CN113735725A - Preparation method of L-carnitine - Google Patents

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CN113735725A
CN113735725A CN202111138336.0A CN202111138336A CN113735725A CN 113735725 A CN113735725 A CN 113735725A CN 202111138336 A CN202111138336 A CN 202111138336A CN 113735725 A CN113735725 A CN 113735725A
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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of organic synthesis, in particular to a preparation method of L-carnitine, which takes R-4-chloro-3-hydroxy ethyl butyrate as a raw material, generates (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate through catalytic cyclization under an alkaline condition, and then generates a ring-opening reaction with trimethylamine to prepare the L-carnitine. The invention adopts the technical scheme of ring closure and then ring opening, avoids the step of removing halogen ions in ion exchange resin, is convenient to remove byproducts such as sodium chloride and the like, and reduces the production cost; simple operation, low production cost, high purity of target products and high yield, and is suitable for application in industrial production.

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Preparation method of L-carnitine
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of organic synthesis, in particular to a preparation method of L-carnitine.
Background
L-carnitine (also known as L-carnitine or transliteration carnitine) is an amino-like acid for promoting fat to be converted into energy, and red meat is a main source of the L-carnitine and has no toxic or side effect on human bodies. L-carnitine with CAS number 541-15-1 and structural formula
Figure BDA0003283088750000011
The synthesis method of L-carnitine mainly comprises three methods:
1. racemate resolution method. Using epichlorohydrin as an initial raw material, and performing quaternization, cyanation, alkaline hydrolysis, chiral separation and deionization to obtain the L-carnitine, as shown in the scheme (1) (Chinese patent CN 106748843B).
The sodium cyanide used in the method is a highly toxic compound, the resolution effect is poor, the byproduct dextro-carnitine is more than half, the deionization process is carried out in ion exchange resin, the cost is high, and the method is not suitable for large-scale production.
Figure BDA0003283088750000012
2. A biological enzyme method. Taking ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate as a starting material, and obtaining L-carnitine through biological enzyme catalysis, quaternization, alkaline hydrolysis and deionization, as shown in a route (2) (Chinese patents CN103709058B, CN106947752A and the like).
The method has the advantages of high chiral purity of the product, mild reaction conditions and the like, but the preparation process of the biological enzyme used in catalysis is complex and the conditions are harsh; and the step 2 is ammonolysis reaction of the chloride, byproducts such as sodium chloride and the like are generated in the reaction process, ion exchange resin is needed in the deionization process, and the cost is high.
Figure BDA0003283088750000013
3. Chemical synthesis method. Similar to the second method, 4-chloroacetoacetic acid ethyl ester is used as a starting material, and the L-carnitine is obtained through catalytic reduction, quaternization, alkaline hydrolysis and deionization, as shown in a route (3) (Chinese patent CN104030934B, European patent EP0339764B 1).
The yield of the L-carnitine prepared by the method is only about 50%, the reaction conditions need high temperature and high pressure, the yield is lower, and the ion exchange resin used in the deionization process has higher cost and is obviously not suitable for industrial production.
Figure BDA0003283088750000021
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the technical problems, the invention aims to provide the preparation method of the L-carnitine, which has the advantages of simple process, lower cost, higher yield and purity of target products, reduction of solid wastes and environmental protection.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
a preparation method of L-carnitine comprises the following steps: taking R-4-chloro-3-hydroxy ethyl butyrate as a raw material, catalyzing and cyclizing to generate (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate under an alkaline condition, and then performing ring-opening reaction with trimethylamine to synthesize the L-carnitine, wherein the reaction route is as follows:
Figure BDA0003283088750000022
the method specifically comprises the following steps:
(1) preparation of (2R) -2-Oxirane Ethyl acetate (Compound C)
Putting R-4-chloro-3-hydroxy ethyl butyrate (compound D), alkali, a silver sulfate catalyst and an organic solvent into a reaction bottle, carrying out cyclization reaction for 10-40h at 10-40 ℃ under a stirring state, cooling (or heating) the mixture to room temperature after the reaction is finished, filtering to remove the catalyst, excessive unreacted alkali and chloride salt, and distilling at normal pressure to remove the organic solvent to obtain the (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate.
(2) Preparation of L-Carnitine (Compound A)
And (3) mixing the aqueous solution of trimethylamine with the compound C, controlling the temperature to be-5 ℃, stirring for reaction for 1 hour, then heating to 10-40 ℃, and continuously stirring for 10-26 hours to generate ring-opening reaction. And after the reaction is finished, carrying out reduced pressure distillation to remove excessive unreacted trimethylamine, then dropwise adding concentrated hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value to 5-6, and then carrying out crystallization and purification to obtain white crystal L-carnitine.
In the step (1), the catalyst is silver sulfate;
in the step (1), the alkali is any one of sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide;
in the step (1), the organic solvent is any one of dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile;
in the step (1), the cyclization reaction time is 10-40h, and can be but is not limited to 10h, 15h, 20h, 24h, 30h, 35h and 40 h; the reaction temperature is 10-40 deg.C, but not limited to 10 deg.C, 15 deg.C, 20 deg.C, 25 deg.C, 30 deg.C, 35 deg.C, 40 deg.C;
in the step (1), the molar ratio of the R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoic acid ethyl ester to the alkali is 1: 0.5-1.8.
