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2) The reaction of 4-(2-formylethyl)benzoic acid ethyl ester (XIV) with paraformaldehyde (XV) by means of N-ethylbenzothiazolium bromide (XVI) and triethylamine gives the 4-hydroxy-3-oxobutyl derivative (XVII), which is condensed with ethyl cyanoacetate (I) by means of triethylamine in ethanol yielding the furancarboxylate derivative (XVIII). The cyclization of (XVIII) with guanidine (IV) by means of sodium ethoxide in ethanol affords 4-[2-(2-amino-4-oxo-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)ethyl] benzoic acid ethyl ester (XIX), which is saponified with NaOH to the corresponding free acid (XX). The condensation of (XX) with L-glutamic acid diethyl ester (XXI) in the usual way affords the diethyl ester of LY-231514 (XXII), which is finally saponified with NaOH.

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A concise and scalable synthesis of pemetrexed disodium has been presented: The alkylation of methyl 4-bromobenzoate (I) with 3-butyn-1-ol (II) by means of Pd(0) gives methyl 4-(4-hydroxy-1-butynyl)benzoate (III), which is reduced with H2 over Pd/C to the 4-hydroxybutyl derivative (IV). The oxidation of (IV) with NaOCl and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy free radical (TEMPO) yields the corresponding aldehyde (V), which is brominated with 5,5-dibromobarbituric acid (DBBA) and HBr in acetic acid/dichloromethane affording the alpha-bromoaldehyde (VI). The cyclization of (VI) with 2,6-diaminopyrimidin-4(3H)-one (VII) by means of NaOAc in acetonitrile/water gives the pyrrolopyrimidine (VIII), which is hydrolyzed with aqueous NaOH and acidified with aqueous HCl yielding the benzoic acid derivative (IX). The condensation of (IX) with L-glutamic acid diethyl ester (X) by means of 2-chloro-4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazine (CDMT) and NMM in DMF affords the diethyl ester (XI) of pemetrexed, which is finally hydrolyzed with aqueous NaOH.

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A novel synthetic route to pemetrexed disodium has been reported: The reaction of 3,4-dimethoxybenzylamine with methyl chloroformate gives the corresponding carbamate (II), which is alkylated with 2-butenyl bromide (III) yielding the N-alkyl carbamate (IV). The cleavage of (IV) with hydrazine and KOH affords the secondary amine (V), which is condensed with dimethyl malonate to give the malonamic ester (VI). The radical cyclization of (VI) by means of manganese triacetate dihydrate/copper acetate hydrate affords the pyrrolidinone (VII), which is treated with P2S5 in THF to give the thione (VIII). The cyclization of (VIII) with guanidine (IX) yields the pyrrolopyrimidinone (X), which is condensed with N-(4-iodobenzoyl)-L-glutamic acid diethyl ester (XI) by means of palladium diacetate to afford the ethano-bridged pyrrolopyrimidine (XII). Elimination of the dimethoxybenzyl-protecting group of (XII) with TFA/H2SO4 gives the diethyl ester of pemetrexed (XIII), which is finally saponified with NaOH in THF/water.

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