SYNTHESIS OF 1,5-DISUBSTITUTED-2-HYDROXY-GIBBATETRAEN-6-ONES

摘要

1,5-disubstituted-2-hydroxy-gibbatetraen-6-ones are useful as estrogen receptor modulators and as precursors to estrogen receptor modulators. The current invention provides a method for the synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted-2-hydroxy-gibbatetraen-6-ones from simple indanone starting materials via a Robinson-type annulation followed by an internal alkylation reaction. This invention further describes the novel use of a fluoroethyl substituent as a latent alkylating group for an internal cyclization reaction.