Luo Guanglin, Chen Ling, Dubowchik Gene
Department of Neurosciences Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, 5 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06443, USA.
J Org Chem. 2006 Jul 7;71(14):5392-5. doi: 10.1021/jo060607j.
Indazoles are regioselectively protected at N-2 by a 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl (SEM) group using novel conditions. The SEM group can efficiently direct regioselective C-3 lithiation, and the resulting nucleophile can react with a wide range of electrophiles to generate novel indazole derivatives. The SEM group can be removed by treatment with TBAF in THF or aqueous HCl in EtOH.