@article{SchmidtElizarovBergeretal.2013, author = {Schmidt, Bernd and Elizarov, Nelli and Berger, Ren{\´e} and Petersen, Monib H.}, title = {From paracetamol to rolipram and derivatives - application of deacetylation-diazotation sequences and palladium-catalyzed matsuda-heck reaction}, series = {Synthesis}, volume = {45}, journal = {Synthesis}, number = {9}, publisher = {Thieme}, address = {Stuttgart}, issn = {0039-7881}, doi = {10.1055/s-0032-1316874}, pages = {1174 -- 1180}, year = {2013}, abstract = {A six-step synthesis of the antidepressant rolipram from the popular analgetic 4-acetamidophenol (paracetamol) is described. The steps include oxidative functionalization of the aromatic core, diazonium salt formation via deacetylation-diazotation, Matsuda-Heck reaction, conjugate addition of nitromethane, and hydrogenative cyclization.}, language = {en} }