D. Xiao, Brian J. Lavey, A. Palani
Oct 31, 2005
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Unlike the lithiation of N-Boc-2-alkylpiperidines, which occurs at the 6-position, N-Boc-2-phenylpiperidine and N-Boc-2-phenylpyrrolidine can be lithiated exclusively at the 2-position. The tertiary carbanions can be trapped with a variety of electrophiles. This chemistry was used for the synthesis of a potent NK1 ligand (Ki = 0.3 nM). The bioactive configuration at the piperidine quaternary center was determined by X-ray analysis to be (S).