作者:Wei Li、Jianchang Li、Dianne DeVincentis、Tarek S. Mansour
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2008.06.045
日期:2008.8
An efficient synthesis of Ecopladib, an indole inhibitor of cytosolic phospholipase A(2)alpha, is described. A new reaction involving indole C3 reductive alkylation using an acetal in the absence of water and a novel transformation of the C2 methyl to an aldehyde via dimethyl sulfoxide-mediated oxygen-transfer reaction are used in the present synthesis, which dramatically increased the synthetic efficiency. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.