Rhone-poulenc Sante

Michel Colin

Pierre Potier

Daniel Guenard

Francoise Gueritte-Voegelein

Process for preparing derivatives of baccatine III and of 10-deacetylbaccatine III, of general formula (I), in which R is hydrogen or acetyl, by condensation of an acid of general formula (II) with a derivative of baccatine III or of 10-deacetylbaccatine III of general formula (III), R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 denoting hydroxy-protecting groups, followed by the replacement of the protecting groups by hydrogen. ##STR1##

Process for preparing derivatives of baccatine III and of 10-deacetyl

Taxol and 10-deacetyltaxol are prepared from a compound of formula: ##STR1## in which R' represents acetyl or 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl radical, by removal of the t-butoxycarbonyl radical, benzoylation of the amine product obtained, and removal of the 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl group(s).

Process for the preparation of taxol and 10-deacetyltaxol

Taxol derivatives of formula ##STR1## in which R represents hydrogen or acetyl, one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 represents hydroxy and the other represents tert-butoxycarbonylamino and their isomers are useful antitumor agents.

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