2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine derivatives, processes for preparing them and their uses

1. A compound of formula (AA-XIX)

wherein

X is —CA 1 NR 5 R 6 , —CA 1 OR 7 , —CA 1 -R 8 or —CN;

A 1 is oxygen, sulfur or —NR 9 ;

R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or —CH 2 —R 1a wherein R 1a is aryl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano;

R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen;

R 3 is halogen, thiol, nitro, nitrooxy, cyano, azido, carboxy, amido, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, ester, ether, aryl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, alkynyloxy, acyloxy, oxyester, oxyamido, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylsulfinyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfinyloxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, arylthio, formyl, acetyl, propionyl, isobutyryl, valeryl, lauroyl, heptanedioyl, cyclohexanecarbonyl, crotonoyl, furmaroyl, acyloyl, benzoyl, naphtoyl, 4-carboxybutanoyl, oxalyl, ethoxalyl, cysteinyl, oxamoyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkenylsulfonyl, alkynylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, alkenylsulfinyl, alkynylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl;

R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 9 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, acyloxy, oxyester, oxyamido, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylsulfinyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfinyloxy, aryloxy or arylakoxy; and

R 8 is hydrogen, hydroxy, thiol, halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkylthio, alkenylthio, or alkynylthio.

2. A compound of formula (AA-XIX) according to claim 1 wherein

X is —CA 1 NR 5 R 6 ;

A 1 is oxygen;

R 1 is alkyl;

R 2 and R 4 are hydrogen;

R 3 is alkyl; and

R 5 and R 6 are hydrogen.

3. A compound of formula (AA-XIX) according to claim 1 wherein when the carbon atom to which R 1 is attached is asymmetric, said carbon atom is in the “S”-configuration.

4. A method of preparation of compound of formula (I)

wherein

X is —CA 1 NR 5 R 6 , —CA 1 OR 7 , —CA 1 -R 8 or —CN;

A 1 is oxygen, sulfur or —NR 9 ;

R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or —CH 2 —R 1a wherein R 1a is aryl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano;

R 3 is halogen, thiol, nitro, nitrooxy, cyano, azido, carboxy, amido, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, ester, ether, aryl, tetrazolyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, alkynyloxy, acyloxy, oxyester, oxyamido, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylsulfinyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfinyloxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, arylthio, formyl, acetyl, propionyl, isobutyryl, valeryl, lauroyl, heptanedioyl, cyclohexanecarbonyl, crotonoyl, furmaroyl, acyloyl, benzoyl, naphtoyl, 4-carboxybutanoyl, oxalyl, ethoxalyl, cysteinyl, oxamoyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkenylsulfonyl, alkynylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, alkenylsulfinyl, alkynylsulfinyl or arylsulfinyl;

R 3a is hydrogen;

R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 9 are the same or different and each is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, acyloxy, oxyester, oxyamido, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylsulfinyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfinyloxy, aryloxy or arylakoxy; and

R 8 is hydrogen, hydroxy, thiol, halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkylthio, or alkenylthio, alkynylthio;

with the proviso that when the compound is a mixture of all possible isomers, X is —CONR 5 R 6 and R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl then R 3 and R 3a substitution is other than mono-, di-methyl or mono-ethyl;

and that when R 1 and R 3a are both hydrogen and X is —CONR 5 R 6 then R 3 is different from carboxy, ester, amido, substituted oxo-pyrrolidine, alkynyloxy, acyloxy, oxyester, oxyamido, alkylsulfonyloxy, alkylsulfinyloxy, arylsulfonyloxy, arylsulfinyloxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, methyl, naphtyl, phenyl optionally substituted by oxy derivatives or in the para position by an halogen atom;

which comprises reduction of a compound of formula (AA-XIX)

4 according to claim 1 .

5. The method of preparation of compound of formula (I) according to claim 4 wherein the reduction is performed in the presence of Pd/C.