Co-catalyzed reductive cyclization of azido and cyano substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated esters with NaBH4: enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen and (R)-rolipram

TitleCo-catalyzed reductive cyclization of azido and cyano substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated esters with NaBH4: enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen and (R)-rolipram
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsParaskar, AS, Sudalai, A
JournalTetrahedron
Volume62
Issue20
Pagination4907-4916
Date PublishedMAY
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN0040-4020
KeywordsAsymmetric synthesis, cobalt chloride, gamma and delta-lactams, reduction, sodium borohydride
Abstract

Sodium borohydride in combination with a catalytic amount of CoCl, has been found to be an excellent catalytic system in reductive cyclizations of suitably substituted azido and cyano groups of alpha,beta-unsaturated esters to afford gamma and delta-lactams in high yields. The process has been demonstrated for the enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen, (R)-rolipram, and (R)-4-fluorophenylpiperidinone, a key intermediate for (-)-paroxetine. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI10.1016/j.tet.2006.03.017
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)

Foreign

Impact Factor (IF)2.645
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Chemical Engineering & Process Development