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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1079739
(21) Application Number: 268139
(54) English Title: BASICALLY SUBSTITUTED INDOLE DERIVATIVES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE
(54) French Title: PREPARATION INDUSTRIELLE DE DERIVES D'INDOLE A SUBSTITUTION BASIQUE
Status: Expired
Bibliographic Data
(52) Canadian Patent Classification (CPC):
  • 260/319
  • 260/385
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • C07D 209/42 (2006.01)
  • C07D 209/30 (2006.01)
  • C07D 209/34 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • LATTRELL, RUDOLF (Not Available)
  • BARTMANN, WILHELM (Not Available)
  • KAISER, JOACHIM (Not Available)
(73) Owners :
  • HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (Germany)
(71) Applicants :
(74) Agent:
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 1980-06-17
(22) Filed Date:
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract






Abstract:
The present invention relates to basically substituted
indole derivatives and to a process for their manufacture.
The novel compounds are valuable medicaments.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


THE EMBODIME.NTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:


1. A process for the preparation of a compound of

the formula I

Image I

wherein
R1 represents a chlorine or bromine atom,

R2 represents
a) an aminogroup of the formula Image , wherein

R5 is hydroyen and
R6 is
I) an aminoalkyl group of the formula Image ,
wherein
A1 is a single bond or represents a straight-
chained or branched low-molecular-weight-
alkylene group having up to 6 carbon atoms,
which may be substituted by hydroxy or alkoxy
or acyloxy groups both having 1 to 4 carbon,
atoms, and wherein
R7 and R8 may be identical or different and
each represents
1. hydrogen
2. a cycloalkyl group of 5 to 7 carbon atoms
3. a straight-chained or branched alkyl group
of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

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4. a phenyl group which may carry one or more
alkyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy
groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, methylene-
dioxy, hydroxy, nitro, amino groups or halo-
gen atoms
and if

R7 and R8 represent alkyl groups, these groups
may
.alpha.) form together with the nitrogen atom a 5-,
6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring which
may be substituted by alkyl groups of
1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxy groups or
alkoxy carbonyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon
atoms, or
.beta.) form together with the nitrogen atom a
5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring
wherein one of the carbon atoms is re-
placed by oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen
atom, this latter may be substituted by
1. hydrogen
2. a phenyl group which may be substituted
by one or more alkyl groups of 1 to 4
carbon atoms, alkoxy groups of 1 to 4 car-
bon atoms, methylene-dioxy, hydroxy, nit-
ro or amino groups or halogen atoms,
3. an alkenyl group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms,
4. an alkinyl group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms,
5. the formyl group,


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6. an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
which may be substituted by one or more
hydroxy, alkoxy groups of 1 to 4 carbon
atoms, ethylene-dioxy, trimethylene-di-
oxy, phenyl groups having the substitu-
ents mentioned above (item 2) or amino-
carbonyl groups of the formula.

Image , wherein

R9 and R10 have the same meanings as R7 and
R8 with the proviso that they may form to-
gether with the nitrogen atom a 5-, 6- or
7-membered ring which may be substituted
as defined above (item .alpha.) and wherein one
of the carbon atoms may be replaced by an
oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, this latter
being, however, unsubstituted

II) a cycloalkyl group of 5 to 7 carbon atoms,
which may be substituted by dialkylamino groups
of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or
III) R6 forms together with R5 and the nitrogen atom
a 5- or 6-membered ring, in which one of the
carbon atoms may be replaced by a nitrogen atom
which may be substituted as mentioned for R7
and R8 (item .beta., 1. to 6.)

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b) an aminoalkoxy group of the Image
wherein
A2 stands for a straight-chained or branched low-
molecular-weight alkylene group of 2 to 6 carbon
atoms which may be substituted by alkyl of 1 to
4 carbon atoms or by phenyl which may have
the substituents mentioned above (item .beta.) 2.)
and
R11 and R12 have the same meanings as R7 and R8,

c) a basic radical of the formula -O-(CH2)n-R13,
wherein
R13 stands for a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic .
ring containing a nitrogen atom and
n stands for zero or 1.

R3 represents a hydrogen atom, the hydroxy group, an alkoxy
group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a fluorine, chlorine or
bromine atom, the nitro, amino or benzyloxy group,
m represents the integer 1, 2 or 3,
R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a saturated or unsaturated,
straight-chained or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon
radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the benzyl or phenyl
group, of which the phenyl nucleus may be substituted as
defined for R2,
and the physiologically acceptable salts of the said compounds
of formula I,

in which

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(a1) a compound of the formula II

Image II

wherein R3, R4 and m are as defined above, is reacted with
phosphorous oxychloride or -bromide and dimethylformamide to
yield an aldehyde of the formula III





Image III


(a2) the aldehyde obtained is oxidized to yield the carboxylic
acid of the formula IV

Image IV


wherein R3, R4 and m are as defined above, and
(a3) the so-obtained compound of the formula IV is reacted with
an amine of the formula Image or with an alcohol of the
formula Image or -HO-(CH2)nR13, wherein
A2, R5, R6, R11, R12 and R13 and n are defined as above,
or
(b1) a compound of the formula II as defined above is reacted
with phosphorus oxychloride/dimethylformamide first to
yield the 3-dimethylamino-methylene compound of the
formula V


Image V

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and
(b2) the resulting compound of the formula V is converted,
by reaction with phosphorous oxytrichloride or -bromide,
into a compound of the formula VI



VI
Image


and this compound is converted according to steps (a2)
(a3) into a compound of the formula I, or
(c) a compound of the formula I, wherein R1 to R4 and m are
as defined above, with the proviso that R2 contains a
secondary amino group, is reacted with an alkylating
agent of the formula R14X, wherein X represents a
chlorine or bromine atom and R14 represents an alkenyl
group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkinyl group of 3 to
8 carbon atoms or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms
which may be substituted by hydroxy, alkoxy of 1 to 4
carbon atoms, ethylene-dioxy, trimethylene-dioxy, phenyl
or substituted phenyl or by the group Image, wherein
R9 and R10 are as defined above,
and the compound of the formula I may be converted into a
physiologically acceptable salt by reaction with a suitable
acid or suitable acid group-containing synthetic resin.

2. A process as claimed in claim 1 in which the
preparation is carried out according to reaction (a1) to (a3).


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3. A process as claimed in claim 1 in which the prepara-
tion is carried out according to reaction (b1) and (b2).

4. A compound of the formula I as defined in claim 1,
whenever obtained according to a process as claimed in claim 1,
claim 2 or claim 3 or by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.


5. A process as claimed in claim 1 in which the prepara-
tion is carried out according to reaction (c).


6. A compound of the formula I as defined above, whenever
obtained according to a process as claimed in claim 5 or by an
obvious chemical equivalent thereof.

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7. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
of 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid (4-methyl)-
piperazide in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted with phos-
phorus oxychloride and dimethylformamide, the resultant 3-
dimethylaminomethylene-1-phenyl-2-indolinone is subsequently
isolated and heated with phosphorus oxychloride in chloroform
to yield the 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole-3-carbaldehyde which is
subsequently isolated and oxidized in solution using potassium
permanganate, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-
carboxylic acid and thionyl chloride are reacted, excess
thionyl chloride is eliminated, N-methyl-piperazine and
pyridine are added to the product in solution and the
resultant product is subsequently isolated.


8. 2-Chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid (4-methyl)-
piperazide whenever obtained according to a process as claimed
in claim 7 or by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.


9. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
of 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid piperazide in
which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted with phosphorus oxychloride
and dimethylformamide, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-
indole 3-carbaldehyde is subsequently isolated and oxidized
in solution using potassium permanganate, the resultant
2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid and thionyl
chloride are reacted, excess thionyl chloride is eliminated,
N-formyl-piperazine and pyridine are added to the product in
solution, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic
acid (4-formyl)-piperazide is dissolved in ethanol, treated
with sodium hydroxide and the resultant product is subsequently
isolated.

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10. 2-Chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid piperazide
whenever obtained according to a process as claimed in claim
9 or by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.


11. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
of

Image


in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted with phosphorus oxychloride
and dimethylformamide, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-
carbaldehyde is subsequently isolated and oxidized in solution
using potassium permanganate, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-
indole 3-carboxylic acid and thionyl chloride are reacted, excess
thionyl chloride is eliminated, the compound

Image

and pyridine are added to the product in solution and the
resultant product is subsequently isolated.


12. Image






whenever obtained according to a process as claimed in
claim 11 or by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.

13. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
of


Image



in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted with phosphorus oxychloride
and dimethylformamide, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole
3-carbaldehyde is subsequently isolated and oxidized in solution
using potassium permanganate, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-
indole 3-carboxylic acid and thionyl chloride are reacted, excess
thionyl chloride is eliminated, the compound



Image

and pyridine are added to the product in solution and the
resultant product is subsequently isolated.

14. Image



whenever obtained according to a process as claimed in claim
13 or by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.


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15. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
of 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acicl 2-diethylamino
ethyl ester in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted with phosphorus
oxychloride and dimethylformamide, the resultant 2-chloro-1-
phenyl-indole 3-carbaldehyde is subsequently isolated and oxidized
in solution using potassium permanganate, the resultant 2-chloro-
1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid and thionyl chloride are reacted,
excess thionyl chloride is eliminated, diethylamino-ethanol and
pyridine are added to the product in solution and the resultant
product is subsequently isolated.


16. 2-Chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid 2-diethylamino
ethyl ester whenever obtained according to a process is claimed
in claim 15 or by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.


17. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation of


Image



in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted with phosphorus oxychloride
and dimethylformamide, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-
carbaldehyde is subsequently isolated and oxidized in solution
using potassium permanganate, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-
indole 3-carboxylic acid and thionyl chloride are reacted, excess
thionyl chloride is eliminated, the compound


Image

and pyridine are added to the product in solution and the

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resultant product is subsequently isolated.


18.

Image



whenever obtained according to a process as claimed in claim 17 or
by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.


19. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid 2-cyclohexylamino-
ethyl ester hydrochloride in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted
with phosphorus oxychloride and dimethylformamide, the resultant
2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carbaldehyde is subsequently isolated
and oxidized in solution using potassium permanganate, the resultant
2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid and thionyl chloride
are reacted, excess thionyl chloride is eliminated, 2-cyclohexylamino-
ethanol after being treated with gaseous hydrogen chloride until
a pH of 1 is reached is added to the product in solution and the
resultant product is subsequently isolated.


20. 2-Chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid 2-cyclohexyl-
amino-ethyl ester hydrochloride whenever obtained according to a
process as claimed in claim 19 or by an obvious chemical equivalent
thereof.



21. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
of 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid [4-(2-(1,3-
dioxolan-2-yl)-ethyl)]piperazide in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole



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is reacted with phosphorus oxychloride and dimethylformamide,
the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carbaldehyde is sub-
sequently isolated and oxidized in solution using potassium
permanganate, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic
acid and thionyl chloride are reacted, excess thionyl chloride
is eliminated, N-formyl-piperazine and pyridine are added to the
product in solution, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-
carboxylic acid (4-formyl)-piperazide is dissolved in ethanol and
treated with sodium hydroxide, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole
3-carboxylic acid piperazide is boiled with a mixture of 2-(2-
chloroethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, triethylamine and toluene, the cooled
mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate and the resultant product
is subsequently isolated.

22. 2-Chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid [4-(2-
(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)-ethyl)]piperazide whenever obtained according
to a process as claimed in claim 21 or by an obvious chemical
equivalent thereof.

23. A process as claimed in claim 1 for the preparation
of 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid [4-(3,4-methylene-
dioxy-benzyl)]-piperazide in which N-phenyl-oxo-indole is reacted
with phosphorus oxychloride and dimethylformamide, the resultant
2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carbaldehyde is subsequently isolated
and oxidized in solution using potassium permanganate, the
resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid and thionyl
chloride are reacted, excess thionyl chloride is eliminated, N-
formyl-piperazine and pyridine are added to the product in solution,
the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-inaole 3-carboxylic acid (4-formyl)-


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piperazide is dissolved in ethanol and treated with sodium
hydroxide, the resultant 2-chloro-1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic
acid piperazide is boiled with a mixture of piperonyl chloride,
triethylamine and toluene, the cooled mixture is diluted with
ethyl acetate and the resultant product is subsequently isolated.


24. 2-Chloro-l-phenyl-indole 3-carboxylic acid [4-(3,
4-methylene-dioxy-benzyl)]-piperazide, whenever obtained
according to a process as claimed in claim 23 or by an obvious
chemical equivalent thereof.



Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


HOE 75/F 330
1~'79735~ ~

The pres~nt irlvention relato~ to new ba~ieally ~ub-
stituted indolo derivatives and to the phy~iologically aeeept-
~ble acid addition ~al-ts thore~ s well ~ to a proe~s for
th~ manufaeture of th~se compounds and to th~ pharmaceutieal
compo~itions thereof.
It has now been found that indole d~rivati~es that carry
basie sub~tituents in 3 position ha~e v~luable pharmacological
properties, especially on ~ho l~art~ circulatory system.
H~nce, object o~ this invention ar~ indole derivative~ of
10 the ~ormula I


(R3)m

:ln whieh
R1 ~t~ ds f'or a ehlor:Lno or bromLno atom,
,

~2 stands for
a) an aminogroup of the formula -N~ 6 ~ wherein

R5 is hydrogen and
R6 is . . 7 ,
I) an aminoa].kyl group of the formula -A1-N~ 8
wherein
A1 is a single bond or represents a straight-
chained or branched low-molecular-weight-
alkylene group having up to 6 carbon atoms,. .:
. which may be substituted by hydroxy or alkoxy or
: ;D I acyloxy groups both having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
and whereln
, ,

--. , , . :. . .
.. , . . . - . , ~ ~ :


: : .
- ~ . . ` ,. ', . .

~LO'7~73g
R7 and R8 may be identical or different and
each represents
1. hydrogen
2. a cycloalkyl group of 5 to 7 carbon atoms
3. a straight-chained or branched alkyl group
of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
4. a phenyl group which may carry one or more
alkyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alko~y
groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, methylene-
dioxy, hydroxy, nitro, amino groups or halo-
gen atoms
and if

.~ n
R' and Ru represent alkyl groups, these groups
may
O~) form together with the nitrogen atom a S-,
6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring which
may be substituted by alkyl groups of 1 to 4
carbon atoms, alkoxy groups of 1 to 4 carbon
atoms, hydroxy groups or alkoxy carbonyl groups
groups o:E 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or
B) form together with the nitrogen atom a
5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring
wherein one of the carbon atoms is re-
~ placed by oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen
atom, this latter may be substituted by
1. hydrogen
~ ~ 3 ~
''.




.



, ' . , ~ ' , .
. . .
.~ , . . . . .

