CN117843473A - Preparation method of levocarnitine impurity - Google Patents

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CN117843473A
CN117843473A CN202311646667.4A CN202311646667A CN117843473A CN 117843473 A CN117843473 A CN 117843473A CN 202311646667 A CN202311646667 A CN 202311646667A CN 117843473 A CN117843473 A CN 117843473A
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The invention relates to a preparation method of a levocarnitine impurity, wherein the impurity is 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: putting R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile and methanol into a reaction vessel, introducing hydrogen chloride, tracking the reaction progress by TLC, separating out solids, and washing a filter cake by using ethyl acetate; collecting filtrate and concentrating to obtain 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid methyl ester; adding methyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate and water into a second reaction container, adding sodium hydroxide into the second reaction container, tracking the reaction progress by TLC, adding ethyl acetate, standing for layering, collecting an organic phase, and concentrating to dryness to obtain 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate; adding 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid, water and sulfuric acid into a three-port container, tracking the reaction progress by TLC, adding ethyl acetate, standing for layering, collecting an organic phase, and concentrating to dryness to obtain 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid.

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Preparation method of levocarnitine impurity
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of chemical drug synthesis, and in particular relates to a levocarnitine impurity which comprises the following components in percentage by weight: a method for preparing 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid.
Background
Levocarnitine (L-carnitine), also known as L-carnitine, vitamin BT, chemical name: (R) -3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butyrate, levocarnitine is a substance necessary for metabolism of human body, and has many clinical applications, and has curative effect or auxiliary curative effect on levocarnitine deficiency, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, dialysis nephropathy, liver cirrhosis, diabetes and the like.
The production method of the levocarnitine mainly comprises a food extraction method, a biosynthesis method and a chemical synthesis method. The food is mainly extracted from meat, and the process is complex, difficult and not suitable for industrial production. The biosynthesis method comprises biological enzyme fermentation and enzyme conversion, and compared with the product synthesized by a chemical method, the levocarnitine synthesized by the biological method has disadvantages of purity, quality stability, process controllability and the like, and the crude drug of the original research company is prepared by chemical synthesis.
There are many literature reports on methods for synthesizing levocarnitine, such as: the method comprises the steps of reacting epichlorohydrin with trimethylamine to obtain racemic chlorohydrin, resolving the racemic chlorohydrin with L-tartaric acid to obtain an S-configuration intermediate (formula E), replacing chloride with sodium cyanide or potassium cyanide to generate nitrile, and finally carrying out acidic hydrolysis to obtain L-carnitine (formula G). The synthesis route one is as follows:
the quality of the levocarnitine bulk drug is studied by adopting the route, and the levocarnitine impurity is generated in the process of researching the quality of the levocarnitine bulk drug: the 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid has great significance for formulating a more scientific and reasonable quality standard of the levocarnitine and guaranteeing the safety of medication.
The existing preparation process of 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid is complex, and the yield is low.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the invention provides a levocarnitine: the preparation method of the 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid has the characteristics of simple preparation, easy operation and higher yield.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme: the chemical name of the levocarnitine impurity is 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid, and the structural formula is as follows:
the preparation method of the levocarnitine impurity comprises the following steps:
step 1):
adding 1 part by weight of R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile and 8-12 parts by weight of methanol into a reaction vessel, cooling to 0-5 ℃, introducing 0.2-1.2 parts by weight of hydrogen chloride gas, heating to 60-65 ℃ after ventilation is finished, and carrying out reflux reaction for 2.5-3 hours; TLC tracks the reaction progress, and after the reaction is finished, heating is stopped; cooling the reaction system to 10-15 ℃, separating out solids, filtering, and washing a filter cake with ethyl acetate; the filtrate was collected and concentrated to give a first yellow oil: 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid methyl ester;
step 2):
adding 1 part by weight of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid methyl ester and 9-15 parts by weight of water into a second reaction container, cooling to 0-10 ℃, starting stirring, adding 0.2-0.5 part by weight of sodium hydroxide in batches, heating to 20-30 ℃ after the addition is finished, preserving heat for 2 hours, tracking the reaction progress by TLC, and stopping heating after the reaction is finished; adjusting the pH value of the system to 7-8, adding 10-15 parts of ethyl acetate, stirring for 30 minutes, standing, layering, collecting an organic phase, and concentrating to dryness to obtain a second yellow oily matter: 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid;
step 3):
adding 1 part by weight of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid and 12-17 parts by weight of water into a three-port reaction container, dropwise adding 0.6-2 parts by weight of sulfuric acid after stirring and dissolving completely, heating to 50-60 ℃ after the dropwise adding is finished, stirring and reacting for 2-3 hours, tracking the reaction progress by TLC, after the reaction is finished, regulating the pH value to 7-8, adding 11-16 parts by weight of ethyl acetate, stirring for 30 minutes, standing and layering, collecting an organic phase, concentrating to dryness, and obtaining a third yellow oily substance, and passing through a chromatographic column to obtain 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid.
