Claims
- 1. A compound having the formula ##STR20## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, alkoxy having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, aromatic acyloxy or araliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, R.sup.3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 1 to 4 and, when n is an integer of from 2 to 4, the R.sup.2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydroxyl, alkoxy, aliphatic acyloxy, aromatic acyloxy or araliphatic acyloxy.
- 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, alkoxy having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, benzoyloxy or cinnamoyloxy, R.sup.3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 1 to 3 and, when n is 2 or 3, the R.sup.2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydroxyl, alkoxy, aliphatic acyloxy, benzoyl or cinnamoyloxy.
- 3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, alkoxy having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, benzoyloxy or cinnamoyloxy, R.sup.3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3; provided that, when n is 1, R.sup.2 is other than a hydrogen atom and, when n is 2 or 3, at least one of the R.sup.2 's is other than a hydrogen atom.
- 4. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, the R.sup.2 in the side chain at the 7-position of the structural formula represents hydroxyl, alkoxy having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, benzoyloxy or cinnamoyloxy, R.sup.3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3.
- 5. 7-Hydroxymethyl-3,11,15-trimethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-ol dimethyl ether of the formula of claim 1.
- 6. (E,Z,E)-7-Hydroxymethyl-3,11,15-trimethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-ol dimethyl ether of the formula of claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 807,913, filed June 20, 1977, now abandoned, which, in turn, is a division of Ser. No. 633,097, filed Nov. 18, 1975, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,059,641.
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Divisions (2)
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