Taxan derivatives are produced efficiently and inexpensively, which are useful as oral-administrable antitumor compounds.
A compound of formula (1) (wherein R
1
is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R
2
is a hydroxyl group optionally having a protective group) is processed with an alkali metal permanganate to produce a compound of formula (2), which may be a starting material for oral-administrable antitumor compounds.
Taxan衍
生物可以高效且低成本地生产,这些衍
生物可作为口服抗肿瘤化合物。公式(1)中的化合物(其中R1是烷基,烯基,炔基,环烷基,芳基或杂环基;R2是氢氧基,可选有保护基)与碱
金属
高锰酸盐反应,可产生公式(2)中的化合物,该化合物可作为口服抗肿瘤化合物的起始物质。