Scheme 1.
Methods Used in the Preparation of the Guanidinomethyl Biaryl Analogues 13–15a
aReagents and conditions: (a) 4-tert-Butylphenylboronic acid, Pd(PPh3)4, K2CO3, dioxane:H2O (3:1), 82–84%, (b) NaBH4, EtOH, 70–75%, (c) MsCl, Et3N, DCM, 90% (for 7) and 70% (for 8), (d) NBS, CCl4, light, 52%, (e) Diboc guanidine, DMF, K2CO3, quantitative, and (f) TFA:DCM (1:1), quantitative.