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[摘要]:A concise and simple synthetic route to pitavastatin is described. The approach involves a highly stereoselective Wittig olefination reaction between a lactonized statin side-chain precursor and the triphenylphosphonium bromide salt of the corresponding quinoline heterocyclic core. The necessary O-tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl-protected pitavastatin lactone was obtained in 75% yield and high purity by simple crystallization from aqueous methanol. Subsequent deprotection, hydrolysis, and cation exchange in a one-pot operation provided pitavastatin calcium in 93% yield. |
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