Appeal No. 95-0865 Application 08/08/007,950 where: P is a protecting group, e.g., acyl (page 5, line 20) and X is a leaving group, e.g., chloro, bromo, iodo or an aryl group (e.g., p-toluenesulfonyloxy) or an alkyl group (e.g., methanesulfonyloxy) (page 5, lines 20-21). 23. The reaction of Slusarchyk Compound 2 with Slusarchyk Compound 14 is carried out in the presence of a base, such as potassium carbonate, sodium hydride or potassium hydride (page 5, line 43). 24. Significant disclosure found in Slusarchyk, but not found in Bisacchi, is that the leaving group X of Slusarchyk Compound 2 is described as including halo groups (chloro, bromo, iodo) whereas the corresponding X group of Bisacchi Compound 13 is not described as including halo groups (col. 3, lines 64 through col. 4, line 31; col. 7, lines 44-48). Hagberg I European Patent Application 0 055 239 25. Hagberg I describes various organic synthesis techniques. One technique of interest is Method of Preparation L which begins on the last line of page 15 and continues to line 17 on page 16. 26. Method L is described as involving a reaction of a Compound XII, which is said to have the formula: - 13 -Page: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007