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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a bicyclic oxomorpholine derivative and a drug containing the same as an active ingredient.
• the present invention more particularly relates to a bicyclic cinnamide compound containing a non-peptide morpholine residue and an amyloid beta (hereinafter referred to as A ⁇ ) production decreasing agent containing the same as an active ingredient which is effective particularly for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases caused by A ⁇ , such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome.
• a ⁇ amyloid beta
• Alzheimer's disease is a disease characterized by nerve cell degeneration and loss as well as formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary change.
• treatment of Alzheimer's disease is limited to symptomatic treatment using symptom improving agents represented by acetylcholine esterase inhibitors, and no basic remedy for suppressing progression of the disease has been developed.
• Development of a method for controlling the cause of the pathological conditions is necessary to create a basic remedy for Alzheimer's disease.
• a ⁇ protein which is a metabolite of amyloid precursor protein (hereinafter, referred to as APP), is closely involved in degeneration and loss of nerve cells and further development of dementia symptoms (for example, refer to Non-patent document 1 and Non-patent document 2).
• the major components of the A ⁇ protein are A ⁇ 40, which consists of 40 amino acids, and A ⁇ 42, which has two more amino acids at the C terminus.
• These A ⁇ 40 and A ⁇ 42 have a high agglutination property (for example, refer to Non-patent document 3) and are the major components of a senile plaque (for example, refer to Non-patent document 3, Non-patent document 4, and Non-patent document 5).
• a ⁇ 40 and A ⁇ 42 mutation of the APP and presenilin genes observed in familial Alzheimer's disease is known to increase these A ⁇ 40 and A ⁇ 42 (for example, refer to Non-patent document 6, Non-patent document 7, and Non-patent document 8). Therefore, compounds that decrease production of A ⁇ 40 and A ⁇ 42 are expected as drugs for suppressing progression of or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
• a ⁇ is generated by cleavage of APP by beta secretase followed by excision by gamma secretase. Based on this, development of inhibitors of gamma secretase or beta secretase has been attempted for the purpose of suppressing production of A ⁇ .
• Many of these known secretase inhibitors are peptides or peptide mimetics such as, for example, L-685458 (for example, refer to Non-patent document 9) and LY-411575 (for example, refer to Non-patent document 10, Non-patent document 11, and Non-patent document 12).
• the present inventors conducted various research. As a result, for the first time, they discovered a non-peptide bicyclic morpholine type cinnamide compound that suppresses the production of A ⁇ 40 and 42 from APP, and found an agent for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases attributable to A ⁇ represented by Alzheimer's disease. Thus, the present invention was accomplished.
• the present invention relates to the followings:
• R 1 represents a C1-3 alkyl group
• R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group
• R 1 and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a C3-6 cycloalkyl group
• Ar represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents that are the same or different and selected from substituent group A1 or a pyridinyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents that are the same or different and selected from substituent group A1,
• the compound represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof and the agent for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of a disease attributable to A ⁇ of the present invention are novel inventions that have not been listed in the literature.
• the structural formula of a compound may represent a specific isomer for the sake of convenience.
• the present invention includes all geometrical isomers, isomers such as optical isomers, stereoisomers, and tautomers based on an asymmetric carbon, and isomer mixtures that exist based on the structure of the compound and is not limited by the expression of a formula used for the sake of convenience.
• the compound may be one of the isomers or a mixture thereof. Therefore, it is possible that the compound may have asymmetric carbon atoms in a molecule, and optically active substances and racemates may exist, but the present invention is not limited to any of these and includes all of them. Further, crystal polymorphs may exist but are not limited similarly.
• the compound may be any of single crystal forms or a mixture thereof, or may be a hydrate as well as an anhydrate.
• Alzheimer's disease includes a wide variety of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (for example, refer to, Klein W L, and 7 others, Alzheimer's disease-affected brain: Presence of oligomeric A ⁇ ligands (ADDLs) suggests a molecular basis for reversible memory loss, Proceeding National Academy of Science USA, Sep. 2, 2003, 100 (18), p. 10417-10422; Nitsch R M, and 16 others, Antibodies against ⁇ -amyloid slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, Neuron, May 22, 2003, 38 (4), p.
• ADDLs oligomeric A ⁇ ligands
• senile dementia for example, refer to, Blass J P, Brain metabolism and brain disease: Is metabolic deficiency the proximate cause of Alzheimer dementia? Journal of Neuroscience Research, Dec. 1, 2001, 66 (5), p. 851-856
• frontotemporal dementia for example, refer to, Evin G, and 11 others, Alternative transcripts of presenilin-1 associated with frontotemporal dementia, Neuroreport, Apr. 16, 2002, 13 (5), p. 719-723
• Pick disease for example, refer to, Yasuhara O, and 3 others, Accumulation of amyloid precursor protein in brain lesions of patients with Pick disease, Neuroscience Letters, Apr.
• Down's syndrome for example, refer to, Teller J K, and 10 others, Presence of soluble amyloid ⁇ -peptide precedes amyloid plaque formation in Down's syndrome, Nature Medicine, January, 1996, 2 (1), p. 93-95; Tokuda T, and 6 others, Plasma levels of amyloid ⁇ proteins A ⁇ 1-40 and A ⁇ 1-42 (43) are elevated in Down's syndrome, Annals of Neurology, February, 1997, 41 (2), p.
• cerebrovascular angiopathy for example, refer to, Hayashi Y, and 9 others, Evidence for presenilin-1 involvement in amyloid angiopathy in the Alzheimer's disease-affected brain, Brain Research, Apr. 13, 1998, 789 (2), p. 307-314; Barelli H, and 15 others, Characterization of new polyclonal antibodies specific for 40 and 42 amino acid-long amyloid ⁇ peptides: their use to examine the cell biology of presenilins and the immunohistochemistry of sporadic Alzheimer's disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy cases, Molecular Medicine, October, 1997, 3 (10), p.
• hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis (Dutch type) (for example, refer to, Cras P, and 9 others, Presenile Alzheimer dementia characterized by amyloid angiopathy and large amyloid core type senile plaques in the APP 692Ala ⁇ Gly mutation, Acta Neuropathologica (Berl), September, 1998, 96 (3), p. 253-260; Herzig M C, and 14 others, A ⁇ is targeted to the vasculature in a mouse model of hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Nature Neuroscience, September, 2004, 7 (9), p.
• Dutch type hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis
• Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis in patients of Dutch origin is related to Alzheimer's disease, Proceeding National Academy of Science USA, August, 1987, 84 (16), p. 5991-5994; Levy E, and 8 others, Mutation of the Alzheimer's disease amyloid gene in hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, Dutch type, Science, Jun. 1, 1990, 248 (4959), p. 1124-1126), cognitive impairment (for example, refer to, Laws S M, and 7 others, Association between the presenilin-1 mutation Glu318Gly and complaints of memory impairment, Neurobiology of Aging, January-February, 2002, 23 (1), p.
• memory disturbance/learning disturbance for example, refer to, Vaucher E, and 5 others, Object recognition memory and cholinergic parameters in mice expressing human presenilin 1 transgenes, Experimental Neurology, June, 2002, 175 (2), p. 398-406; Morgan D, and 14 others, A ⁇ peptide vaccination prevents memory loss in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease, Nature, Dec. 21-28, 2000, 408 (6815), p. 982-985; Moran P M, and 3 others, Age-related learning deficits in transgenic mice expressing the 751-amino acid isoform of human ⁇ -amyloid precursor protein, Proceeding National Academy of Science USA, Jun. 6, 1995, 92 (12), p.
• amyloidosis for example, refer to, Laws S M, and 7 others, Association between the presenilin-1 mutation Glu318Gly and complaints of memory impairment, Neurobiology of Aging, January-February, 2002, 23 (1), p. 55-58; Koistinaho M, and 10 others, ⁇ -amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice that harbor diffuse A ⁇ deposits but do not form plaques show increased ischemic vulnerability: Role of inflammation, Proceeding National Academy of Science USA, Feb. 5, 2002, 99 (3), p. 1610-1615; Zhang F, and 4 others, Increased susceptibility to ischemic brain damage in transgenic mice overexpressing the amyloid precursor protein, The journal of neuroscience, Oct.
• cerebrovascular dementia for example, refer to, Sadowski M, and 6 others, Links between the pathology of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, Neurochemical Research, June, 2004, 29 (6), p. 1257-1266
• ophthalmoplegia for example, refer to, O'Riordan S, and 7 others
• Presenilin-1 mutation E280G
• spastic paraparesis and cranial MRI white-matter abnormalities, Neurology, Oct. 8, 2002, 59 (7), p.
• multiple secrosis for example, refer to, Gehrmann J, and 4 others, Amyloid precursor protein (APP) expression in multiple sclerosis lesions, Glia, October, 1995, 15 (2), p. 141-51; Reynolds W F, and 6 others, Myeloperoxidase polymorphism is associated with gender specific risk for Alzheimer's disease, Experimental Neurology, January, 1999, 155 (1), p. 31-41), head injury, skull damage (for example, refer to, Smith DH, and 4 others, Protein accumulation in traumatic brain injury, NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2003, 4 (1-2), p.
• APP Amyloid precursor protein
• apraxia for example, refer to, Matsubara-Tsutsui M, and 7 others, Molecular evidence of presenilin 1 mutation in familial early onset dementia, American journal of Medical Genetics, Apr. 8, 2002, 114 (3), p. 292-298
• prion disease familial amyloid neuropathy, triplet repeat disease (for example, refer to, Kirkitadze M D, and 2 others, Paradigm shifts in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders: the emerging role of oligomeric assemblies, Journal of Neuroscience Research, Sep. 1, 2002, 69 (5), p.
