Claims
- 1. A method comprising rearranging the compound of the formula: ##STR37## wherein p is an integer from 3 to 6 inclusive, by treating said compound at room temperature with an aqueous medium having a pH of about 10.3 to 10.6 to provide the compound of the formula: ##STR38## wherein p is an integer from 3 to 6 inclusive.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-3-hydroxycyclopent-4-en-1-one is subjected to said basic conditions to provide 2-(6-carboxy-2-cis-hexenyl)-4-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one.
- 3. The method according to claim 2 or 1 further comprising protecting the hydroxyl and carboxyl groups of said product of the method claims 1 or 2, and reacting said protected compound with lithium trimethyl[3-(p-anisyldiphenylmethoxy)-trans-1-octenyl] to provide the compound 9-oxo-11.alpha.,15-dihydroxy-5-cis-13-trans prostadienoic acid.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 835,613, filed Sept. 22, 1977 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,574 which is a division of application Ser. No. 737,941 filed Nov. 2, 1976, now abandoned which is a division of Application Ser. No. 603,467 filed Aug. 11, 1975, now abandoned which is a division of Application Ser. No. 355,101 filed Apr. 27, 1973 now abandoned.
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Bernady |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Bernady et al., Tetrahedron Letters, 4083 (1972). |
Divisions (3)
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355101 |
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