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Structural diversity based on cyclopropane scaffolds

Taylor1, Schmitt, Yuan

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5670, USA. taylor.61@nd.edu

Organic Letters
|May 18, 2000
PubMed
Summary

A new method efficiently converts homoallylic alcohols into pure cyclopropanes. This stereoselective synthesis is ideal for creating diverse molecular structures and libraries.

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Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Synthetic Chemistry

Background:

  • Cyclopropanes are valuable structural motifs in medicinal chemistry.
  • Efficient and stereoselective synthesis of substituted cyclopropanes remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a practical and efficient method for synthesizing diastereomerically pure cyclopropanes.
  • To enable the preparation of diverse cis- and trans-disubstituted and 1,2,3-trisubstituted cyclopropanes.

Main Methods:

  • Stereoselective conversion of homoallylic alcohols.
  • A sequence amenable to solid-phase synthesis.

Main Results:

  • Achieved diastereomerically pure cis- and trans-disubstituted cyclopropanes.
  • Achieved diastereomerically pure 1,2,3-trisubstituted cyclopropanes.
  • Demonstrated the route's suitability for combinatorial library generation.

Conclusions:

  • A practical and efficient stereoselective route to diverse cyclopropanes has been established.
  • The developed method is ideal for solid-phase synthesis and combinatorial library generation.

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