• Amyloid- ⁇ deposition in the cerebral cortex in Dementia with Lewy bodies is accompanied by a relative increase in A ⁇ PP mRNA isoforms containing the Kunitz protease inhibitor, Neurochemistry International, February, 2005, 46 (3), p. 253-260; Primavera J, and 4 others, Brain accumulation of amyloid- ⁇ in Non-Alzheimer Neurodegeneration, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, October, 1999, 1 (3), p.
• Parkinsonism-dementia complex for example, refer to, Schmidt M L, and 6 others, Amyloid plaques in Guam amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex contain species of A ⁇ similar to those found in the amyloid plaques of Alzheimer's disease and pathological aging, Acta Neuropathologica (Berl), February, 1998, 95 (2), p. 117-122; Ito H, and 3 others, Demonstration of ⁇ amyloid protein-containing neurofibrillary tangles in parkinsonism-dementia complex on Guam, Neuropathology and applied neurobiology, October, 1991, 17 (5), p.
• frontotemporal dementia and Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 for example, refer to, Rosso S M, and 3 others, Coexistent tau andamyloid pathology in hereditary frontotemporal dementia with tau mutations, Annals of the New York academy of sciences, 2000, 920, p. 115-119
• Dementia with argyrophilic grains for example, refer to, Tolnay M, and 4 others, Low amyloid (A ⁇ ) plaque load and relative predominance of diffuse plaques distinguish argyrophilic grain disease from Alzheimer's disease, Neuropathology and applied neurobiology, August, 1999, 25 (4), p.
• Niemann-Pick disease for example, refer to, Jin L W, and 3 others, Intracellular accumulation of amyloidogenic fragments of amyloid- ⁇ precursor protein in neurons with Niemann-Pick type C defects is associated with endosomal abnormalities, American Journal of Pathology, March, 2004, 164 (3), p. 975-985
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for example, refer to, Sasaki S, and another, Immunoreactivity of ⁇ -amyloid precursor protein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Acta Neuropathologica (Berl), May, 1999, 97 (5), p.
• hydrocephalus for example, refer to, Weller R O, Pathology of cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid of the CNS: Significance for Alzheimer's disease, prion disorders and multiple sclerosis, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, October, 1998, 57 (10), p. 885-894; Silverberg G D, and 4 others, Alzheimer's disease, normal-pressure hydrocephalus, and senescent changes in CSF circulatory physiology: a hypothesis, Lancet neurology, August, 2003, 2 (8), p.
• Cerebral amyloid angiopathy Accumulation of A ⁇ in interstitial fluid drainage pathways in Alzheimer 's disease, Annals of the New York academy of sciences, April, 2000, 903, p. 110-117; Yow H Y, and another, A role for cerebrovascular disease in determining the pattern of ⁇ -amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's disease, Neurology and applied neurobiology, 2002, 28, p. 149; Weller R O, and 4 others, Cerebrovascular disease is a major factor in the failure of elimination of A ⁇ from the aging human brain, Annals of the New York academy of sciences, November, 2002, 977, p.
• paraparesis for example, refer to, O'Riordan S, and 7 others, Presenilin-1 mutation (E280G), spastic paraparesis, and cranial MRI white-matter abnormalities, Neurology, Oct. 8, 2002, 59 (7), p. 1108-1110; Matsubara-Tsutsui M, and 7 others, Molecular evidence of presenilin 1 mutation in familial early onset dementia, American journal of Medical Genetics, Apr. 8, 2002, 114 (3), p. 292-298; Smith M J, and 11 others, Variable phenotype of Alzheimer's disease with spastic paraparesis, Annals of Neurology, 2001, 49 (1), p.
• spasm for example, refer to, Singleton A B, and 13 others, Pathology of early-onset Alzheimer's disease cases bearing the Thr113-114ins presenilin-1 mutation, Brain, December, 2000, 123 (Pt12), p. 2467-2474
• mild cognitive impairment for example, refer to, Gattaz W F, and 4 others, Platelet phospholipase A2 activity in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment, Journal of Neural Transmission, May, 2004, 111 (5), p. 591-601; Assini A, and 14 others, Plasma levels of amyloid ⁇ -protein 42 are increased in women with mild cognitive impariment, Neurology, Sep. 14, 2004, 63 (5), p.
• arteriosclerosis for example, refer to, De Meyer G R, and 8 others, Platelet phagocytosis and processing of ⁇ -amyloid precursor protein as a mechanism of macrophage activation in atherosclerosis, Circulation Reserach, Jun. 14, 2002, 90 (11), p. 1197-1204)
• C1-3 alkyl group refers to an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include linear or branched alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, and an i-propyl group.
• C3-6 cycloalkyl group refers to a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, and a cyclohexyl group.
• C1-6 alkyl group refers to an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include linear or branched alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an i-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an i-butyl group, a tertiary butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an i-pentyl group, a neopentyl group, an n-hexyl group, a 1-methylpropyl group, a 1,2-dimethylpropyl group, a 1-ethylpropyl group, a 1-methyl-2-ethylpropyl group, a 1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl group, a 1,1,2-trimethylpropyl group, a 1-methylbutyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a 1,1-dimethylbutyl group, a 2,
• C1-6 acyl group refers to an acyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include a formyl group, an acetyl group, a propionyl group, a butyryl group, an isobutyryl group, a pentanoyl group, and a hexanoyl group.
• R 1 and R 2 form, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group” is specifically shown by the following formula, for example:
• the substituent group A1 refers to the following groups.
• halogen atom refers to a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, or the like and is preferably a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a bromine atom.
• C3-8 cycloalkyl group refers to a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, and a cyclooctyl group.
• C3-8 cycloalkoxy group refers to a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms in which one hydrogen atom is replaced with an oxygen atom, and preferred examples thereof include a cyclopropoxy group, a cyclobutoxy group, a cyclopentoxy group, a cyclohexoxy group, a cycloheptyloxy group, and a cyclooctyloxy group.
• C1-6 alkyl group refers to an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include linear or branched alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an i-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an i-butyl group, a tertiary butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an i-pentyl group, a neopentyl group, an n-hexyl group, a 1-methylpropyl group, a 1,2-dimethylpropyl group, a 1-ethylpropyl group, a 1-methyl-2-ethylpropyl group, a 1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl group, a 1,1,2-trimethylpropyl group, a 1-methylbutyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a 1,1-dimethylbutyl group, a 2,
• C1-6 alkoxy group refers to an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in which a hydrogen atom is replaced with an oxygen atom, and preferred examples thereof include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, an n-propoxy group, an i-propoxy group, an n-butoxy group, an i-butoxy group, a sec-butoxy group, a tertiary butoxy group, an n-pentoxy group, an i-pentoxy group, a sec-pentoxy group, a tertiary pentoxy group, an n-hexoxy group, an i-hexoxy group, a 1,2-dimethylpropoxy group, a 2-ethylpropoxy group, a 1-methyl-2-ethylpropoxy group, a 1-ethyl-2-methylpropoxy group, a 1,1,2-trimethylpropoxy group, a 1,1,2-trimethylpropoxy group, a 1,1-dimethylbutoxy group, a 2,
• amino group which may be substituted with 1 or 2 C1-6 alkyl groups refers to an amino group in which a hydrogen atom(s) is replaced with 1 or 2 alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include a methylamino group, a dimethylamino group, an ethylamino group, a diethylamino group, an n-propylamino group, and a di-n-propylamino group.
• carrier group which may be substituted with 1 or 2 C1-6 alkyl groups refers to a carbamoyl group in which a hydrogen atom(s) is replaced with 1 or 2 alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferred examples thereof include a methylcarbamoyl group, a dimethylcarbamoyl group, an ethylcarbamoyl group, a diethylcarbamoyl group, an n-propylcarbamoyl group, and a di-n-propylcarbamoyl group.
• “pharmacologically acceptable salts” are not particularly limited so long as they are formed as a pharmacologically acceptable salt of the compound represented by the general formula (I) to be used as an agent for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases attributable to A ⁇ .
• hydrohalides for example, hydrofluorides, hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, and hydroiodides
• inorganic acid salts for example, sulfates, nitrates, perchlorates, phosphates, carbonates, and bicarbonates
• organic carboxylates for example, acetates, oxalates, maleates, tartarates, fumarates, and citrates
• organic sulfonates for example, methanesulfonates, trifluoromethanesulfonates, ethanesulfonates, benzenesulfonates, toluenesulfonates, and camphor sulfonates
• amino acid salts for example, aspartates, and glutamates
• quaternary amine salts for example, alkali metal salts (for example, sodium salts and potassium salts), and alkaline earth metal salts (for example, magnesium salts and calcium salts).
• the compound represented by the formula (I) is preferably a compound in which (1) R 1 represents a C1-3 alkyl group, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group, or (2) R 1 and R 2 form, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof; and
• the compound represented by the formula (I) is more preferably is a compound in which (1) R 1 represents a methyl group, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, or (2) R 1 and R 2 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a cyclopropyl group, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
• the compound represented by the formula (I) is preferably a compound in which Ar represents a phenyl group or a pyridinyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents that are the same or different and selected from the substituent group Al, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof; and
• the compound represented by the formula (I) is more preferably a compound in which Ar represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
• the compound represented by the formula (I) is preferably a compound in which X represents a methylene group or a vinylene group which may be substituted with 1 or 2 substituents selected from the substituent group A1, an oxygen atom, or an imino group which may be substituted with a C1-6 alkyl group or a C1-6 acyl group, and n and m are the same or different and integers of 0 to 2, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof; and
• the compound represented by the formula (I) is more preferably (1) a compound in which X represents a methylene group (the methylene group may be substituted with 1 or 2 substituents that are the same or different and selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl groups and hydroxyl group), and n and m are 1, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, (2) a compound in which X represents an oxygen atom, and n and m are 1, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or (3) a compound in which X represents a methylene group, n is 1, and m is 0, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
• a compound selected from the following group or a pharmacologically acceptable salt is particularly preferred and useful as an agent for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of diseases attributable to amyloid beta such as, for example, Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia, Down's syndrome, and amyloidosis.
