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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Jurgen Hansen, Riehen, CH;
Karlheinz Pfoertner, Basel, CH;
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204159 ;
Abstract
Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 -R.sup.4 is hydrogen or chlorine, R.sup.5 is --COOMe or --SO.sub.3 Me, Me is an alkali metal cation and X is oxygen, sulfur or selenium, photosensitizers for the conversion of tachysterol into previtamin D are described. The tachysterol content in mixtures of previtamin D and tachysterol can be greatly reduced by visible light irradiation in the presence of such photosensitizers.