Abstract
Hydrogenation of tetrahydropyrazine 4g with [(R)-BINAP(COD)Rh]TfO gave piperazine 6g in 96% yield and 99% ee. Simple hydrogenolytic deprotection and crystallization afforded the key chiral (S)-N-Boc-piperazine MK-639 intermediate 1 in high yield and enantiomeric purity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6419-6422 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 36 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 4 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry