Description
SYNTHETIC INTERMEDIATES, PROCESS FOR PREPARING PYRROLYLHEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVES THEREFROM
Technical Field
[1] The present invention relates to a novel synthetic intermediate that is used to prepare pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives including
(3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluorphenyl)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-lH-pyrrol-l- yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid, which show their therapeutic effect to treat hyper- lipidemia, and a process for preparing pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives therefrom.
[2]
Background Art
[3] The derivative,
(3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluorphenyl)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-lH-pyrrol-l- yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid, (hereinafter, referred to as 'Formula 1 derivative') is disclosed in US Patent Nos. 4,681,893 and 5,273,995, and has been widely used to treat hyperlipidemia since it has effects to suppress functions of HMG-CoA reductase and acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT). Also, the derivative is a medicine that has been commercially available in the form of calcium salt that has a chemical structure represented by the following Formula 1.
[4] [5] <Formula 1>
[7] [8] The process for preparing the Formula 1 derivative is disclosed in many patents and documents such as US Patent Nos. 4,681,893, 5,124,482 and 5,216,174, and Korean Patent Publication No. 2006-8015, etc. In general, an intermediate, (4R-cis)-l,l-dimethylethyl-6-[2-[2-(4-fluorphenyl)-5-(l-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(ph enylamino)carbonyl]-lH-pyrrol-l-yl]ethyl]-2,2-dimethyl-l,3-dioxane-4-acetate, was prepared by the pyrolization between the derivatives, 4-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isobutylyl-3-phenyl-4-oxo-N-phenyl-butylamide and (4R-cis)- 1 , 1 -dimethylethyl-6-(2-aminoethyl)-2,2-dimethyl- 1 ,3-dioxane-4-acetate, and
then deesterified, and reacted with calcium acetate monohydrate to prepare the Formula 1 derivative, as shown in the following Scheme 1.
[9] <Scheme 1>
[H] [12] In the Scheme 1, a derivative,
4-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isobutylyl-3-phenyl-4-oxo-N-phenyl-butylamide, used as a starting material to prepare the Formula 1 derivative may be synthesized according to the following Scheme 2.
[13] <Scheme 2>
[15] [16] However, the preparation process has problems in that the final product may be produced in a low yield and a large amount of by-products may also be produced since it is necessary to conduct the reaction under the anhydrous condition, the chemical reactions in the preparation process should be carried out for a long-term period, for example, for 24 hours or more, and it is very difficult to prepare a pharmaceutical composition since it is necessary to use very expensive catalysts such as 3-ethyl-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-methylthiazonium bromide.
[17] [18] Also, another process for preparing a derivative
4-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isobutylyl-3-phenyl-4-oxo-N-phenyl-butylamide derivative used as a starting material to prepare the Formula 1 derivative, as shown in the Scheme 1, is disclosed in International Publication No. 03/004457 and Korean Patent Publication No. 2004-1435, and presented by the following Scheme 3.
[21] [22] In the Scheme 3, a derivative, 2-bromo-l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-phenylethan-l-one, is used as a reactant to prepare a starting material,
4-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isobutylyl-3-phenyl-4-oxo-N-phenyl-butylamide, which is used to prepare the Formula 1 derivative as shown in the Scheme 1. However, the 2-bromo-l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-phenylethan-l-one derivative used as the reactant has problems in that it is difficult to be mass-produced since its preparation process is carried out for a long-term period, for example, for 24 hours or more, and the use of toxic bromine may be detrimental to the environment as well as workers.
[23] [24] As described above, the conventional processes for preparing an intermediate, 4-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isobutylyl-3-phenyl-4-oxo-N-phenyl-butylamide, that has been used to prepare the Formula 1 derivative have problems in that the intermediate is produced in a low yield and the by-products are also produced in a large amount. Also, the conventional processes have problems in that it is necessary to conduct the reaction for a long-term period, many complicated reaction processes should be carried out under the anhydrous condition, and it is difficult to makes them commercially available since they are detrimental to the environment.
[25] [26] Therefore, in order to solve the problems associated with the
4-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isobutylyl-3-phenyl-4-oxo-N-phenyl-butylamide intermediate used to prepare the known Formula 1 derivative, there have been demands for a preparation process using new intermediates that may be used to prepare the pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives.