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2. a phenyl group which may be substituted
by one or more alkyl groups of 1 to 4
carbon atoms, alkoxy groups of 1 to 4 car-
bon atoms, methylene-dioxyr hydroxy, nit-
ro or amino groups or halogen atoms,
~ 3. an alkenyl group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms,
4. an alkinyl group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, :~
5u the formyl group,
- 6. an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
. which may be subs-tituted by one or more
hydroxy, alkoxy groups of 1 to 4 carbon
atoms, ethylene-dioxy, trimethylene~di-
oxy, phenyl groups hav~ng the substitu-

ents men~ioned above (item 2) or amino-
oarbonyl groups of the formula




- 3a -

'
.1 . .




.
.. ~ .: . .....
-
.

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~ . .

-CO-N~ , wherein
~R1 0

R9 and R10 have the same meanings as R7 and
R~ with the proviso that they ~ay form to-
gether with the nitrogen atom a 5-, 6- or
7-membered ring which may be substituted
as defined above (itemOC) and wherein one
; of the carbon atoms may be replaced by an
oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, this latter
being, however, unsubstituted



II) a cycloalkyl group o~ 5 to 7 carboll atoms,
whi.ch may be substitut~d by dialky:Lamino cJroups
o 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or
III) R6 forms together with R5 and the nitrogen atom
a 5- or 6-membered ring, in which one of the
carbon atoms may be replaced by a nitrogen atom
which may be substituted as mentioned for R7
and R8 (item B, 1. to 6.) ~11
, b) an.aminoalkoxy .. group ofthe formula-O-A2-N\
, wherein R
A2 stands for a straight-chained or.branched low-
molecular-weight alkylene group of 2 to 6 carbon
atoms which may be substituted by alkyl of 1 to
4 carbon atoms or by phenyl optionally having
.~ the substituents mentioned above (item B) 2.)
and
' R11 and R12 have the same meanings as R7 and R8,




~: .
~ ~ .

1~7S~739


c) a ba~ic radical of the formula -o-(CH2)n-R13,
wh~rein
R13 stands for a 5- or 6-memb~red heterocycl1c
ring containing a nitrogerl atom and
S n stands for zero or 1.



R3 stands for a hydrogen atom, the hydroxy group, an alkoxy
group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a fluorlne, chlorine or bro-
mine atom, the nitro, amino or benzyloxy group,
m stands for the integer 1, 2 or 3,
lO R stancls for a hydrogen atom, a saturatsd or unsaturated, ~,
8 tral~ht-ch~.i.ned or branched allphat:Lc hyclrocarbon radi-
ca:L haYirl~ 1 to 5 carbon ~toms, the benzyl or phonyl ~roup,
o~ wh~ch the phony:L nuclou~ may bo sub~t:Ltuted ag de~`lnod
for R2,
and the physiologically acceptable salts of the said com-
pound~ o~ formula I.
Preferred sub~tituents are the follow:ing: for R the
chlorine atom; for R the radical ~NH-N ~ 8 ~ wherein R7 and

, R to~ether wlth the nltrogen atom form a 6- or 7-mambered
r:Ln~ ~or example ll-rnetllyl~ ipara~inylamino or plpexidino-


amlno; ~urthermore, tlle racllcal -N~ -N~'~ , wherein Al
stands for a strai~ht-chainad or branchcd alk~lene group of
2 or 3 car~on atom~, which may bo subs-tituted by hydro~y and
. ' ' ' . . . . .
. - - 4a -




w. ~ - . , ~ ' .
- , .
.
. . ~ .
.~ .
, . .

9~3~ ~[o~ ~

wherein, if R7 and R8 are dLfrer~n-t from each other, R7 i~
hydrogen ~nd R a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 3
carbon atoms, or :Lf R7 and R are identical, they stand *or
tlle same alky.l groups of l -to ll carbon a-toms or togsth~r with
g the ni-trogen atolll-th~y foral a 5- OI` 6-m~mbered ring which may
contain anothor hetero a-tom, for example thv morpholino, pi-
per:idlno, pipsra~GinO, l~-methyl-plp~ra~ino or pyrrolidino group.
Fur-ther pre~errecl substituent~ t`or R are the l-pipera~inyl
~roup - ~ ~I-Y, whorein Y is hydrogen, alky:L of 1 to l~ carbon
atoms3 B-hydroxyethyl, 2-(1,3-~:lioxola~-2~yl)--~thy.L, 2-(1,3-
dioxan-2-yl)-ethyl, 3,l~-methyLene-cliocy-ben2yl, pyrrolidino-
ca.rbonylmot}lyL, phenyl, phenyl which is ~ubstituted by metho.Yy,
chl.oro or n~tro, a:Lly:L,2-nlethy.Lal.Ly.L o:r prol)arg,y.l, the amino-
~lJ. Icy l. O Xy ~L'O L~ ~ _o_~2_N R1 whore:ln A2 L d
t:ra:Lght-ohn.Lrlocl or brnllc}locl n.l.~cy.Leno group or 2 or 3 on.r.~bon
aLorll~, and .I~ 1l ancl:RI2 are d:Lr:f`eI-erlt frorn oaeh othel, Rll
i9 hydrogen and R12 a linear or branch~d al]cyl group of 1 to
l~ carbon atoms or a oycloalkyL group oP 5 to 7 carbon a-toms,
or ir Rll ancl R12 aro ldentical, th2y 9 tand for alk~.L groups
o-.~ 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or -togethsr with -the ni-trogon atoms
they stand for a 5- or 6-rnembered rlng which lilay contain
anothe.r hetoro atom, for exarnple the morpho:LLno, 4-lnethy:L-
p:lperaY.:Lrlo~ plpe:ridlno or pyrro.L.Ld:Lno ~roup.
Li:kewise preferred i9 the radical -0-~C1l2)n-nl3 , wherein
2$ n is an integer of 1 or zero and R13 stands for a 6-membered
; cyclic basic radical, for example 1-methyl-l~-piperidyLoxy,
l-msthyl-3-piperidyloxy, 1-mcthyl~3~piperidyl~-methyloxy,
2-pyridyloxy, ~-pyr:idyloxy.
. 29 Tho pre~erred substi-tuents -for R3 are hydroglen and alko~y

_ g _

:
.: .''. '

' : . ' . . :
.: ~ : .. ,

10 ~ 7~9 ~lo~ '~5/F 130

groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, ~speclally the mcthoxy group,
pref-rlrably ~n the ll_, 5_ and/or 6-position. . ~
~4 proferably stancls ~or hydrogrerl, methyl, phenyl or benzyl,
or a o-, m- or p-(Cl-CIl)-alkoxyphenyl group1 e~pecial1y
tho methoxy-pheny:L group.
Further object o.~ this inven-tion i.s a process for th~
manu.~ac-ture of the compounds of formula I as we:ll as pharrna-
cQutical colllpositions of these compouncls. ~'
The process for the manufac-ture o r the compounds of the
invention comprises
(a1) reacting a compound of the formula II
,

~0
~ R~

:Ln wh.ich ~, R~ and m are c~le:fin~d as ln ~`ormu.la I, with
phosphorus oxychloride or -bromide and dimethylformamlde
to yi~ld an alcle~lydo of the form~lla III
. . ' //o
,C~I
)m




~a2~ oxidi~ling ~h~ ald~h~rd~ o~t~in~d to y1ulc~ th~3 oarqoxyllG
acid of *he ~ormu:L~ IV
COOH
~ R1 ''' ' ~
" (P~ )m R

w 6 --
.
: . ... :
. .. . . . .
': '" ' ' . . ',' ~

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1~79~39

in which R3, R and m are def'ined as 7 n formt~tla I, and
(a3) roac-ting tho ~o-obtained compound of formula IV ~ith an
amine o~ the fornlula ~IN ~R6 or with an alcohol of the
fo~lnu.la ~O-A -N ~ -l2 or -~10-t~Cfl~)nE~ 3 , whercin A2,

