Synthesis of compound 25 and 37
Reagents and conditions: a) Diethyl oxalate, EtONa, EtOH, reflux, 6 h, 97%; b) Isobutylhydrazine trifluoroacetate/cyclopentylhydrazine trifluoroacetate, EtOH, reflux, 16 h; 40/73% c) LiOH, MeOH/THF/H2O, rt, 18 h, 96/98%; d) (S)-tert-butyl 3-amino-5-cyclohexylpentanoate, BOP, Et3N, THF, rt, 1.5 h, 91/87%; e) TFA, DCM, rt, 1.5 h, 54/94%; f) cyclobutylamine, BOP, Et3N, THF, rt, 3 h, 61/75%.