Patent ID: 6258946
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: C07J,C12P,C12Q

Abstract:
A compound of Formula VI: ##STR132##wherein--A--A-- represents the group --CHR.sup.4 --CHR.sup.5 -- or --CR.sup.4.dbd.CR.sup.5 --,R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl, cyano, and aryloxy,--B--B-- represents the group --CHR.sup.6 --CHR.sup.7 -- or an alpha- or beta- oriented group: ##STR133##where R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, lower alkoxy, acyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl, alkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, acyloxyalkyl, cyano, and aryloxy, andR.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, lower alkoxy, acyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonylalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, acyloxyalkyl, cyano, and aryloxy, or R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 together comprise a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structure, or R.sup.8 or R.sup.9 together with R.sup.6 or R.sup.7 comprise a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring structure fused to the pentacyclic D ring.