title: [Diastereospecific synthesis of antifungal threo-BAY 19139].
abstract: BAY 19139, 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1-(1-imidazolyl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-butanol is a new imidazolyl derivative of antifungal agent. Its threo-isomer(Ia) shows marked antifungal activity, and the antiprotozoal activity is higher than the well-known metronidazole or clotrimazole, but the activity of the erythro-isomer is weak. This paper reports the sequential reactions of chloro or bromo-oxirane with p-chlorophenolate, and then with sodium imidazolate in two stereocontrolled steps to the threo-BAY 19139 (Ia). Halo-oxirane is accomplished by the stereochemistry of ring closure of alpha, alpha-dihalopinacolone. The molecular structure of Ia was confirmed unambiguously by X-ray crystal analysis. Furthermore, the nucleophilic substitution of chloro-oxirane was investigated. We found that under the solid-liquid PTC condition at room temperature, the reaction time was shortened and a higher yield was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University.
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Qiang
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; C038973:BAY-i 9139