• R 1 , R 2 , X, and Ar have the same meanings as defined above is synthesized according to methods such as, for example, the general production method 1 or 2 described below.
• a preferred protection group known to those skilled in the art (for example, refer to Greene T, and others, “protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” John Wiley & Sons. Inc., New York, 1981) at each step and suitably include a protection reaction step and a deprotection reaction step.
• R 1 , R 2 , X, m, n, and Ar have the same meanings as defined above.
• the general production method 1 shown above is one example of methods for producing the compound represented by the general formula (I) comprising subjecting an aldehyde compound (1) and a lactam compound (2) to an aldol reaction at step 1-1 to convert them to an aldol adduct (3) and then subjecting it to a dehydration reaction.
• the compound represented by the general formula (I) can be prepared by subjecting an aldol adduct (3) to the reaction of step 1-2. That is, the dehydration reaction at step 1-2 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction, and known techniques described in many publications can be used (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 19, Organic Synthesis [I],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., June 1992, p. 194-226).
• Preferred examples thereof include i) a method comprising treating an aldol adduct (3) preferably with, for example, 0.1 to 100.0 equivalents of an acid (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 19, Organic Synthesis [I],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., June 1992, p.
• a method comprising converting an alcohol group of an aldol adduct (3) to a leaving group such as a carboxylic acid ester group such as acetyl group, sulfonic acid ester group, or an halogen atom and then treating the aldol adduct (3) preferably with, for example, 1.0 to 10.0 equivalents of a base (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 19, Organic Synthesis [I],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., June 1992, p. 198-205).
• a base for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 19, Organic Synthesis [I],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., June 1992, p. 198-205.
• the acid used, solvent and temperature condition vary depending on a starting material and are not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, potassium hydrogensulfide, oxalic acid, paratoluenesulfonic acid, trifluoride boric acid ether complex, thionyl chloride, and alumina oxide.
• the reaction may be performed without using a solvent, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent or a mixture thereof are used.
• Preferred examples thereof include nonpolar solvents such as toluene and benzene, polar solvents such as acetone, dimethyl sulfoxide, and hexamethyl phosphoroamide, halogen solvents such as chloroform and methylene chloride, and water. Furthermore, in some cases, preferably, a combination of, for example, an acid and an organic base such as pyridine may improve the reaction rate and the reaction yield.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from room temperature to 200° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• preferred examples of the leaving group include acetyl group, methanesulfonic acid ester group, paratoluenesulfonic acid ester group, chlorine atom, bromine atom, and iodine atom.
• Techniques of converting to these leaving groups vary depending on a starting material and are not particularly limited, and methods known to those skilled in the art can be used.
• halogen solvents such as methylene chloride and chloroform
• nonpolar solvents such as toluene and benzene
• ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran and ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, or mixed solvents can be used.
• Preferred examples thereof include 1.0 to 10.0 equivalents of acetylating agents such as acetyl chloride and acetic anhydride, sulfonic acid esterifying agents such as methanesulfonic acid chloride and paratoluenesulfonic acid chloride, or halogenating agents such as thionyl chloride.
• a target compound may be obtained efficiently, when, for example, 1.0 to 10.0 equivalents of a base such as pyridine or triethylamine is preferably used at this step or used as a reaction solvent.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 100° C., for example.
• this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the second step for example, halogen solvents such as methylene chloride and chloroform, nonpolar solvents such as toluene and benzene, polar solvents such as acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide, ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran and ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, or mixed solvents thereof can be preferably used.
• bases it is preferable to use, for example, 1.0 to 10.0 equivalents of organic bases such as diazabicycloundecene, pyridine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine, and triethylamine, quaternary ammonium salts such as tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, alkali metal salts of alcohols such as sodium methoxide and potassium tertiary butoxide, alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, alkali metal carbonates such as lithium carbonate and potassium carbonate, organic metal reagents such as lithium diisopropylamide.
• organic bases such as pyridine can be used as solvents.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete reactions without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 100° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the aldol adduct (3) can be prepared, for example, from an aldehyde compound (1) and 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a lactam compound (2) based on the aldehyde compound (1) according to step 1-1. That is, the aldol reaction at step 1-1 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those for this reaction, and techniques known to those skilled in the art can be used (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 20, Organic Synthesis [II],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., July 1992, p. 94-100).
• Preferred examples include i) a technique in which a lactam compound (2) is converted to an alkali metal enolate preferably using, for example, 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a base (preferred examples thereof include lithium diisopropylamide, butyl lithium, sodium amide, sodium hydride, sodium methoxide, and potassium tertiary butoxide) and then reacted with an aldehyde compound (1) (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 20, Organic Synthesis [II],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., July 1992, p.
• a lactam compound (2) is converted to alkali metal enolate preferably using, for example, 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a base
• a base include lithium diisopropylamide, butyl lithium, sodium amide, sodium hydride, sodium methoxide, and potassium tertiary butoxide
• a halogenated silicon reagent include trimethylchlorosilane and tertiary butyldimethylchlorosilane, to be once converted to silyl enol ether, and then reacted with an aldehyde compound (1) preferably in the presence of, for example, 0.05 to 5.0 equivalents of Lewis acid (preferred examples include titanium tetrachloride and boron trifluoride) (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol.
• the solvent and the reaction temperature used vary depending on a starting material and are not particularly limited, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent, or mixed solvents thereof can be used.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, and diethyl ether, halogen solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and benzene.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78° C. to room temperature, for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the aldehyde compound (1) can be produced by the known method described in W02005/115990.
• R 1 , R 2 , X, m, n and Ar have the same meanings as defined above, and L 1 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a sulfonate group such as triflate, a trialkyl tin group, a boronic acid or boronic ester group.
• the above reaction formula is one example of a method for producing the amide compound (2a) comprising condensing an amino alcohol compound (4) and a compound (5) according to step 2-1 to construct an oxomorpholine ring.
• the reaction at step 2-1 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction, and methods known to those skilled in the art can be used.
• the reaction is conveniently progressed preferably by, for example, vigorously stirring a compound (4) and 1.0 to 10 equivalents of a compound (5) based on the compound (4) with a two-phase reaction solvent consisting of an organic solvent and a basic aqueous solution.
• the solvent and the reaction temperature used vary depending on a starting material and are not particularly limited, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent or a mixture thereof can be preferably used.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether, halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene.
• Preferred examples of basic aqueous solutions that can be used include aqueous solutions of alkali metal salts such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78° C. to room temperature, for example.
• this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction may be progressed conveniently by mixing, for example, the compound (4) and 1.0 to 10 equivalents of the compound (5) based on compound (4) under a basic condition.
• the solvent and the reaction temperature used vary depending on a starting material and are not particularly limited, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent or a mixture thereof can be preferably used.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene.
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but 1.0 to 10 equivalents thereof based on the compound (4) can be preferably used.
• Examples thereof include alkali metal salts such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate and organic bases such as diazabicycloundecene, pyridine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine, and triethylamine.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78° C. to room temperature, for example.
• this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the compound (5) is commercially available or can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art. Preferred examples thereof include chloroacetyl chloride, and bromoacetyl bromide.
• L 2 represents a hydroxyl group that may have a protection group, an ester group such as methyl ester, ethyl ester, tertiary butyl ester, or benzyl ester, an aldehyde group, or a cyano group
• L 3 represents carboxylic acid, an ester group such as methyl ester, ethyl ester, tertiary butyl ester, or benzyl ester, an aldehyde group, a carbamate group such as a methoxymethylamide group or a pyrrolidineamide group, or a cyano group
• L 4 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, or a sulfonate group such as triflate
• L 5 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a chlorine atom,
• the compound (4) can be prepared by subjecting a compound (6e) to i) a reduction reaction or ii) a reaction with an organic metal reagent according to step 3-1.
• the reaction of i), that is, the reduction reaction at step 3-1 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction, and known methods described in many publications can be used (for example, refer to The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 26, Organic Synthesis [VIII],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., April 1992, p. 159-266).
• Preferred examples include a method comprising stirring the compound (6e) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 10.0 equivalents of a reducing reagent based on the compound (6e).
• the reducing reagent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include lithium borohydride, sodium borohydride, aluminium hydride, diisobutylaluminium hydride, and diborane.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent or a mixture thereof can be preferably used.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dimethoxyethane, and 1,4-dioxane and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78° C. to room temperature, for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction of ii), that is, the reaction with an organic metal reagent at step 3-1 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction, and known methods described in many publications can be used (for example, refer to The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 25, Organic Synthesis [VII],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., September 1991, p. 9-82).
• Preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring the compound (6e) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 10.0 equivalents of an organic metal reagent based on the compound (6e).
• the organic metal reagent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic lithium reagents such as methyllithium and ethyllithium, Grignard reagents such as methylmagnesium bromide and ethylmagnesium bromide, and organic zinc reagents such as dimethylzinc. Furthermore, in some cases, the reaction may be progressed conveniently by adding 0.1 to 1.0 equivalents of Lewis acid such as boron trifluoride, titanium tetraisopropoxide, or lithium perchlorate (for example, refer to Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2005, 41, p. 70-74) based on the compound (6e).
