A palladium-catalyzed amination of triazolone 3 by piperazine 2 was us
ed as the key step in an efficient synthesis of highly enantiomericall
y-pure hydroxyitraconazole isomers. Compound 2 (>99%ee) was prepared b
y reaction of an achiral phenol precursor with the corresponding dioxo
lyl tosylate (>99% ee), and 3 was made by alkylation of 6 with 7 (>99%
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