Synthesis of the Androgen-Receptor Antagonists (±)-Ws9761 A and B

Abstract

The non-steroidal androgen-receptor antagonists WS9761 A (1,6,10-trihydroxy-2,8,10-trimethylanthrone) and WS9761 B (1,6,10-trihydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-8,10-dimethylanthrone) were synthesized for the first time in racemic form by using Diels-Alder methodology followed by regioselective Grignard addition.