• Lewis acid such as boron trifluoride, titanium tetraisopropoxide, or lithium perchlorate
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent or a mixture thereof can be preferably used.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, dimethoxyethane, and 1,4-dioxane and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete reactions without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78° C. to room temperature, for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the compound (6e) can be prepared by subjecting a compound (6h) to a cyclization reaction according to step 3-2.
• the compound (6e) can be prepared by subjecting a compound (6g) to intramolecular a reducing amination according to step 3-3.
• the compound (6e) can be prepared by reacting an organic metal reagent with a compound (6d) and subjecting the product to a reduction reaction according to step 3-4.
• the cyclization reaction at step 3-2 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction, and methods described in many publications can be used, including i) an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction (for example, refer to The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 20, Organic Synthesis [II],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., July 1992, p. 187-194 and p. 284-288) and ii) a ring formation reaction from diol or aminoalcohol (for example, refer to Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 1997, 2, p. 119; Scientia Pharmaceutica, 1996, 64, p. 3; Petrochemia, 1990, 30, p. 56, WO2003/076386; and Tetrahedron Letters, 1982, 23, p. 229).
• an intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction for example, refer to The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol
• the reaction of i), that is, the intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction at step 3-2 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction, and methods known to those skilled in the art can be used. Preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6h) suitably deprotected by a method known to those skilled in the art (refer to Greene T, and others, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” John Wiley & Sons.
• L 5 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, or a sulfonate group such as triflate
• X 1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples include triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, diazabicycloundecener pyridine, sodium hydride, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, cesium carbonate, barium carbonate, sodium hydride, lithium hydride, sodium azide, and lithium diisopropylamide.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidine, chloroform, dichloromethane, water, and mixtures thereof.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction of ii), that is, the ring formation reaction from diol or aminoalcohol at step 3-2 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Methods known to those skilled in the art can be used, and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6h) suitably deprotected by a method known to those skilled in the art (refer to Greene T, and others, “protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” John Wiley & Sons.
• L 5 represents hydroxyl group
• X 1 represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom, or nitrogen atom
• the acid used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic acids such as paratoluenesulfonic acid and camphor sulfonic acid and inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid.
• the metal reagent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium and tris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the reagent used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent. Preferred examples thereof include methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, dimethyl sulfoxide, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, ethanol, methanol, and water, and mixed solvents thereof.
• the above-mentioned acid may be used as a solvent.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably ice cold to 100° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the intramolecular reducing amination at step 3-3 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Methods described in many publications can be used, and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6g) suitably deprotected by a method known to those skilled in the art (refer to Greene T, and others, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” John Wiley & Sons.
• P 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl protection group such as benzyl group, allyl group, and trityl group
• P 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl protection group such as benzyl group, allyl group, and trityl group
• a reducing agent based on the compound (6g) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 30.0 equivalents of an acid based on the compound (6g).
• the acid used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic acids such as hydrochloric acid, formic acid, and acetic acid and Lewis acids such as trifluoroborane ether complex and titanium tetrachloride.
• the reducing agent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include sodium borohydride, sodium cyanoboron hydride, sodium triacetoxyborohydride, and lithium aluminium hydride.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the reagent used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene, and alcohol solvents such as methanol and ethanol.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and progress of the reaction can be monitored by a known chromatography technique. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the intramolecular reducing amination at step 3-3 can also be performed by a contact reduction method.
• Preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6g) suitably deprotected by a method known to those skilled in the art (refer to Greene T, and others, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” John Wiley & Sons. Inc., New York, 1981) (here, P 1 represents a hydrogen atom) with a hydrogen source in a solvent in the presence of 0.01 to 1.0 equivalent of a metal catalyst based on the compound (6g).
• the metal catalyst used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include palladium-carbon, rhodium-carbon, ruthenium-carbon, palladium hydroxide, platinum oxide, Raney nickel, and Wilkinson catalyst.
• the hydrogen source varies depending on a starting material and the metal catalyst used and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include a hydrogen gas, formic acid, ammonium formate, and cyclohexadiene.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the metal catalyst and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, toluene, THF, 1,4-dioxane, chloroform, methylene chloride, water, and mixtures thereof.
• organic acids, inorganic acids, or organic bases may be suitably added.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from room temperature to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction at step 3-4 consists of an addition reaction of Ar group by an organic metal reagent and a subsequent reduction reaction of the product.
• the addition reaction of Ar group by an organic metal reagent varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Known methods described in many publications can be used (for example, refer to The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 25, Organic Synthesis [II],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., September 1991, p. 9-82), and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6d) with 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of an organic metal reagent based on the compound (6d) in a solvent.
• the organic metal reagent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic magnesium reagents such as phenylmagnesium bromide, organic lithium reagents such as phenyllithium, and organic zinc reagents such as phenylzinc bromide.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the metal catalyst and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include toluene, THF, 1,4-dioxane, ether, and mixtures thereof.
• Lewis acids such as trifluoroborane ether complex may be suitably added.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the second stage, the reduction reaction of the product of the first stage can be performed by techniques similar to those used in the intramolecular reducing amination at step 3-3.
• the compound (6h) can be prepared by subjecting a compound (6a) and a compound (6f) to a reducing amination reaction according to step 3-5. That is, the reaction at step 3-5 can be performed by techniques similar to those in the above-described intramolecular reducing amination at step 3-3.
• Preferred examples include a method comprising stirring a compound (6a) suitably deprotected by a method known to those skilled in the art (refer to Greene T, and others, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis” John Wiley & Sons.
• P 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl protection group such as benzyl group, allyl group, or trityl group
• P 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl protection group such as benzyl group, allyl group, or trityl group
• a compound (6f) based on the compound (6a)
• a reducing agent based on the compound (6a) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 30.0 equivalents of an acid based on the compound (6a.
• the acid used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic acids such as hydrochloric acid, formic acid, and acetic acid and Lewis acids such as trifluoroborane ether complex and titanium tetrachloride.
• the reducing agent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but examples thereof include sodium borohydride, hydride cyanoboron sodium, sodium triacetoxyborohydride, and lithium aluminium hydride.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the reagent used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene, and alcohol solvents such as methanol and ethanol.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete reactions without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reducing amination at step 3-5 can be performed by a contact reduction method.
• Preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6a) suitably deprotected by a method known to those skilled in the art (refer to Greene T, and others, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” John Wiley & Sons. Inc., New York, 1981) (here, P 1 represents a hydrogen atom) and 1.0 to 3.0 equivalents of a compound (6f) based on the compound (6a) together with a hydrogen source in a solvent in the presence of 0.01 to 1.0 equivalent of a metal catalyst based on the compound (6a).
• the metal catalyst used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include palladium-carbon, rhodium-carbon, ruthenium-carbon, palladium hydroxide, platinum oxide, Raney nickel, and Wilkinson catalyst.
• the hydrogen source varies depending on a starting material and the metal catalyst used and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include a hydrogen gas, formic acid, ammonium formate, and cyclohexadiene.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the metal catalyst and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, toluene, THF, 1,4-dioxane, chloroform, methylene chloride, water, and mixtures thereof.
• organic acids, inorganic acids, or organic bases may be suitably added.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from room temperature to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the compound (6g) can be prepared by subjecting a compound (6a) and a compound (6f) to a condensation reaction according to step 3-6.
• the compound (6g) can be prepared by reacting an organic metal reagent with a compound (6c) according to step 3-8.
• step 3-6 can be performed by techniques similar to those used at step 3-2. That is, step 3-6 can be performed by i) nucleophilic substitution reaction or ii) a ring formation reaction from diol or aminoalcohol.
• the reaction of i), that is, the nucleophilic substitution reaction at step 3-6 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Methods known to those skilled in the art can be used, and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6a) (here, X 1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom) and a compound (6f) (here, L 5 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, or a sulfonate group such as triflate) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 10 equivalents of a base based on the compound (6a).
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, diazabicycloundecene, pyridine, sodium hydride, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, cesium carbonate, barium carbonate, sodium hydride, lithium hydride, sodium azide, and lithium diisopropylamide.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidine, chloroform, dichloromethane, water, and mixtures thereof.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction of ii), that is, the ring formation reaction from diol or aminoalcohol at step 3-6 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Methods known to those skilled in the art can be used, and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6a) (here, X 1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom) and 1.0 to 3.0 equivalents of a compound (6f) based on the compound (6a) (here, L 5 represents a hydroxyl group) in a solvent in the presence of 0.1 to 10 equivalents of an acid based on the compound (6a) or an organic metal reagent.
• the acid used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic acids such as paratoluenesulfonic acid, camphor sulfonic acid and inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid.
• the metal reagent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium and tris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the reagent used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, dimethyl sulfoxide, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, ethanol, methanol, water, and mixed solvents thereof.
• the above-described acid may be used as a solvent.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ice cold to 100° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction at step 3-8 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Known methods described in many publications can be used (for example, refer to The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecturer Vol. 25, Organic Synthesis [VII],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., September 1991, p. 9-82), and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6c) and 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of an organic metal reagent based on the compound (6c) in a solvent.
• the organic metal reagent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic magnesium reagents such as phenylmagnesium bromide, organic lithium reagents such as phenyllithium, and organic zinc reagents such as phenylzinc bromide.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the metal catalyst and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include toluene, THF, 1,4-dioxane, ether, and mixtures thereof.
• a Lewis acid such as a trifluoroborane ether complex may be suitably added.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• L 3 of the compound (6c) is an aldehyde group
• an oxidation reaction of the generated alcohol compound is performed as a second step.
• the oxidation reaction varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited.
