Ex Parte Esser et al - Page 15


                Appeal 2006-3252                                                                                 
                Application 09/536,728                                                                           

           1    methyl)imidazolidine" is a typographical error and (2) Example 14 describes                      
           2    the preparation of 2-(3-diethylamino-2-methylphenylimino)imidazolidine.                          
           3           The compound made by the process described in Example 14 has the                          
           4    formula:                                                                                         
                                                                    H                                            
                                           H          H                                                          
                                                                    N                                            
                                     H                      N                                                    
                                                                     N                                           
                                           N          CH3            H                                           
                                     H2C       CH2                                                               
           5                           CH3     CH3                                                               
           6                                                                                                     
           7                                       Formula 6                                                     
           8           Formula 6 corresponds to Olson's overall Formula 4b when the R, R1                        
           9    and R2 radicals of the overall formula are:                                                      
          10                 R is methyl [―CH3];                                                                 
          11                 R2 is in the 3-position on the 6-membered aromatic ring and is                      
          12    di(C1-3 alkyl)amino where the alkyl is ethyl:  ―N(CH2CH3)2, which is two                         
          13    ethyl groups attached to the amino nitrogen [N].                                                 
          14                 R1 is hydrogen [―H].                                                                
          15                                                                                                     
          16                                   Stähle U.S. Patent                                                
          17           Stähle, U.S. Patent 4,213,995, describes certain compounds which are                      
          18    said to be useful as hypotensives.  Col. 1:5-10.                                                 


                                                       15                                                        

Page:  Previous  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  Next

Last modified: September 9, 2013