PROCESS FOR THE FORMATION OF INTERMEDIATES USEFUL FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS - Patent 1140844

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EP 1 140 844 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41

(21)	Application number: 00902339.1

(22)	Date of filing: 07.01.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07D 213/38, C07D 213/30, C07D 303/08, C07D 203/08

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0000/313

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0040/557 (13.07.2000 Gazette 2000/28)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

08.01.1999 US 115256 P

(71)	Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
	Cambridge, MA 02139-4242 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	OLIVER, Patricia, Ann Acton, MA 01720 (US)

(74)	Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER
	Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

(54)	PROCESS FOR THE FORMATION OF INTERMEDIATES USEFUL FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS