WO1996011206A1 - Process for preparing 17-beta-substituted-androsta-3,5-dien-3-carboxylic acids - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an improved 5 process for the conversion of substituted steroidal 3- halogen-3, 5-diene derivatives to substituted steroidal 3, 5-diene-3-carboxylic acid derivatives.
- Such compounds are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,017,568, issued on May 21, 1991 to Holt, et al. and in International 0 Application Number: PCT/US93/11241 - International
- ethylmagnesium bromide and ethylmagnesium chloride.
- cyanation of steroidal 3- bromo-3 , 5-diene intermediates, with subsequent saponification to yield steroidal 3 , 5-diene-3-carboxylic acid derivatives is described in International Publication Number WO 93/16097, Published 19 August 1993.
- N- butyl lithium and ethylmagnesium bromide and ethylmagnesium chloride are expensive reagents adding significant cost to an industrial process.
- N- butyl lithium is flammable and the carboxylation reaction is performed at dilute concentrations.
- the use of cyanating reagents creates an environmental problem as cyanide complexes become hazardous waste in solvent recovery systems.
- This invention relates to an improved process for converting steroidal 3-halogen-3 , 5-diene derivatives to steroidal 3, 5-diene-3-carboxylic acid derivatives.
- This invention specifically relates to an improved process for the preparation of N-t-butyl-androst-3, 5- diene-17 ⁇ -carboxamide-3-carboxylic acid.
- This invention specifically relates to an improved process for the preparation of 17 ⁇ - (phenethylcarbonyl) - androsta-3, 5-diene-3-carboxylic acid.
- halogen as used herein and in the claims means chlorine, bromine or iodine.
- halogen means bromine or iodine.
- the present invention provides a process for the production of a compound of Formula (I)
- R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, Ci-galkyl, C3_6cycloalkyl and phenyl; or R 2 and R 3 taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent a 5-6 membered saturated ring comprising up to one other heteroatom selected from oxygen and nitrogen;
- X is halogen; in a metal-catalyzed carbonylation reaction to form a compound of Formula (I) and thereafter optionally forming a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate.
- R 2 and R ⁇ are each independently selected from hydrogen, C _galkyl, C3_gcycloalkyl and phenyl; or R 2 and R ⁇ taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent a 5-6 membered saturated ring comprising up to one other heteroatom selected from oxygen and nitrogen can be prepared as described in International Application Number:
- A is absent or present as a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R ⁇ is a) CF 3 , b) C5 to C7 cycloalkyl or c) Cg to C12 ar yl optionally substituted with one or more subs ituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, thio, methylsulfonyl, methylsulfoxyl, methylthio, carboxy, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, phenoxy and methoxy; can be prepared as described in International Application Number: PCT/US93/11241 - International Publication Number WO 94/ 11386 Published on 26 May 1994.
- R ⁇ is; (i) -C(0)NR R 3 , where R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C ⁇ -galkyl, C ⁇ .gcycloalkyl and phenyl;
- R 1 is -C(0)NR 2 R 3 , where R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, Ci-galkyl, C ⁇ -scycloalkyl and phenyl or -C(0)-A-R ⁇ , where A is absent or present as a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R ⁇ is phenyl.
- Compounds of Formula I comprise R! or moieties which can be chemically converted to those of R ⁇ by known chemical reactions such as described in Arthur Barton and U.D. Ollis, Comprehensive Organic Chemistry: The Synthesis and Reactions of Orgainc Compounds. Pub: Pergamon Press (1979) provided that R ⁇ does not include any such moieties that render inoperative the presently invented process .
- Reactions to convert said moieties to R 1 are performed on products of the synthetic pathways disclosed or claimed herein or, where appropriate or preferable on certain intermediates in these synthetic pathways.
- carboxylic acid substituents can be converted to the carboxamide by conversion to the acid halide followed by reacting the same with an amine.
- Esters can be converted to the acid and treated as above.
- Nitriles can be converted to carboxamides by reaction with an alkylating agent, such as t- butylacetate or t-butanol, under acidic catalysis. Further, nitriles can be converted to -C0 2 H by hydrolysis and treated as above.
- alkylating agent such as t- butylacetate or t-butanol
- reaction to convert Formula II compounds to Formula I compounds is performed at a temperature of 25°C to 150°C; a particularly preferred temperature range is from 50°C to 110°C.
- metal-catalyzed carbonyla ion reaction as used herein and in the claims is meant: a) that the steroidal 3-halogen-3, 5-diene intermediate is reacted in a suitable organic solvent or a combination thereof, preferably dimethylsulfoxide, toluene, dimethylformamide or tetrahydrofuran or a combination thereof, with a phosphine, such as a bis (diphenylphosphino)alkane, preferably 1,3 bis (diphenylphosphino)propane, or a triarylphosphine, such as tri-o-tolylphosphine, a metal catalyst, preferably a palladium catalyst such as palladium (.II) acetate or palladium (II) chloride, carbon monoxide and a coupling reagent, thereby forming an intermediate, which is hydrolyzed upon workup to a carboxylic acid, or b) that the steroidal 3-halogen-3, 5-d
- coupling reagent as used herein and in the claims is meant a compound or compounds which are capable of inserting into a metalated acyl complex which affords as intermediate which hydrolyses upon workup to yield a -COOH substituent.
- Preferred coupling reagents, for use herein, are formic acid, acetic acid or their carboxylate salts, preferably calcium formate, potassium acetate or calcium acetate.
