Abstract
The improved chiral synthesis of the selective dopamine D3 receptor (D3R) antagonist (R)-N-(4-(4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-hydroxybutyl)1H- indole-2-carboxamide ((R)-PG648) is described. The same chiral secondary alcohol intermediate was used to prepare the enantiomers of a 3-F-benzofuranyl analogue, BAK 2-66. The absolute configurations of the 3-F enantiomers were assigned from their X-ray crystal structures that confirmed retention of configuration during fluorination with N,N-diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST). (R)-BAK2-66 showed higher D3R affinity and selectivity than its (S)-enantiomer; however, it had lower D3R affinity and enantioselectivity than (R)-PG648. Further, importance of the 4-atom linker length between the aryl amide and 4-phenylpiperazine was demonstrated with the 4-fluorobutyl-product (8).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 647-651 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 12 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- asymmetric catalysis
- DAST
- dopamine
- enantioselectivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry