Enantioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolopyrimidine Scaffolds through Cation-Directed Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution

Org Lett. 2018 Apr 6;20(7):2037-2041. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00579. Epub 2018 Mar 21.

Abstract

The catalytic enantioselective synthesis of 3-aryl-substituted pyrrolopyrimidines (PPYs), a common motif in drug discovery, is achieved through a kinetic resolution via quaternary ammonium salt-catalyzed nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr). Both enantioenriched products and starting materials can be functionalized with no observed racemization to give enantiodivergent access to diverse chiral analogues of an important class of kinase inhibitor. One of the compounds was found to be a potent and selective inhibitor of breast tumor kinase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Cations
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrroles / chemical synthesis*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Cations
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrroles
  • pyrrolopyrimidine