K. Sagi et al., DEIODOTRIFLUOROMETHYLATION OF ETHYL 3,3',5-TRIIODOTHYROACETATE - DIVERGENT DERIVATIZATION BASED ON THE COMBINATORIAL CONCEPT, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 44(6), 1996, pp. 1273-1275
A strategy for development of thyroid hormone analogs was examined bas
ed on the combinatorial concept. The reaction of ethyl 3,3',5-triiodot
hyroacetate (3b) with Cd/Br2CF2/CuBr followed by ester hydrolysis gave
a mixture of more than ten products as detected by HPLC. The structur
es of the products in the bioactive fractions showed that the replacem
ent of iodides with trifluoromethyl groups is an effective approach fo
r obtaining thyromimetics.