Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A fluorine-containing uridine derivative of the formula: ##STR17## wherein R is lower acyl, fluorine-containing lower acyl or fluorine-containing lower alkyl; and X is hydrogen or hydroxyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fluorine-containing uridine derivative of the formula: ##STR17## wherein R is lower acyl, fluorine-containing lower acyl or fluorine-containing lower alkyl; and X is hydrogen or hydroxyl.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A fluorine-containing uridine derivative according to claim 1, wherein R is lower acyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A fluorine-containing uridine derivative according to claim 1, wherein R is fluorinated lower acyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A fluorine-containing uridine derivative according to claim 1, wherein R is fluorinated lower alkyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A fluorine-containing uridine derivative according to claim 1, wherein X is hydrogen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A fluorine-containing uridine derivative according to claim 1, wherein X is hydroxy.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A fluorine-containing uridine derivative according to claim 1, wherein R is acetyl and X is hydroxy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A fluorine-containing uridine derivative according to claim 1, wherein R is acetyl and X is hydrogen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A process for preparing a fluorine-containing uridine derivative of the formula (I) as defined in claim 1, comprising fluorinating 2°,3'-O-isopropylideneuridine with fluorine in a solvent selected from the group consisting of lower carboxylic acids, fluorine-containing lower carboxylic acids and fluorine-containing lower alcohols.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 9, wherein fluorination is effected at a temperature of 0° to 50° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 9, wherein fluorination is effected in the presence of a fluorination agent which comprises fluorine gas diluted with an inert gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 9, wherein the solvent is a lower carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 9, wherein the solvent is a fluorine-containing lower carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of fluorinated acetic acid, fluorinated propionic acid and fluorinated butyric acid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 9, wherein the solvent is a fluorine-containing alcohol of the formula: H(CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 OH wherein n is an integer of 1 to 5.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A process for preparing a 5-fluorouridine derivative of the formula: ##STR18## wherein R is lower acyl, fluorine-containing lower acyl or fluorine-containing lower alkyl; and X is hydrogen or hydroxyl comprising reacting the fluorine-containing uridine derivative of the formula (I) as defined in claim 1 with a base in an organic solvent at a temperature of 0° to 80° C.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 15, wherein the base is one selected from the group consisting of triethylamine, diethylamine, pyridine, picoline, ammonia and sodium bicarbonate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 16, wherein the solvent is a mixture of an ester of a lower carboxylic acid, acetone, acetonitrile or dioxane and not more than 50% by volume of a lower alcohol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 16, wherein the reaction temperature is 0° to 80° C.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 9, wherein fluorination is effected at a temperature of 5° to 20° C.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 16, wherein the reaction temperature is 10° to 30° C.