Chalcogen Bonded Directly To A Ring Carbon Of The 1,3-diazole Ring Patents (Class 546/273.7)
  • Publication number: 20030153766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of a crystal of (R)-2-[[[3-methyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-2-pyridyl]methyl]sulfinyl]benzimidazole.n′H2O (wherein n′ is about 0 to about 0.1) or a salt thereof, which characteristically includes crystallization from an organic solvent solution or suspension in which (R)-2-[[[3-methyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-2-pyridyl]methyl]sulfinyl]-benzimidazole.nH2O (wherein n is about 0.1 to about 1.0) or a salt thereof has been dissolved or suspended, and the like, and provides a convenient method for efficiently producing an optically active sulfoxide derivative having an extremely high enantiomer excess in high yield at an industrial large scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Hideo Hashimoto, Hideaki Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20030096845
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (Ia) are disclosed by the invention, along with compositions and complexes thereof, optionally in combination with compounds of formula (Ib). Pharmaceutical formulations and methods of making and using such compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Robert R. Whittle, Frederick D. Sancillio, Grayson Walker Stowell, Douglas John Jenkins, Linda B. Whittall
  • Publication number: 20030088106
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for purifying 6-methoxy omeprazole, products using such processes, pharmaceutical formulations using such products, and methods of using such products for gastric acid inhibition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Linda B. Whittall, Grayson Walker Stowell, Robert R. Whittle
  • Publication number: 20030045724
    Abstract: A novel crystal of (R)-2-[[[3-methyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-2-pyridinyl]methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole or a salt thereof of the present invention is useful for an excellent antiulcer agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Akira Fujishima, Isao Aoki, Keiji Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 6528509
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are useful as protein kinase inhibitors having the formula: where R1-4, Q, and T are described in the specification. The compounds are useful for treating disease states in mammals that are alleviated by a protein kinase inhibitor, particularly diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, restenosis, and cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmacuticals, Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Hale, Xiaoling Xie, Jeremy Green, Jingrong Cao, Christopher Baker, Francois Maltais, James Janetka, Guy Bemis, Michael Mullican, Judith Straub, Qing Tang, Robert Mashal
  • Publication number: 20030036554
    Abstract: Improved processes for preparing substituted 2-(2-pyridylmethyl)sulfinyl-1H-benzimidazoles are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ilya Avrutov, Marioara Mendelovici
  • Publication number: 20030036656
    Abstract: The method for obtaining derivatives of [[(pyridil substituted)methyl]thio]benzomidazol (I), where each of R1, R3 and R4, independently of each other, is hydrogen, an alkyl, alkoxy or fluorinated alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R2 is nitro, halogen, alkoxy or halogenated alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a group —OR—(CH2)n—OR8, where n is an integer between 1 and 6 and R8 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, which involves (a) reacting an N-oxide of a methylpyridine with an anhydride of activated carboxylic acid or of sulfonic acid, and (b) reacting the intermediate formed in stage (a) with a corresponding mercaptobenzomidazol. The compounds (I) are useful in the synthesis of derivatives of [[(pyridil substituted)methyl]sulfinyl]benzomidazol, such as omeprazol, lansoprazol, rabeprazol or pantoprazol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventor: Ramon Berenguer Maimo
  • Patent number: 6511996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel form of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)-methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole, known under the generic name omeprazole. More specifically, it relates to a novel crystalline form of the potassium salt of the (S)-enantiomer of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing such a form of the potassium salt of (S)-omeprazole and pharmaceutical compositions containing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Maths Nilsson
  • Patent number: 6506738
    Abstract: The present invention concerns antiviral compounds, their compositions, and use in the treatment of viral infections. More particularly, the invention provides benzimidazolone derivatives for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Kuo-Long Yu, Rita Civiello, Keith Combrink, Hatice Belgin Gulgeze, Bradley C. Pearce, Xiangdong Wang, Nicholas A. Meanwell, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 6503929
    Abstract: Nitrate salt compositions with anti-ulcer medicines having formula (A) and (B) wherein the (A) class compounds: R=H, OCH3, OCHF2; R1=CH3, OCH3; R2=H, CH3; R3=CH3, CH2—CF3, (CH2)3—OCH3; wherein the (B) class compounds: RI3, RI4 equal to or different from each other, are respectively free valence hydrogen, (1), —CH2—N(CH3)2; Y=S, N—RI6, CRI7RI8; X=O, S, N—RI1; RI2=H, CH3; n=0, 1; Z=N—CN, N—SO2NH2, CH—NO2 or formula (VIIA) RI5=H, —NH—CH3, NH2; RI6, RI7, RI8, RI1, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen, free valence. The invention also comprises the methods for the preparation of above salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Nicox S.A.
