10.1016/S0040-4039(00)96916-8
The research focuses on the attachment of the anthramycin acrylamide side chain to the pyrrolo(1,4)benzodiazepine structure via a palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction of a vinyl triflate. Anthramycin, an antitumor antibiotic, has a complex synthesis process. The study explores a more efficient route by converting the 2-keto group in the pyrrolo ring to a vinyl triflate and then coupling it with various reagents. Key chemicals involved include N-methyl isatoic anhydride, L-hydroxyproline, triflic anhydride, pyridine, tributylvinylstannane, ethyl acrylate, and palladium catalysts such as (Ph3P)2Pd and PdCl2. The methodology provides a convenient procedure for constructing anthramycin derivatives, offering a rapid entry into the pyrrolo(1,4)benzodiazepine structure with the desired side chain.