Synthesis of Vertilecanin C and Two New Derivatives of Vertilecanin A via Nicotinic Acid

Authors

SERPİL DEMİRCİ
SÜLEYMAN GÖKSU
MURAT BOZTAŞ
FERHAN TÜMER
HASAN SEÇEN

DOI

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Abstract

Vertilecanin C and 2 new phenyl-substituted derivatives of vertilecanin A were synthesized. Lithiation of 5-benzoylpicolinamide with BuLi at -78 °C followed by treatment with methyl bromoacetate gave vertilecanin C [methyl 2-(3-benzoylpicolinamido)acetate], a natural product. Vertilecanin A type phenopicolinic acid derivatives were synthesized starting from nicotinic acid in 4 steps. Chlorination of nicotinic acid with SOCl_2 followed by treatment with anisole in the presence of AlCl_3 gave (4-methoxyphenyl)(pyridin-3-yl)methanone. The Minisci reaction of the ketone afforded 5-(4-methoxybenzoyl)picolinamide. TiCl_4-catalyzed acidic hydrolysis of the picolinamide gave 5-(4-methoxybenzoyl) picolinic acid, from which 5-(hydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl) methyl)picolinic acid was obtained by selective reduction with NaBH_4. The same reaction sequence performed with toluene instead of anisole afforded 5-(hydroxy(p-tolyl)methyl)picolinic acid.

Keywords

Vertilecanin A, Vertilecanin C, diarylketones, Nicotinic acid

First Page

287

Last Page

295

Recommended Citation

DEMİRCİ, SERPİL; GÖKSU, SÜLEYMAN; BOZTAŞ, MURAT; TÜMER, FERHAN; and SEÇEN, HASAN (2008) "Synthesis of Vertilecanin C and Two New Derivatives of Vertilecanin A via Nicotinic Acid," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 32: No. 3, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol32/iss3/2