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A palladium-catalyzed intramolecular Heck/Hydrogenation approach towards the synthesis of praziquantel
Williams, Alfred L.,St. Hilaire, Valentine R.
, p. 6712 - 6717 (2017/10/25)
Starting from 3-methoxy N-acylpyrazinium salts, a new approach towards the synthesis of the antischistosomal drug praziquantel (PZQ) has been developed. Utilization of a palladium-catalyzed intramolecular Heck reaction to form dehydro-PZQ followed by a Hydrogenation step, in a stepwise or one-pot manner, allowed for the gram scale synthesis of PZQ in 4 or 5 steps and in good overall yields. This methodology proved to be well suited for generating the pyrazino[1,2-a] isoindole and pyrazino[1,2-a] benzazepine analogues of PZQ.
Amino acid derived heterocycles: Lewis acid catalyzed and radical cyclizations from peptide acetals
Todd, Matthew H.,Ndubaku, Chudi,Bartlett, Paul A.
, p. 3985 - 3988 (2007/10/03)
Bicyclization of peptide acetals via nucleophilic attack of a phenyl group on an endocyclic acyliminium ion 4 was explored as a route to novel amino acid derived heterocycles and peptidomimetic scaffolds. In the presence of protic acid, bridged structures such as 6 are formed readily from phenylalanine derivatives, but the fused-ring analogues 5 could not be obtained in good yield. In contrast, radical cyclization of the bromophenyl dihydropyrazinone 7 provides an effective alternative for the synthesis of 5 (n = 0, 1, 2). Additional versatility in this process was demonstrated by efficient synthesis of a different fused ring system, represented by the antihelmintic praziquantel, 8.