[27] [28] Accordingly, the present inventors have found that a novel intermediate used to prepare pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives was developed to solve the problems associated with the
4-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isobutylyl-3-phenyl-4-oxo-N-phenyl-butylamide intermediate used to prepare the known Formula 1 derivative, for example, the problems associated with the production of the intermediate in a low yield and a large amount of by-products
and the demand for the fastidious reaction conditions such as the anhydrous condition, and the pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives were prepared from the intermediate.
Therefore, the present invention was completed on the basis of the above facts. [29]
Disclosure of Invention
Technical Problem [30] The present invention is designed to solve the problems of the prior art, and therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide novel synthetic intermediate that is used to prepare pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives. [31] Also, it is another object of the present invention to provide a process for preparing pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives from the synthetic intermediate. [32] [33]
Technical Solution [34] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a novel synthetic intermediate represented by the following Formula 2, the synthetic intermediate being used to prepare pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives: [35] <Formula 2>
[37]
[38] wherein, a residue, R, represents a residue selected from the group consisting of halogen-substituted or non-substituted alkyloxy, aryloxy and arylamino, all of which have 1 to 6 carbon atoms. [39] [40] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. [41] The present invention provides a derivative,
5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl- lH-pyrrole-3-carbonyl, represented by
Formula 2, that is a novel synthetic intermediate that may be useful to prepare pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives. [42] The schematic process for preparing a novel synthetic intermediate of Formula 2 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described in the
following Scheme 4.
[43] <Scheme 4>
[45] [46] The synthetic intermediate of Formula 2 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention is prepared by reacting a dion derivative represented by the following Formula 3 with a derivative represented by the following Formula 4 at the presence of either or both ammonium acetate or/and ammonium hydroxide at 0 to 13O0C under an acidic condition.
[47] <Formula 3>
[49]
[50] <Formula 4>
[52] [53] The derivative of Formula 3 may be prepared from alkyl isobutyryl acetate, and particularly be prepared by reacting aniline with alkyl isobutyryl acetate using the known method (US Patent No. 5,124,482; and J. Org. Chem, 1978, 43, 2087) that has been widely used when a residue R is phenylamino, or prepared from a derivative, 5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid.
[54] [55] Also, the l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethanone derivative of Formula 4 used for the reaction according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be prepared from a derivative, l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-phenylethanone, represented by the following Formula 5, and the derivative of Formula 4 may be obtained by reacting the derivative of Formula 5 with lithium diisopropylamide and camphorsul- fonyloxaziridine at a sub-zero temperature. The derivative of Formula 5 may be
prepared in a high yield from 2-phenylacetylchloride using the known method
(International Publication No. 03/4457). [56] <Formula 5>
[58]
[59] Also, the present invention provides a process for preparing pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives from the novel synthetic intermediate,
5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl- lH-pyrrole-3-carbonyl, represented by
Formula 2, which is used to prepare the Formula 1 derivative. [60] [61] The schematic process for preparing pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives from the novel synthetic intermediate,
5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carbonyl, of Formula 2 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention was shown in the following Scheme 5. [62] <Scheme 5>
[64]
[65] wherein, a residue, R, represents a residue selected from the group consisting of halogen-substituted or non-substituted alkyloxy, aryloxy and arylamino, all of which have 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and X is halogen.
[66]
[67] As shown in the Scheme 5, the Formula 1 derivative may be prepared using the process according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention including: reacting a derivative, (4R-cis)-l,l-dimethylethyl-6-[2-haloethyl] - 2,2-dimethyl-l,3-dioxane-4-acetate, represented by the following Formula 6 with the derivative represented by Formula 2 and deesterifying a derivative represented by the following Formula 7 which is a main intermediate of the Formula 1 derivative.
[70]
[73] [74] In accordance with the present invention, the derivative of Formula 2 and the derivative of Formula 6 react at a temperature of 50 to 12O0C at the presence of 18-crown-6 or potassiumiodide as a catalyst in a solvent selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, toluene, heptane and dimethylfromamide.
