermediate compounds of the general formula (VIII) which can be used for the preparation of novel compounds comprising an antibacterial action, especially with a strong antibacterial action against helicobacter pylori, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In the general formula (VIII) X is hydrogen or halogen, Y is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group having 8-19 carbon atoms, Z is hydrogen, a substituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group having 8-19 carbon atoms or a substituted alkoxycarbonyyl group having 2-19 carbon atoms, except that X, Y and Z are all hydrogen.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel and valuable intermediate compounds of the general formula (VIII) which can be used for the preparation of novel compounds comprising an antibacterial action, especially with a strong antibacterial action against helicobacter pylori, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In the general formula (VIII) X is hydrogen or halogen, Y is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group having 8-19 carbon atoms, Z is hydrogen, a substituted aralkyloxycarbonyl group having 8-19 carbon atoms or a substituted alkoxycarbonyyl group having 2-19 carbon atoms, except that X, Y and Z are all hydrogen.

Abstract: Abstract The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which is appropriate for eradication or extermination of Helicobacter pylon wherein [4-[4-(4-methylbenzyloxycarbonyl)phenyl]phenyl trans-4-guanidino-methylcyclohexanecarboxylate or an acid addition salt thereof are compounded and it also relates to a complex consisting them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which is appropriate for eradication or extermination of Helicobacter pylori wherein [4-[4-(4-methylbenzyloxycarbonyl)phenyl[phenyl trans-4-guanidinomethylcyclohexanecarboxylate or an acid addition salt thereof are compounded and it also relates to a complex consisting them.

Abstract: A compound represented by general formula (I-2) or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salt thereof, useful as an anti-microbial against Helicobacter pylori and as a medicinal composition for treating Helicobacter pylori infection, wherein Ar represents phenyl, biphenyl or naphthyl each having a at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, carboxy, C1-C18 alkyl, C1-C18 alkoxy, C3-C18 cycloalkyl, C7-C18 aralkyl, C8-C18 arylalkenyl, C7-C18 aralkyloxy, optionally substituted phenoxy, optionally substituted C2-C19 alkoxycarbonyl, and optionally substituted C8-C19 aralkyloxycarbonyl, provided the case where Ar represents phenyl substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, carboxy, C1-C18 alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C19 alkoxycarbonyl or C8-C19 aralkyloxycarbonyl is expected.