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Asymmetric synthesis of N-3 substituted phenoxypropyl piperidine benzimidazol-2-one derivatives, potent and selective NOP agonists
Clark, John K.,Jones, Philip S.,Palin, Ronald,Rosair, Georgina,Weston, Mark
, p. 3119 - 3126 (2008/09/20)
The asymmetric synthesis of the potent selective NOP agonist 2-(3-{1-[3-(5-methoxy-2-methyl-phenoxy)-4-methyl-pentyl]-piperidin-4-yl} -2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N-methyl-acetamide and analogues was developed. The key step, chiral reduction of methyl isobutyryl acetate, was achieved using a mild Noyori-type asymmetric hydrogenation.
