216962-18-4Relevant articles and documents
Lateral lithiation of ethyl 4-acetyl-5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl carboxylate with 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxanyl as a directing group
Zhou, Peiwen,Natale
, p. 8249 - 8252 (1998)
Lateral lithiation of ethyl 4-acetyl-5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl carboxylate, a functionalized isoxazole AMPA analog, occurs cleanly at the C-5 methyl group with 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxanyl as a directing group. The 4-acetyl isoxazole derivatives were transformed selectively by a modified Willgerodt- Kindler reaction into the corresponding homologated methyl esters after deprotection.
An improved procedure for the lateral lithiation of ethyl 4-acetyl-5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl carboxylate
Burkhart, David J.,Zhou, Peiwen,Blumenfeld, Alex,Twamley, Brendan,Natale, Nicholas R.
, p. 8039 - 8046 (2007/10/03)
Ethyl 4-acetyl-5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl carboxylate was smoothly lithiated at the 5-methyl position, when the 4-acetyl group was protected with a 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxanyl group. The lithio anion was quenched with a variety of electrophiles such as alkyl halides, aldehydes, TMSCl, and Me3SnCl in good to excellent yields. The lithiation of the unprotected compound and the 4-acetyl group protected as 1,3-dioxolanyl both failed. The effects of different bases have been investigated and the addition of LiCl significantly increased yields. Based on variable temperature NMR studies the 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxanyl group appears to occupy a single chair conformation which may facilitate lateral metalation. This represents a facile entry into 5-functionalized 3-isoxazolyl carboxylic acid derivatives as prodrugs for the AMPA glutamate neurotransmitters of the central nervous system.