METHODS FOR PREPARATION OF THIOPHENE COMPOUNDS

摘要

A method of preparing Compound (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof includes: a) reacting Compound (A) with 3,3- dimetylbut-l-yne in the presence of one or more palladium catalysts selected from the group consisting of Pd(PPh3)4 and Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, and one or more copper catalysts selected from the group consisting of Cul, CuBr, and CuCl, to generate Compound (B); b) treating Compound (B) with an acid to generate Compound (C): c) reducing the cyclohexanone of Compound (C) to cyclohexanol to generate Compound (D); and d) reacting Compound (D) with a base to generate Compound (1), wherein Compounds (A), (B), (C), and (D) are each as depicted herein.