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US 4,382,031 AGranted
Intermediates for the preparation of biotin
AssigneeHoffmann-La Roche Inc.
InventorsEnrico G. Baggiolini, Hsi L. Lee, Milan R. Uskokovic
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Abstract
A process is disclosed for producing d-biotin from L or DL-cystine ester via novel intermediates.
Claims6
An optically active compound of the formula:
- ##STR14## wherein R.sub.3 is --COOR.sub.1, --CHO or ##STR15## R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, aryl or aryl (lower) alkyl and R.sub.2 is aryl (lower) alkyl, in which the aryl moiety in the above substituents is phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl or azulyl which can be unsubstituted or substituted in one or more positions with halogen, nitro, lower alkenedioxy, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, or its racemate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.