A Highly Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of Vernakalant

作者:Limanto John*; Ashley Eric R; Yin Jingjun; Beutner Gregory L; Grau Brendan T; Kassim Amude M; Kim Mary M; Klapars Artis; Liu Zhijian; Strotman Hallena R; Truppo Matthew D
来源:Organic Letters, 2014, 16(10): 2716-2719.
DOI:10.1021/ol501002a

摘要

A novel synthesis of vernakalant is described. Using inexpensive and readily available reagents, the key transformations involve (1) an efficient zinc-amine-promoted etherification, (2) a highly stereoselective enzyme-catalyzed dynamic asymmetric transamination to set up the two contiguous chiral centers in the cyclohexane ring, and (3) a pyrrolidine ring formation via alkyl-B(OH)(2)-catalyzed amidation and subsequent imide reduction.

  • 出版日期2014-5-16