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Abstract
A convenient synthesis of immunosuppressive agent FTY720 (1) using the Petasis reaction was developed. 4-Octylbenzaldehyde (9) was converted into 1-ethenyl-4-octylbenzene (11) by two-step synthesis. Hydroboration of 11 using catecholborane and hydrolysis gave (E)-2-(4-octylphenyl) vinylboronic acid (4). The Petasis reaction of 4, dihydroxyacetone (3), and benzylamine following catalytic hydrogenation afforded FTY720 (1).
Journal
- Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin [List of Volumes]
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Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin 53(1), 100-102, 2005-01-01 [Table of Contents]
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan