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US 4,054,740 AGranted
Hydroxybiotin
AssigneeHoffmann-La Roche Inc.
InventorGeorge Francis Field
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Abstract
This invention relates to a synthesis of biotin by the reduction of dehydrobiotin. The dehydrobiotin is prepared from 6-hydroxy-7-nitro-heptanoic acid methyl ester. Novel intermediates are also obtained by this synthesis.
Claims3
A compound of the formula:
- ##STR21## wherein R.sub.1 is lower alkoxy, hydroxy, lower alkyl substituted or unsubstituted amino;
- the racemates and optical antipodes thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.