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• HMAF hydroxymethylacylfulvene
• the present invention provides a method of synthesizing compounds of formula (I):
• R and R' are independently (C,-C 4 )alkyl, preferably methyl. According to the invention, a method is provided of synthesizing a compound of formula (V), a preferred intermediate in the synthesis of compounds of formula
• R 4 is -O-C(R 9 ) 2 O(R 9 ), wherein RQ is (C,-C 4 )alkyl, preferably methyl; with a cyclic carbonyl ylide dipole of formula (III):
• the present method further may further comprise the steps of dihydroxylating the ketone to yield a compound of formula (VI):
• X is a removable 1,2-diol protecting group.
• Protecting groups may be introduced by forming a cyclic acetal by treatment with an aldehyde or ketone such as acetone, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde or benzaldehyde.
• an isopropylidene derivative acetonide
• the isopropylidene group is introduced by acid-catalyzed exchange with 2,2-dimethoxypropane.
• the method further comprises the steps of treating compound (VII) with RMgCI, where R is (C,-C 4 )alkyl, to yield a Grignard product of formula VIII:
• the method further comprises the step of removing the diol protecting group to yield a tetraol of formula (X):
• R" is (C,-C 3 )alkyl; and the cis hydroxyls are eliminated to yield a dienone of formula (XII):
• the method further comprises the steps of reducing the compound of formula (XII) to convert the ketone to an alcohol, under conditions which dehydrate the resulting alcohol to yield a fulvene of formula (XIII):
• the present invention also provides a method of synthesizing a compound of formula (XVII):
• R is OH
• R 2 is H
• R' is (C,-C 4 )alkyl, preferably methyl.
• the method further comprises the steps of (b) protecting the hydroxyl group in the compound of formula (XIII) with a removable hydroxyl protecting group X; and (c) introducing a double bond in the five-membered ring to yield a compound of the formula (XV):
• X is a removable hydroxyl protecting group.
• Removable hydroxyl protecting groups may be introduced by reaction with a suitable reagent, such as a reagent of the formula ((C r C 4 )alkyl) 3 SiCl, including triethylsilyl (TES) chloride, trimethylsilyl (TMS) chloride, t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) chloride, dimethyl (l,2,2-trimethylpropyl)silyl chloride, or tris(isopropyl)silyl; and methoxymethyl chloride, ⁇ -methoxyethoxymethyl chloride, and isobutylene.
• TES triethylsilyl
• TMS trimethylsilyl
• TDMS t-butyldimethylsilyl
• methoxymethyl chloride ⁇ -methoxyethoxymethyl chloride, and isobutylene.
• the method further comprises the steps of
• the method additionally comprises the step of
• step (g) following step (d), treating the alcohol with mesyl chloride in the presence of a base to produce a mesylate of the formula (XVIII):
• R', and R' 2 together are ethylenedioxy, and R'is (C,-C 4 )alkyl, preferably methyl.
• the carbonyl group of the compound of formula (XIII) is converted to an acetal group to yield a compound of formula (XIX):
• the method further comprises the steps of (b) protecting the hydroxyl group in the compound of formula (XIX) with a removable hydroxyl protecting group X;
• X is a removable hydroxyl protecting group.
• the method further comprises the steps of (d) reducing the keto group to yield a hydroxy group under conditions that yield a compound of formula (XXI):
• the method further comprises the step of
• the mesylates are relatively unstable and convert to fulvenes upon standing. Removal of the protecting group X and oxidation yield compounds of formulas (XVII) and (XXIII), respectively.
• the invention also provides novel compounds of formula I-XXIV, all of which are useful as intermediates in the synthesis of 6-substituted acylfulvene analogs (6-substituted acylfulvenes) as disclosed, for example, in Kelner et al., U.S. patent no. 5,523490, or which have antitumor or cytotoxic activity per se.
• Figure 1 is a schematic representation of the synthesis of a compound of
• Figure 2 is a schematic representation of the synthesis of compound of Formula (XV), specifically compound 35.
• Figure 3 is a schematic representation of the synthesis of compound of Formula (XV), specifically compound 42.
• a double bond is introduced into compound 29, by treatment with benzene seleninic anhydride in chlorobenzene at 95°C, yielding cross conjugated ketone 30 (78%).
