M. Rohr et al., SYNTHESIS OF 2-METHYLATED OR AND 6-METHYLATED ANALOGS OF ISOGUVACINE (1,2,3,6-TETRAHYDROPYRIDINE-4-CARBOXYLIC ACID) A GABA(A) AGONIST/, Heterocycles, 43(10), 1996, pp. 2131-2138
1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine-4-carboxylic acid (isoguvacine) and related
2-and/or 6-methylated analogues (1-4) were synthesized using the meth
oxycarbonylation [Pd(OAc)(2), PPh(3), CO, MeOH)] of their correspondin
g vinylic triflates. Analogue (5), the 6-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyri
dine-4-carboxylic acid was obtained after a reductive deoxygenation of
the corresponding beta-keto ester.