COPPER(I) CATALYZED CONJUGATE ADDITION OF GRIGNARD-REAGENTS TO ACRYLIC ACIDS - HOMOLOGATION OF ARTEMISINIC ACID AND SUBSEQUENT CONVERSION TO 9-SUBSTITUTED ARTEMISININ ANALOGS
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A new route to novel 9-substituted-10-deoxoartemisinin analogs (13, 14
) was developed employing photoxygenation of homologated derivatives o
f artemisinic acid (9, 10). Conjugate addition to the acrylate moiety
of artemisinic acid 2 was made possible by in situ protection as a sil
yl ester, Cu(I)-catalyzed 1,4-addition of RMgX, and deprotection. (C)
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