R5, R , R11, R~2 and R13 and rl are defined as in formula
I, or
(bl) reac-ting a compound of the formula II as defln~d sub
(al) w:i-th phosp~lo~ls oxych:loride/dimethylformamlde first
to yleld the 3-dimethyLam:Lno-methy.lene compotlnd of the
formula V
~;~C~ "Cr}13 V



and
(~2) converting the resulting compound of formula V by
roaction with phosphorus oxytrichloride or -bromide into
a compound o~ the formula VI



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and converting this compo~tncl according to steps (a2) and
(a3) into a compound o~ forlllula I, or
(c) reacting a compound of the formula I, in which R to R
and m are dcf:ined as above with -the proviso that R
contains a s~condary amino group, ~ith an alkylating
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chlori~e or bromitl~ atom and R1 for an alkcnyl group of 3
to 8 carbon atoms or ~or an alkinyl group of 3 to 8 carbon
atom~ or for an ~lkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atols-s ~hlch may
be substituted by hydroxy, alkoxy o~ 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
ffthylene~dio~y, trime-thylene-dioxy, optioncally ~ubstituted
phenyl or by -the group -CO-N ~ 10 ~ whereill ~9 and R are
defined a~ abo~e,
The oxo-indole of formula II used zls star-l;:ing compound
for the proces~ of the invention i9 known in th~ art and may
be prepare~ accordillg to t~l~ method of 1~.E.Sch~1lte, J. Reisch
and U. Stoess (Arch. Pharm. ~0~, ( 1972), p. 523) and }I.A.H.
Beclcett, R.W. Dalsl~y, J. WaLk2r (Tetrah~dron 24 (1968), p.
6093),
~ocor~lLr~t,~ to methocl (a)~ ~ho oxo Lndolo o~' ~orl1lu1a :C:C i~
1~ ~eactod Ln knowr1ll~ar1llor nccoxclll1~r to 'Vll~imo;i.er tLaaolc (O, Bayor
in llouben-Weyl: Me-thod~n deI organlschen Chernie, 4th edition,
Y. Tlliome, Stuttgart, 1954, Vol, 7/1 p. 29). The a'Ldehyde of
formula III is then oxidized according to known methods, for
oxample u~ing po-tassium pormanganate, to yield the car'hoxylic
acid of formuLa IV,
Thc compound of ~orn1ula II'L (~ C6~5, R3 i~ }1) is
cllsclo~ecl in tho art, Its prep,lratlon by kho Vllsmoier ~orlny-
latlon of' N-phenyl-oxo-indole (K.E. SchuLte, J. I~Qisch and
U. Stoess, Arch. Pharm. 305, p. 523 (1972)), howeYer, leads to
mixtures of products, from whlch the pure compound of formula
III can be obtained only aftar complicated pur~fication opera-
tions (L. Marchetti and A. Andreani, Annali di Chimica ~ ,
p. 681 (1973)).
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indole is react~d wLth dim~thylformamido/p}losphorus oxychlo-
ride at a t~rnperature of from O C to 30 C, the rosul-t ia a
puro product Or formula V iith a very good yield. As solvents,
there are mentioned inert anhydrous organic so.Lvonts, such as
chloroform, carbon tetrach.Loride, dio~a~, berlzena, to.Lu~ne,
chlorobenzene, N,N dimethylformaillide. The compowld of formula
V .is then convorted into th~ compound of fo.rmula YI by reae
tion ~i-th POC13 or POBr3, using the phosphorus oxychloride or
-bromide in at least equi.valerlt amounts, pr0f~rab.Ly :Ln a 3-
tO to 5-fold excess. ~s so.lvents, there are used inHrt apro-tie
solvents such as ben~.ene, to:luo.ne, chloroben~ene, chloroform
or carbon tetrachloride. 'l`he .roact.Lon ls generally carriecl out
nL -tolllperatllr~s o~`.t`rolll 30 to l()f)C, r>roE`~:r~b.l.y *rom 50 to
f3
~l5 Utlcl~r t~lo ~lL~l oollcL:LL.Lorls, aL.L the ol;ho.r oompourlds o~
rormu.La Il may also b~ reacted to yie:l.d compouncls of formula I.
T.he compounds Or formula V.l obta.lnecl according to (b)
aro then converte(l according to methods (a2) and (a~) into
cornpounds of t`ormula I.
Aeeording to method step (a3), the earboxyl:Le ae;Lcls o~
formu.La IV are eonverted aceordLng to thc usual mothods of
ostor or an~ o format.lon, for exalrlp.l.e v:La aaid eh:Lor-idc~ o:r
mixed allhydrides, lnto the e.st~r~ o.r am:Lclos. I~`or esteri~l-
ca-tion with a.leollols stil.L conta:Lning seeondary amino groups,
the salts of the am:Lno aleohols are used.
According to method (c), the secondary amino groups are
alkylated aceording to known methods usin~ alkylating agents
Or the de~ined ~ormula XR
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cological. propertles. Thu~ ~or example, ln addition to other
properties, they have an ef~ect on th~ coronary circulation,
which appears :in a hy~otensive effect and especially in an
antiarrhy-thmic activity. These compounds are the:rafore suit-

ab.Le for the troatmen-t of disturbances in the cardiac rhythmQ
This antiéarrhythTnic activity was establish~d on a dog that had
been poisoned with s-trophanthln, on a cat exposed to hypo-
thermia and by means of the cllgltoxin-acon:i-tin fibrillat-ion
test on -the guinea pig-Langendorff heart.
The novel compourlds may bo used aLone or lrl actn~ixture with
pharmacologically acc~ptable carrier materia:L. l~`or oral ad~
mini.stration, the acti~e compounds are mixed with the usual
substances a~cl brought lnto thi~ us-~a:L closa~e un.iL .~orms by
Icnown mo thocl~, .f`o.t.~ ~xartlp.l.o l~f.~b l.c ts, ge La t:Ln onpsu.Lo4, a~ eo-l~,
ls al.oo~lo.l.lo or o:L:ly :~u.3[~n~:Lolls or nclu~ou3, a.Lco~lol.Le or o:l..ly
so~ t.lon~ .Lr~xt oarr:lor materLa.L, thore mé~y be u9ecl, for
example, magnesium carbonate, lactose or corn 9 tarch, in con-
junetion with other ~ubstances, ~or example magnesLum stea-
rate, T.he eom2os:Lti.orl may be ln the form of dry or mois-t
granuLes. As oily carrier material or solvents, -there are
ospecially usod vegotable and animal oils, for example sun-
rlower ol:L or castor oL:L.
~ peo.ially aclvantagrcous 19 t~lo :Lntrav~xlous adm:Lnistrat.ioxl.
~or this purpo4e, the active compounds or the physiologically
acoeptable salts thereof are dls.solved together with -the usual
subst~nces .
Such physiologically acceptable sal-ts are foulld with the
-~ollowing acids, fo.r example: hydrochloric aoid, hydrobromic
29 acid or hydrolodic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric aoid,
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methylsulfur~c acicl, amidosulfonic aci~l, ni.trlc acid; formic
ac:lcl, acet.~c atid, propionic acld, s~lccin.ic ac-i.d, tartaric
acid, lactic ac:id, malonic acid, ~umaric aclcl, oxalic ac.id,
citric acid, ma.Lic acid, mucic acld, ben~Joic acicl, salicylic
acid, aceturlc acid, embonic acid, napht}lalene-1,5-disulfonic
acid, ascorbic acid, phenylacetlc acldl p-amino-salicylic acid,
hydroxyethane-sulfonie acid, benzone-sulfor1ic acid, or syn-
-thetic resins containing acid groups, for example thosa having
an ion exchanger effect.
~s solvents of the corresponding ph~ls.iolog:ical.ly ~ccept-
able .sa.Lts Or the actlve compounds suitable for intravenolls
admin:i~tratLon, thero are mentloned,~ for exaltlple, water, a
phy~:Lo;log.ica:L socl:L~Inl ch.l.orldo ~o.l.utios) or tl:Lcl)ho:Ls~ Por examF)lo
oth~ ol, r)ro~nallo cl:l.ol or ~:Lycero:l; rurtlle:rllloro, ~u~;ar so.lut:l0ns,
f~or ex;.lmp.Lo ~I.U~O~Jt~ 0~ Inar~ .Lto.l. sol.ut:Lon~, or Inlxtu.res o~' t.tlo
varlous solvents rlleIIt.tolled.
~or oral administrat-ion, the sing:Le dose Ls wi-thin the
range o~` from 50 - 1,000 mg, preferably from 100 - 500 mg, for
the intra~enotns o.r intramu~scular admlni.stra-tion, it i~s within
-the range of froln 20 - 100 mg, proferably 50 mg,
The da.ily dose ln each case is ~or t.he oral admll1is-tra-
t:l.on w:Ltllln t}l~ range of frolll 50 - 2,00() mg" preferably 500 Ing,
~or the lntravonous or lntrallluscu:Lar adm:LI1Lstrat:Lon wlth:Ln
the range o~ from 20 - 500 mg, preferably 100 mg.
The pharmacolog.ical effeet has been tested on rats.
The compounds of formula I may also be ~1sed as inter- `
msdiate produets for the manufacture of i~dolo derivativv~ -
which carry basie substi-tuents in -the 2~ and 3-positions.
29 The following Examp:Les lllustrate the invention.