• Known methods described in many publications can be used (for example, refer to The Chemical Society of Japan Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 21, Organic Synthesis [III],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., February 1991, p. 196-240), and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring the alcohol compound generated at the first step with 1.0 to 50.0 equivalents of an oxidizing agent based on the alcohol compound in a solvent.
• the oxidizing agent used varies depending on a solvent, reaction temperature, and starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include chromic acid oxidizing agents such as chromium oxide and dichromic acid, active manganese dioxide, dimethyl sulfoxide, periodic acid oxidizing agents such as Dess-Martin periodinane, and a mixture of an organic amine N-oxide such as 4-methylmorpholine N-oxide and tetrapropylammonium perruthenate.
• chromic acid oxidizing agents such as chromium oxide and dichromic acid
• active manganese dioxide dimethyl sulfoxide
• periodic acid oxidizing agents such as Dess-Martin periodinane
• a mixture of an organic amine N-oxide such as 4-methylmorpholine N-oxide and tetrapropylammonium perruthenate.
• solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent or mixed solvents thereof can be used, and preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, and diethyl ether, halogen solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and benzene.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example.
• this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the compound (6d) is commercially available or otherwise can be prepared by subjecting a compound (6c) to an intramolecular amidation reaction according to step 3-9. That is, the intramolecular amidation reaction at step 3-9 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Known techniques described in many publications can be used (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 14, Synthesis and Reaction of Organic Compounds [II],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., February 1978, p.
• L 3 represents carboxylic acid, an ester group such as methyl ester, ethyl ester, tertiary butyl ester, or benzyl ester, a carbamate group such as a methoxymethylamide group or a pyrrolidineamide group, or a cyano group
• a condensing agent for example, described in “Experiment Manual for Organic Chemistry [4],” Kagaku-dojin Publishing Company, Inc., September 1990, p. 27-52).
• the conversion reaction from the compound (6c) to an acid halide can be performed preferably by, for example, a technique in which the compound (6c) is stirred in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 10.0 equivalents of a halogenating agent based on the compound (6c).
• a halogenating agent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include thionyl chloride, phosphorus pentachloride, and oxalyl chloride.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent, and preferred examples thereof include methylene chloride, chloroform, and toluene.
• reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ice cold to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the subsequent coupling reaction can be performed preferably by, for example, a technique in which the acid halide is stirred in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 100.0 equivalents of a base based on the halide.
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include pyridine, triethylamine, N,N-diisopropylethylamine, lutidine, quinoline, and isoquinoline.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include methylene chloride, chloroform, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, and 1,4-dioxane.
• a base may be used as a solvent.
• a two-layer partitioning system of an alkaline aqueous solution preferably, for example, an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide as the base, and a halogen solvent such as methylene chloride or 1,2-dichloroethane can be used.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ice cold to 100° C., for example.
• this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction of ii) can be performed preferably by a technique in which, for example, a compound (6c) is stirred in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a condensing agent based on the compound (6c).
• the condensing agent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, 1-ethyl-3-(3′-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide, benzotriazol-1-yloxytris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate, diethylcyanophosphonate, and bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinic chloride.
• N-hydroxysuccinimide or N-hydroxybenzotriazole based on a compound (7) may be preferably added.
• an acid such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or methanesulfonic acid may be used as a condensing agent.
• This reaction is preferably performed in the presence of a solvent in view of operability and stirring efficiency.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the condensing agent used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include halogen solvents such as methylene chloride and 1,2-dichloroethane and polar solvents such as tetrahydrofuran and N,N-dimethylformamide.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ice cold to 100° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the compound (6c) can be prepared by subjecting a compound (6a) and a compound (6b) to condensation reaction according to step 3-7.
• the reaction at step 3-7 can be performed by techniques similar to those used at step 3-2. That is, the reaction at step 3-7 can be performed by i) a nucleophilic substitution reaction or ii) a ring formation reaction from diol or aminoalcohol.
• the reaction of i), that is, the nucleophilic substitution reaction at step 3-7 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Methods known to those skilled in the art can be used, and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6a) (here, X 1 represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom, or nitrogen atom) and 1.0 to 3.0 equivalents of a compound (6b) based on the compound (6a) (here, L 6 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, or a sulfonate group such as triflate) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 10 equivalents of a base based on the compound (6a).
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, diazabicycloundecene, pyridine, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, cesium carbonate, barium carbonate, sodium hydride, lithium hydride, sodium azide, and lithium diisopropylamide.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidine, chloroform, dichloromethane, water, and mixtures thereof.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by a known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction of ii), that is, the ring formation reaction from diol or aminoalcohol at step 3-7 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Methods known to those skilled in the art can be used, and preferred examples thereof include a method comprising stirring a compound (6a) (here, X 1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom) and 1.0 to 3.0 equivalents of a compound (6b) based on the compound (6a) (here, L 6 represents a hydroxyl group) in a solvent in the presence of 0.1 to 10 equivalents of an acid or an organic metal reagent based on the compound (6a).
• the acid used varies depending on the starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include organic acids such as paratoluenesulfonic acid and camphor sulfonic acid and inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid.
• the metal reagent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but preferred examples thereof include tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium and tris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the reagent used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, dimethyl sulfoxide, toluene, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, ethanol, methanol, water, and mixed solvents thereof.
• the above-mentioned acid may be used as a solvent.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ice cold to 100° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the compound (6a) is commercially available or otherwise can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art (for example, refer to Tetrahedron Letters, 1993, 34, p. 6513 or Tetrahedron Letters, 1995, 36, p. 1223).
• the compound (6b) is commercially available or otherwise can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art. Preferred examples thereof include bromoacetate ester derivatives.
• the compound (6f) is commercially available or otherwise can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art. Preferred examples thereof include phenacyl bromide derivatives.
• L 6 represents a triphenylphosphonium group, a phosphite ester group, or a silyl group.
• the above-shown general production method 2 is one example of a method for producing the compound represented by the general formula (I) by subjecting an aldehyde compound (1) and an amide compound (2b) to a condensation reaction at step 4-1.
• the condensation reaction at step 4-1 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Known techniques described in many publications can be used, and examples thereof include Wittig reaction, Horner-Emmons reaction, and Peterson reaction (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 19, Organic Synthesis [I],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., June 1992, p. 57-85).
• the Wittig reaction is performed preferably by stirring, for example, a compound (2b) (here, L 6 represents triphenylphosphonium halide) and 0.8 to 1.5 equivalents of an aldehyde compound (1) based on the compound (2b) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a base based on the compound (2b).
• This reaction is performed by i) a method comprising treating a compound (2b) and a base first to form phosphorus ylide and then adding an aldehyde compound (1) or ii) a method comprising adding a base with coexistence of a compound (2b) and an aldehyde compound (1).
• the solvent used varies depending on the starting material and the base used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include polar solvents such as nitromethane, acetonitrile, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide, ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane, nonpolar solvents such as benzene, toluene, and xylene, alcohol solvents such as ethanol and methanol, halogen solvents such as chloroform and dichloromethane, water, and mixed solvents thereof.
• polar solvents such as nitromethane, acetonitrile, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide
• ether solvents such as tetrahydr
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and the solvent, but preferred examples thereof include alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide, alkali metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate, alkali metal salts of alcohols such as sodium methoxide and potassium tertiary butoxide, organic bases such as triethylamine, pyridine, and diazabicyclononene, organic metals such as butyllithium and lithium diisobutylamide, and alkali metal hydrides such as sodium hydride.
• alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide
• alkali metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate
• alkali metal salts of alcohols such as sodium methoxide and potassium tertiary butoxide
• organic bases such as triethylamine, pyridine, and diazabi
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the Horner-Emmons reaction is preferably performed by, for example, stirring a compound (2b) (here, L 6 represents a phosphite ester) and 0.8 to 1.5 equivalents of an aldehyde compound (1) based on the compound (2b) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a base based on the compound (2b).
• This reaction is performed by i) a method comprising treating a compound (2b) and a base first to form a carbanion and then adding an aldehyde compound (1) or ii) a method comprising adding a base with coexistence of a compound (2b) and an aldehyde compound (1).
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and the base used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include polar solvents such as 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide, ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane, nonpolar solvents such as benzene, toluene, and xylene, alcohol solvents such as ethanol and methanol, water, and mixed solvents thereof.
• polar solvents such as 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide
• ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane
• nonpolar solvents such as benzene, toluene
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and the solvent, but preferred examples include alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide, alkali metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate, alkali metal salts of alcohols such as sodium methoxide and potassium tertiary butoxide, organic bases such as triethylamine, pyridine, and diazabicyclononene, organic metals such as butyllithium and lithium diisobutylamide, alkali metal hydrides such as sodium hydride, and alkali metal ammonia salts such as sodium amide.
• alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide
• alkali metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate
• alkali metal salts of alcohols such as sodium methoxide and potassium tertiary butoxide
• organic bases such as trie
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the Peterson reaction is preferably performed by stirring, for example, a compound (2b) (here, L 6 represents a silyl group) and 0.8 to 1.5 equivalents of an aldehyde compound (1) based on the compound (2b) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a base based on the compound (2b).
• This reaction is performed by i) a method comprising treating a compound (2b) or a base first to form a carbanion and then adding an aldehyde compound (1) or ii) a method comprising adding a base with coexistence of a compound (2b) and an aldehyde compound (1).
• the solvent used vary depending on a starting material and the base used, and solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent.
• Preferred examples thereof include polar solvents such as 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide, ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane, nonpolar solvents such as benzene, toluene, and xylene, alcohol solvents such as ethanol and methanol, water, and mixed solvents thereof.
