Ex parte THIRUVENGADAM et al. - Page 13




          Appeal No. 1996-2308                                                        
          Application 08/179,008                                                      


               R  is -O-, -CH -, -NH-9           2                                        or -N            
          (lower alkyl)-;                                                             
               R  is H, lower alkyl,10                                                   phenyl           
          lower alkyl or -C(O)R ;11                                                     
               R  is H, lower alkyl,11                                                   phenyl           
          or phenyl lower alkyl;                                                      
               provided that when A                                  is a             
          bond, R  is not H, and1                                                   provid           
          ed that when R  is W-substituted phenyl, W is not p-halogeno;1                                                             
               comprising cyclizing a hydroxyamide of the formula                     














                                   1  2                                               
                    wherein D, A, R , R  and R are as defined above, by               
          treating with:                                                              
               (ii) a di- or tri-chlorobenzoyl chloride, an aqueous                   
          solution of a base and a phase transfer catalyst; or                        
               (iii) a di- or tri-chlorobenzoyl chloride, an aqueous                  
          solution of a base and a phase transfer catalyst, isolating                 
          the resulting di- or tri-chlorobenzoate intermediate, then                  
          treating the intermediate with an aqueous solution of a base                
          and a phase transfer catalyst; or                                           
               (v) a di- or tri-chlorobenzoyl chloride and a metal                    
          hydride.                                                                    


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