CA1076567A - Processes for the preparation of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin b - Google Patents

Processes for the preparation of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin b

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CA1076567A
CA1076567A CA337,673A CA337673A CA1076567A CA 1076567 A CA1076567 A CA 1076567A CA 337673 A CA337673 A CA 337673A CA 1076567 A CA1076567 A CA 1076567A
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Hamao Umezawa
Sumio Umezawa
Shigeo Seki
Shuntaro Yasuda
Shunzo Fukatsu
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Abstract

TITLE OF INVENTION:
New Processes for the Preparation of 3',4'-Dideoxykanamyoin B
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:
New routes are provided for the synthesis of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B which is effective in inhibiting kanamycin-resistant organisms from kanamycin B through new intermediate, of which a fundamental process comprises a new reaction of a 3',4'-epoxy derivative of amino- and hydroxyl-protected kanamycin B with a xanthate to form a corresponding 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno derivative followed by removal of the amino- and-hydroxyl-protecting groups thereof and by hydrogenation or the resulting 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B. A 3',4'-episulfide deriv-ative corresponding to the 3',4'-epoxy derivative which is formed as second product in the reaction of 3',4'-epoxy derivative with xanthate is also used as intermediate for the preparation of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B.

Description

~765~7 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
This invention relates to new routes for the synthesis of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B which is anti-bacterial against a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and particularly effective in inhibiting kanamycin-resistant organisms such as kanamycin-resistant Staphylococci and kanamycin-resistant Escherichia coli.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART:

.
~ 3',4'-Dideoxykanamycin B having the structure:
"

., .

Ç~2NH2 ~H2 ' ~ `

" ~ ~ ,, 6 ' ; N~

HOCH2 j 4~ ~ 0 Ho .~ 3" l2 OH
' 10 has hitherto been prepared by a method comprising pro-.; tecting the ~iYe amino groups and all or a part of the hydroxyl groups other than 3'- and 4'-hydroxyl groups of kanamycin B by a conventional method, sulfonylating the 3'- and 4'-hydroxyl groups to afford a derivative having 3l_ and 4'-disulfonic ester groups, removing the 3'- and 4'-disulfonic ester groups by known methods to give a 3',4'-unsaturated compound, reducing the 3',4'-
- 2 ~76~;7 unsaturated compound and removing the residual protecting groups. The known method requires nine steps from kana-mycin B to 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B (see British Patent Specification No. 1~349,302). Further, the method re-quires the use of sodium iodide and zinc powder in large amounts in the step for removing the 3'- and 4'-disulfonic ester groups, thus involving questions of iodine resources and of environmental pollution resulting from disposal of by-products. Therefore, the development of new, more advantageous method for synthesls of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B has eagerly been desired from the industrial point of view.
SUMMARY OF THE INVE~TION: -~ .
It is khe primary object of this invention to pro-vide some new routes for the synthetic preparation of 3', 4'-dideoxykanamycln B which are advantageous over the prior art in that they do not use an alkali metal bromide or iodide and z:inc powder~ but use other reagents of less ~-expenses~ All the new processes originate from kanamycin .
B as in the prior art but pass through a new route of ,-; reaction.
Accord~ng to a first aspect o~ this inventjon~
there~ore~ there is provided a process for the preparation ; of 3~,4'-dideoxykanamycin B or its acid addition salts and int~n~ia~es th~f o~prising one or more of the ~oll~ng steps:
(1) treating with a xanthate a 3',4'-epoxy derivative of an amino- and hydroxyl-protected kanamycin B of the formula:
., ', ' ' :,, ' :
5~7 CH2~HCOOR ~HCOOR
/ ~ ~ ~HCOOR
(~-~ ~ .' ~HCOOR

OCH2! (I) Z~o~

~ .
: wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aryl group, Z represents an alkylidene, arylidene, cyclohexyli-: dene or tetrahydropyranylidene group and the 3',4'-epoxy group is in ~- or ~-position whereby to form a 3'~4'- - .
dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B derivative of the formula:

CH2N~COORI ~HCOOR
; ~ o ~HCOOR
/ (lI) , ~ /
~ OCH2 O
Z\/~

. ~H

wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above together with a 3',4'-episulfido-kanamycin B derivative of the formula:

CH2NHCOOR ~HCOOR
~ =jl~COO~

~HCOOR

: OCH2 ., ~

wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above -and the 3'~4'-episulfide group is in a- or ~-position;
~: ~ (2) isolating the 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B
~- derivative ~rom the reaction mixture; ~ ~-~ (3) removing the amino-protecting groups -COOR and -- 10 hydroxyl-protecting group Z of the 3'~4'-dideoxy-3'-eno :
derivative thus isolated in a conventional manner to form 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B of the formula:

. .
,~ :

' .

~9765~7 CiI2 ~Hz NH

= o _~

HOCH2 o ( IV ) ~0 /

K~
HO \~/
OH ` . .

.` .

and (4) hydrogenating the compound thus formed in a conventional manner to form 3' 3 4'-dideoxykanamycin B;
and, if desired, converting the compound thus formed into an acld addition~salt thereof.
The step (1) of the first aspect process of this invention, that is the treatment of a 3',4'-epoxy deriv-ative of the formula (I) in either ~- or ~-form~with a xanthate, may be effected in an organic solvent, pref-erably at a temperature of 50~100C. The~organic solvent may preferably be a lower alkanol such as methanol and ethanol. The xanthate to be used foP this treatment - may be those of~the formula R'OCSSMe where R' is a lower alkyl group, Me is an alkali metal such as sodium or potassium. Generally, this reaction gi~es a 3'~4'-dideoxy-3'-eno derivative of the formula (II) as~a first product in admixture with a 3',4'-episulfide derivative of the formula (III) as a second product after washing 656~7 the reaction mixture with water, recovering the solvent by distillation and concentrating the residue to dryness.
The mechanism of reaction between the 3',4'-epoxy derivative of the formula (I) and the xanthate has not yet been made clear, but a presumable possibility is that the conversion of 3',4'-epoxy derivative into correspond-~- ing 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno derivative of the formula (II) proceeds via corresponding 3',4'-episulfide derivative of the formula (III).
The isolation of the first and second products of the step tl) from each other, i.e. the step (2) of the first aspect process, may~be effected, preferably by chromatography, for example silica-gel thin layer chromato-graphy in a usual manner, for~example using a mixture (e.g. 1:1 by volume) of carbon tetra¢hloride and acetone as developer.
..
The step (3) of the first aspect process of this ln~ention for the removal of the amino-protecting~groups -COOR and~hydroxyl-protecting group Z may be carried out .
'`! 20 in a usual manner. For example, the removal of the ~ hydroxyl-protecting group Z may first be effected by a :: .
mlld hydrolysis with a dilute hydrochloric acid or an~ ;
aqueous acetic acid and then the amino-protecting groups may be removed by a hydrolysis with barium hydroxide or by hydrogenolysis in the presence o~ a palladium catalyst.
The step (4) of the first aspect process, that is the hydrogenation step, may be carried out in a known manner.

Thus, a catalytic reduction with hydrogen in the presence of a known hydrogenation catalyst comprising a platinum ; 30 group metal such as platinum or palladium may preferably ,~

76~7 be applicable to the step (4). Raney nickel catalyst may also be used for this purpose.
The first aspect process of this invention is advantageous over the prior art process above-mentioned in that - the formakion of 3',4'-unsaturation can be achieved without relying on the reaction involving the use of an alkali bromide or iodide and zinc powder;
- as the ~inal intermediate compound which is to ~e converted to the desired product, 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B, in the last step, 3',4'-dideoxy-31-eno-kanamycin B, i.e. the compound of the formula (IV) free from any protecting group can be obtained, - in the last skep, the catalytic hydrogenation can be achieved relatively easily with much less impurities derived from reagents used, so that the purification of the final product is required only to a less extent than in the prior art process wherein the step for removing amino- and hydroxyl-protecting groups is carried-ouk after - the step for the hydrogenation.
It will be appreciated, however, that the order of the steps (3) and (4) of the first aspect process of this invention can be reversed, if desired$ to ~ollow the known order adopted by the prior art process.
The final product, 3',4'~dideoxykanamycin B in free base form, may be converted, if desired, to an acid addition salt derived from an inorganic or organic acid. ~or example, ~7~5~;~

sulfate of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B may be obtained by adding dilute sulfuric acid to an aqueous solution of the free base to adjust the pH value to 6.8, treating the solution with decoloring carbon, filtering the solution ~; and freeze-drying the filtrate.
~, We have further found that the 3',4'-episulfide ; derivative of the formula (III) which is formed as second product in the step (1) of the first aspect process of this invention is also useful as intermediate for the preparation of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B. Our discovery ~' : in this respect is that there are two routes for converting the 3',4'-episulfide derivative of the formula (III) to a known useful intermediate for the preparation of 3', 4'-dideoxykanamycin B; the first route is to treat the
3',4'-episulfide derivative with an acid to form 3',4'- :
dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycln B of the formula (IV) and the second route is to treat the 3!,4'-episulfide deriva'ive with hydrazine or Raney nickel to form a 3',4'-dideoxy- : :
, 3'-eno-kanamycin B derivative of the formula (II).
According to a second aspect process of thls invention, therefore, we provide a process for the prepara-tion of 3',~'-dideoxykanamycin B or its acid addi~ion saltsand Ln~E~ates thereof o~prising one or more of the follo~ng steps:
(1) treating with a xanthate a 3',4'-epoxy deriyative of an amino- and hydroxyl-protected kanamycin B of the formula:

' ' ' ' ~765i~7 CH2~HCOOR ¦ ~XCOOR
NHCOOR
~0~0~
NHCOOR

OCH2 (I) Z-/o~

OH
. ' .
~: wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aryl group, Z represents an alkylidene, arylidene, cyclohexylidene or tetrahydropyranylidene group and the 3' 3 4'-epoxy group is in ~- or ~-position whereby to form a 3',4 ' -episulfido-kanamycin B derivatlve of the formula:

C~2~HCOOR
~HCOOR
/ ~ NHCOOR
', ' S~ ~0 J\~ ~ ~:
NHCOOR

(III) , OH

:'''' ~' ' :

71~i567 wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above and the 3',4'-episulfide group is in ~- or ~-position - together with a 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B derivative of the formula:

CH2NHCOOR ¦ NHCOOR
~ NHCOOR
' ~ O ~> .
`,~ :' ~XCOOR

OCH2 (II) :
Z~/~

OH

wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above;
(2) isolating the 3',4'-episulfido-kanamycin B derlvakive from the reack-ion mixture, : (3~ treating the 3',4'-episulfide derivative thus isolated . . .
: with an acid to form 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycln B of the formula:
''' - .

