CN104661995B - The preparation of x-ray contrast agent IOFORMINOL - Google Patents

The preparation of x-ray contrast agent IOFORMINOL Download PDF

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CN104661995B
CN104661995B CN201380050408.3A CN201380050408A CN104661995B CN 104661995 B CN104661995 B CN 104661995B CN 201380050408 A CN201380050408 A CN 201380050408A CN 104661995 B CN104661995 B CN 104661995B
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A kind of method that the present invention relates to contrast agent Ioforminol preparing and can be used for X radial imaging.More particularly; the present invention relates to and is prepared Ioforminol by a kind of compound mixture by the method including in-situ hydrolysis and double alkylation; described compound mixture includes 1 Formylamino 3; 5 pairs (2; 3 pairs of (formyloxy) propane 1 base carbamoyls) 2; 4,6 triiodo-benzenes.

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The preparation of x-ray contrast agent IOFORMINOL
The present invention relates to a kind of method preparing iodinated X-ray contrast agent, prepare particularly to one and can be used for X-ray The method of the contrast agent Ioforminol of imaging.More particularly, it relates to prepared by a kind of compound mixture Ioforminol, described compound mixture includes 1-Formylamino-3, double (2,3-double (formyloxy) propane-1-bases of 5- Carbamoyl)-2,4,6-triiodo-benzene (a kind of key intermediate during preparing Ioforminol).
In 50 years of past, x-ray contrast agent field is accounted for leading by solubility containing iodine compound always.Generally by city Sell the available contrast media containing iodinated contrast media and classify as ion monomer such as cardiografin (GastrografenTM), ion Dimer such as Ioxaglic Acid (ioxaglate) (HexabrixTM), non-ionic monomer such as iohexol (OmnipaqueTM), iopamidol (IsovueTM), iomeprol (IomeronTM) and nonionic dimer iodixanol (VisipaqueTM).The most extensively make Commercially available nonionic X-ray contrast agent (as described above those) be considered as safe.Containing iodinated contrast media Contrast media is used for the X-ray inspection more than 2,000 ten thousand times in the U.S. every year, and the number of times of untoward reaction is considered as can Accept.But, the X-ray inspection strengthened due to radiography will may require that the contrast media giving accumulated dose most about 200ml, So for providing the contrast media improved to there is lasting power.
PATIENT POPULATION is considered as the part of high-risk patient is in increase.In order to meet sustained improvement for whole patient population The demand of the internal X-ray diagnostic agent of body, for finding the x-ray contrast agent with improved property and about contrast agent There is lasting power in the nephrotoxicity (CIN) of induction.
X-containing the compound with two triiodide phenyl (being connected by linker) as active pharmaceutical ingredient Ray contrast medium is typically considered dimerization contrast agent or dimer.In period these years, there has been proposed diversified Iodate dimer.At present, market exists a kind of containing iodinated nonionic dimer as active pharmaceutical ingredient radiography be situated between Matter contains the product Visipaque of compound iodixanol.
A kind of novel dimerization contrast agent, named Ioforminol is disclosed in the WO2009/008734 of applicant. Its character is described in greater detail in following publication: Chai et al., " Predicting cardiotoxicity propensity of the novel iodinated contrast medium GE-145: ventricular fibrillation During left coronary arteriography in pigs " (predict the heart of novel iodinated contrast medium GE-145 Toxicity is inclined to: the ventricular fibrillation during pig left-side tubular angiography), Acta Radiol, 2010 and Wistrand, L.G. etc. People, " GE-145, a new low-osmolar dimeric radiographic contrast medium " (GE-145, A kind of new hyposmosis dimerization radiography contrast media), Acta Radiol, 2010.Ioforminol (GE-145) herein Named compound 1 also has a structure that
Compound 1:
5,5'-(2-hydroxy propane-1,3-diyl) double (formoxyl azane diyl) double (N1,N3-bis-(2,3-dihydroxy third Base)-2,4,6-triiodoisophthal amide).