    Inventor: Piero Del Soldato
  • Publication number: 20030004190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of the magnesium salt of the (−)-enantiomer of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)-methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole trihydrate, ie. S-omeprazole magnesium salt trihydrate. The present invention also relates to the S-omeprazole magnesium salt trihydrate prepared in accordance with the new process and pharmaceutical compositions containing it. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to new intermediates used in the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Anders Kronstrom, Eva Leander, Anders Mattson, Karin Jansson, Martin Bohlin
  • Patent number: 6489346
    Abstract: There is provided a solid pharmaceutical composition in a dosage form that is not enteric-coated, having active ingredients including a non-enteric coated proton pump inhibitor and at least one buffering agent. The proton pump inhibitor is omeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole, pariprazole, and leminoprazole, or an enantiomer, isomer, derivative, free base, or salt thereof, in an amount of approximately 5 mg to approximately 300 mg; and the buffering agent is in an amount of approximately 0.1 mEq to approximately 2.5 mEq per mg of proton pump inhibitor. The dosage form includes a suspension tablet, a chewable tablet, an effervescent powder, or an effervescent tablet. Also provided is a method for treating an acid-related gastrointestinal disorder in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a solid pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventor: Jeffrey Owen Phillips
  • Publication number: 20020156103
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for purifying 6-methoxy omeprazole, products using such processes, pharmaceutical formulations using such products, and methods of using such products for gastric acid inhibition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Linda B. Whittall, Grayson Walker Stowell, Robert R. Whittle
  • Publication number: 20020156284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole, known under the generic name omeprazole. Further, the present invention also relates to the use of the novel crystalline form of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, pharmaceutical compositions containing it as well as processes for the preparation of the novel crystalline form of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Karin Lovqvist, Gunnel Sunden, David Noreland, Ingvar Ymen
  • Patent number: 6462058
    Abstract: A novel crystal of (R)-2-[[[3-methyl-4-(2, 2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-2-pyridinyl]methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole or a salt thereof of the present invention is useful for an excellent antiulcer agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Fujishima, Isao Aoki, Keiji Kamiyama
  • Publication number: 20020111370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as antibacterial agents. The compounds of the present invention are nitric oxide releasing derivatives of proton pump inhibitors (NO-releasing PPIs). In further aspects, the invention relates to compounds of the invention for use in therapy; to processes for preparation of such new compounds; to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as active ingredient; and to the use of the active compounds in the manufacture of medicaments for the medical use indicated above. The invention also relates to new intermediates for use in the preparation of the novel compounds. Additionally the present invention relates to co-administration of NO-releasing PPIs with other known medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Rolf Bergman, Arne Eek, Lars-Inge Olsson, Per Lindberg
  • Publication number: 20020103232
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (Ia) are disclosed by the invention, along with compositions and complexes thereof, optionally in combination with compounds of formula (Ib). Pharmaceutical formulations and methods of making and using such compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Robert R. Whittle, Frederick D. Sancilio, Grayson Walker Stowell, Douglas John Jenkins, Linda B. Whittall
  • Patent number: 6423846
    Abstract: Lansoprazole of formula (I) can be produced economically in a high yield using a simple, two-step method comprising reacting hydroxymethylpyridine and benzimidazole starting materials in the presence of a phosphine compound and a dialkyl azodicaboxlate and oxidizing the product of the first step in the presence of an organic radical catalyst:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Ho Moon, Kyung-Ik Lee, Gwan-Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 6410569
    Abstract: The invention relates to the dihydrate of the magnesium salt of pantoprazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Byk Gulden Lomberg Chemische Fabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Bernhard Kohl
  • Patent number: 6403582
    Abstract: Compound represented by the structural formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: a is 0-3; b, d and e are 0-2; R is H, alkyl, F or —OR6; A is an optionally substituted oxime or hydrazone; d is not 0 and X is a bond, —C(O)—, —O—, —NR9—, —S(O)e—, —N(R6)C(O)—, —C(O)N(R6)—, —OC(O)NR6—, —OC(═S)NR6—, —N(R6)C(═S)O—, —S(O)2N(R6)—, —N(R6)S(O)2—, —N(R6)C(O)O—, —OC(O)— or —N(R6)C(O)NR7—; or d is 0 and X is a bond or —NR6—; T is H, aryl, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl; Q is phenyl, naphthyl or heteroaryl; R6 is H, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, phenyl, and benzyl; R9 is R6 or —OR6 R6a, R7a, R8a and R9a are H or alkyl; Z is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclo group, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Reichard, Neng-Yang Shih, Dasong Wang
  • Patent number: 6403616
    Abstract: Process for the manufacturing of slightly soluble or less soluble alkaline salts of substituted sulphinyl heterocycles containing an imidazole moiety with formula I preferably alkaline salts of a proton pump inhibitor compound, wherein the process comprises the step of reacting the substituted sulphinyl heterocycle of Formula I with a source of the cation in the presence of a base, characterized by a washing step in which the prepared alkaline salt of the substituted sulphinyl compound is washed with a basic aqueous solvent mixture. The obtained bulk drug substance resulting in a bulk product that in an aqueous suspension of the substituted sulphinyl heterocycle having a pH not significantly lower than that of a saturated water solution of the pure compound prepared. Alternatively, the process for manufacturing a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising the active substance could be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Magnus Erickson, Anders Gustavsson, Lars Josefsson