• polar solvents such as 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide
• ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane
• nonpolar solvents such as benzene, toluene,
• the base used varies depending on a starting material and the solvent, but preferred examples thereof include alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide, alkali metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate, alkali metal salts of alcohols such as sodium methoxide and potassium tert-butoxide, organic bases such as triethylamine, pyridine, and diazabicyclononene, organic metals such as butyllithium and lithium diisobutylamide, alkali metal hydrides such as sodium hydride, and alkali metal ammonia salts such as sodium amide.
• alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide
• alkali metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate
• alkali metal salts of alcohols such as sodium methoxide and potassium tert-butoxide
• organic bases such as trieth
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably ⁇ 78 to 150° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 1 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the above-shown reaction formula shows one example of methods for preparing an amide compound (2b). That is, the amide compound (2b) varies depending on a starting material and can be prepared by techniques known to those skilled in the art. Preferred examples thereof include a technique in which the amide compound (2b) is prepared according to step 5-1 using amide compound (2a) as a starting material and a technique in which compound (4) as a starting material is converted to compound (2c) at step 5-2, and then the amide compound (2b) is prepared at step 5-3.
• step 5-1 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction.
• Methods known to those skilled in the art can be used, and preferred examples of step 5-1 include i) Wittig reaction (here, L 6 represents triphenylphosphonium group), a technique in which an amide compound (2a) is halogenated by a method known to those skilled in the art (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 19, Organic Synthesis [I],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., June 1992, p. 430-438) and reacted with triphenylphosphine (for example, refer to Organic Reaction, 1965, 14, p. 270).
• the reaction at step 5-1 is ii) Horner-Emmons reaction (here, L 6 represents a phosphite ester), a technique in which an amide compound (2a) is halogenated by a method known to those skilled in the art (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 19, Organic Synthesis [I],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., June 1992, p. 430-438), and then the amide compound (2b) is prepared by Arbuzov reaction using an alkyl phosphinite (for example, refer to Chemical Review, 1981, 81, p.
• reaction at step 5-1 can also be performed by a technique in which an amide compound (2b) is prepared from an amide compound (2a) and chlorophosphate in the presence of a base (for example, refer to Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989, 54, p. 4750).
• the reaction at step 5-1 is iii) Peterson reaction (here, L 6 represents a silyl group), a technique in which an amide compound (2b) is prepared from an amide compound (2a) and trialkylsilyl chloride in the presence of a base (for example, refer to Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1983, 248, p. 51).
• the reaction at step 5-3 varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited so long as it is performed under conditions like those of this reaction, and methods known to those skilled in the art can be used.
• the reaction at step 5-3 is preferably performed by a technique in which the carbonyl site of an ester is reduced to an alcohol compound (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol. 26, Organic Synthesis [VIII],” Maruzen Co., Ltd., April 1992, p. 159-266), then converted to a halogen compound (for example, described in The Chemical Society of Japan, Ed., “Experimental Chemistry Lecture, Vol.
• an alcohol compound can be reacted with triallylphosphorus hydrobromide to be converted to the Wittig reagent (2b) (here, L 6 represents triphenylphosphonium group) (for example, refer to Synth. Commun., 1996, 26, p. 3091-3095 or Tetrahedron Lett., 2001, 42, p. 1309-1331).
• 2b represents triphenylphosphonium group
• the amide compound (2c) varies depending on a starting material and can be prepared by techniques known to those skilled in the art.
• the amide compound (2c) can be preferably prepared according to step 5-2 using a compound (4) as a starting material.
• This step is preferably performed by, for example, vigorously stirring a compound (4) and 1.0 to 10 equivalents of a compound (7a) based on the compound (4) in a two-phase reaction solvent consisting of an organic solvent and a basic aqueous solution.
• the organic solvent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent, or mixed solvents thereof can be preferably used.
• Preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether, halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene.
• the basic aqueous solution is preferably used in 1.0 or more equivalents based on the compound (4), and preferred examples include aqueous solutions of alkali metal salts such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, and sodium hydrogencarbonate.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably from ⁇ 78° C. to room temperature, for example.
• this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction at step 5-2 is preferably performed by, for example, stirring a compound (4) and 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a compound (7a) based on the compound (4) in a solvent in the presence of 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a base based on the compound (4).
• a base include organic amines such as triethylamine, isopropyl ethylamine, and pyridine.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material and is not particularly limited, but solvents that do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent are preferred.
• organic solvents include ether solvents such as diethyl ether, halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and chloroform, and nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete ⁇ -reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably ⁇ 78 to 100° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction at step 5-2 is preferably performed by, for example, stirring a compound (4) and 1.0 to 20 equivalents of a compound (7b) based on the compound (4) in a solvent.
• the solvent used varies depending on a starting material, and is not particularly limited.
• Solvents are not particularly limited so long as they do not inhibit a reaction and dissolve the starting material to some extent, and preferred examples thereof include ether solvents such as diethyl ether, halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, and l,2-dichlorobenzene, nonpolar solvents such as toluene and xylene, polar solvents such as dimethylformamide and N-methylpyrrolidone, and alcohol solvents such as methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, and tertiary butanol.
• the reaction may be progressed conveniently without a solvent.
• the reaction temperature should be a temperature which is sufficient to complete a reaction without promoting formation of undesirable byproducts, and is preferably 50 to 200° C., for example. Under preferable reaction conditions, this reaction is preferably completed in, for example, 0.5 to 24 hours, and the progress of a reaction can be monitored by known chromatography techniques. Undesirable byproducts can be removed by techniques known to those skilled in the art such as commonly used chromatography techniques, extraction operation, or/and crystallization.
• the reaction at step 5-2 is preferably performed by, for example, stirring a compound (5c) and 1.0 to 5.0 equivalents of a compound (7c) based on the compound (5c) in a solvent under the above-described reaction conditions or a combination thereof.
• the reaction may be progressed conveniently by a phase-transfer catalyst, for example, quaternary ammonium salts such as tetrabutylammonium chloride and benzyltriethylammonium chloride or acidic compounds such as, for example, paratoluenesulfonic acid and camphor sulfonic acid.
• Compounds (7a), (7b), and (7c) are commercially available or otherwise can be prepared by methods known to those skilled in the art. If they are not commercially available, these compounds can be prepared by esterifying or halogenating corresponding oxalic acid derivatives by techniques known to those skilled in the art.
• the compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention or a pharmacologically acceptable salt has an action of decreasing production of A ⁇ 40 and A ⁇ 42, it is effective as an agent for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases attributable to amyloid beta, in particular, as an agent for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of neurodegenerative diseases attributable to A ⁇ such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome.
• compounds included in the present invention are excellent in usefulness as drugs such as, for example, in vitro activity, in vivo activity, solubility, stability, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity.
• the agent for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases attributable to A ⁇ can be formulated by usual methods, and preferred examples of the dosage form include tablets, powders, subtilized granules, granules, coated tablets, capsules, syrups, lozenges, inhalants, suppositories, injections, ointments, eye drops, eye ointments, nasal drops, ear drops, adhesive skin patches, and lotions.
• excipients for example, excipients, binders, lubricants, coloring materials, and flavoring agents that are usually used can be used, and stabilizers, emulsifiers, sorbefacients, surfactants, pH modulators, preservatives, antioxidant, and the like can be used, if necessary.
• the agent can be formulated by usual methods using ingredients commonly used as raw materials for drug formulation.
• these ingredients include animal and plant oils such as soybean oil, tallow, and synthetic glyceride; for example, hydrocarbons such as liquid paraffin, squalane, and solid paraffin; for example, ester oils such as octyldodecyl myristate and isopropyl myristate; for example, higher alcohols such as cetostearyl alcohol and behenyl alcohol; silicon resins; for example, silicon oil; surfactants such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, glycerine fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, hardened polyoxyethylene castor oil, and polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers; for example, water-soluble polymers such as hydroxyethylcellulose, polyacrylic acids, carboxyvinyl polymers, polyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and methylcellulose; for example, lower alcohols such as ethanol and isopropano
• excipients include lactose, corn starch, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, sorbit, crystalline cellulose, and silicon dioxide.
• binders include polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl ether, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, gum arabic, tragacanth, gelatin, shellac, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polypropylene glycol-polyoxyethylene-block polymers, and meglumine.
• disintegrating agents include starch, agar, gelatin powder, crystalline cellulose, calcium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, calcium citrate, dextrin, pectin, and carboxymethylcellulose-calcium.
• Examples of lubricants include magnesium stearate, talc, polyethylene glycol, silica, and hydrogenated vegetable oil.
• Examples of coloring materials include compounds permitted to add to drugs.
• flavoring agents cocoa powder, menthol, aromatic powder, peppermint oil, borneol, cinnamon powder, and the like are used.
• an oral preparation is prepared by a usual method as, for example, powders, subtilized granules, granules, tablets, coated tablets, or capsules, by adding a compound, an active ingredient, or a salt thereof or a hydrate thereof, excipients, and further, for example, binders, disintegrating agents, lubricants, coloring materials, and flavoring agents, if necessary. Tablet or granule may be suitably coated by sugar-coating, for example.
• Syrup, a preparation for injection, or the like is formulated by a usual method by adding, for example, pH modulators, solubilizing agents, and isotonizing agent, and, if necessary, dissolving aids, stabilizers, and the like.
• agents for external use can be prepared by usual methods, and production methods are not particularly limited.
• Various raw materials usually used in drugs, quasi-drugs, cosmetics, and the like can be used as vehicle raw materials. Examples thereof include raw materials such as animal and plant oils, mineral oils, ester oils, waxes, higher alcohols, fatty acids, silicon oil, surfactants, phospholipids, alcohols, polyhydric alcohols, water-soluble polymers, clay minerals, and purified water, and, if necessary, pH modulators, antioxidants, chelating agents, antiseptic-fungicide, artificial colors, flavors, and the like can be added.