Manufacture ionic X-ray contrast media relate to produce chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), i.e. contrast agent, It is configured to drug products subsequently, context means that X-ray compositions.The WO2009/008734 of applicant provides use In prepare API Ioforminol synthetic route.Total preparation description and embodiment 1 such as WO2009/008734 carry Confession, Ioforminol can be such as by commercially available 5-amino-N, N'-pair-(2,3-dihydroxy-propyl group)-2, and 4,6-tri-is iodo- (compound (4) synthesizes isophthaloyl amine.The preparation of this compound by iohexol and the synthesis of iodixanol it is known that also And can also be prepared by such as 5-nitro isophathalic acid, as described in WO2006/016815, including hydrogenation and iodate (example subsequently As, by lodine chloride, ICl).Or, it is possible to use 5-amino-2,4,6-tri-triiodoisophthalic acids, it is commercially available precursor, example As derived from Sigma-Aldrich.Subsequently the free amino group of isophthaloyl amines (compound (4)) is acylated, and substituent group In hydroxyl also can be by acylated protection.N can be produced by this protection group by such as hydrolyzing removing1,N3-bis-(2,3-dihydroxies Base propyl group)-5-Formylamino-2,4,6-triiodoisophthal amide.In dimerization step, by its in the double alkylation of chloropropylene oxide anti- Should be to provide Ioforminol contrast agent compound.
The synthesis of the state of the art of Ioforminol, as disclosed in the embodiment 1 and 2 of WO2009/008734, It is shown in scheme 1 below.
Flow process 1.
As described in WO2009/008734, compound 3 is that one includes 1-Formylamino-3, double (2, the 3-double (formyls of 5- Epoxide) propane-1-base carbamoyl)-2, the mixture of 4,6-triiodo-benzenes, and X is then formyl group.
In each synthesis step, it is important that but by productivity optimization, the generation of impurity being minimized also will be by Spent time and cost minimization.The problem solved by the present invention is it is believed that be to provide by the compound (3) of flow process 1 (i.e. comprising 1-Formylamino-3,5-double (double (formyloxy) propane-1-base carbamoyl of 2,3-)-2,4,6-triiodo-benzene) Prepare the optimization of the method for Ioforminol.Therefore, the present invention relates to one and include hydrolysis and the dimerization reaction of compound (3) The method that Ioforminol is provided.
In the method for the state of the art, as disclosed in WO2009/008734 embodiment 2 program B, by 1-formoxyl ammonia Base-3, double (2,3-double (formyloxy) propane-1-base carbamoyls)-2 of 5-, 4,6-phenyl triiodides (compound (3), wherein X For formoxyl) prepare compound (1) (Ioforminol) and carry out in following methods, wherein compound (3) is dissolved in Shui Hejia In the mixture of alcohol, this mixture is possibly together with boric acid, and makes pH be positioned at 11.6-11.7 by adding potassium hydroxide.Molten when becoming During liquid, chloropropylene oxide divide several part add.This mixture is kept stirring for, and repeatedly adjusts pH by adding potassium hydroxide Value, meanwhile regulates temperature.The whole process being prepared compound (1) by compound (3) it is reported to be at least 48 hours.
Explore and had more cost-benefit method to prepare Ioforminol (compound (1)), wherein decreased reaction Time and wherein improve the productivity of compound (1).We have found that compound (1) preparation can with have cost benefit and Eco-friendly method completes, and described method relates to the in-situ hydrolysis of the blocking group of compound (3), double alkylation subsequently, also It is expressed as dimerization, uses water as unique solvent.The method spending notable shorter time than the state of the art method is able to Determine.
Therefore, in first aspect, the present invention provides the method being prepared compound (1) by compound (3)
Compound (1)
Compound (3)
The most each X individually represents hydrogen, formoxyl (-CO-H) or acetyl group (-CO-CH3);
The method includes the step of the protection group (-OX) in-situ hydrolysis of compound (3), and wherein compound (3) is only suspended in In water.
Compound (3) is the mixture of the different compounds with formoxyl and acetyl protecting group.This is to make For the result of early stage formylation step, described step is prepared compound (3) by compound (4), the acid of mixing is preferably used Acid anhydride.In one embodiment, compound 3 includes that the most all X group are individually for the mixed of the compound of formoxyl or acetyl group Compound.The key component of compound (3) is double (double (formyloxy) propane-1-Ji Anjijia of 2,3-of 1-Formylamino-3,5- Acyl group)-2,4,6-triiodo-benzene.Therefore, in one embodiment, all of X group all represents formoxyl.
