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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Yang Cao, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Donald R. Gauthier, Jr., Westfield, NJ (US);
Guy R. Humphrey, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Tetsuji Itoh, Somerset, NJ (US);
Michel Journet, Somerset, NJ (US);
Gang Qian, So. Brunswick, NJ (US);
Benjamin D. Sherry, New York, NY (US);
David M. Tschaen, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a novel process for synthesizing 3-(substituted phenoxy)-1-[(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl])-pyridin-2(1H)-one derivatives. The compounds synthesized by the processes of the invention are HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors useful for inhibiting reverse transcriptase and HIV replication, and the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection in humans.