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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
David C. Burdick, Guilderland, NY (US);
Steven J. Collier, Tanglin Park, SG;
Betina Biolatto, Delmar, NY (US);
Harold Meckler, Delmar, NY (US);
David C. Burdick, Guilderland, NY (US);
Steven J. Collier, Tanglin Park, SG;
Betina Biolatto, Delmar, NY (US);
Harold Meckler, Delmar, NY (US);
Albany Molecular Research, Inc., Albany, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparation of a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol compound or derivative thereof involving treating a first intermediate compound with an organoaluminum-based Lewis acid catalyst, under conditions effective to produce the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol compound or derivative thereof. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a process for preparation of a cannabidiol or cannabidiolate compound involving reacting a first starting compound with a second starting compound in the presence of a metal triflate catalyst, under conditions effective to form the cannabidiol or cannabidiolate compound. The present invention also relates to a compound of the formula: where R, R, and Rare the same or different and independently selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or halo, with R, R, and Rdefined herein.