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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1988
Gary F Cooper, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Colin C Beard, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Y Jackson, Oakland, CA (US);
Douglas L Wren, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel process for making an allenic prostanoic acid derivative in the form of a single stereoisomer, or a mixture of stereosiomers, represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is lower alkyl, R.sup.1 is a protecting group which can be selectively removed in the presence of R.sup.2, R.sup.2 is an acid-labile, base-stable protecting group, X is --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, trans --CH.dbd.CH-- or --C.tbd.C--, Y is --C(R.sup.3)(OR.sup.2)CH.sub.2 --, in which --OR.sup.2 is in the .alpha. or .beta. configuration and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl, Z is alkyl, or phenyl, benzyl or phenoxy each optionally substituted on the phenyl ring, and the wavy lines represent the .alpha. or .beta. configuration with the proviso that when one wavy line is .alpha. the other is .beta..