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Method for the preparation of tetrahydrofolates

CA 1339675 C · Owner: Murdel, Gunter · Inventors: Ulmann, Martin; Muller, Hans Rudolf; Murdel, Gunter

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For the preparation of 5,10-methenyl-(6R)- 5-formyl-(6S)- or 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid or salts thereof, 5,10-methenyl-(6R,S)-tetrahydrofolic acid, the inner salt thereof or one of the salts thereof with strong acids is subjected to diastereomer separation by fractional crystallization and, if desired the, resulting 5,10-methenyl-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid is converted by treatment with a hydrolyzing agent into 5-formyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid or by treatment with a reducing agent into 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid and the resulting free acid may be converted into one of its salts by treatment with a base.

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  • Granted February 17, 1998. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 17, 2015.
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FiledJune 28, 1989
GrantedFebruary 17, 1998
Term endedFebruary 17, 2015
Patent numberCA 1339675 C
Classification (IPC)C07D475/04 +1 more

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199019931996199920022005200820112014Application filedJune 28, 1989Patent grantedFeb 17, 1998Term endedFeb 17, 2015

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