[75] [76] The (4R-cis)- 1 , 1 -dimethylethyl-6- [2-haloethyl]-2,2-dimethyl- 1 ,3-dioxane-4-acetate derivative of Formula 6, which is required for the preparation of the pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, has been studied well and may be prepared from the commercially available intermediates. In accordance with the present invention, the derivative of Formula 6 was prepared from the intermediate, (4R-cis)- 1,1 -dimethylethyl-6- [2-hydroxyethyl] - 2,2-dimethyl-l,3-dioxane-4-acetate, using the known modified method, as shown in the following Scheme 6 (Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 1993, 4(5), 793-805).
[77] <Scheme 6>
[79] [80] The intermediates of the pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivative according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and the process for preparing the intermediates including the above-mentioned steps may be useful to prepare a therapeutic agent for treating hyperlipidemia due to the simple reaction processes and the high reaction yield.
Advantageous Effects
[81] As described above, one aspect of the present invention provides a novel synthetic intermediate, 5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carbonyl,
represented by Formula 2, and a process for preparing a main intermediate, (4R-cis)-l,l-dimethylethyl-6-[2-[2-(4-fluorphenyl)-5-(l-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(ph enylamino)carbonyl]-lH-pyrrol-l-yl]ethyl]-2,2-dimethyl-l,3-dioxane-4-acetate, of the Formula 1 derivative, the process including a step of using the synthetic intermediate according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the process for preparing pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives from the synthetic intermediate according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be useful to prepare pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives since the process steps are simple to be performed, and the pyrrolylheptanoic acid derivatives may be easily prepared within a short time period under a moderate reaction condition.
[82]
Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention
[83] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described in more detail. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, it is considered that various modifications, additions and substitutions can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
[84]
[85] <Example 1> Preparation of 1- (4-fluorphenyl) -2-hvdroxy-2-phenylethanone
[86] 0.5 g of l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-phenylethanone (2.3 mmol) was dissolved in 50 ml of tetrahydrofurane, and then cooled to a temperature below O0C. 1.8 ml of lithium diiso- propylamide (3.5 mmol) was dissolved in 5 ml of tetrahydrofurane, and then added dropwise to the l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-phenylethanone solution cooled to a temperature below O0C. 30 minutes after the dropwise addition, 1 g of camphorsulfonyloxaziridine (4.7 mmol) was dissolve in 5 ml of tetrahydrofurane, added to the l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-phenylethanone solution cooled to a temperature below O0C, and then kept at a room temperature. After 30 minutes, the reaction of the resulting mixture was stopped with a saturated ammonium chloride solution, and then extracted by adding ethylacetate to the mixture. The extracted ethylacetate was washed with water and saturated saline, and then concentrated under a reduced pressure. Then, the resulting concentrate was purified with column chromatography to obtain 0.38 g of white crystals (Yield: 71%).
[87] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 5.9 (d, IH), 7.05 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.40 (m, 5H), 7.92-8.20 (m,
2H)
[88] Mass (M+l): 231
[89]
[90] <Example 2> Preparation of 4-methyl-3-oxo-N-phenylpentaneamide
[91] 10 g of ethylisobutyrylacetate (63.2 mmol) was dissolved in 30 ml of toluene, and
6.5 g of aniline (70 mmol) was added to the resulting mixture and refluxed for 3 hours. When the reaction was completed, 50 ml of IN HCl was added to the resulting reaction mixture, and stirred to separate an organic phase. The organic phase was diluted with 50 ml of ethylacetate, washed with distilled water and saturated saline, and then concentrated under a reduced pressure to obtain brown oil. The resultant brown oil was washed with nucleic acid to obtain 10.5 g of brown oil (Yield: 81%).
[92] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 1.14 (d, 6H), 2.71 (m, IH), 3.58 (s, 2H), 7.09 (m, IH),
7.24-7.31 (m, 2H), 7.53 (d, 2H), 9.20 (b, IH)
[93] Mass (M+l): 206
[94]
[95] <Example 3> Preparation of
5-(4-fluorphenylV2-isopropyl-N.4-diphenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxamide
[96] 3 g of the 4-methyl-3-oxo-N-phenylpentaneamide derivative (14.6 mmol) prepared in
Example 2 was dissolved in 50 ml of acetic acid, and 3.3 g of the l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethanone derivative (14.6 mmol)prepared in Example 1 was then added to the resulting mixture. Also, 12 g of ammonium acetate (146 mmol) was added to the mixture, and the resulting mixture was refluxed at a temperature of 110 to 12O0C for 2 hours. When the reaction was completed, the resulting reaction solution was cooled, diluted with distilled water, and extracted three times with ethylacetate. The extracted reaction solution was washed with distilled water and saturated saline, and concentrated under a reduced pressure. The resulting derivative was purified with column chromatography to obtain 4.7 g of a white solid title derivative (Yield: 81%).
