Abstract: The claimed invention relates to intermediate compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each, independently, is hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl, or taken together are lower alkylene of from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and the dotted (. . . ) line is an optional bond.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 1991
Date of Patent:
May 5, 1992
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
Inventors:
Enrico G. Baggiolini, Andrew D. Batcho, Gary A. Truitt, Milan R. Uskokovic, Peter M. Wovkulich