Inventors:
Ze-Qi Xu - Naperville IL
Hongwei Yuan - Foster City CA
Jennifer Crabb - Chicago IL
Raghu Samy - Schaumburg IL
Ailing Li - Carol Stream IL
Hua Cao - Chicago IL
Assignee:
Sarawak MediChem Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Woodridge IL
International Classification:
C07D49304
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods for preparing 2,2-dimethyl-5-acyloxy -10-propyl-2H,8H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-bâ]dipyran-8-one (5) and 2,2-dimethyl-5-hydroxy-10 -propyl-2H,8H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-bâ]dipyran-8-one (6) and their use as intermediates for the synthesis of antiviral calanolide compounds. For example, Fries rearrangement on compound 5 or Friedel-Crafts reaction on 6, yields intermediate 2,2-dimethyl-5-hydroxy -6-propionyl-10-propyl-2H,8H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-bâ]dipyran-8-one (4), which, in turn, can be converted to (+)-calanolide A and (-)-calanolide B. The coupling of compound 6 with the appropriate chiral molecule under Mitsunobu or nucleophilic displacement leads to the asymmetric synthesis of antiviral calanolide compounds.