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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1976
Filed:
May. 08, 1975
Norman L Wendler, Summit, NJ (US);
David Taub, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Harry L Slates, Westfield, NJ (US);
Zbigniew S Zelawski, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
Racemic or optically-active prostaglandin E.sub.1 is synthesized from racemic or optically-active precursors in good yield at the various steps from 3.alpha.,6,7,7.alpha.-tetrahydro-4-methyl-2-oxo-1.beta.-indaneheptanoic acid methyl ester proceeding through 2.alpha.-(2-carboxyethyl)-3.beta.-hydroxy-5-oxo-1.beta.-cyclopentaneheptan oic acid methyl ester, .delta.-lactone, 5-cyclic ethylene acetal, 2.alpha.-(2-carboxy-2-formylethyl)-3.beta.-hydroxy-5-oxo-1.beta.-cyclopent aneheptanoic acid methyl ester, .delta.-lactone, 5-cyclic ethylene acetal, 2.alpha.-(2-carboxy-2-oxoethyl)-3.beta.-hydroxy-5-oxo-1.beta.-cyclopentane heptanoic acid methyl ester, .delta.-lactone, 5-cyclic ethylene acetal, and 3.beta.-hydroxy-2.alpha.-(3-oxo-1-octenyl)-5-oxo-1.beta.-cyclopentanehepta noic acid methyl ester, 5-cyclic ethylene acetal.