title: Reinvestigation of mucohalic acids, versatile and useful building blocks for highly functionalized alpha,beta-unsaturated gamma-butyrolactones.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Mucohalic acids (mucochloric acid (1, 3,4-dichloro-5-hydroxy-5H-furan-2-one) and mucobromic acid (2, 3,4-dibromo-5-hydroxy-5H-furan-2-one)) are inexpensive, commercially available starting materials with multiple functional groups. These compounds have been modified by way of reduction followed by Suzuki cross-coupling reactions involving arylboronic acids to afford highly functionalized alpha,beta-unsaturated gamma-butyrolactones in excellent yield. The synthetic utility of these building blocks was effectively demonstrated through preparation of the antiinflammatory drug Vioxx.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA. ji.zhang@pfizer.com
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Blazecka
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Belmont
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013450:Sulfones
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007783:Lactones; D013450:Sulfones; C116926:rofecoxib; D015107:4-Butyrolactone