Safe and Alternate Process for the Reductions of Methanesulfonates: Application in the Synthesis of 1,2,3-Triacetyl-5-deoxy-d-ribofuranoside

Autor: Atchuta R. Parimi, Nagaraju Mekala, Murthy V. R. K. Moturu, Rao V. L. N. Dammalapati
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Organic Process Research & Development. 20:609-614
ISSN: 1520-586X
1083-6160
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.5b00286
Popis: Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diglyme, and 1,2-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)ethane, triglyme, are found to be suitable and safe alternate solvents to DMSO for the reduction of methanesulfonate in sodium borohydride. Addition of anhydrous lithium chloride led to the complete reduction of methanesulfonate esters to the corresponding alkanes in the presence of sodium borohydride in these solvents (diglyme and triglyme). This protocol is useful in the preparation of 1,2,3-triacetyl-5-deoxy-d-ribofuranoside, 7, a key intermediate of Capecitabine, 1, on the commercial scale.
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