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A chemoselective, acid mediated conversion of amide acetal to oxazole: The key step in the synthesis of cardiovascular drug, ifetroban sodium

  • Shankar Swaminathan
  • , Ambarish K. Singh
  • , Wen Sen Li
  • , John J. Venit
  • , Kenneth J. Natalie
  • , James H. Simpson
  • , Raymond E. Weaver
  • , Lee J. Silverberg

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Abstract

The cyclization of acetal amide was carried out with trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, followed by elimination using sodium methoxide to give 2,5-disubstituted oxazole, thus completing a new route to the cardiovascular drug ifetroban sodium.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4769-4772
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume39
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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