Enantio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Duocarmycine-Based Prodrugs for a Selective Treatment of Cancer by Epoxide Opening

Autor: Stephan Rühl, Heiko J. Schuster, Roland Pfoh, Lutz F. Tietze, Sonja M. Hampel
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Chemistry - A European Journal. 14:895-901
ISSN: 1521-3765
0947-6539
Popis: For the enantio- und diastereoselective synthesis of the prodrug 2, the N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected amine 7 was alkylated with the enantiopure epoxide 14 to give the amide 10. A regio- and facial-selective metal-mediated cyclisation by using a cuprate led to 17 with an inversion of configuration at C10. Subsequent transformation of the hydroxy group in 17 by using the Appel procedure afforded (1S,10R)-9 with an unusual double inversion owing to neighbouring-group participation of the N-tert-butoxycarbonyl group. (1S,10R)-9 is the key intermediate in the synthesis of the prodrug 2, which has been developed for a selective treatment of cancer based on the antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy as an analogue of the natural antibiotic duocarmycine SA (1).
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