Diastereoselective synthesis of pitavastatin calcium via bismuth-catalyzed two-component hemiacetal/oxa-Michael addition reaction

作者:Xiong Fangjun; Wang Haifeng; Yan Lingjie; Xu Lingjun; Tao Yuan; Wu Yan*; Chen Fener
来源:Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015, 13(38): 9813-9819.
DOI:10.1039/c5ob01148e

摘要

An efficient and concise asymmetric synthesis of pitavastatin calcium (1) starting from commercially available (S)-epichlorohydrin is described. A convergent C-1 + C-6 route allowed for the assembly of the pitavastatin C-7 side chain via a Wittig reaction between phosphonium salt 2 and the enantiomerically pure C-6-formyl side chain 3. The 1,3-syn-diol acetal motif in 3 was established with excellent stereo control by a diastereoselective bismuth-promoted two-component hemiacetal/oxa-Michael addition reaction of (S)-alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone 4 with acetaldehyde.