Trost Barry M, Andersen Neil G
Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5080, USA.
J Am Chem Soc. 2002 Dec 4;124(48):14320-1. doi: 10.1021/ja028497v.
Tipranavir, an important antiviral agent in clinical development for the treatment of HIV, is synthesized in 15 linear steps from readily available starting materials in 25% overall yield by utilizing Pd- and Mo-catalyzed DYKAT reactions to control the quaternary and tertiary stereogenic centers, respectively.