5~7 CH2 ~H2 NH2 :, /
HOCH2 o ( IV ) 2 ~/ :
HO \~/
~ OH
: :

' and (4) hydrogenating the compound thus formed in a con~entional manner to form 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B;
and, if deslred, con~erting the compound thus formed into an acid addition salt thereof.
The steps (1),(2) and (4) of the second aspect ::
process of this invention correspond to the steps (1), (2) and (4) of the first aspect process as above-mentioned, respectively.
The step (3) of the second aspect~process, l.e. the treatment of the 3',4'-episulfide derivative of the formula ~ (III) with an acid may preferably be carried out in a lower :~ :
alkanol such as methanol and ethanol using a hydrohalogenic : :~
acid such as concentrated hydrochloric acid and hydrobromic acid. In general, however, a non-oxidiælng mineral acid, for example sulfuric acid, may be used for this treatment.
~; Preferably, the treatment may be carried out at a tempera- : :
ture of 0~30C. ~ :

, . . . . . .

:~765~7 According to a third aspect process of this inven-tion, there is provided a process for the preparation of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B or its acid addition salts and : , in~iates thereof o~rismg one or mDre o the foll~ng steps:
(1) treating with a xanthate a 3',4'-epoxy deri~ative o~ . :
an amino- and hydroxyl-protected kanamycin 3 of the formula:
' :

CH2~HCOOR ¦ NHCOOR
0 ~ ~HCOOR
~0 1~ ' ":' ~HCOOR

OCH2 o (I) Z~

OH

:wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aryl . group and Z represents an alkylidene3 arylidene, cyclo-hexylidene or tetrahydropyranylidene group whereby to form a 3',4'-episulfido-kanamycin B derivative of the-.fo~mula:

' ' ' : "
' , .

:
. ~, : 13 65~7 CHzNHCOOR ~HCOOR

~HCOOR
~--\'H"

NHCOOR

/ OCH2 (III) z/l~ \1/ `
\~
OE
.~

wherein R and-Z have the same meaning as defined above and 3',4'-episulfide group is in a- or ~-position to~ether .~ .
~ with a 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B derivative of the -~ formula:

CH2~HCOORj NHCOOR
NHCOOR
~Y o ~ ~ ,. , ~HCOOR /
/ (II) ~
OCH2 O :`
Z~

: OH ~
.

: ' .. . ..

~76S6~' wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above;
(2) treating the reaction mixture from the step (l) with hydrazine or Raney nickel to convert the 3',4'-episulfide derivative of the formula (III) into a further amount of the 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B derivative of the formula (II) above;
(3) removing the amino-protecting groups -COOR and hydroxyl-protecting group Z of the 3',4'-dideoxy-3 t -eno derivative - thus formed in a conventional manner to form 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B of the formula:

. ' ',' i NH2 / (IV) HOCH2 o ~

HO

' and (4) hydrogenating the compound thus formed in a con- :
ventional manner to form 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B; and, if desired, converting the compound thus formed into an acid addition salt thereof.

The steps (1),(3) and (4) of the third aspect process of this invention correspond to the steps (1),(3) and (4) of the first aspect process as above-mentioned, respectively.

.

~ 76~

In the step (2) of the third aspect process, the treatment with hydrazine may preferably be effected in a lower alkanol such as methanol and ethanol using hydrazine, particularly in the form of hydrate NH2NH2-H20~ at room temperatures, usually 15~-25C. The amount of hydrazine to be used may preferably be about 10~30 moles per mole of the compound of the formula (III). The treatment with Raney nickel~ if adopted for the step (2), may preferably be carried out by dissolving the compound of the formula (III) in a lower alkanol, for example methanol, adding Raney nickel tQ the solution in an appropriate amount, for example threefold amount in respect of the amount of the compound of the formula (III) on the weight basis and maintaining the mixture under stirring at room temperatures, : usually 15~25C for 1-3 hours In the third aspect process of this invention, the ~`.
step (2) is also applicabIe, if desired, to the 3',4'-: episulfide derivative of the formula (III) which has been isolated from the 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno derivative of the formula (II), but lt 1s usually advantageous to apply the - step (2) directly to the reaction mixture from the step (1) ~.
containing both the compounds of the formulae (II) and (III) particularly in large scale operations. ;
We have further found that the 3',4l-dideoxy-3'-eno derivatives of the formula (IV) can be produced from the 3',4'-epoxy derivatives of the formula (I) through another route involving four steps with a high overall yield. This route comprises the steps of (1) treating a 3',4'-epoxy derivative of the formula:

: , ~ ~ ~ NHCOOR
-: \ ~H~
NHCOOR

O¢H2 O (I) Z--/o~

: OH

:`
: whereln R and Z have the same meaning as defined above - with an acylatin~ agent, for example benzoyl chloride3 in a conventional:manner to acylate the 2"-hydroxyl group, giving a compound of the formula: :
.
:..

~HCOOR:
O - ~
NHCOOR
'. r~~

, NHCOOR
~, /
~ / ~ (V) ~ OCH2 O
Z\/~

' OY
~: .
' ,, ~7~i567 wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above and Y represents an acyl group;
(2) treating the compound of the formula (V) thus obtained with an alkali or alkaline earth metal iodide, for example sodium iodide, preferably in the presence of sodium acetate and glacial acetic acid, to give a compound of the formula:

C}I2NHCOOR ¦ NHCOOR
~HCOOR

~ \~
l!JHCOOR

~OCH2 o ( VI ) z<~

OY ~ ~

where R, Z and Y have the same meaning as defined above;
(3) subjecting the compound of the formula tVI) thus obtained to 3'-O-sulfonylation with a sulfonylating agent ::
such as mesyl chloride, tosyl chloride and benzylsulfonyl chloride in a known manner, preferably in pyridine at a temperature below 10C, to form the compound of the formula:

.

,:

5~

I! CH2~HCOOR , NHCOOR
I ~ ~NIIC OR

NHCOOR ~ :

` OCH2 o (VII) Z\/o~

Y
, ' ' where R, Z and Y have the same meaning as defined above :
- and W represents mesyl~ tosyl or benzylsulfonyl group;
.. . .
. (4) heating the reacti~on mixture from the step (3) above, preferably to a temperature of 80~100C to convert the compound of the formula (VII) into the compound of the ; formula:
,: ' .
.

: ~ NHCOOR
C OR

NHCOOR
: , / ~ / (VIII) ~, Z~o~

.` 0~

.

56~

wherein R, Z and Y nave the same meaning as defined above;
and (5) treating the compound of the formula (VIII) thus obtained with an alkali or alkaline earth metal alcoholate, for example sodium methoxide, in a known manner to give 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno derivative of the formula (II) above.
The compound, penta-amino-protected, 4",6"-hydroxyl-protected, 3',4'-~-epoxy derivative of kanamycin B re-presented by the formula:

CH2NHCOOR ¦ NHCOOR

O ~
NHCOOR

/ (IX) OCH2 o - .
Z\/~

OH ~

wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above :
which is to be used as starting compound of the first to ; third aspect processes according to this invention is a : new compound and constitutes another aspect of this invention.
The new 3',4'-~-epoxy derivative of kanamycin B

of the formula (IX) can be derived from kanamycin B through several reaction steps as explained below.
First of all, kanamycin B is subjected to amino- :

.
' . , -' ' : : " ~' ' ' ., , ~ .

~76~6~
protecting step in a known manner. Thus, kanamycin B is reacted with a chloroformate of the formula RCOOCl wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aryl group such as phenyl to protect all the five amino groups of kanamycin B in the form of urethane group -NHCOOR in the same manner as that described in Japanese Patent Publica-tion No.7595/75, affording penta-N-protected kanamycin B
of the formula:
' ' C~2NHCO
NHCOOR
\NHCOOR
HO~
: NHCOOR
' / (X) ~0~ , Hl\~
OH
,` , . ' ~
wherein R has the same meaning as defined above.
The next step is 4"g6"-hydroxyl-protecting step which is also carried out in a known manner. Thus, the compound of the formula (X) may be reacted with a known hydroxyl-protecting agent selected from an alkylidenating agent, an arylidenating agent, a cyclohexylidenating agent and a tetrahydropyranylidenating agent. Typical examples of such hydroxyl-protecting agent include acetaldehyde, 2',2'-dimethoxypropane, anisaldehyde, benzaldehyde, dimethyl-7~5iti'7 acetal, tolualdehyde, l,l-dimethoxycyclohexane and l,l-dimethoxytetrahydropyran. The reaction may preferably be carried out in a polar organic solvent, e.g. dimethyl-formamide in the presence of a catalytic amount of p-toluene sulfonic acid at room temperatures, for example 15~25C for 15~20 hours This brings the selective in-troduction of the hydroxyl-protecting group in 4",6"-positions, thus yielding 4",6"-O-protected derivative of the formula:
~'"
,:
C~z~ICOOR ~
~HCOOR
\~ HCOOR
HO\~--O--NXCOOR
( XI ) ()CH2 o ~:
Z`~ ~

OH

wherein R has the same meaning as defined above and Z
represents an alkylidene, arylidene, cyclohexylidene or tetrahydropyranylidene group. In this selective reaction, it is desired that the temperature should be kept not to exceed 30C because there may also occur the attack of the hydroxyl-protecting agent on the 3'- and 4'-hydroxyl groups ~ -at higher temperatures.
The compound of the formula (XI) is then subjected :' .

3L~7~ii67 to acylation reaction for the purpose of selective protec-tion of the 21'- and 3'-hydroxyl groups with hydroxyl-protecting group of an acyl type. The acylation step may usually be carried out by dissolving the compound of the formula (XI) in pyridine, addin~ an acylating agent such as an acyl chloride under a low temperature condition, preferably below 5C and maintaining the mixture under stirring for several hours.
Preferred acylating agent may be an acid chloride of an alkanoic acid having 2-4 carbon atoms such as acetyl chloride or an aroyl chloride such as benzoyl chloride.
The use of benzoyl chloride is most preferred. The use of a temperature below 5C for the acylation step does not affect the 4'- and 5-hydroxyl groups which are relative-ly low in reactivity. Thus, 2",3'-diacyl derivative of the formula:

;.
~HCOOR~NHCOOR

) ~ COO

~ H ~ O

; NHCOOR
/ (XII) - OCH2 : o z\/~~
~

OY

wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above, ii5 fii7 and X and Y each represent an acyl group, for example an alkanoyl, particularly a lower alkanoyl such as acetyl or an aroyl such as benzoyl may be produced.
In the acylation step, 2"-monoacylated derivative, i.e. a compound of the formula (XII), but wherein X re-presents a hydrogen atom may be obtained, if desired for some purposes, by conducting the acylation reaction under a milder conditions. Thus, in case of benzoyl chloride being used as acylating agent, a major proportion of 2"-monobenzoyl derivative may be obtained under such condi-tions that benzoyl chloride is added at a temperature below 0C slowly and in small parts. On the other hand, at least a ma~or proportion of 2",3'-dibenzoyl derivative may be ob~ained when ben~oyl chloride is added at a time at a temperature between 0C and room temperatures, pref-erably 0C and 5C. If 2"-monoacyl and 2",3'-diacyl derivatives are obtained in the form of a mixture, the isolation of the respective derivatives may be effected - by a chromatographic separation technique in a known manner, per se, for example by silica-gel thin-layer chromatography using 2:1 by volume of chloroform-methanol as developer.
. .
The compound of the formula (XIIj is then subjected ~; to 4'-0-sulfonylation to form 4'-0-sulfonylated derivative of the formula:

