Appeal No. 95-0544 Application No. 07/798,971 Claim 12, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows: 12. A process for preparing a compound of formula (I) wherein R is hydrogen or optionally protected hydroxy;1 R is alkoxy, optionally protected hydroxy, oxo, oximino,2 or oximino substituted by an organic radical; R is hydrogen, optionally protected hydroxy, or a group3 4'-("-L-oleandroxyl)-"-L-oleandroxyloxy or "-L-oleandroxyloxy wherein the terminal hydroxy group is optionally protected; 4 5 6 7 R , R , R , and R are the same or different and each is hydrogen or an organic radical; and R is amino, imino, amino substituted by an organic8 radical, imino substituted by an organic radical, optionally protected hydroxy, or oxo, the process comprising: (hydrating and) cyclizing a compound of formula (II), (IV), or (V) -2-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007