The TLC in each step tracks the reaction progress, and the developing agent is the mixed solution of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate according to the volume ratio: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1. The concentration of sulfuric acid is 50%.
The beneficial technical effects of the invention are as follows: the method has simple preparation and easy operation, the highest yield of the step 1 can reach 95.3 percent, the highest yield of the step 2 can reach 89.1 percent, and the highest yield of the step 3 can reach 54.1 percent.
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Example 1
The preparation method of the levocarnitine impurity comprises the following steps:
step 1): putting 11.9g R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile and 120ml methanol into a 500ml reaction bottle, cooling to 0-5 ℃, introducing 10.95g hydrogen chloride gas, heating to 60-65 ℃ after ventilation is finished, and carrying out reflux reaction for 2.5-3h; TLC followed the reaction progress (developing solvent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), and after the reaction was completed, heating was stopped; cooling the reaction system to 10-15 ℃, precipitating a large amount of solids, filtering, and washing a filter cake with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was collected and concentrated to give 14.5g of yellow oil (methyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate) in 95.3% yield.
Step 2): adding 15.2g of methyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate and 200g of water into a 500ml reaction bottle, cooling to 0-10 ℃, starting stirring, adding 5.0g of sodium hydroxide into the reaction bottle in batches, heating to 20-30 ℃ after the addition is finished, preserving heat for 2 hours, tracking the reaction progress by TLC (developing agent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), and stopping heating after the reaction is finished; the pH of the system was adjusted to 7-8, 200ml of ethyl acetate was added, and after stirring for 30 minutes, the organic phase was collected by standing and layering and concentrated to dryness to give 12.3g of a yellow oil: 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid was 89.1% yield.
Step 3): in a three-port reaction flask of 250ml, 13.8g of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid and 200g of water are added, after stirring and complete dissolution, 24.5ml of sulfuric acid is added into the reaction flask, after the dripping is finished, the temperature is raised to 50-60 ℃, stirring and reaction are carried out for 2-3 hours, TLC tracks the reaction progress (developing agent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), after the reaction is finished, pH value is 7-8, 200ml of ethyl acetate is added, stirring is carried out for 30 minutes, standing and layering are carried out, the organic phase is collected and concentrated to dryness, 12.3g of yellow oily matter is obtained, 6.5g of 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid is obtained through a chromatographic column, and the reaction yield is 54.1%. The concentration of sulfuric acid is 50%.
Example 2
The preparation method of the levocarnitine impurity comprises the following steps:
step 1): putting 11.9g R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile and 120ml methanol into a 500ml reaction bottle, cooling to 0-5 ℃, introducing 7.30g hydrogen chloride gas, heating to 60-65 ℃ after ventilation is finished, and carrying out reflux reaction for 2.5-3h; TLC followed the reaction progress (developing solvent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), and after the reaction was completed, heating was stopped; cooling the reaction system to 10-15 ℃, precipitating a large amount of solids, filtering, and washing a filter cake with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was collected and concentrated to give a yellow oil (methyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate) in 92.3% yield.
Step 2): 15.2g of methyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate and 140g of water are added into a 500ml reaction bottle, the temperature is reduced to 0-10 ℃, stirring is started, 6.0g of sodium hydroxide (or 60ml of 10% sodium hydroxide solution) is added into the reaction bottle in batches, after the addition is finished, the temperature is increased to 20-30 ℃, the reaction is kept for 2 hours, TLC tracks the reaction progress (developing agent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), and after the reaction is finished, heating is stopped; the pH value of the system is adjusted to 7-8, 200ml of ethyl acetate is added, after stirring for 30 minutes, the organic phase is collected by standing and layering and concentrated to dryness, and a second yellow oily matter is obtained: 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid was 84.1% yield.
Step 3): in a three-port reaction bottle of 250ml, 13.8g of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid and 200g of water are added, 19.6ml of sulfuric acid is added into the reaction bottle after stirring and complete dissolution, the temperature is raised to 50-60 ℃ after the dripping is finished, stirring and reaction are carried out for 2-3 hours, TLC tracks the reaction progress (developing agent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), pH value is between 7 and 8 after the reaction is finished, 200ml of ethyl acetate is added, stirring is carried out for 30 minutes, standing and layering are carried out, the organic phase is collected and concentrated to dryness, thus obtaining a third yellow oil, and the product 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid is obtained after passing through a chromatographic column, and the reaction yield is 46.6%. The concentration of sulfuric acid is 50%.
