Complementary Syntheses of <i>N</i>,<i>O</i>-Protected-(<i>S</i>)-2-methylserine on a Multikilogram Scale
作者:Michael S. Anson、Hugh F. Clark、Paul Evans、Martin E. Fox、Jonathan P. Graham、Natalie N. Griffiths、Graham Meek、James A. Ramsden、Alastair J. Roberts、Shaun Simmonds、Matthew D. Walker、Matthew Willets
DOI:10.1021/op100299d
日期:2011.3.18
Two complementary and scalable approaches have been used to manufacture multikilogram quantities of N,O-protected-(S)-2-methylserine. The first approach uses a diastereomeric salt resolution of 2-methylserine methyl ester as the (1S)-(+)-camphorsulfonate salt, and was used to rapidly access 15 kg of (S)-3-tert-butoxycarbonyl-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-oxazolidine-4-carboxylic acid with > 99% ee. The second approach involves a stereoselective enolate methylation of a chiral cyclic L-serine derivative under cryogenic conditions. The four-step telescoped process, starting from L-serine methyl ester, was used to manufacture 20 kg of (2R,4S)-2-tert-butyl-3-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-methyl-1,3-oxazolidine-4-carboxylic acid in 52% overall yield and 98% ee. The advantages and disadvantages for scale-up of both approaches are discussed.