• Reduction of 30 (NaBH 4 , CeCl 3 . 7 H 2 O in MeOH) gives alcohol 31.
• This compound on treatment with methane sulfonyl chloride and triethylamine gives the fulvene 33 (via the unstable mesylate 32).
• Removal of the silyl protecting group p-TsOH, acetone- water 1 :1) gives the alcohol 34, which upon oxidation with pyridinium dichromate in dichloromethane affords the acylfulvene 35 (60% yield for four steps).
• the compounds of formulas (I), (XVII) and ((XXIII) and intermdiates thereof are useful as antineoplastic agents, i.e., to inhibit tumor cell growth in vitro or in vivo, in mammalian hosts, such as humans or domestic animals, and are particularly effective against solid tumors and multi-drug resistant tumors. These compounds may be particularly useful for the treatment of solid tumors for which relatively few treatments are available.
• Such tumors include epidermoid and myeloid tumors, acute (AML) or chronic (CML), as well as lung, ovarian, breast and colon carcinoma.
• the compounds can also be used against endometrial tumors, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, prostate cancer, sarcomas and testicular cancer as well as against tumors of the central nervous system, such as brain tumors, neuroblastomas and hematopoietic cell cancers such as B-cell leukemia/lymphomas, myelomas, T-cell leukemia/lymphomas, and small cell leukemia/lymphomas. These leukemia/lymphomas could be either acute (ALL) or chronic (CLL).
• ALL acute
• CLL chronic
• the compounds may also be incorporated in a pharmaceutical composition, such as pharmaceutical unit dosage form, comprising an effective anti-neoplastic amount of one or more of the illudin analogs in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
• the methods of the present invention may also be adapted to make pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula (I), (XVII) or (XXIII).
• Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, where applicable, salts such as amine acid addition salts and the mono-, di- and triphosphates of free hydroxyl groups.
• Amine salts include salts of inorganic and organic acids, including hydrochlorides, sulfates, phosphates, citrates, tartarates, malates, maleates, bicarbonates, and the like.
• Alkali metal amine or ammonium salts can be formed by reacting hydroxyaryl groups with metal hydroxides, amines or ammonium.
• the compounds can be formulated as pharmaceutical compositions and administered to a mammalian host, such as a human cancer patient, in a variety of forms adapted to the chosen route of administration, i.e., orally or parenterally, by intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular or subcutaneous routes.
• a mammalian host such as a human cancer patient
• the subject can be any mammal having a susceptible cancer, i.e., a malignant cell population or tumor.
• the analogs are effective on human tumors in vivo as well as on human tumor cell lines in vitro.
• the compounds may be orally administered, for example, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle such as an inert diluent or an assimilable edible carrier. They may be enclosed in hard or soft shell gelatin capsules, may be compressed into tablets, or may be incorporated directly with the food of the patient's diet.
• a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle such as an inert diluent or an assimilable edible carrier.
• the active compound may be combined with one or more excipients and used in the form of ingestible tablets, buccal tablets, troches, capsules, elixirs, suspensions, syrups, wafers, and the like. Such compositions and preparations should contain at least 0.1% of active compound.
• compositions and preparations may, of course, be varied and may conveniently be between 2 to about 60% of the weight of a given unit dosage form.
• the amount of active compound in such therapeutically useful compositions is such that an effective dosage level will be obtained.
• the tablets, troches, pills, capsules and the like may also contain the following: A binder such as gum tragacanth, acacia, corn starch or gelatin; excipients such as dicalcium phosphate; a disintegrating agent such as corn starch, potato starch, alginic acid and the like; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate; and a sweetening agent such as sucrose, lactose, or saccharin or a flavoring agent such as peppermint, oil of wintergreen, or cherry flavoring may be added.
• a binder such as gum tragacanth, acacia, corn starch or gelatin
• excipients such as dicalcium phosphate
• a disintegrating agent such as corn starch, potato starch
• the unit dosage form When the unit dosage form is a capsule, it may contain, in addition to materials of the above type, a liquid carrier, such as a vegetable oil or a polyethylene glycol. Various other materials may be present as coatings or to otherwise modify the physical form of the solid unit dosage form. For instance, tablets, pills, or capsules may be coated with gelatin, wax, shellac or sugar and the like.
