Asymmetric synthesis of (−)-pseudoephedrine from (2S,3S)-3-phenyloxiran-2-ylmethanol. Stereospecific interchange of amino and alcohol functions
作者:Ma̱ Luisa Testa、Chakib Hajji、Elena Zaballos-Garcı́a、Ana Belén Garcı́a-Segovia、José Sepúlveda-Arques
DOI:10.1016/s0957-4166(01)00228-2
日期:2001.6
A ring-opening reaction of N-methylaziridines with Boc(2)O/NaI has been applied to the asymmetric synthesis of pseudoephedrine. 3-Methylamino-3-phenyl-1,2-propanediol 1, derived from (2S,3S)-3-phenyloxiran-2-ylmethanol, was converted into the oxazolidin-2-one 4, a precursor of pseudoephedrine. The reaction occurs with a stereospecific interchange of amino and alcohol functions. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.