Processes for preparing substantially pure docetaxel, new crystalline forms of docetaxel and processes for preparation thereof, processes for preparing docetaxel trihydrate, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising docetaxel.
The present invention relates to docetaxel and processes for preparing docetaxel, including process-related intermediates. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing substantially pure docetaxel and intermediates.
Starting from 7,9-diTes-10-dehydro C-secobaccatin III (4a), C-seco analogues of paclitaxel retaining biological activity were synthesised. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.