Lithium tri-s-butylborohydride → HCID 86640810, compound

To a chilled (−78° C.) solution of 2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinic acid [1-(6-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-prop-(E)-ylidene]-amide (10.4 g, 32.78 mmol) in THF (150 mL) was added a 1 M solution of L-Selectride (33.0 mL, 33.0 mmol) in THF. The reaction was monitored by TLC (ethyl acetate-ether 3:7) indicating a single diastereomer (when compared to a mixture of diastereomers prepared by a reduction of 2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinic acid [1-(6-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-prop-(E)-ylidene]-amide with lithium borohydride in THF). After 6 hours, the mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (100 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (2×50 mL), brine (50 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude material was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with ether-dichloromethane (0:100, then 5:95, then 1:9, then 2:8). The material from the chromatography was triturated with ether to afford in two crops material which by 1H NMR is consistent with a single diastereomer however an impurity is present by TLC (ethyl acetate-ether 3:7). This material and the filtrate was purified by silica gel chromatography separately using ethyl acetate-dichloromethane (0:100, then 4:96, then 8:98, then 12:88, then 2:8, then 3:7, then 4:6). The material from the two purifications was combined and crystallized from dichloromethane-hexanes-ether to afford in 3 crops 2-methyl-propane-2-sulfinic acid [(S)-1-(6-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-prop yl]-amide.

1. additioncompared to a mixture of diastereomers
2. customthe mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (100 mL)
3. extractionextracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 mL)
4. washThe combined organic layers were washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (2×50 mL), brine (50 mL)
5. dry with materialdried over magnesium sulfate
6. filtrationfiltered
7. concentrationconcentrated
8. customThe crude material was purified by silica gel chromatography
9. washeluting with ether-dichloromethane (0:100
10. customThe material from the chromatography was triturated with ether
11. customto afford in two crops material which by 1H NMR
12. customThis material and the filtrate was purified by silica gel chromatography separately using ethyl acetate-dichloromethane (0:100
13. customcrystallized from dichloromethane-hexanes-ether

ORD record

ord-ff491a1a9de0470194ed50014469ba27

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2011_02

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07879873B2