FIELD: organic chemistry, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a semisynthetic taxane of the formula (I) where R1,R2 is C1-8-alkyl or phenyl; R2 can mean also tert.-butoxy-group; when double bond is at positions 11, 12 then R3 is hydrogen atom; R4 - hydroxyl or C2-8-acyloxy-group; when double bond is absent at positions 11, 12 then methyl at position 12 exhibits alpha-orientation; R3 - hydroxyl group or C2-8-acyloxy-group; R4 - hydrogen atom and a pharmaceutical composition on its base that shows antitumor activity. EFFECT: improved method of synthesis, antitumor activity. 12 cl, 1 tbl, 11 ex
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1999-08-20—Published
1995-07-21—Filed