Patent ID: 6107036
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: C07D,C07F,C07J,G01N

Abstract:
A compound of formula (la) or (Ib) ##STR8## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, straight-chained or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a cycloalkyl or aryl,with the proviso that at most one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen;R.sup.3 is a group which is capable of being cleaved off the O atom to which it is attached by an activating agent;R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently hydrogen or a stabilizing group which protects the dioxetane group from uncontrolled conversion, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together form a stabilizing group,with the proviso that at most one of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is hydrogen;W is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and pseudohalogen;X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of a double bond, a carbonyl group, oxygen, N-R and C(R).sub.2, wherein R has the meanings of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 above,m is 1 or 2; andn is 0 or 1.