文摘
BMS-911278 was identified as a potent triple reuptake inhibitor potentially useful for the treatment of depression. The original racemic synthesis suffered from tedious and low recovery resolution and HPLC separation, as well as low-yielding hazardous N-demethylation at the API step. To support further preclinical studies, a scalable enantioselective synthesis was developed. Herein, we report an efficient asymmetric synthesis of BMS-911278 featuring two key steps: an enantioselective Miyaura reaction and an intramolecular regioselective cyclization.