Claims
- 1. A compound of formula III ##STR61## wherein R is hydrogen or a carboxyl esterifying group removable by hydrolysis, by photolysis, by reduction, or by enzyme action to give the free acid, R.sup.1 is phenyl, naphthyl, thieny, pyridyl, quinolyl or isoquinolyl being unsubstituted or substituted by one, two or three substituents, which may be the same or different, selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and --OH, --NH.sub.2, --NO.sub.2, --CN, --N.sub.3, R.sup.3 --, R.sup.3 O--, R.sup.3 S--, R.sup.3 --SO--, R.sup.3 --SO.sub.2 --, R.sup.3 --CO--, R.sup.3 O--CO--, R.sup.3 --CO--O--, H.sub.2 N--CO--, ##STR62## --CF.sub.3, --SCF.sub.3, --SOCF.sub.3, --SO.sub.2 CF.sub.3 and HO--CO-- groups, in which R.sup.3, R.sup.3' and R.sup.3" are each an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.3, R.sup.3' and R.sup.3" being the same or different, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, or a hydroxyl group which may be protected by a hydroxyl reaction-protecting group selected from the group consisting of R.sup.10 CO-- or R.sup.11 -- in which R.sup.10 is hydrogen or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl, or phenoxyalkyl wherein the alkyl group has from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R.sup.11 is an alkanoyloxymethyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkanoyl moiety, R.sup.5 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, R.sup.6 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group.
- 2. A compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein R.sup.2 is hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl and the stereochemistry at carbon atom No. 5 is (R).
- 3. A compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein R.sup.2 is hydroxyl and the stereochemistry at carbon atom No. 4 is (R).
- 4. A compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein R.sup.2 is hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl and the stereochemistry at carbon atom No. 3 is (S).
- 5. A compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein R.sup.2 is hydroxyl and the stereochemistry at carbon atom Nos. 3, 4 and 5 is (S), (R) and (R), respectively.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 619,703, filed June 14, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,585,767 dated Apr. 29, 1986, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 395,646, filed July 6, 1982, now abandoned.
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Ross, Chem Abs 101, 6934h (1984). |
Divisions (1)
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