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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
David T Hill, North Wales, PA (US);
Blaine M Sutton, Hatboro, PA (US);
Ivan Lantos, Blackwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536121 ; 536-4 ; 536122 ;
Abstract
A new synthesis of auranofin comprising reacting 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl bromide with triethylphosphinegold(I) chloride and sodium or potassiumsulfide. Auranofin is an antiarthritic pharmaceutical compound. Auranofin is an orally active therapeutic agent which is useful in man as an antiarthritic.