Abstract
Despite the favorable properties that azetidine rings can engender on drug-compounds, methods for the diversity-oriented synthesis of azetidine-based structures are significantly underdeveloped. Herein, we report the successful realization of a multicomponent [1,2]-Brook rearrangement/strain-release-driven anion relay sequence and its application to the modular synthesis of substituted azetidines. The rapidity of the reaction, as confirmed by in situ infra-red spectroscopy, leverages the strain-release ring-opening of azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane to drive the equilibrium of the Brook rearrangement. The three electrophilic coupling partners, added sequentially to azabicyclo[1.1.0]butyl-lithium, could be individually varied to access a diverse compound library. The utility of this methodology was demonstrated in a 4-step synthesis of the EP2 receptor antagonist PF-04418948
Original language | English |
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Article number | e202214049 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 52 |
Early online date | 27 Oct 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Dec 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:J.T. thanks the Bristol Chemical Synthesis Centre for Doctoral Training and the EPSRC (EP/G036764/1) for funding. We thank Christopher Cope for assistance performing ReactIR studies.
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© 2022 The Authors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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Azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane in the strain-release-driven synthesis of functionalised azetidines
Tyler, J. L. (Author), Noble, A. (Supervisor) & Aggarwal, V. (Supervisor), 24 Jan 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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