SYNTHESIS OF [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-FLUOROPHENYL)-BETA,DELTA-DIHYDROXY-5-(1-METHYLETHYL)-3-PHENYL-4-[(PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL]-1H-PYRROLE-1-HEPTANOIC ACID HEMI CALCIUM SALT (ATORVASTATIN)

摘要

The present invention discusses a novel process for the synthesis of [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-B,D-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid hemi calcium salt by using 4-fluoro- alpha -[2-methyl-1-oxopropyl] gamma -oxo-N- beta -diphenylbenzene butaneamide with (4R)-methyl 6-(2-aminoethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-3-acetate. The compound so prepared is useful as inhibitors of the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase and are thus used as hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic agents.