Practical synthesis of a neuropeptide Y antagonist via stereoselective addition to a ketene

…, T Itoh, T Mase, SA Weissman, D Tschaen…

Index: Iida, Takehiko; Satoh, Hiroki; Maeda, Kenji; Yamamoto, Yuhei; Asakawa, Ken-Ichi; Sawada, Naotaka; Wada, Toshihiro; Kadowaki, Chie; Itoh, Takahiro; Mase, Toshiaki; Weissman, Steven A.; Tschaen, Dave; Krska, Shane; Volante Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2005 ,  vol. 70,  # 23  p. 9222 - 9229

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Abstract

The synthesis of neuropeptide Y antagonist 1, currently under clinical investigation for the treatment of obesity, is described. The convergent synthesis from trans-spirolactone carboxylic acid intermediate 2a and aminopyrazole 3 is predicated on a stereoselective ...