M. Amini, C. McEwen, E. Knaus
Sep 26, 2001
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Arkivoc
Abstract
A group of 4-(3-(1-methoxycarbonyl-1,6-dihydropyridyl))- derivatives of alkyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6- dimethyl-3-nitro-5-pyridinecarboxylates 8a-e were synthesized by the regioselective reduction of the corresponding 4-(3-pyridyl)- analogs in the presence of methyl chloroformate using Li(t- BuO)3AlH. Alternatively, a related group of 4-(3-(1-methoxycarbonyl-4-substituted-1,4- dihydropyridyl))- compounds 14-18 were prepared using a modified Hantzsch reaction involving the condensation of 1-methoxycarbonyl-4-substituted-1,4-dihydropyridyl-3-carboxaldehydes 11a-c with an alkyl 3-aminocrotonate 12 and nitroacetone 13. In contrast to the 4-(3-pyridyl)- compound 2b, which exhibits an undesirable calcium channel agonist smooth muscle