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2-Chloro-1~pherly.L-:indole 3-earboxy.lic aeid ~-m~thyl) pipera- -
~ f3
(a) 2-Chloro-l-phe~.l-indo.Le ~-carb~a~ cll etlvde
To 130 ml o-f N,N-dimethy:Lf'orma~ .do, 130 ml Or phosp~lorus
oxych.Lorlcle were aclcled dropw:i~e whl.le eooling, so that
the temp~rature di~l not exce~d ~25C. S~irring was con-
t:inued ror 30 tllinU te~ at room te~nperaturf3, L~oO rnl of an-
hydro~ls -toluerle w~re adcled, and then 209 g (1 mol) of N-
p}lenyl~oxo-inclole wero :int:roducecl portions~.Lse wh-ile
eoolLng to ma:in~;ain the -telllpera-tL~re between 30 and 35 C.
Stirring was eont:irlued :~or 2 hours at room tempera-turo,
1 .l Or eh;Lo~o.,ornl wa~ aclclud, arl(l tho m.Lxture was ~ash~d
sov~ral t:lm~3~ wi.th wate.r, at ,I.ast w:lttl an iaqueou~ socllum
b:l-earL)ollato st)'l.ut.Lo~ lo so.Lvl3rlt w~l~ f3.Llm.lnatocl ln VUCUO,
and tho erystall.L~ed r~esldlle was washf3d with dii~oproprl
ether to yie.Ld 230 g of a brown-colored 3 climethylamino-
methylene-1-pllenyl-2-indolinone melting at 130 - 132 C
(87 ~ of t.he theoretiea:L y:Lold).
The produet was heated to the boil .E'or 6 hours .Ln a `
mixture of l~50 ml o~ ehloro~orm and 225 m:L o~ pho.sphorus
oxyeh.l.orldo, tho ooo.l0d solut:l.on wa9 washed wLth water,
arlcl tho solvent was ellm:Lnatod ln vaeuo. The erystal:Li~d
residuo (1~2 g _ 86 ~ of -the theoretieal yie:Ld) melted
upon washing with diisopropyl ether at 132 - 134 C.
~b) 2-Chloro-1-phenyl-indole ~-carboxy.Lie aeid
.
256 g (1mol) of 2-ehloro-1-phenyl-incloLe 3-earboxaldehyde
were suspended in a mixture of 3.5 1 of aeetone, 2.5 l of
29 Im phosphate buffer (pH 7) and 1.7 1 of wa-ter, and 230 g

