CN118184562A - Preparation method of (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone - Google Patents

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CN118184562A
CN118184562A CN202211605450.4A CN202211605450A CN118184562A CN 118184562 A CN118184562 A CN 118184562A CN 202211605450 A CN202211605450 A CN 202211605450A CN 118184562 A CN118184562 A CN 118184562A
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The invention relates to a preparation process of (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone, which comprises the following steps: (1) The compound A is subjected to asymmetric allylation reaction to generate a compound B; (2) preparing a compound C by catalytic hydrogenation of the compound B; (3) The compound C undergoes decarboxylation reaction to prepare (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone.

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Preparation method of (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of drug synthesis, and relates to a preparation method of a brivaracetam intermediate, in particular to a preparation method of a brivaracetam intermediate (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone.
Background
Brivaracetam (english name: brivaracetam), chemical name: (S) -2- ((R) -2-oxo-4-propyl pyrrolidine-1-yl) butyramide is a third generation antiepileptic drug developed by Belgium UCB company, has the advantages of strong binding capacity with ligand, high bioavailability and the like, and the good clinical curative effect shows that the drug is expected to become another heavy-weight drug in the antiepileptic field after levetiracetam. The structural formula of brivaracetam is shown in the following formula 1:
at present, the preparation methods of the brivaracetam are many, and the traditional preparation process needs to prepare the brivaracetam with a target configuration by a resolution method, but increases the production cost of the brivaracetam. With the progress of scientific technology, chiral synthesis methods are increasingly favored by pharmaceutical raw material manufacturers.
In the preparation of brivaracetam, (R) -4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one is an important intermediate in the synthesis process.
WO2016075082A1 discloses that the (R) -4-propyl-pyrrolidin-2-one is obtained by the further cyclization reaction of an amine with a single configuration which is produced by reductive amination of transaminase, but the ee value of the product is 92%, the chiral purity is low and the industrial production is difficult.
WO2020148731A1 discloses that trans-2-hexenoic acid ethyl ester is used as a raw material to prepare (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone, and the route needs to use nitromethane and other raw materials with genotoxicity, and meanwhile needs to split, so that the synthesis steps are complicated, and the industrial production is not facilitated.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a preparation method of (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone, which overcomes the defects in the synthetic route and realizes the preparation method which does not involve materials with genotoxicity, has simple preparation process and high product purity and is more beneficial to industrial production. Specifically, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
A preparation method of a brivaracetam intermediate (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidin-2-one, which comprises the following steps:
(1) The compound 3- (2-acetoxy-3-enamino) -3-oxo-propionic acid ester of the formula A is subjected to asymmetric allyl alkylation reaction to obtain a compound (R) -2-oxo-4- (propyl-1-alkenyl) pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid ester of the formula B;
(2) The compound of the formula B is subjected to catalytic hydrogenation to obtain a compound of the formula C (R) -2-oxo-4-propyl pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate;
(3) Decarboxylating the compound of the formula C to obtain a compound (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidin-2-one of the formula D;
Wherein R 1 is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, etc.; r 2 is acetyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl or benzyl.
In one embodiment, the asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction of step (1) is performed over a catalyst.
In one embodiment, the catalyst in step (1) is a lewis base.
In one embodiment, the lewis base in the step (1) is one or more of quinine, quinine 1,4- (2, 3-naphthyridine) diether [ (DHQ) 2 shal ], quinine 1,4- (2, 3-naphthyridine) diether [ (DHQD) 2 shal ], quinine (anthraquinone-1, 4-diyl) diether [ (DHQD) 2AQN ] and quinine-2, 5-diphenyl-4, 6-pyrimidine dimethyl ether [ (DHQD) 2PYR ].
Preferably, the lewis base is hydrogenated quinine 1,4- (2, 3-naphthyridine) diether [ (DHQ) 2 shal ], hydrogenated quinine (anthraquinone-1, 4-diyl) diether [ (DHQD) 2AQN ], hydrogenated quinine-2, 5-diphenyl-4, 6-pyrimidine dimethyl ether [ (DHQD) 2PYR ].
In one embodiment, the reaction solvent in the step (1) is one or more of dichloromethane, chloroform and tetrahydrofuran.
In one embodiment, the reaction temperature in step (1) is from-40 to 50 ℃.
In one embodiment, the reducing agent used in the catalytic hydrogenation in the step (2) is one or more of hydrogen, sodium borohydride, sodium cyanoborohydride, potassium borohydride, formic acid and formic acid amine.
In one embodiment, the catalyst used in the catalytic hydrogenation in the step (2) is one or more of palladium carbon, cuprous chloride and nickel chloride.
In one embodiment, the decarboxylation condition in step (3) is heating at a temperature of 120-180 ℃.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: provides a preparation method of a brivaracetam intermediate (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidine-2-ketone, which does not relate to materials with genotoxicity, has simple preparation process and high product purity, and is more beneficial to industrial production.
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The invention is further illustrated by means of the following examples, which are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The experimental methods, in which specific conditions are not noted in the following examples, were selected according to conventional methods and conditions, or according to the commercial specifications.
In the present invention, the term "compound represented by formula X" is sometimes expressed as "compound X"; as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. For example, both the compounds of formula A and the compound A refer to the same compound.
