Practical Asymmetric Synthesis of Aprepitant, a Potent Human NK-1 Receptor Antagonist, via a Stereoselective Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Trans Acetalization Reaction
- 28 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 67 (19) , 6743-6747
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jo0203793
Abstract
A streamlined and high-yielding synthesis of aprepitant (1), a potent substance P (SP) receptor antagonist, is described. The enantiopure oxazinone 16 starting material was synthesized via a novel crystallization-induced dynamic resolution process. Conversion of 16 to the penultimate intermediate cis-sec-amine 9 features a highly stereoselective Lewis acid-catalyzed trans acetalization of chiral alcohol 3 with trichloroacetimidate 18 followed by inversion of the adjacent chiral center on the morpholine ring. The six-step process for the synthesis of 9 was accomplished in extremely high overall yield (81%) and with only two isolations.Keywords
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