Abstract: Novel oxazolidines finding utility as intermediates in the preparation of C-13 acyloxy sidechain-bearing taxanes such as paclitaxel and analogs thereof. The present invention also relates to novel methods of coupling the oxazolidines to form the aforementioned taxanes, and to methods of preparing the oxazolidines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 20, 1999
Date of Patent:
April 2, 2002
Assignee:
Bristol Myers Squibb Comp.
Inventors:
John K. Thottathil, Ivan D. Trifunovich