1005796-57-5Relevant articles and documents
Development of a novel Pd-catalyzed N-acyl vinylogous carbamate synthesis for the key intermediate of ICE inhibitor VX-765
Tanoury, Gerald J.,Chen, Minzhang,Dong, Yong,Forslund, Raymond E.,Magdziak, Derek
, p. 185 - 188 (2008/09/18)
(Chemical Equation Presented) A novel Pd-catalyzed coupling of Cbz-protected proline amide with 4-bromo-5-ethoxyfuran-2(5H)-one was developed for the synthesis of the P1-P2 unit (5) of VX-765. The process afforded quantitative coupling in the presence of water, providing a 1:1 mixture of 5 and its ethoxy epimer epi-5. Compound 5 was isolated as a single diastereomer via fractional crystallization, which was stereoselectively converted to 17 via hydrogenation, and subsequently transformed to VX-765. Nine examples of the Pd coupling are presented with yields ranging from 76-98%.