.
, 7~ 6'~

CH2N~COOR.
- NHCOOR
~L ~ ICOOEI

NHCOOR
(XIII ) Z~
O ..
,~ oy .'.~ ~' , ~ .
wherein R, Z, X and Y have the same meaning as defined above and W represents mesyl, tosyl or benzylsul~onyl group. This step may preferably be carried out by re-actin~ the compound of the formula (XII) with mesyl chlo-ride~ tosyl chloride or benzylsulfonyl chloride in pyridine.
- .
The 4'-0-sulfonylation may be conducted at a temperature o~ up to 50G. The most preferred sulfonylating agent is mesyl chloride.
:: 10 The 4'-0-sulfonylated derivative of the formula (XIII) thus:obtained is then converted to 3',4'-~-epoxy derivative of the formula (IX) above-mentioned as main product by treating it with a metal alcoholate. ~he epoxidatlon reaction may preferably be carried out by dissolving the compound of the formula (XIII) in a solvent, for example water, a lower alkanol such as methanol or~
ethanol, diglyme, sulforane, tetrahydrofuran or dimethyl- -sulfoxide, adding to the solution a metal alcoholate, ~7~7 usually an alkali or alkaline earth metal alcoholate such as sodium, potassium, or lithium alcoholate~ part~cularly a lower alkoxide, for example sodium methoxide or sodium ethoxide and maintaining the mixture at room temperatures, usually 15-25C, suitably for 1~3 hours. During the epoxidation reaction, the hydroxyl-protecting group Y in the 2"-position is removed because of alkaline condition, thus the free 2"-OH group is regenerated in the 3',4'-~-epoxidized derivative of the formula (IX).
3',4'-a-Epoxy derlvative corresponding to the 3',
4'-~-epoxy derivative of the formula (IX) may be derived from 3'-O-tosyl derivative corresponding to the 4'-O-sulfonylated derivative of the formula txIII) above, i.e.
the compound of the formula (XIII), but wherein W is hydrogen and X is tosyl group in the same manner as that of the 3',4'-epoxidation step as above-mentioned, i.e.
by treating with an alkali-metal~alcoholate such as sodium methoxide, details of which is given in DT-OS No.2,555,479.
A diagramatic reaction scheme is given below to show -the preparation of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B-starting from kanamycin B via a new intermediate, 3',4'-~-epoxy ~- -derivative of~the formula (IX), which is treated according to the processes of this invention.

: .
.
:- ' .~

.: :

1~7165~t7 Kanamycin B
Protection of five NH2 groups : ~ with -COOR group CH2~HCOOR NHCOOR
~ ~ HCOOR

HO~
HCOOR
.
;~ /

: O
:: . HOC~2 ¦ /

OH
,' ~
: .
Protection of 4"- and ;6"-:~ 1 OH groups with group Z `~

. . .
- C~ COOR j ~HCOOR
~~ /I~COOR

E~
~HCOOR

OCH2 ¦ / ' ~ / ~1~' ' /
\ 1~ NHCOOR)~ .
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~ ~ ~ NHCOOR -H,~ ~ O ~

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~ ~ NXCOOR
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~ ~ NHCOOR
~ ~ o _ \\~ , ~HCOOR
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5~;7 ¦ Treatment with a xanthate (Route A)(Route B)(Route C) .. `I -- -- 'I , .
C ~ HCOOR ~ R ~H2NHCOOR ~C09R
: ~ ~ r~ r ~ ~COOR
,' ~0~
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, Treatment with . hydrazine or Raney nickel (Route C) , '~ . .
Treatment . Hydrogenation iRemoval of the NH2-and OH-protections with an acid .~
. (Route D) (Route A)(Route C) (Route B) ) CH2NHCOOR ~HCOOR C~2NH2 NH2 ~ ~ ~ NHCOOR f ~ ~ 2 ; ~ ~ ~ 2 NHCOOR
Z~

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O

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Route A = The first aspect process of this invention Route B = The second aspect process of this in~ention . Route C = The third aspect proce~s of this invention Route D = An alternative of the flrst or third aspect process of this invention , . ~ ., .

