Abstract
An efficient regioselective synthesis of 2-O-acyl-3-O-(1-acyloxyalkyl) prodrugs of vitamin C 5,6-acetonide has been developed which does not involve tedious column chromatographic separation of the desired products from contaminants exhibiting very similar Rf values. Vitamin C 5,6-acetonide is first acylated with one equivalent of acyl halide in the presence of two equivalents of pyridine. The crude 2-O-acylated product is then alkylated with one equivalent of 1-acyloxyalkyl-1-iodide in the presence of one equivalent of triethylamine. The 2-O-acyl-3-O-(1-acyloxyalkyl) vitamin C 5,6-acetonides are obtained in moderate yields.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1619-1621 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 6 2016 |
Keywords
- Acylation
- Alkylation
- Prodrugs
- Regioselective
- Soft alkyl drug
- Vitamin C