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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Org Chem. 2007 Feb 6;72(5):1675–1680. doi: 10.1021/jo062276g

Scheme 1. Synthesis of Compound 17a.

Scheme 1

a Reagents and conditions: (a) acrylonitrile, CH3OH; (b) NaH, THF; (c) DMSO, (COCl)2, Et3N, CH2Cl2; (d) NaBH(OAc)3, ClCH2CH2Cl; (e) TsOH, aq CH3OH; (f) K2CO3, CH3OH; (g) H2, Rh/C, EtNH2, CH3OH; (h) dansyl chloride, Et3N, CH2Cl2; (i) HCl, Et2O, EtOAc, CH3OH; (j) NaOH, aq CH3OH, THF; (k) CF3CO2Et, CH3OH, Et3N.