Claims
- 1. A process comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting compound 2: ##STR10## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently H, or an easily removable hydroxy protecting group, with a hydroxide base in an inert aqueous/organic solvent mixture at room temperature in the range of about 0.degree.-25.degree. C. for a sufficient time to form 3; ##STR11## (b) contacting 3 obtained above with an oxidizing agent in an inert organic solvent at 0.degree.-50.degree. C. for a sufficient time to form 4; ##STR12## (c) contacting the above-obtained 4 under mild acidic hydrolysis conditions for a sufficient time to remove R.sub.2 and/or R.sub.1 if either are present, to yield the immunosuppressant 5: ##STR13##
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from radicals easily hydrolyzable under mild acid conditions selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 acyl or halogenated C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 acyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 halogenated alkyl; SiR.sub.3, where R is independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 linear or branched alkyl, phenyl, or benzyl.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein said R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are both triisopropylsilyl.
- 4. The process of claim 2, step (a), wherein said hydroxide base is of the formula: M(OH).sub.n, where M is Na, K, Cs, Li, Mg, Ca, Ba and n is 1 or 2.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein said hydroxide base is LiOH.
- 6. The process of claim 1, step (a), wherein said organic solvent is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 cyclic or acyclic ether.
- 7. The process of claim 1, step (b), wherein said oxidizing agent is lead tetraacetate or an alkali metaperiodate.
- 8. The process of claim 1, step (a), conducted in the temperature range of 0.degree.-5.degree. C.
- 9. The process of claim 1, step (b), conducted in the temperature range of 20.degree.-25.degree. C.
- 10. A process comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting compound 2a, wherein "TIPS" is triisopropylsilyl: ##STR14## with lithium hydroxide in aqueous tetrahydrofuran at 0.degree.-5.degree. C. for a sufficient time to form 3a; ##STR15## (b) contacting 3a obtained above with lead tetraacetate in dry benzene at 20.degree.-25.degree. C. for a sufficient time to form 4a; ##STR16## (c) contacting the above-obtained 4a with aqueous HF in acetonitrile at 20.degree.-25.degree. C. for a sufficient time to remove the triisopropylsilyl protecting groups, to yield the immunosuppressant 5: ##STR17##
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 256,784, filed Oct. 12, 1988, now abandoned.
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