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Novel process for the synthesis of class I antiarrhythmic agent (±)-cibenzoline and its analogs
Gholap, Atul R.,Paul, Vincent,Srinivasan, Kumar V.
, p. 2967 - 2982 (2008)
Synthesis of (±)-cibenzoline and its analogs has been achieved by a simple sequence of reactions. The diaryl cyanoolefin intermediate 3 could be prepared by Knoevenagel condensation of benzophenone with ethylcyanoacetate to form the tetra-substituted olefin intermediate 2 followed by Krapcho deethoxycarbonylation or from β-hydroxynitrile intermediate 2' followed by the elimination of hydroxyl group respectively. The 2,2- diphenylcyclopropanecarbonitrile 4 was synthesized from intermediate 3 by cyclopropanation, which was converted to (±)-2-(2,2-diphenylcyclopropyl)- 2-imidazoline 5 by reaction with ethylenediamine in the presence of a catalytic amount of sulfur. Moreover, the obtained 2-imidazolines were smoothly oxidized to the corresponding imidazoles 6 in good to moderate yields. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
