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US 4,734,512 AGranted
Intermediates for the production of podophyllotoxin and related compounds and processes for the preparation and use thereof
AssigneeBristol-Myers Company
InventorsTakushi Kaneko, Henry S. L. Wong
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Abstract
There are disclosed intermediates which can be converted into podophyllotoxin and related compounds, which are known antineoplastic agents. There are also disclosed processes for the preparation of such intermediates, and processes for the conversion of the intermediates into known intermediates which are readily converted into podophyllotoxin and related compounds.
Claims2
A compound of the formula ##STR9## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each are independently hydrogen or (lower)alkoxy, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, taken together, is methylenedioxy;
- R.sup.3 is hydrogen or a carboxyl-protecting group;
- R.sup.4 and R.sup.6 each are independently hydrogen or (lower)alkoxy;
- R.sup.5 is hydrogen or a phenol-protecting group;
- and R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 each are independently lower(alkyl) or phenyl.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.