A. Bozzoli et al., THE M P CONFORMATION DISTRIBUTIONS OF 3-O-DERIVATIVES OF THE 1,5-BENZOTHIAZEPIN RING-SYSTEM OF DILTIAZEM - THE UNIQUE EFFECT OF SILICON/, Tetrahedron letters, 34(23), 1993, pp. 3759-3762
Several 3-O-derivatives of -2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5
H)-one, the parent compound of diltiazem, have been prepared and the M
/P conformation ratios have been determined by H-1 NMR spectroscopy in
solution, at room temperature. In general, the (M,2S,3S) conformer is
the major component; however, a preference for the (P,2S,3S) conforma
tion has been observed for the first time in the 3-silyloxy derivative
s.