1268385-47-2Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of HCV replicase inhibitors: Base-catalyzed synthesis of protected α-hydrazino esters and selective aerobic oxidation with catalytic Pt/Bi/C for synthesis of imidazole-4,5-dicarbaldehyde
Bowman, Roy K.,Brown, Andrew D.,Cobb, Jannine H.,Eaddy, John F.,Hatcher, Mark A.,Leivers, Martin R.,Miller, John F.,Mitchell, Mark B.,Patterson, Daniel E.,Toczko, Matthew A.,Xie, Shiping
, p. 11680 - 11690 (2014/01/06)
A robust convergent synthesis of the prodrugs of HCV replicase inhibitors 1-5 is described. The central 5H-imidazo[4,5-d]pyridazine core was formed from acid-catalyzed cyclocondensation of an imidazole-4,5-dicarbaldehyde (20) and a α-hydrazino ester, generated in situ from the bis-BOC-protected precursors 25 and 33. The acidic conditions not only released the otherwise unstable α-hydrazino esters but also were the key to avoid facile decarboxylation to the parent drugs from the carboxylic ester prodrugs 1-5. The bis-BOC α-hydrazino esters 25 and 33 were prepared by addition of ester enolates (from 23 and 32) to di-tert-butyl azodicarboxylate via catalysis with mild inorganic bases, such as Li2CO3. A selective aerobic oxidation with catalytic 5% Pt-Bi/C in aqueous KOH was developed to provide the dicarbaldehyde 20 from the diol 27.
