M. Konno et al., AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF A NOVEL LEUKOTRIENE B-4 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, ONO-4057, VIA MICHAEL REACTION OF DIHYDRORESORCINOL, Synlett, (12), 1997, pp. 1472-1474
A practical method for the synthesis of ONO-4057, a highly potent and
orally active leukotriene B-4 (LTB4) receptor antagonist, was develope
d. This method includes improved synthesis of a key intermediate, 1,3-
dioxo-2-(2-ethoxycarbonylethyl)cyclo (6).