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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Kieran Durkin, Folsom, CA (US);
Lawrence Emerson Fisher, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arthur Meili, Riehen, CH;
Michaelangelo Scalone, Fideris GR, CH;
Xianqing Shi, Clifton, NJ (US);
Justin Vitale, San Mateo, CA (US);
Kieran Durkin, Folsom, CA (US);
Lawrence Emerson Fisher, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arthur Meili, Riehen, CH;
Michaelangelo Scalone, Fideris GR, CH;
Xianqing Shi, Clifton, NJ (US);
Justin Vitale, San Mateo, CA (US);
Roche Palo Alto LLP, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for producing a compound of formula k1 or k2 by reducing a dihydronapthalene amide compound of formula i with hydrogen gas in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst of formula j1 or j2Ru(Z)(L)  j1;Ru(E)(E')(L)(D)  j2;wherein m, n, Ar, Y, RE, E′, D, Z and L are as defined herein.