Example 1
Preparation of Compound B
To a 500mL three-necked flask, 24.3g of methyl (E) -3- ((2-acetoxypent-3-en-1-yl) amino) -3-oxopropionate, 0.78g of (DHQ) 2PHAL and 200mL of dichloromethane were sequentially added at room temperature, after the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours, TLC was detected to be complete, 150mL of water was added, stirred for 5 minutes, allowed to stand for 5 minutes, the water layer was removed, the organic layer was washed with saturated saline, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure, and subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 15.7g of methyl (R) -2-oxo-4- ((E) -prop-1-en-1-yl) pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate as a pale yellow oily liquid, molar yield: 85.7%, HPLC purity: 97.6%.
Examples two to seven
With reference to the steps and material amounts of the first embodiment, the reaction solvent, the reaction time, the reaction temperature, the lewis base and the like are adjusted, and the second to seventh embodiments are carried out, and specific reaction conditions, yields and the like are as follows:
Example eight
Preparation of Compound C
At room temperature, 9.2g of (4R) -2-oxo-4- ((E) -prop-1-en-1-yl) pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 0.18g of 10% palladium carbon (2%), 50ml of methanol are added into a hydrogenation kettle, the hydrogen is replaced for 2-3 times, 3.0-3.5kg/cm 2 is controlled to be stirred and hydrogenated for 3 hours, after the reaction, filtration, a small amount of methanol in a filter cake is leached, the filtrate is concentrated to be dry under reduced pressure, 8.2g of light yellow oily liquid is obtained through silica gel column chromatography, namely (R) -2-oxo-4-propyl pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester, and the yield is: 88.5% and purity 98.0%.
Example nine
Preparation of Compound C
To a 250mL round bottom flask was added 9.2g of (R) -2-oxo-4- ((E) -prop-1-en-1-yl) pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 0.5g of 10% palladium on carbon, 7.8g of ammonium acetate and 50mL of methanol at room temperature for 24h, after the reaction, the mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure, and 8.6g of a pale yellow oily liquid was obtained by silica gel column chromatography, namely (R) -2-oxo-4-propylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester, yield: 92.5%, purity: 96.6%.
Examples ten
Preparation of Compound C
To a 250mL round bottom flask was added 9.2g of methyl (R) -2-oxo-4- ((E) -prop-1-en-1-yl) pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate, 50mL of methanol, and 0.6g of sodium borohydride (0.2 g each) was added in three portions, followed by reaction at room temperature for 10 hours, slowly adding diluted hydrochloric acid after the addition, adjusting the pH of the reaction solution to about 4-5, and then adding 50mL of chloroform for extraction. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure, and subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 13.6g of a pale yellow oily liquid, namely (R) -2-oxo-4-propylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester, yield: 81.7% of purity: 97.8%.
Example eleven
Preparation of Compound D
To a 250mL round bottom flask were added 18.5g of (R) -2-oxo-4-propylpyrrolidin-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 150mL of DMSO and 30mL of water in sequence, the temperature was raised to 150℃and the reaction was carried out for 2 hours, after which the solvent was removed by concentration under reduced pressure, and 10.2g of pale yellow oily liquid was obtained by silica gel column chromatography, namely (R) -4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one, yield 80.3% purity: 99.1%.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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1. A novel process for the preparation of a brivaracetam intermediate, which is a compound of formula D (R) -4-propylpyrrolidin-2-one, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
(1) The compound 3- (2-acetoxy-3-enamino) -3-oxo-propionic acid ester of the formula A is subjected to asymmetric allyl alkylation reaction to obtain a compound (R) -2-oxo-4- (propyl-1-alkenyl) pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid ester of the formula B;
(2) The compound of the formula B is subjected to catalytic hydrogenation reaction to obtain a compound of the formula C (R) -2-oxo-4-propyl pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate;
(3) Decarboxylating the compound of the formula C to obtain a compound (R) -4-propyl pyrrolidin-2-one of the formula D;
Wherein R 1 is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, etc.; r 2 is acetyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl or benzyl.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein the asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction of step (1) is performed under the action of a catalyst.
3. The process of claim 2, wherein the catalyst in step (1) is a lewis base.
4. The process according to claim 3, wherein the Lewis base is one or more of quinine, hydrogenated quinine 1,4- (2, 3-naphthyridine) diether [ (DHQ) 2PHAL ], hydrogenated quinine 1,4- (2, 3-naphthyridine) diether [ (DHQD) 2PHAL ], hydrogenated quinine (anthraquinone-1, 4-diyl) diether [ (DHQD) 2AQN ] and hydrogenated quinine-2, 5-diphenyl-4, 6-pyrimidine dimethyl ether [ (DHQD) 2PYR ], preferably hydrogenated quinine 1,4- (2, 3-naphthyridine) diether [ (DHQ) 2PHAL ], hydrogenated quinine (anthraquinone-1, 4-diyl) diether [ (DHQD) 2AQN ], hydrogenated quinine-2, 5-diphenyl-4, 6-pyrimidine dimethyl ether [ (DHQD) 2PYR ].
5. The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein the asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction in the step (1) is performed in an organic solvent, and the organic solvent is one or more of dichloromethane, chloroform and tetrahydrofuran.
6. The process according to claim 1, wherein the reaction temperature in step (1) is-40 to 50 ℃.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reducing agent used in the catalytic hydrogenation in the step (2) is one or more of hydrogen, sodium borohydride, sodium cyanoborohydride, potassium borohydride, formic acid, and amine formate.
8. The preparation method according to claim 1, wherein the catalyst used in the catalytic hydrogenation in the step (2) is one or more of palladium carbon, cuprous chloride and nickel chloride.
9. The process according to claim 1, wherein the decarboxylation condition in step (3) is heating at 120 to 180 ℃.
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