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IV.4: SSYNTHESSIISS OFF 22( (SS) )-[11(<br />

(SS) )-AZIIDO-<br />

-22- -PPHENYLETHYL] ] OXIIRANE<br />

IV.4.1: Introduction<br />

The inhibition of the enzyme HIV-1 protease, which cleaves the gag and gag-pol<br />

polyproteins into the functional proteins of infectious virions, continues to be a major<br />

therapeutic target for the treatment of AIDS and related ailments. 166 These HIV-1 protease<br />

inhibitors viz. amprenavir, fosamprenavir etc. are important in the most frequently used<br />

regimen for the treatment of HIV/ AIDS, the highly active antiretroviral therapy<br />

(HAART). 167 Hence, it is anticipated that their demand will increase in the near future.<br />

This demand is matched by a need of technologies to produce these compounds<br />

economically on an industrial scale. Also, since these HIV protease inhibitors often exhibit<br />

complex structures equipped with multiple stereogenic centers, development of an efficient<br />

and practical synyhetic route for these inhibitors presents a challenge for synthetic organic<br />

chemists.<br />

Regarding the synthesis of this class of inhibitors, 168 considerable attention has<br />

been focused on the preparation of protected azidoalkyl and aminoalkyl epoxides 169<br />

primarily due to their inevitable role in the construction of ethylene and ethylamine<br />

dipeptide isosteres, which are subsequently incorporated into pseudopeptides that are<br />

potent inhibitors of HIV-1 proteases. A key epoxide synthon of this category is 2(S)-[1(S)-<br />

Azido-2phenylethyl]oxirane (VI), which has been prepared by several groups starting from<br />

chiral sources like (D)-isoascorbic acid and D-tartaric acid. 169d,170 However, a general<br />

synthetic methodology for the synthesis of VI with required stereochemical control and<br />

optical purity is still appreciated, and this prompted us to accomplish a novel and<br />

straightforward synthesis using inexpensive reagents and operationally simple procedures.<br />

168

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