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synthesis and catalytic functionalization of biologically active indoles

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1 Palladium-catalyzed Coupling Reactions <strong>of</strong> Indoles 38<br />

Following Heck reaction is engaged in the development <strong>of</strong> a scalable process for<br />

DG-041 125, a potent EP3 receptor antagonist, via t<strong>and</strong>em reaction (Scheme<br />

31). [108]<br />

F<br />

Br<br />

122<br />

Br<br />

N<br />

H<br />

F<br />

Br<br />

N<br />

H<br />

CH 3<br />

123 CO2H 124<br />

HO O<br />

Cl<br />

1. Pd(OAc) 2<br />

P(o-tolyl) 3<br />

CH 3CN, Et 3N<br />

2. Pd(OAc) 2<br />

P(o-tolyl) 3<br />

Cl<br />

F<br />

N<br />

F<br />

CH 3<br />

HN O<br />

Cl<br />

S<br />

S O<br />

O<br />

125<br />

DG-041<br />

Scheme 31. Synthesis <strong>of</strong> DG-041, a potent EP3 receptor antagonist, via t<strong>and</strong>em Heck reaction.<br />

DG-041 125 is a small molecule antagonist <strong>of</strong> the EP3 receptor for prostagl<strong>and</strong>in<br />

E2 that is in the clinical development <strong>of</strong> treatment <strong>of</strong> peripheral artery disease. The<br />

key step in the reaction sequence contains <strong>of</strong> two sequential Heck reactions. The<br />

optimized process led to the development <strong>of</strong> a four-step sequence involving an<br />

intramolecular Heck cyclization followed by an intermolecular Heck coupling. It<br />

was performed in one pot <strong>and</strong> produced the highly substituted indole core 124.<br />

The conversion <strong>of</strong> compound 122 to the key intermediate 123 in one pot<br />

minimized the processing time <strong>and</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> unit operations. Treatment <strong>of</strong><br />

122 with the palladium/P(o-tolyl)3 system in acetonitrile in the presence <strong>of</strong> Et3N,<br />

catalyzed the transformation to intermediate 123 within 3 h under reflux. Upon<br />

completion <strong>of</strong> conversion, the reaction mixture was recharged with additional<br />

palladium/P(o-tolyl)3 followed by acrylic acid. The isolation <strong>of</strong> product 124 was<br />

facilitated by the discovery that it crystallized readily from the reaction mixture<br />

upon dilution with methyl-tert-butyl ether as its Et3N-salt with quantities <strong>of</strong> Et3N-<br />

Cl<br />

N<br />

H<br />

CH 3

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