The synthesis of proprotein convertase
subtilisin/kexin type 9
(PCSK9) inhibitor 3 is described. This complex structure
contains a tetrazole modified by a chiral hemiaminal carbonate prodrug.
A regioselective tin-mediated alkylation was utilized to access the
N-1 alkylated tetrazole isomer, and a highly selective enzymatic hydrolysis
efficiently provided the desired prodrug enantiomer. A Suzuki–Miyaura
coupling was employed for the final fragment union, which was challenging
due to base sensitivity of the prodrug. This route was enabled and
used to manufacture multikilogram quantities of API 3 in an efficient manner.
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