title: [1,2]-Anionic rearrangement of 2-benzyloxypyridine and related pyridyl ethers.
abstract: An anionic rearrangement of 2-benzyloxypyridine is described. Pyridine-directed metalation of the benzylic carbon leads to 1,2-migration of pyridine via a postulated associative mechanism (addition/elimination). Several aryl pyridyl carbinols were obtained in high yields. A formal synthesis of carbinoxamine, an antihistamine drug used for the treatment of seasonal allergies and hay fever, emerges from this methodology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
authors.forename: Jingyue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Gregory B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Dudley