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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth P Shephard, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07J / ; C07J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2602 / ; 26039745 ;
Abstract
11.beta.,21-Dihydroxypregna-1,4,17(20)-triene-3-one 21-acetate (0) is epoxidized, followed by ring opening and hydrolysis to give 11.beta.,20,21-trihydroxypregna-1,4,16-triene-3-one 21-acetate (III), an intermediate in the synthesis of betamethasone, in improved yields.