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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:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel M Chartrain, Westfield, NJ (US);
Christopher Roberge, Westfield, NJ (US);
John Y Chung, Edison, NJ (US);
Dalian Zhao, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
546335 ; 546336 ; 435122 ;
Abstract
Compound 9 is prepared by a 9-step ##STR1## process in an overall yield of about 35% from 3-acetylpyridine. Compound 10 is prepared by a seven-step ##STR2## process in an overall yield of about 30% from 3-acetyl pyridine. These compounds are key intermediates in the synthesis of Compound 11, an important .beta.-3 agonist useful in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. ##STR3##