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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an industrial method for producing a 7-alkyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin. SOLUTION: The method comprises irradiating the corresponding 7-alkylcamptothecin-1-oxide of formula(1)( wherein, R<SP>1</SP>is a 1-6C alkyl ) with ultraviolet light with rays of shorter than 370 nm wavelength in the presence of an acid to effect a reaction to obtain the objective 7-alkyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin of formula(2)( wherein, R<SP>1</SP>is the same as mentioned above ). COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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