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Or pota~siUnl permarlganate were added portions-~ise while
stirring a-t 40 C within ~ hours. 5t:irring was continusd
for 2 hours, and ,'0 g of sodium b:lsu,Lfate wero added. The
precipitate was ~uction-flltered, washed -tw:lca with 300 mL .'
o:f water each time, the faintly ye.llow Piltrate was s-trong- ,
ly acidified with concerltrated hycl:rochlorid acicl. The pre-,
cipi-tated acid was suct:ion-f`iltered and washed with va-ter
until neutral.
Yield: 190 g (7-i ~ of the theoret:ical yi~ld), m.p. 220 -
221C.
(c) 2-Chloro 1-phenyl-indole 3-carboxy'Lic ac:icl (4-mQthyl)-
a~,:ide ~
135.5 ~ (0.5 mo:L) of' 2-o~lt.oro~ erlyl-Lrlclo:Le 3-carboxyl.Lc
~c:ld ~ d 110 Inl. ('I.5'mol.9) o:f th:Lo.rly:l. c~ rlcl~ w~ro hocit~d
I ~; E.lt t.llO ~ .1 Lul~.L.'I. tho ovo:Lut:Lon o.t` tra~ oea,~cl; ~XC~9~thlonyl chlorlcle wa~s e,l:llll:Lnated ln vacuo, and the crude
crystalli~ed acicl ch,Lorîde was dissol.vod :in 500 ml of
chloroform. J~t -20C, a mixture of 75 g (0.75 mol) of N-
methyl-pipora~irle and 55 m:L (0.7 mol) of pyridine in lO0
ml o-f chloroform was added while coo.lLng and stirring, so
that tho temperLIture did not exceQcl-~10 C~ St:i.rrin~ was
cont:L;nuo~ ~or.~ 3 hours at room tempora-ture, the solution
wa~ wash~d three tLnlos w:l.-th wa-tor, Qnd th~ 301vent was
eliminated :Ln vacuo. The residue was freed from pyridine
sti'Ll present by dlsso1ving it twice in -toluene and eva- .
porating the toluene in ~acuo. The crude resinous base was
dissol~ed in 250 ml of acetone, and an excess of ethanolic ',
hydrochloric acid was added. 1`he crvstal. mass was suction-
29 fil-tered and washed with acetone.
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Yielcl: 1~8 g (8G 'J.q of the theoretica:l yield), m.p. 248 -
25()C.
E ~ A ~1 ? L E 2;
2-Chloro-1-T)herly.l.-.incLol.Q ~-carbox~ic acid pi~eraz.ide
S (a) 2-Chloro-l-pherlyl-inclole 3-carboxylLc acid (4-formyl)-
pi~erazide _ _ _ ~ __ _
Th:is compound was prcparecl as in Examp:Le 1 (c) from 2-
chloro-1-pheny.L-iIl(lole 3-carboxylic acicl chloride and N-
fornly:L-plpera~.ine. Tho react.ion solution was washed
successive.Ly with water, 2N hydroch:Loric acicl and water.
After the so:Lvent had been e1:Lminatccl an amorphous brown
COlllpOUnd l~aS obtained, w}l:Lch was un:L.form accorcling to the
thisl.Layor chrolllatotsralll.
(~)) ?-C~Ir~~!~L~ r~ r. ~ lcL~ r~ L~Io,
1.5 0.l3 mo.L o~` tho N-f`ot~myL co~ )o~ncl obtalned sub (a) was
cllssolved J.n 350 nl.L o~` ethlrlo'L, and after acLcll*ion of lOO
ml of a 30 % sodium hydro~icle so:Lu-tion, the solu-tion was
stirrecl for 6 hours at roorll terllpera-ture. Then, 400 ml of
water were add~d, and the mix-ture was ext,racted three -times
wi.th methylene ch:Loride. ThQ res.inous res:Ldue o:f t}le or-
ganic phase was clissolved in acetone, ancl a so:Lut:lon of
an ~quiva.1ent alllollnt o.~ rmale:1c ac:ld in acetono wa~ ad~ed.
T.he cry6tal mas~ was suction-fi.Ltered and wa~hecl with
acetone.
Yield- 54 g (91 % o~ the theoretical yield), m.p. 147 C
(maleinatc).
The substi-tuted 2-chloro~1-phenyl~indole 3 carboxylic acid
. ~ derivatlve~ Or the Examples listed in Table 1 and the pharma-
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2-Chloro-5-1netlloxy-1-rll~thyL-lndole 3-carboxylic acid (l~-me-
th ~ p pera~ido _ ~ _
(a) ?-C~Iloro-5-rnothox~- ! -me-tllyJ -irldo Lc _~-carh ald~x~
To a mixturs of 33 ml of N N-dimethylforlllalllide and 30 ml
of chloroforn~, 22 ml of phosphorll~ oxychloride were add~cl
dropw:iso, whi;L~ cooling wi-th ic~. A~-ter 20 minu-t~s, a
solutLon of 20 g o~ 5-methoxy-1-mothyl-oxo-indoLe in 30 ml
of chloroform was added dropwisc so a~ to maintclin -the
temperature bctwson 25 and 30C. Th~ mixture was alLowed
to stand for 3 hours ~t room temperatur~, and then a mix-
turo of l~oo ml of sa-turr-ltod aqUeOIlS ';OdiLllll biCarbOrla te
solution wa~ acldocl~hil~ stlrrlng. r~ or~;anic phase was
r~opar.ltocl, waflil~d with wator rlncl ttlo solverll; wa~ ol;lml-
slatol in ~nc~lo. Tll~ claLIc-r~l olly ~o~l.clue wa~ oklromtlto~
grapsled l)y mearl~ o~` ~illca geL 60 (o.o6 - 0.2 mm, do-
activatecl by 10 ~ of watcr, column siYe 3.5 x 80 cm) and
a toluene/ei;}lyl acetaie 8~1 mixture. After a first frac-
-tion of 200 ml, the abo~ro-specifiod compound was elut~d.
Yield: 1 1 g of light ysllow crys-tals, m.p. 115 C.
(b) 2-Chloro-5-me-t~ __clole_~____b~ io aoicl
~1 ~ of potas~lunl pcrlllanganato wer~ adcled portions~lse at
35C wlthLn 1~ hours to a susporlsiorl of t6 g o~ 2-chloro-
5-methoxy~ ethyL-indole-3-carb aLdehydo in 280 ml of
ac~tone, 210 ml of phosphate buffer (pH 7) and 140 ml of`
. .,
water. Stirri~g was continued for 2 hours until the vio-
let color had disappeared, 3 g of sodium bisulfite were
~ added, and artsr standing overni~ht, the precipita-te wa9
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1 g of` carboxflic acid WCa9 precipltatd from th~ ~iltrat~.
Tho preclpitatc was dig~-ted twice with 100 ml o:f N,N- -
climetllyl.-~ormalnidc CaC}1 time, undi.sctolv~d ~substance was
separa-ted by filtre~tion, ancl tho.fi.ltrat~ was diluted with
/~00 ml Or water. The s~para-t~cl crye;tal mass was ~uc-tion-
f`iltcred and t~ashcci with wat~r -to yiold 10 g.
The ove:rall -yielcl~as l1 g (6l~ % o~' th~ theorctical yi~lcl),
m.p. 2It2 - 24ltC.
Acid ch.Loricl~: f`rom the acid alld thionyl chlor:ide~ :
~I.P. 132 - l3ll C
(c) 2-Chloro-5-m~-thoxy-l-mothyl-inclole 3-carboxy:Lic acld
__ido _ _
Tllo abovo ..l~lb~t ta~lco ~ S p.r~JI)arQcl acco:r~l.l.llg to l~xanlp.Le
I ~o) f`rotrl 2-cil.Loro-5-nl~tho:xy~l-nlot}ly.L-ll1clo.Lo 3-carboxyL:Lc
ac.kl cll.l.or.Lclo arlcl N-rrlothy.L-~ )oraY~:ltlo :LII o~l.Lo:roro.rrll,
rn.p. l2l~ - l25C.
M~ E_ ~I~
The substitu-tod 2-chLoro-5-mc-thoxy-l-mothyl-inclole 3-
carboxy.Lic aci.ds of ~ormula I and t,ho pharm~co.Logiccllly U90-

:~ul salts theroo~ woro proparod ~rom 2-chloro-5-mo thoxy- 1-
rn~thy.L-indolo 3~carboxy.L.Lc acid chloricio and tho correspondLn~
~acto~ ~ocordlrlg to th~ ~`xartlplos ~ (c), 2 (a) ancl 2 (~). Tho
basos arld tho racllcals ~2 a:r.~o ll~tec~ :Ln Tab..Lo 1.