In one embodiment of the invention, described method includes following sequential steps before double alkylation reacts:
I) compound (3) is suspended in water;
Ii) pH of the solution of step i) is adjusted to 10.0-12.5.
When compound (3) has suspended, and modulated whole pH value, the formoxyl of compound (3) and acetyl protecting group In-situ hydrolysis occur.It is prepared for compound (2) in this reaction, but it does not separates.Meanwhile generate formyl-and Acetyl salt is as by-product.The generation of salt can have the impact of acceleration to the double alkylation reaction rate occurred after in-situ hydrolysis, thus Quick and complete double alkylation is provided.When parent material compound (3) only suspends in water and uses this in-situ hydrolysis During program, it was observed that the beyond thought raising of reaction rate of double alkylation.It is believed that produced salt is by using with double alkylation Dialkylating agent is coordinated and/or the transitive state of stable reaction improves reaction rate.Meanwhile, this process provides high yield. Have been found that and can carry out in less than 24 hours from compound (3) to the reaction of compound (1), such as less than 20 hours, and carry For 90% or higher productivity, such as 93% or up to or more than 95%.It was unexpected that " the only step of water " of the inventive method carries Supply about 20% higher productivity and saved production time of about one day (embodiment 2 compared to WO2009/008734 is retouched The art methods stated).
In step i), use water as single solvent, and have been surprisingly found that and need not add other solvents or additive (such as boric acid).In the method for the present invention, parent material compound (3) preferably has the fine powder of low acid content.At one In embodiment, the mixture of compound (3) can include the residue of some solvent resistant, such as alcohol, but need not add alcohol.? During manufacturing compound (3), short chain alcohol can be used to carry out optimization and to prepare the compound (3) of powder type, find useful It is that the compound (3) being used as parent material in the method for current request protection is not completely dried, but the alcohol containing 0-15%, with And residue alcohol content is 0-7%, and most preferably 2-5%, for appropriate.Residue alcohol in compound (3) is typically short chain alcohol, Described short chain alcohol is straight chain or branched C1-C6 alcohol, or these mixture.This alcohol can be monohydroxylated or dihydroxy 's.Methanol, ethanol and propanol are preferred alcohol, and propanol, particularly isopropanol are preferred.The water yield needed for optimum reaction condition Depend on the factor such as remaining alcohol content and temperature.Find that the suitable water yield is about 0.5-2.0 and rises water/kg compound (3), as About 1 liter of water/kg compound (3).
Therefore, in step ii, by addition alkali in compound (3) suspension, pH is adjusted to before double alkylation reacts 10.0-12.5, more preferably 11.0-1.8, most preferably 11.0-11.2.This pH adjusts and is preferably gradually completing to neutralize also acid And avoid the most unexpected heat to produce.This alkali is selected from strong water-soluble alkali such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, wherein, preferably hydrogen-oxygen Change sodium solution (such as 50%).The hydrolysis that the alkali of the protection ester group that the addition of alkali provides compound (3) drives, wherein generates first Acyl group-and acetyl group salt as side-product, such as formoxyl sodium salt and acetyl group sodium salt.Carry it addition, this pH is adjusted to double alkylation For Optimal pH condition.In one embodiment, this pH adjusts and uses pH-stat system to carry out, to ensure that pH value keeps constant. Such pH system includes both bronsted lowry acids and bases bronsted lowries, such as HCl and NaOH solution.
Should be via the double alkylation (dimerization step) of 2-hydroxy propane bridge preferably by appropriate dialkylating agent be joined Alkaline solution in step (ii) occurs.This dose is selected from dihalo alkanol or halogenated heterocycloalkyl, such as 1, the chloro-2-of 3-bis-third Alcohol, 1-chloro-2,3-propanol, 1,3-bis-bromo-2-hydroxy propane and chloropropylene oxide (EPI), wherein particularly preferably EPI.Therefore, at this In another bright embodiment, the method farther includes dialkylating agent is joined step ii) alkaline solution in Step.Dialkylating agent is joined in alkaline aqueous solution with one or more parts, as with 1 to 5 part, preferably 3 phases Etc. part.The dialkylating agent of the compound (3) of about 2 molar equivalents with a molar equivalent is reacted and bridges.Owing to alkali is to two The trace consumption of alkylating agent, therefore can use the dialkylating agent of trace molar excess.During and after adding, should Reactant mixture is kept stirring for making double alkylation reaction carry out required a period of time.This can spend 5-20 hour, preferably 10- 15 hours.
