An alternative synthetic route for an antidiabetic drug, rosiglitazone

A convenient and scalable four-step novel route has been developed for the synthesis of rosiglitazone (8), an antidiabetic drug. This multistep route requires 4-fluoro benzaldehyde (4), 2,4-thiazolidinedione (6) and 2-chloro pyridine (1) as key reactants and gives overall better yield of rosiglitazone. In addition, some steps have been accelerated, which leads to an overall time saving of 10 h. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.