• ingredients having a differentiation inducing action such as ingredients of, for example, blood flow promoting agents, disinfectants, antiphlogistics, cell activating agents, vitamins, amino acids, moisturizing agents, and keratolytic agents can be added.
• the dose of the agent for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment according to the present invention depends on, for example, the severity of symptoms, age, sex, body weight, administration route, type of a salt, and specific disease type, but the usual daily dose for adults for oral administration is about 30 ⁇ g to 10 g, preferably 100 ⁇ g to 5 g, more preferably 100 ⁇ g to 100 mg of the compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and that for injection is about 30 ⁇ g to 1 g, preferably 100 ⁇ g to 500 mg, more preferably 100 ⁇ g to 30 mg.
• the dose is administered once daily or divided into several times.
• a 50% sodium hydroxide solution (350 ML) was added to a toluene (350 ML) solution containing boc-O-benzyl-L-serinol (89.5 g, CAS#120349-75-9).
• boc-O-benzyl-L-serinol 89.5 g, CAS#120349-75-9.
• tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate 27 g
• t-butyl bromoacetate ester 141 mL
• Trifluoroacetic acid 350 mL was added to a dichloromethane (350 mL) solution containing (S)-3-benzyloxy-2-t-butoxycarbonylaminopropoxy)acetic acid t-butyl ester (126 g). The resultant was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. After removing the solvent under a vacuum, the resultant was diluted in methanol (350 mL). Under ice cold conditions, thionyl chloride (117 mL) was added dropwise. The ice bath was removed and stirring was continued for 30 minutes at room temperature. The solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the resultant was diluted in methanol (350 mL).
• the resultant was further washed in saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution (400 mL) and brine (300 mL) in sequence.
• the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the residue was passed through a silica pad (carrier: ChromatrexTM NH 700 cc, eluting solvent: ethyl acetate 2 L), and the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the title compound (82.8 g) was obtained.
• carrier: ChromatrexTM NH 700 cc, eluting solvent: ethyl acetate 2 L carrier was removed under a vacuum, and the title compound (82.8 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the residue was diluted with methanol (500 mL), and 20% palladium hydroxide on carbon (8 g, 50% water content) was added, and under a hydrogen atmosphere, stirring was continued for 4 hours.
• the catalyst was filtered off on celite, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum.
• the residue was suspended in ether (80 mL) and the resultant was filtered, and the title compound (22.34 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• a tetrahydrofuran (12.5 mL) solution containing dimethylsulfoxide (212 ⁇ L) was cooled to ⁇ 78° C.
• Oxalyl chloride (243 ⁇ L) was added dropwise into the reaction solution, and stirring was continued for 5 minutes at the same temperature.
• a tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) solution containing (3S,5R)-3-hydroxymethyl-5-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)morpholin-4-carboxylic acid 9H-fluoren-9-yl methyl ester (1 g) was added dropwise into the reaction solution, and stirring was continued for 30 minutes at the same temperature.
• Triethylamine (1.48 mL) was added to the reaction solution.
• the resulting diastereomixture (18.5 mg) was fractionated with ChiralPakTM IB made by Daicel (2 cm ⁇ 25 cm: transition layer; hexane/ethanol 8/2), and an optically active title compound (4 mg) with a retention time of 82 minutes and an optically active title compound with a retention time of 92 minutes (8.3 mg) were obtained.
• the physical property values of the optically active title compound with retention time of 82 minutes are as follows.
• the physical property values of the optically active title compound with retention time of 92 minutes are as follows.
• 1-bromo-3,4-difluorobenzene (1.46 mL) was added dropwise into a tetrahydrofuran suspension containing magnesium (1.47 g) and iodine (trace amount), and the resultant was heated by heatgun. Once the reaction began, 1-bromo-3,4-difluorobenzene (10.2 mL) was added dropwise, and the resultant was further stirred for one hour at room temperature.
• the filtrate was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 4/1 ⁇ 1/1), and again, the resultant was solidified with ethyl acetate. Through filtration, the title compound (3.69 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• a tetrahydrofuran (35 mL) solution containing dimethyl sulfoxide (530 ⁇ L) was cooled to ⁇ 78° C.
• Oxalyl chloride (608 ⁇ L) was added dropwise into the reaction solution, and stirring was continued for 5 minutes at the same temperature.
• a tetrahydrofuran (25 mL) solution containing (3R,5S)-3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-5-hydroxymethyl morpholin-4-carboxylic acid 9H-fluoren-9-yl methyl ester (2.5 g) was added dropwise into the reaction solution. Stirring was continued for 30 minutes at the same temperature.
• Triethylamine (3.7 mL) was added to the reaction solution. Stirring was continued for 30 minutes at the same temperature and for 1 hour at room temperature. Saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution was added, and extraction with ethyl acetate was conducted. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum. The resulting residue was diluted with tetrahydrofuran (15 mL) and cooled to ⁇ 78° C. Methylmagnesium bromide (8.33 mL, 0.97 M tetrahydrofuran solution) was added dropwise into the reaction solution, and stirring was continued for 1 hour at the same temperature.
• the resultant was diluted in ethyl acetate and washed with sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution and brine, in sequence.
• the solvent was removed under vacuum, and the resultant was purified with silica gel column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate), and the title compound (3.11 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• methylmagnesium bromide (16 mL, 0.97 M tetrahydrofuran solution) was added dropwise in a tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) solution containing (2R,5S)-5-(4-fluorophyenyl)pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-t-butyl ester 2-ethyl ester (1.5 g).
• Stirring was continued for 30 minutes at the same temperature, and ammonium chloride aqueous solution and ethyl acetate were added, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine, and the resultant was dried with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum.
• a 50% sodium hydroxide solution (400 mL) and tetrabutylammoniumbisulfate (24.1 g) were added to a toluene (400 mL) solution of ((1R,2R)-2-benzyloxy-1-hydoxymethylpropyl)carbamic acid t-butyl ester (83.1 g, CAS#133565-43-2).
• t-butyl bromoacetic acid ester 125 mL was added dropwise, and stirring was continued for 3 hours at the same temperature.
• Water (500 mL) and toluene (500 mL) were added, and the organic layer was partitioned, and the resultant was washed with brine.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and methanol (315 mL) was added, and under ice-cooling, sodium methoxide (165 mL, 28% methanol solution) was added dropwise.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and ethyl acetate and water were added, and the organic layer was partitioned.
• the organic layer was washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid and brine in sequence, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the resultant was purified by silica gel column chromatography (ethyl acetate), and the title compound (61.57 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• Di-t-butyl dicarbonate (74.4 g), triethylamine (72.6 mL) and 4-dimethyl amino pyridine (1.6 g) were added in sequence to an acetonitrile (600 mL) solution of (R)-5-((R)-1-benzyloxyethyl)morpholin-3-one (61.6 g), and stirring was continued for 4 hours at room temperature.
• Imidazole (8.92 g) was added, and stirring was continued for 30 minutes at room temperature. The solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the resultant was diluted in ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate solution was washed three times with cooled 0.1 N hydrochloric acid.
• N,N-diisopropylethylamine (41 mL), N,O-dimethylhydroxyamine hydrochloride (17.4 g), EDCI (34.3 g), HOBt (24.1 g) were added in sequence to a DMF (400 mL) solution of ((2R,3R)-3-benzyloxy-2-t-butoxycarbonylaminobutoxy)acetic acid (42.1 g), and stirring was continued for 16 hours at room temperature.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and ethyl acetate and water were added, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum. After passing the residue through a silica pad (silica gel 500 cc), the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the title compound (46.0 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the resultant was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution and brine in sequence, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the residue was purified with silica gel column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate 95/5 ⁇ 3/2), and the title compound (1.435 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• Trimethylsilyl iodide (3.07 mL) was added to a dichloromethane (20 mL) solution of (3R,5R)-3-((R)-1-benzyloxyethyl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)morpholin (1.44 g). Stirring was continued for 10 hours at room temperature. Additional trimethylsilyl iodide (3.07 mL) was added, and the resultant was stirred at room temperature for 4 days. Additional trimethylsilyl iodide (3.07 mL) was further added, and stirring was continued for 1 day. Additional trimethylsilyl iodide (3.07 mL) was further added, and stirring was continued for 10 hours at room temperature.
• Ammonium chloride aqueous solution was added to the reaction solution, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under a vacuum, and tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) was added to the residue, and the resultant was cooled to ⁇ 78° C. Methyl magnesium bromide (8.43 mL, 0.97 M tetrahydrofuran solution) was added dropwise into the reaction solution, and stirring was continued for 1 hour at the same temperature. Ammonium chloride aqueous solution and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction solution, and the organic layer was partitioned.
• the organic layer was washed with brine, and the resultant was dried with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum.
• the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate).
• the low polarity title compound (920 mg) and the high polarity title compound (560 mg) were obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the reaction solution was cooled to ⁇ 50° C., and sodium borohydride (1.07 g ⁇ was added over 20 minutes. After stirring for 4 hours at ⁇ 50° C. to room temperature, the resultant was stirred overnight at room temperature.
• Disodium hydrogenphosphate solution was added to the reaction solution, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum, Water and ethyl acetate were added, and the organic layer was partitioned.
• Saturated sodium bicarbonate solution was added to the organic layer, and stirring was continued for 1 hour at room temperature, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine and was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate), and the title compound (4.71 g) was obtained.
