Preparation of Pyrrolidine-Based PDE4 Inhibitors via Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of α-Substituted Malonates to Aromatic Nitroalkenes

Autor: Nicole A. LeFur, Kevin Koch, Anthony D. Piscopio, Paul J. Nichols, Tsung-Hsun Chuang, John Demattei, Bradley R. Barnett
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Organic Letters. 8:1495-1498
ISSN: 1523-7052
1523-7060
DOI: 10.1021/ol060398p
Popis: [reaction: see text] The enantioselective conjugate addition of alpha-substituted malonates to aromatic nitroalkenes generates a stereocenter at the carbon bearing the aromatic group and an adjacent prochiral center from the alpha-substituted malonate. Nitro reduction followed by diastereoselective cyclization provides pyrrolidinones with two contiguous stereocenters, one of which is quaternary. This sequence was used for the preparation of the PDE4 inhibitor IC86518. Additional examples of the enantioselective Michael addition illustrate the scope of the reaction.
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