| abstract |
The present invention relates to new taxane analogs useful for the treatment of cancer as well as methods for producing the same. The chemical compounds according to the present invention have the general Formula (I) wherein R 1 and R 2 are each selected from H, an alkyl group, an olefinic group, an aromatic group, an O-alkyl group, an O-olefinic group, or an O-aromatic group; R 3 is hydroxyl or OP 1 ; R 4 and R 5 are each hydroxyl or R 7 COO; R 6 is hydroxyl, OP 2 , R 7 COO, or an ether functionally; R 7 is an alkyl group, an olefinic group, or an aromatic group; and P 1 and P 2 are each hydroxyl protecting groups. The chemical compounds of the present invention may particularly be 9, 10-±,±-OH taxane analogs that are formed by a process that begins with a standard taxane as the starting compound. |