Abstract
The enantioselective deprotonation of the 8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3- one with chiral lithium amides 5 and 6, in the presence of LiCl, gave the chiral lithium enolates which were in turn reacted with methyl cyanoformate. The resulting chiral β-keto esters were reduced with sodium amalgam to afford the 8-oxa-ecgonine- and 8-oxa-pseudoecgonine-like derivatives which allowed facile preparation of the (+)- and (-)-8-oxa-norcocaines and (+)- and (-)-8-oxa-pseudonorcocaines. The new synthesized 8-oxa analogues of cocaine showed good enantiomeric excesses in the range of 84-90%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4425-4428 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 4 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry