Bufexamac의 합성

Synthesis of Bufexamac

A new synthetic method for bufexamac, which is a potent anti-inflammatory agent, was described. Friedel-Crafts reaction of butoxybenzene (2) with ethyl ${\alpha}-chloro-{\alpha}-(methylthio)acetate$ (1) gave ethyl 2-methylthio-2-(p-butoxyphenyl) acetate (3). Ethyl 2-(p-butoxyphenyl)acetate (4) was prepared by desulfurization of compound (3) with zinc dust-acetic acid. Bufexamac (5) could be easily synthesized by treatment of compound (4) with hydroxylamine HCl.