| abstract |
It has been surprisingly discovered that the disadvantages of the lengthy literature procedures to synthesize 13,14-dihydro prostaglandin A, E, and F derivatives can be overcome using a novel Methyl 7-(2-hydroxy-5-(2-(2-oxiranyl)ethyl)-4-(1,1,2,2tetramethyl-1-silapropoxy)cyclopentyl) heptanoate intermediate, which can be synthesized from commercially available Methyl 7-[3-(R)-hydroxy-5-oxo-1-cyclopent-1-yl] heptanoate. This novel intermediate can be coupled with oxygen, carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen nucleophiles, in the presence of a base or a Lewis acid, in a ring-opening process to provide 13,14-dihydro prostaglandin A, E, and F derivatives. |