  • Patent number: 6384059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl-1H-benzimidazole, known under the generic name omeprazole. Further, the present invention also relates to the use of the novel crystalline form of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, pharmaceutical compositions containing it as well as processes for the preparation of the novel crystalline form of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: AstraZëneca AB
    Inventors: Karin Lövqvist, Gunnel Sundén, David Noreland, Ingvar Ymén
  • Patent number: 6369085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel form of the (−)-enantiomer of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)-methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole, i.e. S-omeprazole. More specifically, it relates to a novel form of the magnesium salt of the S-enantiomer of omeprazole trihydrate. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing such a form of the magnesium salt of S-omeprazole and pharmaceutical compositions containing it. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to new intermediates used in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Hanna Cotton, Anders Kronström, Anders Mattson, Eva Möller
  • Patent number: 6350876
    Abstract: 2-Sulfonylpyridine derivatives can be industrially produced efficiently by reacting a sulfonyl cyanide derivative with an &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compound and a 2-{[(2-pyridyl)methyl]thio}-1H-benzimidazole skeleton can be formed in one step in a good yield by reacting this type of the 2-sulfonylpyridine derivative with a 2-methylthio-1H-benzimidazole derivative in the presence of an organolithium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Koyakumaru, Takashi Sugioka, Tomoya Kuwayama, Goro Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20020016460
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Roger John Snow, Mario Cardozo, Daniel Goldberg, Abdelhakim Hammach, Tina Morwick, Neil Moss, Usha R. Patel, Anthony S. Prokopowicz, Hidenori Takahashi, Matt Aaron Tschantz, Xiao-Jun Wang
  • Publication number: 20020007069
    Abstract: An improved process of synthesis of 5-methoxy-2-[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]sulfinyl-1H-benzimidazole (omeprazole) by oxidation of 5-methoxy-2[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]thio]benzimidazole with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in ethyl acetate wherein omeprazole is poorly soluble, at a temperature between −10° C. and 5° C. is disclosed. The second step is a purification of the crude product by dissolution and reprecipitation of the final product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Natasa Hafner Milac, Darja Jereb
  • Patent number: 6323038
    Abstract: In view of the situation of the prior art, the present invention specifies the structure of a late-stage product of Mailard reaction in vivo having a close relation with various tissue disorders, and provides a diagnostic reagent for complications associated with diabetes or renal failure, containing the above compound as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Asai Germanium Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoko Oya, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Mitsuo Akiba, Norihiro Kakimoto, Yasujiro Morimitsu, Toshihiko Osawa
  • Patent number: 6316482
    Abstract: This invention relates to new benzamide derivatives having a vasopressin antagonistic activity, etc. and represented by general formula (I): wherein R1 is aryl optionally substituted with lower alkoxy, etc., R2 is lower alkyl, etc., R3 is hydrogen, etc., A is NH, etc., E is etc., X is —CH═CH—, —CH═N—, or S, and Y is a condensed heterocyclic group, etc., and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to processes for preparation thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Setoi, Takehiko Ohkawa, Tatsuya Zenkoh, Hitoshi Sawada, Yuki Sawada, Teruo Oku
  • Patent number: 6303788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the synthesis of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole, known under the generic name omeprazole. Moreover, the present invention also relates to manufacture of a pharmaceutical preparation thereof and its use in medicine. The novel process for the preparation of omeprazole, comprises the step of oxidizing 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]thio]-1H-benzimidazole in an organic solvent with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a titanium complex and optionally in the presence of a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Hanna Cotton, Magnus Larsson, Anders Mattson
  • Publication number: 20010025107
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing optically pure (−) lansoprazole for the treatment of ulcers in humans while substantially reducing the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture of lansoprazole. The optically pure (−) isomer is also useful for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux. (−) Lansoprazole is an inhibitor of H+ release and is therefore useful in the treatment of other conditions related to gastric hypersecretion such as Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Timothy J. Barberich, William E. Yelle, Paul D. Rubin
  • Publication number: 20010011092
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Deen Tulshian, Ginny D. Ho, Lisa S. Silverman, Julius J. Matasi, Robbie L. McLeod, John A. Hey, Richard W. Chapman, Ana Bercovici, Francis M. Cuss
  • Patent number: 6268502
    Abstract: An improved process of synthesis of 5-methoxy-2-[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]sulfinyl-1H-benzimidazole (omeprazole) by oxidation of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]thio]benzimidazole with 3-chloroperoxy-benzoic acid in ethyl acetate wherein omeprazole is poorly soluble, at a temperature between −10° C. and 5° C. is disclosed. The second step is a purification of the crude product by dissolution and reprecipitation of the final product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: LEK, Tovarna Farmacevtskih in Kemicnih Izdelkov. D.D.
    Inventors: Nata{haeck over (s)}a Hafner Mila{haeck over (c)}, Darja Jereb
  • Patent number: 6265349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridone derivatives and herbicidal compositions containing the pyridone derivatives as active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignees: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Ito, Atsushi Shibayama, Yoshihiro Yamaji, Ryo Hanai, Sota Uotsu, Hideo Sadohara
  • Patent number: 6265581
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of medicine, particularly in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity. More specifically, the present invention relates to selective &bgr;3 adrenergic receptor agonists useful in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Michael Gregory Bell, Thomas Alan Crowell, Christine Ann Droste, Cynthia Darshini Jesudason, Donald Paul Matthews, John Hampton McDonald, III, David Andrew Neel, Christopher John Rito, Anthony John Shuker, Mark Alan Winter
  • Patent number: 6248758
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation comprising a benzimidazole derivative as active ingredient, and as excipients, at least one cyclodextrin and at least one amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Hexal AG
    Inventors: Karin Klokkers, Marion Kutschera, Wilfried Fischer
  • Patent number: 6245913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an efficient process for the preparation of 5-methoxy-2-[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methylthio]-1-H-benzimidazole hydrochloride starting from 3,5-Lutidine and its conversion to Omeprazole (5-methoxy-2-[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methylsulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole) by selective oxidation with hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Wockhardt Europe Limited
    Inventors: Shiva P. Singh, Siddiqui Mohammed Jaweed Mukarram, Dilip Ganesh Kulkami, Manish Purohit
  • Patent number: 6197962
    Abstract: 2-Sulfonylpyridine derivatives can be industrially produced efficiently by reacting a sulfonyl cyanide derivative with an &agr;, &bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compound and a 2-{[(2-pyridyl)methyl]thio}-1H-benzimidazole skeleton can be formed in one step in a good yield by reacting this type of the 2-sulfonylpyridine derivative with a 2-methylthio-1H-benzimidazole derivative in the presence of an organolithium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Koyakumaru, Takashi Sugioka, Tomoya Kuwayama, Goro Asanuma
  • Patent number: 6191148
    Abstract: The present invention describes an improved process for the preparation, isolation, and purification of the anti-ulcer agent omeprazole whereby the sulfide precursor pyrmetazole is reacted subsurfacely with exactly one molar equivalent of meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in a chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon or aromatic hydrocarbon solvent, such as methylene chloride or toluene; residual organic solvent is removed from the aqueous layer by vacuum distillation; crude product is obtained by reactive crystallization with an alkyl formate or formic acid solution and seeding; and pure product is isolated by recrystallization in methanol-water containing aqueous NaOH by subsurface addition of aqueous acetic acid to pH 9.0, seeding, filtration, washing, and drying. Omeprazole and compositions of omeprazole containing no chromatographically detectable levels of residual non-alcoholic organic reaction solvent and diminished levels of alcoholic solvent are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James W. McManus, Nick Anousis, Benjamin Newton Banks, Hui Liu, Lingwen Zhou
  • Patent number: 6180652
    Abstract: The present invention provides acetone complexes of sulfoxide compounds, useful as medicines such as inhibitors of gastric acid secretion and anti-ulcer agents or as intermediates for production of medicines, a process for producing the same and a purification method of using the same. Namely, it is the acetone complexes of sulfoxide compounds or of pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof represented by the following formula: (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methoxy group or a difluoromethoxy group, R2 represents a methyl group or a methoxy group, R3 represents a 3-methoxypropoxy group, a methoxy group or a 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy group, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, n and m independently represent an integer of 1 to 4, and B represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or ½ alkaline earth metal atom), which are obtained by treating the sulfoxide compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with acetone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Eisai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Tsujii, Nobuo Niikawa, Keizo Takayanagi, Shigeharu Nochi