A versatile approach to beta-amyloid fibril-binding compounds exploiting the Shirakawa/Hayashi protocol for trans-alkene synthesis

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  • Huynh, Tri Hien Viet
  • Mette Louise H Mantel
  • Katrine Mikkelsen
  • Anders T Lindhardt
  • Niels Chr Nielsen
  • Daniel Otzen
  • Troels Skrydstrup

Application of the Sonogashira coupling reaction followed by a trans-selective alkyne reduction proved highly adaptable for the efficient synthesis of a class of beta-amyloid fibril binding compounds possessing a styrylbenzene motif such as FSB, an FSB dimer, and (19)F-BAY94-9172.

Original languageEnglish
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume11
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)999-1002
Number of pages4
ISSN1523-7060
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Feb 2009

    Research areas

  • Alkenes/chemical synthesis, Alkynes/chemistry, Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism, Aniline Compounds/chemical synthesis, Molecular Structure, Protein Binding, Stereoisomerism, Stilbenes/chemical synthesis, Styrenes/chemical synthesis

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