IE53279B1 - Process for preparing carnitine chloride - Google Patents

Process for preparing carnitine chloride

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IE53279B1
IE53279B1 IE1524/82A IE152482A IE53279B1 IE 53279 B1 IE53279 B1 IE 53279B1 IE 1524/82 A IE1524/82 A IE 1524/82A IE 152482 A IE152482 A IE 152482A IE 53279 B1 IE53279 B1 IE 53279B1
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Abstract

D-L carnitine is converted into D,L- carnitine acid chloride by treating it, without previously protecting the hydroxyl group, with a halogenating agent at room temperature for a reaction period comprised between 1.5 hours and 12 hours. If the foregoing reaction conditions are not strictly complied with, a sharp decrease in the yield and the formation of by-products, primarily crotonylbetaine, will take place.

Description

D.L-carnitine chloride is aa all- round intermediate for the preparation of several carnitine derivatives, e.g. esters end amides, whose therapeutical properties are known.
O [-CHg-COO , contains in addition to a carboxyl group a hydroxyl group which, as known, is sensitive to acidic reaction environments.
It is in fact known, e.g. as disclosed in Bull. Soc. Chim.
Fr. (i960), 1196, that jS-hydroxy adds and -esters thereof easily eliminite a water molecule in an acid environment, thus forming unsaturated compounds. In Biochim. Biophys. Acta 137, 98-106 (1967) and 152, 559 (1968), carnitine dehydration is disclosed to take plaee in acidic environment under heating. In J. Biol.
Chem. 237/12. 3268 (1962) the formation of crotonoylbetaine as by-product is disclosed to take place by heating carnitine in an acidic environment.
Since a carboxylic acid is converted into acid chloride in acidic conditions, eannitine chlorination could not be expected to take place without previously protecting the hydroxyl group, with a view to avoiding the degradation of the starting material and the formation of undesired by-produets.
The foregoing is wholly confined froa what can be deduced fro· the prior art. The preparation of acid chlorides of hydroxysubstituted acids after the hydroxyl group has been previously protected, is disclosed in J. Org. Chen. 43/20. 3972 (1978). More specifically, the chlorination of β-hydroxybutyric acid (which is a β-hydroxy acid as is carnitine) after previous protection of the hydroxyl group with an acetyl group is disclosed in J.As. Chen. Soc. ££, 4106 (1973).
Surprisingly it has now been found that it is possible 1Ω to convert o.t-caraitine into the acid chloride of D.L-carnitine obtaining excellent yields without tha tarnation of unacceptable Mount» of by-products fro· aa industrial standpoint (particularly crotonoyl-betaine), this is done by chlorinating D.L-camitine without previous protection of the hydroxyl group (e.g. by converting the hydroxyl group into an acetyl group as taught in the prior art), provided that sone critical operative conditions are conplied with.
In fact it has been found that the aolar ratio carnitine/ chlorinating agent, the reaction tanperature and the reaction tiae are critical paraaeters affecting the conversion of 0,1c ami tine into the corresponding acid chloride and that the values of the foregoing paraaeters Bust fall within well53279 defined ranges.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a process for producing tbs add chloride of carnitine comprising chlorinating carnitine with a chlorinating agent which is thienyl chloride, dlchloromthyletber, or oxalychloride at about rocs temperature for a reaction tine of froa 1.5 to 12 hours, and the aolar ratio of carnitine to chlorinating agent being 1:1 to 1:3.
Phosphorus penteehlorlde could also be used as a chlorinating agent. However, thia chlorinating agent is sot preferred due to the remarkably higher reaction tines (1-3 days) in coaparisen with those previously indicated.
The aolar ratio earnitlne/ehlorlnatiag agent is Is the range of 1:1 to 1:3. With a view to obtaining high yields in the conversion of carnitine into the add chloride, it is essential that the foregoing teaperature and reaction tines be strictly complied with since eves minor variations bring about the fozaation of by-products. For instance, when oxalyl chloride is used as the chlorinating agent, a reaction tiae of 15 hours brings about the almost complete degradation of carnitine into erotoaoylbetaine.
