Sulake RS, Chen C, Lin HR, Lua AC. Synthesis of deuterium labeled ketamine metabolite dehydronorketamine-d₄.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011;
21:5719-21. [PMID:
21865041 DOI:
10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.08.021]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Revised: 08/01/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
A convenient synthesis of ketamine metabolite dehydronorketamine-d(4), starting from commercially available deuterium labeled bromochlorobenzene, was achieved. Key steps include Grignard reaction, regioselective hydroxybromination, Staudinger reduction, and dehydrohalogenation.
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