Benzoyl methyl phosphate as an efficient reagent for the selective monobenzoylation of N-Bz-FTY720†
Abstract
A novel and efficient method for the selective monobenzoylation of N-Bz-FTY720 with benzoyl methyl phosphate (BMP) promoted by Zn(OAc)2 and Cs2CO3 was developed. Benzoyl methyl phosphate plays an important role as a biomimetic acylating agent for the monobenzoylation of 1,3-diols.