Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A compound having the formula ##STR20## in which R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, alkoxy having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, aromatic acyloxy or araliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, R 3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 1 to 4 and, when n is an integer of from 2 to 4, the R 2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R 1 and R 2 is hydroxyl, alkoxy, aliphatic acyloxy, aromatic acyloxy or araliphatic acyloxy.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A compound having the formula ##STR20## in which R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, alkoxy having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, aromatic acyloxy or araliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 3 carbon atoms in the aliphatic acyl moiety, R 3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 1 to 4 and, when n is an integer of from 2 to 4, the R 2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R 1 and R 2 is hydroxyl, alkoxy, aliphatic acyloxy, aromatic acyloxy or araliphatic acyloxy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1 wherein R 1 and R 2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, alkoxy having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, benzoyloxy or cinnamoyloxy, R 3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 1 to 3 and, when n is 2 or 3, the R 2 's may be the same or different; provided that, when n is 1 or 2, at least one of R 1 and R 2 is hydroxyl, alkoxy, aliphatic acyloxy, benzoyl or cinnamoyloxy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1 wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, hydroxy, alkoxy having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, benzoyloxy or cinnamoyloxy, R 3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3; provided that, when n is 1, R 2 is other than a hydrogen atom and, when n is 2 or 3, at least one of the R 2 's is other than a hydrogen atom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
A compound according to claim 1 wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, the R 2 in the side chain at the 7-position of the structural formula represents hydroxyl, alkoxy having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, aliphatic acyloxy having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, benzoyloxy or cinnamoyloxy, R 3 represents alkyl having from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
9 words
7-Hydroxymethyl-3,11,15-trimethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-ol dimethyl ether of the formula of claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
9 words
(E,Z,E)-7-Hydroxymethyl-3,11,15-trimethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-ol dimethyl ether of the formula of claim 1.