Asymmetric Borane Reduction of Prochiral Ketone Using Chiral Bis(.ALPHA.,.ALPHA.-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol) Carbonate.

Accession number;03A0096307
Title;Asymmetric Borane Reduction of Prochiral Ketone Using Chiral Bis(.ALPHA.,.ALPHA.-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol) Carbonate.
Author; YANAGI T (Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Jpn) KIKUCHI K (Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Jpn) TAKEUCHI H (Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Jpn) ISHIKAWA T (Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Jpn) NISHIMURA T (Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Jpn) KUBOTA M (Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Jpn) YAMAMOTO I (Shinshu Univ., Nagano, Jpn)
Journal Title;Chem Pharm Bull
Journal Code:G0504A
ISSN:0009-2363
VOL.51;NO.2;PAGE.221-223(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.1, TBL.2, REF.10
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;Chiral bis(.ALPHA.,.ALPHA.-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol) carbonate (DPP2 H2CO3) is a useful asymmetric auxiliary for the asymmetric borane reduction of prochiral ketones. Chiral DPP2 H2CO3 is recoverable from the reaction and directly reusable for the reaction. The intermediate of KUR-1246, which we are developing as a new uterine relaxant, was synthesized using the methodology. (author abst.)
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