[97] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 1.40 (d, 6H), 4.08 (m, IH), 6.90-7.23 (m, 10H), 7.38-7.51 (m,
5H), 8.38 (b, IH),
[98] Mass (M+l): 399
[99]
[100] <Example 4> Preparation of ethvl-
5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-3-carboxylate
[101] 1 g of ethyl isobutyryl acetate (6.3 mmol) was dissolved in 50 ml of acetic acid, 1.6 g of the l-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethanone (7 mmol) prepared in Example 1 was then added to the resulting mixture. Also, 4.8 g of ammonium acetate (63 mmol) was added to the mixture, and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 2 hours. When the reaction was completed, the resulting reaction solution was cooled, diluted with distilled water, and extracted three times with ethylacetate. The extracted reaction solution was washed with distilled water and saturated saline, and concentrated under a reduced pressure. The resulting derivative was purified with column chromatography
to obtain 1.6 g of a white solid title derivative (Yield: 71%).
[102] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 1.01 (t, 3H), 1.38 (d, 6H), 3.85 (m, IH), 4.08 (q, 2H), 6.90-6.98 (m, 2H), 7.03-7.12 (m, 2H), 7.21-7.35 (m, 5H)
[103] Mass (M+l): 352
[104]
[105] <Example 5> Preparation of
5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid
[106] 1 g of the ethyl 5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxylate derivative (2.8 mmol) prepared in Example 4 was dissolved in 20 ml of methanol, and 1.2 g of an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (28 mmol) was added to the resulting mixture, and then refluxed for 24 hours. When the reaction was completed, the resulting reaction solution was cooled, neutralized with IN HCl, and then extracted three times with ethylacetate. The extracted reaction solution was washed with distilled water and saturated saline, and concentrated under a reduced pressure. The resulting derivative was purified with column chromatography to obtain 0.5 g of a white solid title derivative (Yield: 55%).
[107] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 1.41 (d, 6H), 3.90 (m, IH), 6.91-7.12 (m, 4H), 7.20~7.35(m, 5H)
[108] Mass (M+l): 324
[109]
[110] <Example 6> Preparation of
5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-N.4-diphenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxamide
[111] 0.5 g of the 5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid derivative (1.5 mmol) prepared in Example 5 was dissolved 10 ml of tetrahydrofurane, and the resulting mixture was cooled to O0C. 0.65 ml of triethylamine (4.6 mmol) was added, and 0.274 ml of diethylchlorophosphate (3 mmol) was added dropwise to the cooled mixture. 30 minutes after the dropwise addition, 0.22 g of aniline (2.3 mmol) was added to the resulting mixture, and then stirred at a room temperature for 4 hours. When the reaction was completed, the resulting reaction solution was stirred to separate an organic phase. The organic phase was diluted with 50 ml of ethylacetate, washed with distilled water and saturated saline, and then concentrated under a reduced pressure to obtain a derivative. The resultant derivative was purified with column chromatography to obtain 0.52 g of a white solid title derivative (Yield: 85%).
[112] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 1.40 (d, 6H), 4.08 (m, IH), 6.90-7.23 (m, 10H), 7.38-7.51 (m, 5H), 8.38 (b, IH)
[113] Mass (M+l): 399
[114]
[115] <Example 7> Preparation of (4R-cisVl.l-dimethylethyl-6-r2-iodoethyll -
2.2-dimethyl- 1.3-dioxane-4-acetate
[116] 5 g of the (4R-cis)-l,l-dimethylethyl-6-[2-hydroxyethyl] -
2,2-dimethyl-l,3-dioxane-4-acetate derivative (18 mmol) was dissolved in 100 ml of dimethylfromamide, and 5.3 g of triphenylphosphine (20 mmol) was added to the resulting mixture, and then stirred. 5.2 g of iodine (20 mmol) dissolved in dimethylfromamide was added to the reaction mixture, and the resulting reaction solution was stirred at a room temperature for 6 hours. When the reaction was completed, the resulting reaction solution was washed with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and saturated saline. The washed reaction solution was concentrated under a reduced pressure, and then purified with column chromatography to obtain 0.98 g of a colorless oil derivative (Yield: 70%).
[117] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 1.37 (s, 3H), 1.42 (s, 9H), 1.49 (s, 3H), 1.05-1.58 (m, 2H), 1.85 (m, 2H), 2.23-2.48 (m, 2H), 3.26 (m, 2H), 3.97 (m, IH), 4.25 (m, IH)
[118] Mass (M+Na): 407
[119]
[120] <Example 8> Preparation of
(4R-cisVl.l-dimethylethyl-6-r2-r2-(4-fluorphenylV5-α-methylethylV3-phenyl-4-r(ph enylaminos)carbonyll-lH-pyrrol-l-yllethyll-2.2-dimethyl-1.3-dioxane-4-acetate
[121] 1 g of the 5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-N,4-diphenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxamide derivative (2.5 mmol) prepared in Example 3 or 6 was dissolved in 10 ml of ace- tonitrile, and 0.69 g of potassium carbonate (K CO ) (5 mmol) and 0.33 g of 18-crown-6 (0.12 mmol) were added to the resulting mixture, and stirred. Also, 1.2 g of the (4R-cis)- 1 , 1 -dimethylethyl-6- [2-iodoethyl]-2,2-dimethyl- 1 ,3-dioxane-4-acetate (3 mmol) prepared in Example 7 was added to the resulting reaction mixture, and then refluxed overnight while stirring. When the reaction was completed, the resulting reaction solution was cooled to a room temperature, and then washed with an aqueous saturated citric acid solution, an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and saturated saline. The washed reaction solution was concentrated under a reduced pressure to obtain brown oil. The brown oil was purified with column chromatography to obtain 1.1 g of a white solid title derivative (Yield: 65%).
[122] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 1.30 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 3H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.53 (d, 6H), 1.05-1.70 (m, 4H), 2.20-2.44 (m, 2H), 3.57 (m, IH), 3.68 (m, IH), 3.85 (m, IH), 4.07 (m, IH), 4.15 (m, IH), 6.80-7.30 (m, 14H)
[123] Mass (M+Na): 677
[124]
[125] <Example 9> Preparation of ethyll-(2-α4R.6RV6-(2-t-butoxi-2-oxoethylV2.2-dimethyl-1.3-dioxan-4-vDethylV5-(4 -fluorphenylV2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxvlate
[126] 0.1 g of the ethyl 5-(4-fluorphenyl)-2-isopropyl-4-phenyl-lH-pyrrole-3-carboxylate derivative (0.28 mmol) was dissolved in 5 ml of acetonitrile, and 0.079 g of potassium carbonate (K CO ) (0.57 mmol) and 0.037 g of 18-crown-6 (0.14 mmol) were added to the resulting mixture, and stirred. Also, 0.13 g of the
(4R-cis)- 1 , 1 -dimethylethyl-6-[2-iodoethyl] -2,2-dimethyl- 1 ,3-dioxane-4-acetate derivative (0.3 mmol) prepared in Example 7 was added to the resulting reaction mixture, and then refluxed overnight while stirring. When the reaction was completed, the resulting reaction solution was cooled to a room temperature, and then washed with an aqueous saturated citric acid solution, an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and saturated saline. The washed reaction solution was concentrated under a reduced pressure to obtain oil. The oil was purified with column chromatography to obtain 0.11 g of a white solid title derivative (Yield: 62%).
[127] IH-NMR (CDC13)δ: 0.98 (t, 3H), 1.30 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 3H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.53 (d, 6H), 1.0-1.70 (m, 4H), 2.20-2.44 (m, 2H), 3.57 (m, IH), 3.68 (m, IH), 3.85 (m, IH), 4.05 (m, 3H), 4.15 (m, IH), 6.91-7.15 (m, 9H)
[128] Mass (M+Na): 630