Development of a Pilot-Plant Process for a Nevirapine Analogue HIV NNRT Inhibitor

Abstract

The pilot-plant synthesis of nevirapine analogue 1 is described. The compound was prepared in eight steps from substituted pyridine raw materials and 4-hydroxyquinoline. The key transformation involves a novel one-pot conversion of an arylhalide to arylacetic acid under palladium catalysis, followed by regioselective reduction via in situ generated BH3/THF to the arylethanol intermediate 2. All stages were carried out on 10−150-kg scale.