An efficient asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of 4-aryl coumarins, preparation of a key intermediate in the synthesis of a class of endothelin receptor antagonists

Autor: Susan Shilcrat, Michael A. McGuire, Edmund M. Sorenson
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Tetrahedron Letters. 40:3293-3296
ISSN: 0040-4039
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(99)00478-5
Popis: The 4-aryl-3, 4-dihydrocoumarin1 is a critical intermediate in the synthesis of two endothelin receptor antagonists. Asymmetry is introduced by the chiral catalytic hydrogenation of2. Reduction occurs only if the lactone is open (3). A number of chiral ruthenium and rhodium organometallic species are evaluated as catalysts. The reaction is optimized to produce1 in high yield andee. Asymmetry is introduced in 4-aryl-3, 4-dihydrocoumarin by the chiral catalytic hydrogenation of a coumarin. Download : Download full-size image
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