- Cg to C12 aryl phenyl, naphthyl, 3,4- methylenedioxyphenyl, pyridyl, or biphenyl.
- the presently invented process discloses several advantages over the references disclosed herein. Specifically, the claimed reagents and conditions convert 3-halogen steroidal 3,5-dienes directly to steroidal 3, 5-diene 3-acid compounds thereby eliminating the need for a separate hydrolysis step when an ester is formed. Further, the claimed process eliminates the use of cyanating reagents which become a hazardous waste problem in solvent recovery systems.
- step a) above eliminate the synthetic concerns associated with the conversion of compounds of the Formula (II) to compounds of the Formula (I) in the presesce of a strong base, which are: i) isomerization of the 17 ⁇ -ketone, ii) saponification of the 17 ⁇ -carboxamide and iii) retention of the 3,5 diene double bonds.
- the reagents and conditions used in the clamed invention to convert 3-halogen steroidal 3,5-dienes to steroidal 3, 5-diene 3-carboxylic acids are safe, economical and result in high yields of the desired compound thereby rendering said processes appropriate for industrial scale utilization.
- the process of the present invention is particularly useful for converting a compound of structure (IIA)
- the process of the present invention is particularly useful for converting a compound of structure (IIB)
- N-t-butyl-androst-3,5-diene-3-bromo-17 ⁇ - carboxamide can be prepared as described in International Application Number: PCT/US93/00079 - International Publication Number WO 93/14106 Published on 22 July 1993.
- 17 ⁇ -(Phenethylcarbonyl)-androsta-3- bromo-3, 5-diene can be prepared as described in
- a vessel charged with dimethylsulfoxide (100 ml) , toluene (50 ml) and N-t-butyl-androst-3, 5-diene-3-bromo- 17 ⁇ -carboxamide (12.38 g, 28.5 mmol) was heated at 80°C and saturated with bubbling carbon monoxide for 30 min.
- Palladium II acetate (127 mg, 0.57 mmol), 1,3- bis (diphenylphosphino)propane (235 mg, 0.57 mmol) and calcium formate (2.22 g, 17.1 mmol) were added and the reaction was stirred at 80°C while being kept under 2 lbs. of carbon monoxide for 20 hours.
- a vessel was charged with 6N NaOH (20 mL) , N-amyl alcohol (10.0 mL) , cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (20 mg, 0.054 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (40.0 mg, 0.153 mmol) .
- the reaction mixture was degassed under aspirator vacuum (12 mm) and charged with carbon monoxide (1.0 atm) . This was repeated three times. Palladium acetate (20.0 mg, 0.089 mmol) was added and the mixture was heated to 50°C for 0.5 hours under 1.0 atm CO.
- the steroid N-t-butyl- androst-3 , 5-diene-3-bromo-17 ⁇ -carboxamide (2.0 g, 4.6 mmol) was dissolved in warm amyl alcohol (35°, 10.0 mL) and degassed and flushed with carbon monoxide.
- the steroid mixture was added to the catalyst mixture over a 5 minute period at 50°C.
- the reaction mixture was then heated at 80°C for 18 hours.
- the mixture was filtered hot and the amyl alcohol was removed by vacuum distillation.
- the reaction mixture was bought to pH 1.0 with HC1 (12.0 N) .
- the acid mixture was extracted with methylene chloride (2 x 40 mL) , and the organic layer was dried over MgS04 and filtered.
- N-t-butvl-androst-3.5-diene-17 ⁇ -carboxamide- 3-carboxylic acid A vessel was charged with n-butanol (20 mL) , 20% NaOH (20 mL) , and Ni(CN)2-4H 0 (131 mg 0.72 mmol) . The reaction mixture was degassed under vacuum (12 mm) (3x) and flushed with carbon monoxide (1.0 atm) . The mixture was heated with vigorous stirring to 80°C for 0.5 hours under 1.0 atm of carbon monoxide.
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EP95936242A EP0784627A4 (en) | 1994-10-05 | 1995-10-04 | Process for preparing 17-beta-substituted-androsta-3,5-dien-3-carboxylic acids |
JP8512643A JPH10507176A (en) | 1994-10-05 | 1995-10-04 | Method for producing 17-beta-substituted androsta-3,5-diene-3-carboxylic acid |
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EP0289327A2 (en) * | 1987-04-29 | 1988-11-02 | Smithkline Beecham Corporation | Steroid 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors |
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WO1994011004A1 (en) * | 1992-11-18 | 1994-05-26 | Smithkline Beecham Corporation | 17 substituted acyl-3-carboxy 3,5-diene steroidals as 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors |
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EP0289327A2 (en) * | 1987-04-29 | 1988-11-02 | Smithkline Beecham Corporation | Steroid 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors |
EP0414529A2 (en) * | 1989-08-24 | 1991-02-27 | Smithkline Beecham Corporation | 7-Keto- and 7-Hydroxy-androsta-3,5-diene-3-carboxylic acid derivatives |
WO1994011004A1 (en) * | 1992-11-18 | 1994-05-26 | Smithkline Beecham Corporation | 17 substituted acyl-3-carboxy 3,5-diene steroidals as 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors |
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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, Volume 33, No. 3, issued 1990, D.A. HOLT et al., "Inhibition of Steroid 5alpha-Reductase by Unsaturated 3-Carboxysteroids", pages 943-950. * |
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