Flexible and Scalable Route to HDAc Inhibitors Containing an Unusual Trisubstituted Pyridine Core
作者:Mark A. Graham、Steven A. Raw、David M. Andrews、Catherine J. Good、Zbigniew S. Matusiak、Mark Maybury、Elaine S. E. Stokes、Andrew T. Turner
DOI:10.1021/op300021m
日期:2012.7.20
A scalable route to histone deacetylase inhibitors containing an unusual 2-aryl-3-cyano-5-aminomethylpyridine core has been developed which has the flexibility to deliver a range of compounds on at least a multigram scale. The key step involves a novel Mannich reaction using 3-dimethylaminoacrolein, formaldehyde, and a secondary amine to yield a 2-(alkylaminomethyl)-3-dimethylaminoacrolein. Tuning of this reaction in process development was fundamental to the success of the approach in terms of flexibility and operability on scale-up. This new methodology will also enable access an underutilised family of 3,5-disubstituted pyrid-2-ones and 2,3,5-trisubstituted pyridines.