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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:
Mar. 05, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, , IN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
552206 ;
Abstract
A process for the hydrogenation of a 6-methylenetetracycline in the production of alpha-6-deoxytetracycline, particularly the antibiotic doxycycline, in the presence of a transition metal complex of the formula MCl.sub.x (PPh.sub.3).sub.y wherein M is Cu, Co or Ni, x is 1 or 2 and y is 1-3, and a trace of rhodium either as the supported metal or as a rhodium salt, as a hydrogenation catalyst. The desired alpha-6-deoxytetracycline product is produced in high yields and stereospecificities. The process requires the use of substantially cheaper transition metal complexes and only traces of rhodium in the hydrogenation catalyst per mole of the 6-methylene tetracycline hydrogenated.