Claims
- 1. A compound defined according to the generic structure: ##STR231## or the generic structure: ##STR232## wherein Z represents methylidene defined according to the structure: ##STR233## or ethylidene defined according to the structure: ##STR234## or ethylenyl defined according to the structure: ##STR235## wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the dashed lines represents no bond; wherein n is 0 or 1 and m is 0 or 1 with the sum of n+m being equal to 1; wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represent hydrogen or methyl; wherein one of the lines:
- ++++
- represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the lines:
- ++++
- represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; wherein one of the lines:
- /+/+/+/+/+/
- represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the lines:
- /+/+/+/+/
- represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; with the provisos that:
- (i) when R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each hydrogen, the dashed line at the 7-5 position is a carbon-carbon single bond; n=0 and m is 1; Z represents ethylidene having the structure: ##STR236## or ethylenyl having the structure: ##STR237## (ii) when one of R.sub.3 or R.sub.4 is methyl, then either the dashed line at the 7-5 position or the dashed line at the 7-4 position is a carbon-carbon single bond; and Z represents methylidene defined according to the structure: ##STR238## (iii) when R.sub.3 is methyl, then n is 1 and m is 0 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen; and
- (iv) when R.sub.4 is methyl, then R.sub.3 is hydrogen, n is 0 and m is 1
- and wherein one of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon double bond and the other of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon single bond.
- 2. A compound defined according to claim 1 having a structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR239## the structure: ##STR240## wherein one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is methyl and the other of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is hydrogen; and wherein one of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon double bond and the other of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon single bond.
- 3. A compound defined according to claim 1 wherein the structure of the compounds are selected from the group consisting of: ##STR241##
- 4. A mixture of compound defined according to the structures: ##STR242## the compounds defined according to the genus: ##STR243## wherein one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is methyl and the other of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is hydrogen; and wherein one of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon double bond and the other of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon single bond.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 496,651, filed 5-20-83 which in turn is a stream line divisional of U.S. Letters Patent Ser. No. 396,485, filed 7-8-82 which issued on 1-3-84 as U.S. Letters Patent Ser. No. 4,424,378, which in turn is a continuation in part of U.S. Letters Patent Ser. No. 362,237 filed 3-26-82 which issued on 1-31-83 as U.S. Letters Patent No. 4,428,387.
Divisions (1)
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496651 |
May 1983 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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