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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. 02, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masayoshi Minai, Moriyama, JP;
Sachiko Imazu, Minoo, JP;
Seiichi Kai, Nara, JP;
Takaharu Ikeda, Ibaraki, JP;
Hideyuki Ikehira, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
560121 ; 560190 ; 549501 ; 435135 ;
Abstract
An improved process for preparing an optically active 4-hydroxycyclopentenone of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a lower alkyl, the symbol means double bond or triple bond, and the * marked carbon is an asymmetric carbon, and the corresponding racemic 4-hydroxycyclopentenone, which are useful as an intermediate for preparing medicinal or agricultural products, particularly pharmaceutically active prostaglandins, and intermediates for preparing the optically active and/or racemic 4-hydroxycyclopentenone.