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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrzej Robert Daniewski, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/562 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/562 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an improved process for preparing [(3aR,4S,7aS)4-bromooctahydro-7a-methyl-1H-indene-1,5-dione]. (S)-(+)-2,3,7,7a-tetrahydro-7a-methyl-1H-indene-1,5(6H)-dione is reduced by reaction with diisobutylaluminum hydride and hexamethylphosphoric triaminde in the presence of a catalyst of the formula R—Cu, wherein R is