The invention relates to process for the preparation of midodrine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to process for the preparation of intermediates of midodrine.

The composition comprises a compound (A) represented by general formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by general formula (2), and comprises 0.00002 to 2.0 parts by mass of the compound (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A),

(R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—(NCO).sub.m   (1)

g(R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—NHC(═O)NH—R.sub.2—(OCO—R.sub.1).sub.m   (2)

wherein in general formulae (1) and (2), R.sub.1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is a (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and optionally contain an ether group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the general formula (1) are the same as R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the general formula (2); and n and m each represent an integer of one or two.

The composition comprises a compound (A) represented by general formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by general formula (2), and comprises 0.00002 to 2.0 parts by mass of the compound (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A),

(R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—(NCO).sub.m   (1)

g(R.sub.1—COO).sub.n—R.sub.2—NHC(═O)NH—R.sub.2—(OCO—R.sub.1).sub.m   (2)

wherein in general formulae (1) and (2), R.sub.1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is a (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and optionally contain an ether group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the general formula (1) are the same as R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 in the general formula (2); and n and m each represent an integer of one or two.

The present invention relates generally to an eco-friendly methodology for the conversion of alcohols and aldehydes to amines and amides using an integrated enzyme cascade system with metal- and organocatalysis. More specifically, the present invention relates to synthesis of capsaicinoids starting from vanillin alcohol and using a combination of an enzyme cascade system and catalysts. Furthermore, the method also relates to synthesis of capsaicinoids derivatives starting from vanillin alcohol derivatives and using a combination of an enzyme cascade system and catalysts.

The present invention relates generally to an eco-friendly methodology for the conversion of alcohols and aldehydes to amines and amides using an integrated enzyme cascade system with metal- and organocatalysis. More specifically, the present invention relates to synthesis of capsaicinoids starting from vanillin alcohol and using a combination of an enzyme cascade system and catalysts. Furthermore, the method also relates to synthesis of capsaicinoids derivatives starting from vanillin alcohol derivatives and using a combination of an enzyme cascade system and catalysts.

A novel method for synthesizing deuterated amides and deuterated sulfonamides includes the following steps: (1) adding a compound M, DMAP, R.sup.3—X to a solvent to obtain a compound N after a reaction is complete; and (2) adding the compound N, R.sup.4—NH—R.sup.5, or a salt and base thereof to a solvent, and purifying after a reaction is complete to obtain a compound I. ##STR00001##

A novel method for synthesizing deuterated amides and deuterated sulfonamides includes the following steps: (1) adding a compound M, DMAP, R.sup.3—X to a solvent to obtain a compound N after a reaction is complete; and (2) adding the compound N, R.sup.4—NH—R.sup.5, or a salt and base thereof to a solvent, and purifying after a reaction is complete to obtain a compound I. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a transition metal complex having a PNNP4 ligand, which is easy to manufacture and handle and is relatively inexpensively available, and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a method using this transition metal complex as a catalyst for hydrogenation reduction of ketones, esters and amides to manufacture corresponding alcohols, aldehydes, hemiacetals and hemiaminals, a method using this transition metal complex as a catalyst for oxidation of alcohols, hemiacetals and hemiaminals to manufacture corresponding carbonyl compounds, and a method using this transition metal complex as a catalyst for dehydrogenation condensation between alcohols and amines to manufacture alkylamines.

The present invention relates to a transition metal complex having a PNNP4 ligand, which is easy to manufacture and handle and is relatively inexpensively available, and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a method using this transition metal complex as a catalyst for hydrogenation reduction of ketones, esters and amides to manufacture corresponding alcohols, aldehydes, hemiacetals and hemiaminals, a method using this transition metal complex as a catalyst for oxidation of alcohols, hemiacetals and hemiaminals to manufacture corresponding carbonyl compounds, and a method using this transition metal complex as a catalyst for dehydrogenation condensation between alcohols and amines to manufacture alkylamines.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of aromatic carboxyamides of formula I, which can be obtained by a palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reaction of aromatic chlorides of formula II, amines of formula III and carbon monoxide in the presence of 1,5,7-triazabi-cyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of aryl-5-trifluoromethyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles, which are known for controlling phytopathogenic fungi.

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