A new enantioselective synthesis of antiobesity drug lorcaserin?

New Journal of Chemistry Pub Date: 2019-10-07 DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ04234B

Abstract

A simple and efficient enantioselective synthesis of anti-obesity drug lorcaerin starting from easily accessible 3-chlorostyrene oxide has been described for the first time employing hydrolytic kinetic resolution as a source of chirality. The protocol might also be useful in the synthesis of structural variants of lorcaserin.

Graphical abstract: A new enantioselective synthesis of antiobesity drug lorcaserin
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