An Efficient Enantioselective
Synthesis of Florfenicol Based on Sharpless Asymmetric Dihydroxylation

Zhong-Hua Wang; Chen Zheng; Feng Li; Lei Zhao; Fen-Er Chen; Qiu-Qin He

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1289706

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Synthesis 2012(5): 699-704
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289706

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An Efficient Enantioselective Synthesis of Florfenicol Based on Sharpless Asymmetric Dihydroxylation

Zhong-Hua Wang^a, Chen Zheng^a, Feng Li^a, Lei Zhao^b, Fen-Er Chen*^a,b, Qiu-Qin He*^a
^a Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, 200433 Shanghai, P. R. of China
^b Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, 305 Fenglin Road, 200031 Shanghai, P. R. of China
Fax: +86(21)65643811; e-Mail: rfchen@fudan.edu.cn;

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Received 23 November 2011
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14 February 2012 (online)

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Abstract

An efficient and highly enantioselective synthesis of florfenicol via a new intermediate threo-dihydroxy ester, with a Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the key step, is reported. A ring-opening/reduction strategy avoids the formation of a chlorinated byproduct that occurs in Schumacher’s phenyloxazoline procedure. The overall yield of florfenicol by this new process is 23% based on 4-(methylsulfonyl)benzaldehyde.

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halogenation - heterocycles - asymmetric synthesis - sulfones - drugs

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