Example 3
The preparation method of the levocarnitine impurity comprises the following steps:
step 1): putting 11.9g R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile and 120ml methanol into a 500ml reaction bottle, cooling to 0-5 ℃, introducing 3.65g hydrogen chloride gas, heating to 60-65 ℃ after ventilation is finished, and carrying out reflux reaction for 2.5-3h; TLC followed the reaction progress (developing solvent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), and after the reaction was completed, heating was stopped; cooling the reaction system to 10-15 ℃, precipitating a large amount of solids, filtering, and washing a filter cake with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was collected and concentrated to give a yellow oil (methyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate) in 81.5% yield.
Step 2): 15.2g of methyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate and 160g of water are added into a 500ml reaction bottle, the temperature is reduced to 0-10 ℃, stirring is started, 4.0g of sodium hydroxide (or 40ml of 10% sodium hydroxide solution) is added into the reaction bottle in batches, after the addition is finished, the temperature is increased to 20-30 ℃, the reaction is kept for 2 hours, TLC tracks the reaction progress (developing agent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), and after the reaction is finished, heating is stopped; the pH value of the system is adjusted to 7-8, 200ml of ethyl acetate is added, after stirring for 30 minutes, the organic phase is collected by standing and layering and concentrated to dryness, and a second yellow oily matter is obtained: 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid, the reaction yield was 81.1%.
Step 3): in a three-port reaction bottle of 250ml, 13.8g of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid and 200g of water are added, after stirring and complete dissolution, 9.8g of sulfuric acid is added into the reaction bottle, after the dripping is finished, the temperature is raised to 50-60 ℃, stirring and reaction are carried out for 2-3 hours, TLC tracks the reaction progress (developing agent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1), after the reaction is finished, pH value is 7-8, 200ml of ethyl acetate is added, stirring is carried out for 30 minutes, standing and layering are carried out, the organic phase is collected and concentrated to dryness, thus obtaining a third yellow oil, and the product 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid is obtained through a chromatographic column, and the reaction yield is 43.3%. The concentration of sulfuric acid is 50%.

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1. A preparation method of a levocarnitine impurity, wherein the chemical name of the levocarnitine impurity is 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid, and the structural formula is as follows:
2. the preparation method comprises the following steps:
1) Adding 1 part by weight of R-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile and 8-12 parts by weight of methanol into a reaction vessel, cooling to 0-5 ℃, introducing 0.2-1.2 parts by weight of hydrogen chloride gas, heating to 60-65 ℃ after ventilation is finished, and carrying out reflux reaction for 2.5-3 hours; TLC tracks the reaction progress, and after the reaction is finished, heating is stopped; cooling the reaction system to 10-15 ℃, separating out solids, filtering, and washing a filter cake with ethyl acetate; the filtrate was collected and concentrated to give a first yellow oil: 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid methyl ester;
2) Adding 1 part by weight of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid methyl ester and 9-15 parts by weight of water into a second reaction container, cooling to 0-10 ℃, starting stirring, adding 0.2-0.5 part by weight of sodium hydroxide in batches, heating to 20-30 ℃ after the addition is finished, preserving heat for 2 hours, tracking the reaction progress by TLC, and stopping heating after the reaction is finished; adjusting the pH value of the system to 7-8, adding 10-15 parts of ethyl acetate, stirring for 30 minutes, standing, layering, collecting an organic phase, and concentrating to dryness to obtain a second yellow oily matter: 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid;
3) Adding 1 part by weight of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid and 12-17 parts by weight of water into a three-port reaction container, dropwise adding 0.6-2 parts by weight of sulfuric acid after stirring and dissolving completely, heating to 50-60 ℃ after the dropwise adding is finished, stirring and reacting for 2-3 hours, tracking the reaction progress by TLC, after the reaction is finished, regulating the pH value to 7-8, adding 11-16 parts by weight of ethyl acetate, stirring for 30 minutes, standing and layering, collecting an organic phase, concentrating to dryness, and obtaining a third yellow oily substance, and passing through a chromatographic column to obtain 4-chloro-2-butenoic acid.
3. The method of manufacturing according to claim 1, characterized in that: the TLC in each step tracks the reaction progress, and the developing agent is the mixed solution of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate according to the volume ratio: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate=3/1.
4. The method of manufacturing according to claim 1, characterized in that: the concentration of sulfuric acid is 50%.
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