Tetrahydro-pyrrolo-[2,3-b]indole-1,2,8-tricarboxylic acid ester in enantiospecific preparation of α-methyltryptophan: application in the preparation of carbon-14 labeled PD 145942 and PD 154075
作者:I. Victor Ekhato、Yun Huang
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1099-1344(199712)39:12<1019::aid-jlcr43>3.0.co;2-t
日期:1997.12
[2R-(2 alpha, 3a beta, 8a beta)]-2,3,3a,8a-Tetrahydro-pyrrolo[2.3-b]indole-1,2,8-tricarboxylic acid-1,8-dibenzyl ester 2-methyl ester, its [2S-(2 beta, 3a alpha, 8a alpha)]-isomer, and the tribenzyl ester analogs were prepared. From these [2,3-b]indole-1,2,8-tricarboxylic acid esters we accomplished a simple, high yielding preparation of enantiopure alpha-methyltryptophan and methyl ester derivatives. Using this protocol, we inexpensively made (R)-alpha-[C-14]methyltryptophan methyl ester, and in subsequent reactions converted it into [1-(2-hydroxy-cyclohexylcarbamoyl)-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-[C-14]methylethyl]carbamic acid adamantan-2-yl ester (PD 145942) and [2-(1H-indole-3-yl)-1-[C-14]methyl-1(1-phenyl-ethylcarbamoyl)-ethyl]carbamic acid benzofuran-2-yl methyl ester (PD 154075). Both of these compounds are drug candidates in preclinical study for the treatment of anxiety and emesis respectively.