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To a stirred mi~cture o:f ~15 g~ (1.5 mo:ls) o~ N-pheny:L-N ~ :
(3-methoxy-l~heny:L)-chloroace-tic acid amido and 600 m.L of
o-dichLoroberl~etle, 300 g of ~lCl3 wore addcd at room tern- ;
pera-tu-re. After the exothermi.c reaction had died down,
duri:ng which the temperature had r:Lsen to 100 C, another
300 g of AlCl3 -we.re acldccl. The m:ixture WQS heated to -the
boil and mai.TItai.rled there at 180 C :for 30 m:inutes. The
m:ix-ture was t.hell placed oll ice, the preclpitate was stirred
several times with wa-ter, and after aclclltion of 500 m:L of
ethex, :it was suct.Lon-f':i:LterQd, Tho fil-trato ~as wa~shed
w:lth ~thor ancl ~tharlo.l,
~le:l.d: 30() g~ (~6 ~ o:~ tl~e theorQI::laa:l y~ l.cl) o:~ clarlc-
r~ ~rowrl cry~tn:ls~ n~E). 20fi - 20r~ a. Af`tot- rec.ry~t.l:l.'l:L~.~at:l.or
~`rorn ethano:L the me.Ltlng point was 2'l4)C.
(b) 1- ~ n th ~ 2~indol.inone
23 ml (o.24 mol) of dimethylsu:L.ra-te were added dropwise to
a solution of ~5 g (0.2 moJ.) o~ (3-hydroxypheny:L)-2--
:indolinone in 150 m:L of 2N NaOlI and 50 InL of` water. Cooling
kept the temperiltllre between 25 ancl 30 C. Stlrr:Lng was con-
t:lnuod ~`o:r 'l7 hour~ at rooln temp~ratll:ro, thQ p:reclp:ltate
was suct:Lon-~l.Ltered, wn~hecl with water ullti.L neutral and
then washed twice with 20 ml of othanol each time.
Yield: 32 g (68 ~0 of the theoretical yield), m.p. 104 -
1 o6c .
(c) 2-Chloro- ~ ~ indole 3 c~arb a].clsh~de
To a reaction product according to Vilsmei~r prepared
29 according to Example 1 from 30 ml of N,N-clir.lethy:Lf`ormamide
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ancl 30 m.L o~ phosphoru~ oxychlorid~, 80 ml of anhydrous
to'l.uene we.re added, arld whi.Le ~t,irringr L~8 g (O.Z mol) of
'I-(3-methoxypherlyl)-2-indol1none were introduced portions-
wi~e so as to maintain tho temperal~ure betweerl 25 and
30 C, wh~n Coo~ }g slight:Ly. S-tirr:ing was cont:lnued for
30 minut~s, the nlixturo ~a~ di.luted wi-th 500 m:L of chlo-
roform, and the ~OlUtiOII was wa~hec~ ~everal tlmes with
water and aqueous sodium b:icarbonato solut:ion. After the
solvent had been evaporatecl in vacuo, 3-clime-thylalJJino-
methylcne-l (3-rsle-ttloxy-pheny.L) 2~:inclol:Lnone remalnod a3 a
crystQlli~ecl re~-Ldue which me:Lted at 98 - 99 C
The crys-tn1.li.~ed product wa~ d:i.s~.;olved :in 200 ml o:f to-
.L~eno, an-l a.fter acld,lt:Lorl o:f 70 Itl.l O f l~ho~ o:ru~ oxy-
ohlorl.do, t~lo so.l~lt.lotl ~a~ ~t;,l.rrod .t`-.~r l~5 ll~i,.rlute~ at 75 C.
I5 ~:t`tor coc1L:Ln~, 5~ r O~` Lco arlcl ~00 Ill.l of` Lco wnl;o.t~ w0
adclocl in OtlQ po:rt:Lon to th~ so.Lul;Lorl, wller~upon tha
-temperQture of tho mixture reached 55C af-ter 10 minutes
hen stirring. The cry~tal mass which had f`ormecl at the
~am~ timo ~la~ S~lC tion~`i.l.-tered afte~r addi-t:Lon o:f 'lOO ml
of ethcr, wa~hecl~i,t}l wa-ter un-til neutral ar~cl washed
twico w:ith ether.
Y.lelcl: 29 g, rll.p. 'l67C. Concentrat:i.o~ of the mother
.Llquor yl,olclo~ :~urther 9 ~r~ m. p~ 166 ~ 167C~
Overall yiolcl: 38 g (70 ~o Or the t~eoretical y~eld).
(d) 2-Chloro-- ~ etho~-yphenyl)-indole 3-carbox~.lic acid
This compound was obtained as in Example -I (b) from 27 g
~0.1 mol) of 2-chloro~ (3-methoxyphenyl) indole 3-
carb aldehyde in 500 ml o.f acetone, 3GO ml of im pho~-
29 phate buf~er (pH 7) and tOO ml of water by o~yclation

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w:ith 40 g of potassiulll permatlganato.
Yie.Ld: 18 g (60 ~ of the theoretlca:L yie].d), m.p. 196 -
193C
Ac:id chlo~:icle: From the ac:id and thlony.l chloride,
m.p. 1l~2 ~ 3C.
~e) 2-Chloro-1-(3~methoxyphenyl)-:Lndole 3-carboxyLic acid
era~.-icle _ _ _
Thi.s compo~ncl was prepared as in Exarllpls 1 (c) from
2-chloro-l-(3-methox~ phenyl)-indole-3-carboxylic acid
chlorido and M-methyl-p:i.per.lz:i.ne.
Yield: resin, hydroch.loricle; decomposition above 250 C,
85 ~ of th~ thooretical yi.o:ld.
X A M P 1, E ~9:
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Thc sub~it~ltocl 2-ohl.o .t`O- t ~ ( '3-nlethoxyl~llerly~ nclol~
3-cnrboxyl;i.o ao:ld.~ o~ .fox~lllu.l.~ :~ aslcl ~h~ rmaco.lo~.~lc~.L:Ly
use.f'ul ~alt~ thereof' wero p:repar~d f:rom 2-chloro-l-(3-nlethoxy-
phenyl)-indole 3-carbo~ylic acid chloride and the correspon- .
d:ing bases accordiJIg to Examples 1 (c), 2 (a) and Z (b). The ~:
ba~es and ~;he rad:icals R aro li~ted in Table 1.
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The following 2-chloro-indole carboxyl:ic acids of formula
I listed in Table 2 were prepared according -to Exatnples 1, 2,
27 and 29 from the corrasponding carboxylic acid chloridos and
th~ amines oP the rormula HR2.
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1~3~lCl


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4-C:L f[ 4~ thyl-l-pip~raz~ y:L
s-Br H 4-11yclroxy~t~lyl l-piperazinyl
7 Cl H I-piporazinyl
5 N02 H 1~ hyL-l-p:Lperayinyl
5-N112 H Il-nlo thyl~ l-plporaz,:lrly:L
~,7-D:I-Br ~1 4~1l~L~yl. I~plE)oraY,~rly.L
tl 6 5 2 I ~Ll)~ L`~Z.. ltl~ L
s-F C~ I~-mothy.L-I-plporaz:lnyL
s-F c2~[5 I-piperazinyl
5-Cl 3 7 4 motl~yl l piperazinyl
s-Br n-C4~1g die-thylaminoethylam:ino
S-~N2 C~13 4-methy:L-1-pipo:razinyl
5-NH2 C~13 4-methyl~l-p:LE~oraY.irly:l
4 CH 0 C~13 I-p:iporaz:LIly.L
7-CH~0 CH3 morpho.LinoHthy:Lalll:Lno
5 C2H5 CH3 4-hydroxyothy:L-l-piporazinyl
5-C3H70 CH3 4-phonyl-1-pipera~inyl
S-CL~H90 6 5 4-m~thyl~1-piperazinyl
5-C5H11 C~13 4-methyl-1 piperazinyl
6 C2H5 C6H5 l-piperaziIIyl
6-C3H70 C6H5 piper:idinoamino

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~-CI~I90 CH3 ~-methyl-l-p:ipera~.inyl
6-C6l-[5CI-I20 C6~I5 I~-methyl-l-piperazirlyl an~ino
5,6~Di-CH30 CI13 4-rnQthy:L-l-piperazinyl
5,6-Di-C2~I50 C6H5 l-~)iperil~i.nyl
5-C2I~50,6-C~I30C~l3 ll-methy.L-l-piE~erzlzinyl
5,6-D.i-C3~T70 ~ ~ Il-methyl.-l-p:Lperazinyl




E X A ~I P L, E 31:
2-Chloro-l-phel1yl-ir~clol.o 3-carboxyl:ie ~ei.d 2-d.iethyLi~mino ethy:L
ostor
27.l ~ no.L) o.~ 2-ol~;Lot~ovl-E~horly.L-lrldol.~.3 ~-eLI:rboxyl:le
aol.cl w(l;re ro~`.Luxocl w.i.t.h 30 m.l. o:t' lvhLorly.L oh:l.or.i.(.lo ~rltl.L tlle
ovolut:Lorl Or ~as had eoasocl. Excoss t.h:Lony.L oh.lor~ was el~
minatod in vaeno, ancl the crude acid ch:Loride was d:Lsso:lvod in
lO0 ml of anhydrous chloroform. After cooling to 20 C', a
mixture of 15.2 g (0.l3 mo:L) of d:Lothyla~Lno-othanol and 15 ml
(0v1~ Mol) of' pyri.d:ino in 50 ml of chlorororrn was ad-lod, and tho
m.Lxturo was stirred ror 3 hou:rs at room tonlporature. The so-
lutlorl ~/as di:Lutod with eh:lorof`orlll ancl wcashod throo timos wLth
wator. Tho so:lvont WQ~ o.LLminato~ :ln vacuo, tho r~:Lcluo wai
d:lssolved in tolueno and agaln eoncentratod ln vaeuo. T}le re-
isinous crude baso was dii~so:Lved in 100 m:L of ch:loroform and
ethanolie hydrochloric acid was added unti~t a pII of 1 was
reaehed. Tho solvent was eliminated in vacuo, and the residue
wa~ digested thrao times with acotono and concentrated. The
precipitate va9 thon suction-filtered and washed wlth aeetono.



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Yie:Ld: 21 g (52 ~ of:' thc theor~t:ical yia:lcl) of colorless
cryst~ls, 11l.p. 162 - 163C.
The substltu-ted 2-chloro-:indolc 3-carboxylic ac-id estors
of tho E~amplos lis-t~d in Tablo 3 and the pharmacologically
usef`u~ salts -thcreof were preparad ~9 :~1 EXaTllpl~ 31 rrom -the
:indole carboxylic acid chlorido ancl thc corrcspondlng basic
est~r of -thereor.
T A ~ I, E '3:

Cl
C6115
l~xamplo No R m. pO C C; sa:L t (m. p . C )
3~ 0C112Cll2~(aEl3)2 ro,~ y~ ocllL-):r.l.cl~ (171-173)

33o(a;~ N(c~l3)2 127~13o; hyclrooh.Lo.r:Lclo (228-229)
31~-OC'I-I2C~lz ~ resin; hydroch:Lor:ido (248)

35C~l2 ~2 ~ rosin; hydrochloridc (250-251 )
36OCH~CH2 ~ :r~s:Ln; hyclroch:Loriclo (230 - 232)
37-0 ~ C}13 amorphous, hydrochlorido
clocomp. ~250
38 -0 ~ amoI p~lVUS; hyclrochloridv
~ ~ docomp. >265 .

C~13
39 . amorphous; hydrochloride
-0 ~ dQcomp. ~230
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2-ChLoro-1-pheny.l :indol~ 3-carbo~ylic acid 2-cyclo:hoxy:Lamlno-
~y~ e t~r hyclrochLor:ide
CTC1 eoUs llydrog~n ch.Lor:icle Wl~ introducecl:Ln-to .a solution
of 30 g (0.2l mo:L) o:f 2-cyc.lohexyLa~ o-ethano:L in 300 ml of
~thyl aceta~c unt:il the so:Lutlc,n roached a p~l of 1. The so-
obta:ine~ su~peris:iorl of`-the am1rla hydrochLorids was then added
to 0.2 mol of 2-chloro 1-ptleny.L .indol.e 3-carboxy.Lic ac:id
chlor:ido which hcld been l3r~pared from 5ll.2 g of the correspon-
d:ing acid accorclirlg to Iixamp:Le 5, .,tld the ~ hlro W<l5 hocltec
-to the boil ~or 17 hours ~hil.e sti:rring. I~.ftor cooLi.ng, -tho
precipitate ~/as suction-fL.Lterod and w~shed w.i.-th ethyl aceta-te.
~lolti.ng t)oint~ 212 - 2-l5C. .~:t`tor .recrysta.l.L.i.~.at.l.on :from
eth.lr1o.l., tllo mo:ltlrlg t)o:Lrlti wa~g 21~ - ~l7C.
Y.l.o.L~l5 ~ r (~0 ~J~ ~.)t` i~ lo~roii.lc~~.1. y.Lo.~cl)~
f~ M P J I~
The sub~-titu-ted 2-chLoro-~in~o:l.e 3-ca:rboxyLic acid cster~
of formula I listocl in Table 4 were prep~recl ~ccording to
~Xalllp1e ]10 f`l'Oltl 2-ch:loro-i.rlclole 3-carbo~yl.ic acid e.hlorides
ancl the hydrochlor.ides of the corre3ponding ba~ic am:ino
a.Lcohols.
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R3 4 R2
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5-C~I30 C~3 -OCH2CH2N~

6-CH30 C6 5 -C~'2Cfl2
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5,6~DiCM30 C~3 ~OC~-I2CH2N~

6-C21150 C6H5 -OCII~CH2NIL-{~

II C6~5 -OC~T2C~I

~[ C6~ _OCf-I(6~l5)C~I2N~I

~t . a2l'l5 _OC~12Cl12~lla~l(a~l3)2

~I C6~I5 _o ~ NH
Fl C6~[5 -O-fH c~l2N~12

C~I~CL

X ~ ~I P L E l~24
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2-Chloro-1-phony:L-Ln~oLo 3-oarboxyllc ac:Ld /~-(Z-(1,3 cl.Loxolan-
2-y:L)-ethylypiperazide
A tnixture 0~ 13.6 (40 mmols) of 2-chLoro-1-phenyl-indole
3-carboxylic acid piperazide (Example 2~, 17 g (0.125 mol) of
~-(2-chloroethyl)-1,3-dioxolane, 20 ml of trie-thylamine and
120 ml of toluene wera kep-t boiling for ~8 hours while s tir-

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ring. Tile coo.led IlliX ture was d:LLuted ~ith o-thyl acc-tate,
washf,~d throe -tinle~ ~JiLh wa-ter, and the resinous residtle of the
or~an:ic phase was cl-lromatographed us1ng s:Llica gel 60 (o.o6 -
~.2 mm, clf3act-i.vatf3cl by tO ',~ of wa-ter; co.lumrl s1zc: 3.5 x 100
cm) and ethy.l acetate. ~`ter a firs-t fract.ion o:f I l, the
above compouncl was f~lutecl a~ a res:Ln, T:l1c hydrochloride melted
a-t 230 - 23ZC,
Yielfl: 9.5 g o~ hydroc.ilLoricle (~0 ~h of tho theoretical yicld).
E X A ~I P I,E ~
2-Chloro-1-ph~nyl-:indol~ 3-car.i)o.xy.l.:Lc ac:;cl ~-(3,~ mf3-thylene-
c~ f~ )Z-~:L~f,~r~ le
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~ mixt~ro o:i-` l2 ~; (35 mlllols) o:~' 2~ahLf).t~o-1-phf3rlyl-~irldolf3
3-~ L)oxy.l.;i.c .lc:Lcl p.l~)f~ Lcl~ (E`~ f).l.f3 2), 17 g (0.l Illo.l) of`
pl.~f)~o~ly.L ch.Lo.r.l.cle, l'7 nl.L o.i.' I;:rl.etlly:l.a~LIle arlcl l~0 Ill;L oE' l;o
lS Luf3rl0 we.re rf.~ Luxod f`or 2ll llou.r..c.~. The coo.l.ed so:Lut:Lon wa~ cll-
luted with f~tllyl aceta~,e, wQshed with water and the solven~
tras e~ Liminated in vacuo . The resirlous rcsidue was clissolved in
acotoJ1e, exccss othanolic hyclrochlorlc ac:id (40 nmlols) was
added, and tho prec:Lpitate :~o:rmeclt~as suc-tion-f:i.l.-tored and
~ashed w:Lth acotono.
Tl1o ylo.Ld of co.Lor.lo~ product was 15.2 g (85 $ o~` tho theo-
rot:Leal y:Lo.L~) nl.p. 24l - 2l~(~.
E X A M P ~ _F, 4l~
The compounds o~ Table 5 were prepared ~rom the carboxy-
lic acid piperazides and the corresponding alkyl halides
according to Examp:Lcs 42 and 43.



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R3 E~ R
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~1 C~15 ~C~12C:~12C~o_~

~1 C6~15 -C1~2C ~ Cfl

}I C6~15 -C~12 C:~l=C}12

6--C11 0 ~ C fl -~Cft2Cl~

5-Cfs30 C~S3 -C1~12CO-~3

5, 6 D1-C1130 C1~13 -CH2C6~I5


2 5 C6H5 -CH2CONHC}13

~ a2~lS -OH2'~ 'C-a'~l3
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