• Ammonium chloride aqueous solution was added to the reaction solution, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under a vacuum, and tetrahydrofuran (55 mL) was added to the residue, and the resultant was cooled to ⁇ 78° C. Methyl magnesium bromide (12 mL, 0.97 M tetrahydrofuran solution) was added dropwise into the reaction solution, and stirring was continued for 1 hour at the same temperature. Ammonium chloride aqueous solution and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction solution, and the organic layer was partitioned.
• methyl magnesium bromide (20.7 mL, 0.97M tetrahydrofuran solution) was added dropwise into a tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) solution of (2R,5S)-5-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-t-butyl ester 2-ethyl ester (2.5 g).
• ammonium chloride aqueous solution and ethyl acetate were added, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine and was dried with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum.
• oxalyl chloride (320 ⁇ L) was added dropwise into a dichloromethane (30 mL) solution containing 2-[(2R,5S)-5-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)pyrrolidine-2-yl]propan-2-ol (745 mg) and pyridine (5 mL). After stirring for 30 minutes at the same temperature, water was added to the reaction solution, and the organic layer was partitioned. After washing the organic layer with brine, the resultant was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.
• the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (two times, carrier: Chromatrex NH, eluting solvent: heptane/ethyl acetate ⁇ ethyl acetate and carrier: Chromatrex, eluting solvent: heptane/ethyl acetate ⁇ ethyl acetate ⁇ ethyl acetate/methanol), and the title compound (700 mg) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and 2 N sodium hydroxide solution and ethyl acetate were added, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine, and the resultant was dried with magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the resultant was purified by silica gel column chromatography (carrier: Chromatrex NH, eluting solvent: heptane/ethyl acetate ⁇ ethyl acetate), and the title compound (480 mg) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the catalyst was filtered on celite, and the filtrate was concentrated, and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate), and the title compound (8.86 g) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• methyl magnesium bromide (20.7 mL, 0.97 M tetrahydrofuran solution) was added dropwise into a tetrahydrofuran (60 mL) solution of (2R,5S)-5-(3,4-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 1-t-butyl ester 2-ethyl ester (2.5 g).
• ammonium chloride aqueous solution and ethyl acetate were added, and the organic layer was partitioned. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum.
• the reaction solution was stirred for 2 days at room temperature.
• the reaction solution was concentrated under a vacuum, and ethyl acetate and saturated sodium bicarbonate solution were added to the residue, and the organic layer was partitioned, and the resultant organic layer was further washed with brine. After drying the resulting organic layer with magnesium sulfate, the resultant was concentrated under a vacuum.
• silica gel column chromatography eluting solvent: heptane-ethyl acetate system
• the filtrate was passed through a silica pad (carrier: Chromatrex NH, eluting solvent: ethyl acetate), and by removing the solvent under a vacuum, the title compound (2.87 g) was obtained.
• carrier Chromatrex NH, eluting solvent: ethyl acetate
• the resulting diastereomer mixture (10 mg) was fractionated with CHIRALPAKTM IA made by Daicel (2 cm ⁇ 25 cm: transition phase; hexane/ethanol 7/3).
• An optically active title compound (2.7 mg) with a retention time of 40 minutes and an optically active title compound (3.6 mg) with a retention time of 61 minutes were obtained.
• the physical property values for the optically active title compound with retention time of 40 minutes are as follows.
• the physical property values for the optically active title compound with a retention time of 61 minutes are as follows.
• Oxalyl chloride (189 ⁇ L) was added dropwise into a chloroform (15 mL) solution of pyridine (3 mL) and 1-[(2R,5S)-5-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)pyrrolidine-2-yl]cyclopropanol (440 mg). Stirring was continued for 1 hour at the same temperature. Water was added to the reaction solution, and the organic layer was partitioned and washed with brine. The organic layer was dried with magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under a vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate ⁇ ethyl acetate), and the title compound (250 mg) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the reaction solution was returned to room temperature, and stirring was continued for 1 hour.
• Ammonium chloride aqueous solution and ethyl acetate were added to the reaction solution, and the organic layer was partitioned, and the resultant was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the resultant was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate), and the title compound (800 mg) was obtained.
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the reaction solution was returned to room temperature, and 3-methoxy-4-(4-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl) benzaldehyde (206 mg) and triethylamine (240 ⁇ L) were added, and the reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours.
• the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and ethyl acetate and brine were added and the organic layer was separated.
• the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, the solvent was removed under a vacuum, and the residue was purified with silica gel chromatography (elution solvent: heptane/ethyl acetate ⁇ ethyl acetate) to obtain the title compound (210 mg).
• the physical property values are as follows.
• the present inventors performed following tests to show the usefulness of the compound of the general formula (I) of the present invention.
• the cerebral cortex was isolated from 18-day embryos of Wister rats (Charles River Japan, Yokohama, Japan) and cultured. More specifically, under ether anesthesia, embryos were aseptically resected from pregnant rats. The brains were resected from the embryos and placed in an ice cold L-15 medium (Invitrogen Corp. Cat. #11415-064, Carlsbad, Calif., USA or SIGMA L15181 and the like). From the resected brains, the cerebral cortex was collected under a stereoscopic microscope. The collected pieces of the cerebral cortex were treated in an enzyme solution containing 0.25% trypsin (Invitrogen Corp. Cat. #15050-065, Carlsbad, Calif.
• the poly-L-lysine coating was carried out as follows. Using 0.15 M Borate buffer (SIGMA P2636, St. Louis, Mo., USA) solution was aseptically prepared. The resultant solution was added to 96 well polystyrene culture vessels at 100 ⁇ g/well and incubated at room temperature for 1 hour or longer or at 4° C. overnight or longer.
• SIGMA P2636 0.15 M Borate buffer
• the coated 96 well polystyrene culture vessels were washed with sterilized water 4 times or more, dried or rinsed with sterilized PBS or the medium and used for seeding the cells. After culturing the seeded cells were incubated at 37° C. in an incubator under a 5% CO 2 -95% air for 1 day, the whole medium was replaced with fresh Neurobasal/B27/2-ME medium, and the incubation was continued for 3 days.
• DMSO dimethylsulfoxide
• MTT assay method The warm medium was added to wells from which the medium had been removed at 100 ⁇ L/well, and further 8 ⁇ L/well of 8 mg/ml MTT (SIGMA M2128, St. Louis, Mo., USA) solution dissolved in D-PBS ( ⁇ ) (DULBECCO'S PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE SIGMA D8537, St. Louis, Mo., USA) was added to each well. These 96 well polystyrene culture vessels were incubated at 37° C. in an incubator under 5% CO 2 -95% air for 20 minutes.
• the MTT dissolving buffer was prepared as follows. 100 g of SDS (sodium dodecylsulfate (sodium laurylsulfate), WAKO 191-07145, Osaka, Japan) was dissolved in a mixed solution of 250 ml of N,N′-dimethylformamide (WAKO 045-02916, Osaka, Japan) and 250 ml of distilled water. Further, the final pH of the solution was adjusted to about 4.7 by adding 350 ⁇ L each of concentrated hydrochloric acid and acetic acid.
• % of CTRL ( A 550_sample ⁇ A 550_bkg)/( A 550_CTRL ⁇ bkg) ⁇ 100
• A550_sample 550 nm absorbance of sample well
• A550_bkg 550 nm absorbance of background well
• A550_CTRL 550 nm absorbance of control group well
• a ⁇ ELISA was performed using human/rat ⁇ amyloid (42) ELISA KIT WAKO (#290-62601, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) or Human Amyloid beta (1-42) Assay Kit (#27711, Immuno-Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd. (IBL)). The method was conducted in accordance with the protocol (method described on a package insert) recommended by the manufacturer. Here, the A ⁇ standard curves were prepared by using beta-amyloid peptide 1-42, rat (Calbiochem, #171596 [A ⁇ 42 ]).
• cerebrospinal fluid was placed in a tube containing 1 ⁇ L of 100 mmol/L p-ABSF to prevent degradation of A ⁇ and stored in ice. Subsequently, laparotomy was performed, about 2.5 mL of the blood was collected from the abdominal aorta using a heparin treated syringe and stored in ice.
• the brain was excised, rinsed lightly with physiological saline, and the wet weight of each half of the brain was measured and the brain was placed in 15 mL tube and frozen in liquid nitrogen.
• the excised brain samples were stored frozen until measurement.
• the cerebrospinal fluid was centrifuged at 4° C. at 7,000 rpm for 5 minutes, and the supernatant was recovered and A ⁇ was measured.
• the blood was centrifuged at 4° C. at 3,000 rpm for 5 minutes and the plasma was recovered and A ⁇ was measured.
• the cerebrospinal fluid or plasma was diluted with a diluent for the A ⁇ measuring kit.
• 70% formic acid was added to the brain tissue (right brain) at 1 mL per 100 mg wet weight and after sonication neutralized by diluting 20 fold with 0.9 mol/L Tris buffer (pH 12). The neutralized solution was used for A ⁇ measurement as it was.
• the A ⁇ measurement was performed according to the manual attached to the measuring kit. That is, 100 ⁇ L each of diluted cerebrospinal fluid, diluted plasma sample or original stock solution of the neutralized brain solution was added to the A ⁇ 40 and A ⁇ 42 antibody solidified microtiter plate. In addition, 100 ⁇ L of the A ⁇ standard solution at each concentration was added and reacted at 4° C. overnight. After washing 5 times with a washing solution for the measuring kit, an HRP labeled secondary antigen was added and reacted at 4° C. for 1 hour.
• the present invention can provide a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for neurodegenerative diseases attributable to A ⁇ , in particular Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome and the like.
• the compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention has an action of decreasing production of A ⁇ 40 and A ⁇ 42, it is useful, in particular, as an agent for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of neurodegenerative diseases attributable to A ⁇ such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome.

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