. - 3 ;5~7 PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION:
This invention is further illustrated by way of Examples which include overall steps starting from kanamycin B and leading to the final product, 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B, through several routes according to this invention.
Example 1 (1) Preparation of penta-N-ethoxycarbonylkanamycin B
Penta-N-ethoxycarbonylkanamycin B was prepared from kanamycin B free base by the method described in Example 1 of British Patent No.1,349,302.
(2) Prepara~ion of 2",3'-di-0-benzoyl-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
Penta-N-ethoxycarbonylkanamycin B (10 g) was suspended in dimethylformamide (70~1 ), to which was added p-toluene sulfonic acid until the pH of the suspension was lowered below 3.0 and then added cyclohexanedimethylketal (10 ml). The mixture was maintained at 25C under stirrlng for 18 hours. The completion of the reaction was confirmed by thin layer chromatography using silica gel (made by Merck) as stationary phase~ and chloroform-methanol (10:1 by volume) as developer and the resulting reaction mix-ture was neutralized with triethylamine. The neu-tralized liquid was concentrated under vacuum to obtain a residual liquid of 25 ml which was then dis-solved in p~ridine (150 ml). After cooling the solution to a temperature of 0~5C, benzoyl chloride (3.9 ml) was added thereto and the mixture was kept to cause reaction for 3 hours. The completion of reaction ~L~7~i5f;7 was con~irmed by thin layer chromatography. Water (5 ml~ was added to the resulting mixture and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, concentrated and poured into water (200 ml) `~ to form precipitate which was recovered by filtration.
Yield 12.7 g (95%). After the purification by a conventional silica-gel chromatography, the titled compound had the following physical properties:
~]D + 76.6 (c=l~ pyridine); mp. 233_235C.
Elementary analysis.
Found: C ~5.98; H 6.44; N 5.60%
Calculated for Cs3H73Ns22:
; C 5~.22, H 6.51; N 6.19%
(3) Preparation of 2",3'-di-0-benzoyl-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4 1l, 6"-0-cyclohexylidene-4'-0-mesyl-kanamycin B
~ ~2",3'-di-0-benzoyl-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4", ; 6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (5g) was dissolved in pyridine (100 ml), to which was added mesyl chloride (1.4 ml) and the mixture was maintained at 40C under stirring for 1.5 hours. After the mixture was cooled to room temperature, water (5 ml) was added to the mixture to decompose the excess mesyl chloride and the mixture was concentrated. To the concentrate was~
added water (200 ml) to precipitate the titled compound3 which was recovered by filtration. Yield 5~.0g (9~%);
[a]~ 103.6 (c=l.0, pyridine); mp. 176~179C.
Elementary analysis:
Found: C 53.28; H 6.25; N 5.41; S 2.95%
Calculated for Cs4H7sNsO2~S:

. .
i ','. , 7~

C 53.59; H 6.25; N 5.79; S 2.65%
(4) Preparation of 3',4'-~~epoxy-penta-N-ethoxy-carbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
2",3'-Di-0-benzoyl-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-4'-mesyl-kanamycin B (5 g) was dissolved in methanol (100 ml), to which was added sodium methylate (2.2 g). The mixture was maintained at room temperature under stirring for 2 hours. After the completion of reaction was con-firmed by thin layer chromatography using silica gel as stationary phase and carbon tetrachloride-acetoné
(1:1 by volume) as de~eloper, the reaction mixture was ice-cooled~ neutralized with concentrated hydro-chloric acid (1.25 ml) and concentrated. To the neutralized concentrate was added water (100 ml) to precipitate the titled compound which was recovered by filtration. Yield 3.5 g (95%); ~3D + 37.8 (c=l.0, pyridine), mp. 254~258C (decomposition with ~oaming).
Elementary analysis:
Found: C 51.86; H 6.89; N 7.58; 0 33.67%
Calculated ~or C3sH63NsOIs:
C 51.69; H 7.02; N 7.73; 0 33.55%
(5) Preparat]on of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl~4",6l'-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
3',4'-~-Epoxy-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-411,6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (800 mg) was suspended in n-butanol (40 ml), to which was then added potassium n-butylxanthate (1.7 g) and the reaction was conducted at 80C for 4 hours. After the completion of reaction was confirmed by silica-gel thin layer chromatography ~7~i67 . .

using carbon tetrachloride-acetone (l:1 by volume) as developer, the mixture was cooled and washed with water (40 ml x 2) and the resulting butanol layer was concentrated to dryness. Yield 900 mg. This was confirmed by silica-gel thin layer chromatography to be a mixture of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-ethoxy-carbonyl-4",6"-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B and 3',4'-episulfido~penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexyli-dene-kanamycin B in approximately 1:1 proportion.
The mixture was sub~ected to silica-gel thin layer chromatography using carbon tetrachloride-acetone (5:1 by volume) as developer, affording 3'~4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B with [~]2D of + 24.7 (c=l.0, methanol) and 3',4'-episulfido-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyi-4",6"-0-cyclo-hexylidene-kanamycin B with ~]D ~ ~ 10.8 (c=l.0, H20) and melting polnt of 250-260C (with decomposi-tion), separately.
Elementary analysis o`f the latter compound:
; Found: C 50.41; H 6.95; N 7.45; S 3.48%
Calculated for C3sHs3NsOLsS:
C 50.79; H 6.90; N 7.60; S 3.48%
. (6) Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B
3 "4 t -Dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (475 mg) was dissolved in methanol (5 ml)~ to which was added an amount of l N HCl sufficient to adjust the pH value of the solution to 2Ø The solution was heated at 50C for 30 minutes and, after adding water (5 ml) and then barium hydroxide octahydrate (1.4 g), further , ' :

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~76~
heated to distill off the methanol and the remaining mixture was refluxed for 8 hours and then cooled.
Carbon dioxide gas was passed through,the cooled mixture and barium carbonate thus formed was removed by filtration. Purification through a column of Amberlite CG-50 tNH4 f'orm) gave the titled com-pound. Yield 560 mg (2~%).
- Elementary analysis:
Found: C 47,85; H 7.95; N 15.40%
Calculated for ClsH3sNs 8 C 48.11; H 7.80; N 15.59%
(7) Preparation of 3',4' dideoxykanamycin B
3'4'-Dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B tl20 mg) was dissolved in water (4 ml), to which Raney nicXel (0.2 ~ ~ ml) was added. Hydrogen was passed through the solution i for 2 hours under atmospheric conditions of temperature and pressure. After the catalyst used was filtered off, the filtrate was concentrated to dryness. Yield 108 mg t95%) Example 2 (1) Preparation of penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-kanamycin B
,~ ~ Kanamycin B (10 g) was added to a mixture of water (34 ml), triethylamine t24 ml)~and dimethyl-~
formamide (48 ml). Then, t-butyl-S (4,6-dimethyl- ~
~, pyrimidin-2~yl)-thiol-carbonate t40 g) was added to the mixture at room temperature and the mixture was stirred at that temperature for 18 hours. Addition of water t150 ml) to the mixture formed crystals which were re- -covered by filtration and washed thoroughly wîth an aqueous saturated solution of ethyl acetate. Yield 20 .

S~

g (100%). mp.229 234C (decomposition with foaming).
Elementary analysis:
Found: C 52.61~ H 7.86; N 6.93%
r Calculated for C43H77N5020:
C 52.47; H 7.90, N 7.12%
(2) Preparation of 3',4'-~-epoxy-penta-N-t-butoxy-carbonyl-4",6"-O~cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
Penta-N-t-butoxykanamycin B (10 g) was treated in the same ways as those described in Example 1 (2), (3) and ( 11 ) above, yielding the titled compound. Yield 80%, [a~2D + 27(c=l.0; pyridine). mp. 232~234C
~ (decomposition with foamlng).
;~ (3) Preparation o~ 3',4'-episulfido-penta-N~t-butoxy-carbony1-4i',6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
. : .
3l~4t-~-Epoxy-penta-N-t-butoxyc~*~ny~ r6 hexylidene-kanamycin B (10 g) was suspended in n-butanol ~100 ml), to which was added potassium n-butylxanthate (9.5 g) and the reaction was conducted at 90C for 2 hours. APter the reaction was completed, the mixture ~ ~ 20 was cooled and washed twice with 100 ml portions of - water and the butanol layer separated was concentrated to dryness, affording a mixture comprising 3',4'-.
episul~ido-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4",6"-cyclohexylidene-- kanamycin B and 3',4'~dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-t-butoxy-carbonyl-4'76"-cyclohexylidene kanamycin B. Yield 11 g.~ -The crude product was subjected to silica gel chromato-graphy using chloroform-methanol (50:1 by volume) as developer, to isolate 3',4'-episul~ido-penta-N-t-butoxy-carbonyl-4",6"-cyclohexylidene~kanamycin B. Yield 3.9 g (35%)- [~]D + 23 (c= 1.0, pyridine). mp. 235~238C

.
. .
6~;6~7 (decomposition with foaming).
Elementary analysis:
Found: C 55.10, H 7.94; N 6.31; S 3.30%
Calculated for C~sHs3NslsS:
C 55.39; H 7.89; N 6.59; S 3.02%
(43 Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B
3',4'-Episulfido-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl~4", - - - - 6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (1.15 g) was dissolved in methanol tl2 ml), to which was added concentrated hydroohloric acid (3~ml) and the reaction was conducted at room temperature ~or 3 hours.
` The reaction mixture was concentrated ta dryness and the resulting residue was dlssolved in water (18 ml) and the pH of the solution was adjusted to 6.5 by the addition of lN sodium hydroxide solution (2.5 ml).
The solution was passed through a column of 20 ml of Amberlite CG-50 (NH4~ form). The aùsorbed column was washed with water and then O.lN aqueous ammonia and subsequently eluated with 0.3N aqueous ammonia. The concentration of the eluate gave the titled compound.
Yleld 194 mg.
(5) Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B
3'4'-Dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B (120 mg) was dissolved in water (4 ml), to whlch was added Raney nickel (0.2 ml) and hydrogen was passed through the ; mixture for 2 hours under atmospheric temperature and ~ -pressure conditions. After the catalyst was filtered off, the filtrate was concentrated to dryness, giving the tilted compound. Yield 108 mg (90%).
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5~7 Preparation of 3',4'-episulfido-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
3',4'~ Epoxy-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (lOO mg) which was prepared by the method described in Example l of DT-OS 2,555,479 was dissolved in pyridine (5 ml), to which was added potassium ethyl xanthate (lOO mg) and the mixture was refluxed for l.5 hours and then concentrated to dryness.
A mixture of water and chloroform (2:3 by volume) was added to the solid residue and the chloroform layer .
was separated, washed three times with 20 ml portions of water and concentrated to dryness, yielding 70 mg of a crude product comprising 3',4'-episulfido-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6'1-O-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
and 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-O-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B.
The isolation of the respective compounds was carried out by thin layer chromatography in the same manner as that used in Example 1 (5) above.
Example 4 (1) Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
31,4'-Episulfido-penta-N-ethoxycarbonyl-4",6"-O-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (470 mg) which was prepared as described in Example 1 (5)(or Example 3(1)) above was dissolved in methanol (2 ml), to which was added hydrazine hydrate (0.22 ml) and the mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated to dryness and treated with water (20 ml) to form precipitate which was re-~Ct76~i~7 covered by filtration. Yield 362 mg (80%). ~]D +
24.7 (c=l.0, methanol).
Elementary analysis:
Found: C 52.31; H 7.53; N 7.49%
Calculated for C3sH6 sNsOl 8:
C 52.50; H 7.36; N 7.85%
(2) Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B
3',4'-Dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-Ethoxycarbonyl-4", 6"-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (475 mg) was dissolved in methanol (5 mlj and treated in the same manner as that described in Example 1 (6)~ affording the titled compound.
~; (3) Preparation of 31,4'-dideoxykanamycin B
- 3',4'-Dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B was treated as similar as in Example 1 (7), affording the titled compound.
Example_5 (1) Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-t-butoxy-4",6"-0-cyclohexyIidene-kanamycin B
3 t ~ 4'-Episulfido-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (585 mg) which was prepared as in Example 2 (3) was dissolved in me~hanol (7 m~l), to which was added Raney nickel (R-100)(500 mg) and~the mixture was stirred at room temperature (20C) for 2 hours. After the Raney nickel was removed by filtration, ` ~ the filtrate was concentrated to dryness, affording the titled compound. Yield 450 mg (80%3.
(2) Preparation of 3',4t-dideoxykanamycin B
3 "4 t -Dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N t-butoxy-4",6 It _ 0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (450 mg) was treated as .~ .

.
~ ~ ' ' , 6516~7 similar as in Example 1 (6) and (7), affording the titled compound. Yield 90%.
Example 6 (1) Preparation of 3',4'-~-epoxy-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene 2"-0-benzoyl-kanamycin B
~ 3',4'-~-Epoxy-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-; cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B (2.0 g) was dissolved in dry pyridine (40 ml), to which was added benzoyl chloride (o.8 ml) under ice-cooling and the mixture was allowed to stand for reaction at 5C for 30 minutes. Then~ water (2 ml) was added to the reactlon mixture and the mlxture was concentrated to give a syrup which was then poured into water (20 ml) to form precipitate. The precipitate ~was recovered by filtration and dried to yield the titled compound. Yield 2.16 g (98.3%).
t2) Preparation of 4~-deoxy-4~-iodo-penta-N-t-but . . .
~ ~ carbonyl-4",6!'-0-cyclohexylidene-2"-0-benzoyI-kanamycin B
;: .
' ~ 3',4'-~epoxy-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-2"-0-benzoyI-kanamycin B (2.1 g~ was . .~ . .
. 20 dissol~ed in acetone (60 ml),~to which were added sodium iodide (1.4 g), sodium acetate (80 mg) and glacial acetic acid (1.4 ml3 and the resulting mixture was refluxed ; for about 8 hours.
After the completion of the reaction, the mixture was cooled to deposit crystals which were recovered~by filtration. Yield 2.25 g (94%). mp. 171_176C (with decomposition).
Elementary analysis:
Found: C 52.81; H 7.11; N 5.31; I 10.39%
Calculated for C4 3 H7 6 NsOIgI:
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C 52.62; H 6.94; N 5.48; 1 9.93%
(3) Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-t-butoXy-carbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-2"-0-benzoyl-kanamycin B
~ '-Deoxy-4'-iodo-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4",6"-O~cyclohexylidene-2"-0-benzoyl-kanamycin B (452 mg) was dissolved in dry pyridine (9 ml), to which was added benzylsulfonyl chloride (305 mg) under cooling to 0~~5C
for about 30 minutes.
After the completion of the reaction, methanol (0.18 ml) was added to the reaction mixture which was then heated to 90C for 50 minutes, cooled to room tem perature. The mixture was concentrated to a syrup, to which water (10 ml) was added to deposit crystals. The crystals were recovered by filtration and washed with water to obtain the titled compound in the form of a wet cake.
Identification of the compound thus obtained was made by silica-gel thin layer chromatography using carbon tetrachloride-acetone (4:1 by volume) as developer.
.
(4) Preparation of 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-penta-N-t-butoxycarbonyl-4",6"-0-cyclohexylidene-kanamycin B
The wet cake of the compound obtained in the step (3) above was dissolved in methanol (20 ml), to which sodium methylate was added to adjust the pH to 9.0~10.0 and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, neutralized w~th lN HC1 and concentrated to a syrup. Addition of water to the syrup formed a precipitate which was recovered by filtration, washed with water and dried to afford the titled compound.
Yield 3~0 mg (100%).

Claims (7)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A process for the preparation of an intermediate used in the production of 3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B or its acid addition salts which comprises treating with a xanthate a 3', 4'-epoxy derivative of an amino- and hydroxyl-protected kanamycin B of the formula:

(I) wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or aryl group, Z represents an alkylidene, arylidene, cyclohexylidene or tetrahydropyranylidene group and the 3',4'-epoxy group is in .alpha.- or .beta.-position whereby to form a 3',4'-episulfido-kanamycin B derivative of the formula:

(III) wherein R and Z have the same meaning as defined above and 3',4'-episulfide group is in .alpha.-or .beta.-position isolating the 3',4'-episulfido-kanamycin B derivative from the reaction mixture and treating the 3',4'-episulfide derivative thus isolated with an acid to form 3',4'-dideoxy-3'-eno-kanamycin B of the formula:
(IV)
2. A process as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the treat-ment of the 3',4'-episulfide derivative with an acid is effected in a lower alkanol at a temperature of 0°-30°C.
3. A process as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the acid is a non-oxidizing mineral acid.
4. A process as claimed in Claim 3 wherein the non-oxidizing mineral acid is a hydrohalogenic acid.
5. A process as claimed in Claim 1 wherein R
represents ethyl and Z represents cyclohexylidene.
6. A process as claimed in Claim 1 wherein R represents t-butyl and Z represents cyclohexylidene.
7. The compound of the formula (IV) whenever produced by the process of claim 1 or an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.
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