• a syrup or elixir may contain the active compound, sucrose as a sweetening agent, methyl and propylparabens as preservatives, a dye and flavoring such as cherry or orange flavor.
• any material used in preparing any unit dosage form should be pharmaceutically acceptable and substantially non-toxic in the amounts employed.
• the active compound may be incorporated into sustained-release preparations and devices.
• the active compound may also be administered intravenously or intraperitoneally by infusion or injection.
• Solutions of the active compound can be prepared in water, optionally mixed with a nontoxic surfactant.
• Dispersions can also be prepared in glycerol, liquid polyethylene glycols, triacetin, and mixtures thereof and in oils. Under ordinary conditions of storage and use, these preparations contain a preservative to prevent the growth of microorganisms.
• the pharmaceutical dosage forms suitable for injection or infusion use can include sterile aqueous solutions or dispersions or sterile powders comprising the active ingredient which are adapted for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable of infusible solutions or dispersions.
• the liquid carrier or vehicle can be a solvent or liquid dispersion medium comprising, for example, water, ethanol, a polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, liquid polyethylene glycols, and the like), vegetable oils, nontoxic glyceryl esters, and suitable mixtures thereof.
• the proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the formation of liposomes, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersion or by the use of surfactants.
• the prevention of the action of microorganisms can be brought about by various antibacterial and antifungal agents, or example, parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In many cases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars, buffers or sodium chloride. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can be brought about by the use in the compositions of agents delaying absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.
• Sterile injectable solutions are prepared by incorporating the active compound in the required amount in the appropriate solvent with various of the other ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed by filter sterilization. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation of sterile injectable solutions, the preferred methods of preparation are vacuum drying and the freeze drying techniques, which yield a powder of the active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient present in the previously sterile-filtered solutions.
• Useful dosages of compounds made according to the present methods can be determined by correlating the compounds' in vitro activity, and in vivo activity in animal models, such as murine or dog models as taught for illudin analogs such as those of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,439,936 and 5,523,490, to activity in higher mammals, such as children and adult humans as taught, e.g., in Borch et al. (U.S. Patent No. 4,938,949).
• the therapeutically effective amount of analog necessarily varies with the subject and the tumor to be treated. However, it has been found that relatively high doses of the analogs can be administered due to the decreased toxicity compared to illudin S and M. A therapeutic amount between 30 to 112,000 ⁇ g per kg of body weight is especially effective for intravenous administration while 300 to 112,000 ⁇ g per kg of body weight is effective if administered intraperitoneally. As one skilled in the art would recognize, the amount can be varied depending on the method of administration. The invention will be further described by reference to the following detailed examples.
• the crude diol 18 was reacted with 2,2-dimethoxypropane (0.8ml, 4eq.) in CH 3 CN (8.0ml) in the presence of a trace of pTsOH. After being stirred at 25°C for lOhrs, the mixture was diluted with CH 2 Cl 2 and washed with sat. NaHCO 3 solution and brine. Chromatography (Hexanes EtOAc, 10:2) gave the product 19 as white crystals (308.5mg, 87.3%).
• the crude compound 20 was dissolved in 10% KOH-MeOH solution. The red mixture was heated at 80°C for 2hrs then partitioned between H 2 O and v
• the suspension was stirred at 0°C for 30 minutes and warmed up to 25°C for 20 minutes.
• the reaction was quenched with acetone then 5% HC1 solution and sat. NH 4 C1 solution were added.
• the mixture was extracted with ether.
• the combined ether phase was washed with sat. NaCl solution and dried over NaS0 4 . Remove of solvent gave the crude diol 25.
• the crude diol 25 was oxidized by Dess-Martin reagent (70mg) in CH 2 C1 2 solution (1.5ml). After being stirred at 25°C for 1 hour, the reaction solution was diluted with ether and quenched with the mixture of aqueous sodium bicarbonate and sodium bisulfite. The organic phase was washed with sat. NaCO 3 and sat. NaCl solution and dried over NaSO 4 . Concentration and chromatography (Hexanes/EtOAc, 10:1) gave product 26 Acylfulvene as a yellow gum (0.7mg, 33% from 24b).

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