Synthesis of a linear α-hydroxymethyl-pentapyrrole derivative and its cyclization to uroporphyrinogens
作者:Kunisuke Okada、Hiroyuki Takakura、Keishi Nomura、Kiyoshi Saburi
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(00)00293-8
日期:2000.4
A linear pentapyrrole bearing alpha-hydroxymeythyl group in the terminal was synthesized by the stepwise coupling of alpha-free pyrrole with azafulvenium ion 6. When it was treated with a catalytic amount of p-toluensulfonic acid under anaerobic condition, followed by aerial oxidation of the products, a statistical mixture of uroporphyrin I-IV octamethyl eaters was obtained. It is proposed that this transformation proceeds through a spiro-pyrrolenine as a key intermediate. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.