Before hydrolysis, period and/or afterwards, it is possible to regulation temperature, as being cool below room temperature, such as arrive 12-16 DEG C or Lower.In a preferred embodiment, before adding dialkylating agent, temperature is adjusted to about 15 DEG C.Particularly preferably Ground, by pH regulator to 11.0-11.2, and is adjusted to about 15 DEG C before addition by temperature, and these conditions is remained to double Alkanisation completes.
The compound prepared, such as compound (1), can be purified by any convenient method, such as, by washing, leads to Cross preparative chromatography, by recrystallization or ultrafiltration/nanofiltration.Therefore, optional other step is for purifying and being dried.
Compound mixture (3) and the compound (1) prepared according to the method being claimed include optically active isomer And will exist with various isomeric forms due to chiral carbon atom.In addition, described compound due to large volume iodine former Being obstructed of N-CO key in the neighbouring formoxyl official's energy caused of son rotates and presents outward turning/rotational isomer.Enantiomer-pure is produced The preparation of both thing and optical isomer intermixture is included in the inventive method.
Can serve as contrast agent according to the compound prepared by the present invention and can join with conventional carrier and excipient System, to produce diagnosis contrast media.Therefore, from other side, the present invention provides Ioforminol (compound (1)), and Including the diagnosis composition of Ioforminol prepared according to the methods of the invention, wherein said composition includes at least one physiology Upper permissible carrier or excipient, such as, the aqueous solution being used for injecting is (optionally with the plasma ion added or dissolved oxygen one Rise).The contrast agent composition of the present invention can be before administration instant concentration maybe can be for dilution conc forms. Therefore, the present invention farther includes according to the Ioforminol prepared by described preparation process and containing this Ioforminol Diagnostic compositions purposes in X-ray contrast examination.
The present invention illustrates with reference to following non-limiting example.
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Embodiment 1: prepare compound (1) from compound (3)
Use the reactor with top mechanism stirring that compound (3) (1103kg, 890mol) is suspended in water (1213L) In, this suspension is cooled to 10 degree and aqueous NaOH (50%) was added through 12 hours, pH and temperature are kept at low In 12.5 and 20 degree.This solution is cooled to 16 degree and uses the pH stat system equipped with HCl (30%) and NaOH (50%) to incite somebody to action PH is set as 11.1.As long as temperature is less than 18 degree, run this system the most always.By EPI (41kg, 445mol) through 2.5 little constantly Between be continuously added to, maintain the temperature between 15-18 degree.By using HCl (30%) to adjust pH to 7 after stirring 38 hours This reactant mixture of cancellation.HPLC shows compound (1) ~ 95.5% UV productivity.
Extend the double alkylation response time in this embodiment to have ensured and to have maximized productivity.Can the most earlier Ground cancellation reaction, such as 10-12 hour, and does not produce significant loss of yield.

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1. the method being prepared compound (1) by compound (3),
Compound (1)
Compound (3)
The most each X individually represents hydrogen, formoxyl (-CO-H) or acetyl group (-CO-CH3);Described method includes compound (3) The step of protection group (-OX) in-situ hydrolysis, wherein compound (3) only suspends in water, and the change that wherein will only suspend in water The pH of compound (3) is adjusted to 10.0-12.5.
2. the method for claim 1, described method includes following sequential steps before double alkylation reacts:
I) compound (3) is suspended in water;
Ii) pH of the solution of step i) is adjusted to 10.0-12.5.
3. method as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said parent material compound (3) is the fine powder with low acid content End.
4. method as claimed any one in claims 1 to 3, wherein said parent material compound (3) comprises 0-15% alcohol.
5. the method as according to any one of claim 2 to 4, described method farther includes by by appropriate di Agent joins the double alkylation reaction in the alkaline solution of step (ii).
6. method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said dialkylating agent is chloropropylene oxide.
7. the method as according to any one of claim 2 to 6, described method includes from step i) or ii) solution Temperature is adjusted to 12-16 DEG C.
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