title: Synthesis of 2-substituted (+/-)-(2r,3r,5r)-tetrahydrofuran-3,5-dicarboxylic acid derivatives.
abstract: An efficient synthesis of 2-substituted (+/-)-(2R,3R,5R)-tetrahydrofuran-3,5-dicarboxylic acid derivatives has been developed. Starting from 5-norborne-2-ol, the key intermediate (+/-)-methyl 5,6-exo,exo-(isopropylidenedioxy)-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-3-exo-carboxylate (15) was synthesized in an efficient six-step sequence. The key transformation is the base-catalyzed methanolysis-rearrangement of (+/-)-6,7-exo,exo-(isopropylidenedioxy)-4-exo-iodo-2-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-one (14). Further manipulation of the 3-substituent of (+/-)-methyl 5,6-exo,exo-(isopropylidenedioxy)-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-3-exo-carboxylate (15) followed by deprotection of the diol moiety and ring opening catalyzed by RuCl(3)/NaIO(4) gave the title compounds in good yield.
authors: Department of Medicinal Chemistry Technologies (D-4CP), Pharmaceutical Product Division, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064, USA.
authors: G T
authors: GT
authors: Wang
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Wang
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Chen
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Gentles
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Sowin
mesh_terms: D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005663:Furans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D005663:Furans