In the step (2), the trimethylamine and the compound C are mixed in a manner that a trimethylamine aqueous solution is slowly dripped into the compound C at a temperature of-5 to 5 ℃;
in the step (2), the feeding molar ratio of the compound C to the compound B is 1: 1.5-2.5, preferably 1:2, but can be not limited to 1:1.5, 1:1.8, 1:2, 1: 2.5;
in the step (2), the mass concentration of trimethylamine in the trimethylamine aqueous solution is 10-30%, preferably 20%.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
(1) the preparation method adopts the technical scheme of firstly cyclizing and then opening the ring, avoids the deionization process in the traditional process, is convenient for removing by-products such as sodium chloride and the like, thereby saving the step of removing halogen ions in ion exchange resin and reducing the production cost;
(2) the preparation method of the invention does not need special process conditions, has simple operation and low production cost, and is suitable for being applied to industrial production.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
Figure BDA0003283088750000041
(1) Preparation of (2R) -2-Oxirane Ethyl acetate (Compound C)
Ethyl R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate (0.1mol, 16.7g), sodium carbonate (0.11mol, 11.7g), silver sulfate (catalytic amount) and dichloromethane (20mL) were put into a reaction flask, the reaction temperature was 25 ℃, a cyclization reaction was carried out for 24 hours under stirring, after the reaction was completed, the mixture was cooled to room temperature, the catalyst and excess unreacted sodium carbonate and sodium chloride were removed by filtration, and dichloromethane was removed by atmospheric distillation to obtain 12.2g of ethyl (2R) -2-oxiraneacetate (theoretical value: 13g, yield: 93.8%).
(2) Preparation of L-Carnitine (Compound A)
At 0 ℃, a 20% trimethylamine (0.2mol, 59.1g) water solution is slowly dropped into the compound C (0.1mol, 13.0g), the temperature is controlled at 0 ℃, the reaction is stirred for 1 hour, the temperature is raised to 25 ℃, the stirring is continued, and the reaction is carried out for 14 hours. After the reaction is finished, the excessive unreacted trimethylamine is removed by reduced pressure distillation, concentrated hydrochloric acid is added dropwise to adjust the pH value to be 5-6, and then crystallization and purification are carried out, so that 15.5g of white crystal L-carnitine is obtained (the theoretical value is 16.1g, and the yield is 96.3%).
The total yield of the two-step reaction is 90.3%, and the purity of the L-carnitine is 99.3%.
The specific adding mode of trimethylamine in the step (2) is not particularly limited, and the trimethylamine is added dropwise by adopting a adding mode known by persons skilled in the art according to the production scale of the reagent, and the internal temperature of the mixed solution is ensured not to exceed 0 +/-3 ℃.
Examples 2 to 13
Only the feed ratio or other conditions in step (1) were changed separately in the manner disclosed in example 1 and detailed in table 1.
Note: the white portion in the table represents that the conditions are the same as in example 1.
TABLE 1 reaction conditions and results for step (1) which differ
Figure BDA0003283088750000042
Figure BDA0003283088750000051
Examples 14 to 22
Only the feed ratio or other conditions in step (2) were changed separately in the manner disclosed in example 1 and detailed in table 2.
Note: the white portion in the table represents that the conditions are the same as in example 1.
TABLE 2 different reaction conditions and results of step (2)
Figure BDA0003283088750000052
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. A preparation method of L-carnitine is characterized in that: the L-carnitine is prepared by using R-4-chloro-3-hydroxy ethyl butyrate as a raw material, performing catalytic cyclization under an alkaline condition to generate (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate, and performing ring-opening reaction with trimethylamine.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising the steps of:
(1) putting R-4-chloro-3-hydroxy ethyl butyrate, alkali, a catalyst and an organic solvent into a reaction bottle, carrying out catalytic cyclization reaction under a stirring state, cooling or heating the mixture to room temperature after the reaction is finished, filtering, and distilling at normal pressure to obtain (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate;
(2) mixing the aqueous solution of trimethylamine with (2R) -2-epoxyethane ethyl acetate, controlling the temperature, stirring for reaction for 1 hour, then heating and continuing stirring to enable the mixture to carry out ring-opening reaction; after the reaction is finished, carrying out reduced pressure distillation, adjusting the pH value, crystallizing and purifying to obtain the L-carnitine.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method comprises the steps of: in the step (1), the catalyst is silver sulfate; the alkali is any one of sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide; the organic solvent is any one of dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the method comprises the steps of: the molar ratio of the R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoic acid ethyl ester to the alkali is 1: 0.5-1.8.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the method comprises the steps of: in the step (1), the cyclization reaction time is 10-40 h; the reaction temperature is 10-40 ℃.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the L-carnitine is prepared by: in the step (1), the cyclization reaction time is 24 h; the reaction temperature was 25 ℃.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the method comprises the steps of: in the step (2), the trimethylamine and the (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate are mixed in a manner that a trimethylamine water solution is slowly dripped into the (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate at the temperature of-5 to 5 ℃.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the method comprises the steps of: in the step (2), the feeding molar ratio of (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate to trimethylamine is 1: 1.5-2.5; the mass concentration of trimethylamine in the trimethylamine aqueous solution is 10-30%.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method comprises: in the step (2), the feeding molar ratio of (2R) -2-ethylene oxide ethyl acetate to trimethylamine is 1: 2; the mass concentration of trimethylamine in the trimethylamine aqueous solution is 20%.
10. The method of claim 2, wherein the method comprises the steps of: the reaction condition of the step (2) is that after the reaction is carried out for 1 hour at the temperature of minus 5 to 5 ℃, the temperature is increased to 10 to 40 ℃ and the reaction is carried out for 10 to 26 hours.
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