K. James et Mj. Palmer, GEM-CYCLOALKYL SUBSTITUTED THIOL INHIBITORS OF NEUTRAL ENDOPEPTIDASE 24.11 - SYNTHESIS VIA NUCLEOPHILIC OPENING OF 2,2-SPIRO-BETA-LACTONES, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 3(5), 1993, pp. 825-830
Concise syntheses are described of a series of gem-cycloalkyl substitu
ted thiols which are inhibitors of neutral endopeptidase 24.11. The ro
ute employs mild closure of strained 2,2-spiro-beta-lactones from beta
-hydroxy-acids using triflic anhydride, followed by O-alkyl cleavage w
ith potassium thioacetate.