The tolloviag aoa-linitiag examples 1 and 2 illustrate the process of the present invention. txasple 1 tchlorinating spent: thionyl chloride) 2.25 cc (0.03 «oles) of SOC12 were added to 1.98 grass 5 (0.01 moles) of D,L-carnitine hydrochloride. After 1 hour their solubilization was complete and after 1·* hours reaction see considered completed. The excess of SOC12 was distilled off and the residue consisting of carnitine acid chloride was washed with anhydrous ethyl ether. For the purpose of identification, the acid ehlo10 ride was converted into «ethyl ester: the reaction mixture was cooled to 0*C and 10 cc of anhydrous «ethanol were added dropwise; the resulting «ixture was then concentrated under vacuum at 35-40*0, thus obtaining a gelatinous raw product which,dried under vacua·,solidified remaining, however, very hygroscopic.
T.L.C. chloroform 35/ «ethanol 35/ BjO 5 I BH4OH 5 ma spectre OjO Solvent 4.82 (1H, «, -CH-); 3.83 (3B, s, -OCB3); 3.55 (28, d>S-CH2-); 3.30 (9H. s Ij); 2.73 (2H. d, -CHaC0-) elementary analysis Calculated found C 45,39 43.99 a 8.57 1.54 > 6,62 '6.09 Cl 16.75 16.92 example 2 (chlorinating «gene: dichloroaethyl ether) Tbe procedures of the preceding example were followed, except that io lieu of thionyl chloride dichloromethyl ether 10 (1.78 cc; 0.02 moles) was used. Tbe reaction mixture was left to stand overnight at room temperature. Tbe excess of dichloromethyl ether was distilled off and tbe residue was washed with anhydrous ethyl ether. Tbe residue turned out to consist of carnitine acid chloride.
CH HKS CD K b 3.33 (9H.S.CK CH 3-36-3.60 ( 4H.a,>i-CH2-, -CH2COCI]; 4.40-4.90 (IH.a, -CH-) OH After exchange with 020 the chemical shifts resuned the same values as those of the NM2 spectrum of carnitine. The raw S3279 add eUoride was subseguently converted into aethyl eater, 4a previously described. The «ethyl eater ot carnitine showed the ebeaico-physical characteristics corresponding to the previously isolated produet.
Tbe following exaaples A and B aia at illustrating that tbe foregoing operative conditions oust be absolutely eoaplied with in order to obtain the acid chloride of carnitine. txaaple A (tbe proper reaction teaperature is not eoaplied with) A mixture of carnitine and chionyl chloride (aolar ratio 1 : 1) was kept under stirring at 30’C. Saaples of tbe reaction nixture were drawn after 0.5 hour, 1 hour and 1.5 hours fro·' tbe beginning of tbe reaction. Tbe senples were checked by TLC (ehlorofom 55/ CH3OH 35/HjO 5/ BH4OH 5) after dilution with aethenol in order to convert tbe acid eUoride. if any, into •ethyl ester.
After 0.5 hour the presence of carnitine and aethyl ester of carnitine (Sf 0.4 and 0.8 respectively) was noticed.
After 1 hour erotonoylbetaine, carnitine and carnitine 20 aethyl ester (Bf 0.2-0.4-0.8 respectively, began to fora.
After 1.5 hours the presence of erotonoylbetaine along with other degradation products which could noe be identified, was 53379 noticed.
Sample » (the proper reaction tine is not complied with) Thienyl, chloride (2.3 ce; 0.03 moles) was added to carnitine hydrochloride (1.98 grams; o.Oi moles) and the resulting reaction mixture was kept under stirring at room temperature for 24 hours. The excess of thionyl chloride was distilled off and the raw residue was washed with anhydrous ethyl ether, thus obtaining a solid product having melting point 217-218*C.
TLC chloroform 55/ methanol 35/ H20 5/ MH4OH 5/ 0.2 IO UCK o2o ό 7.2-6.2 (2H. m, -CH-CK-); 4.2 (2H, d, >t-CHjr): As TLC and SMB spectrum show, in these reaction conditions the acid chloride of carnitine does not fora. Conversely a dehydration takes plaee with the formation of crotonoylbetaine

Claims (3)

1. CLAIMS:1. A proems for producing ths acid chloride of carnitine comprising chlorinating carnitine with a chlorinating agent which ie thionyl chloride, 5 dichloromethylether, or oxalylchloride at about roost teaperature for a reaction time of from 1.5 to 12 hours, and the aolar ratio of carnitine to chlorinating agent being 1:1 to 1:3.
2. A proems for producing the acid chloride of 10 carnitine substantially as hereinbefore described in Zxaspla 1 or Example 2.
3. Carnitine chloride whenever produced by a proems as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2.
IE1524/82A 1981-07-03 1982-06-25 Process for preparing carnitine chloride IE53279B1 (en)

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