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• the invention relates to methods of preparing nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof.
• Nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof including nicotinate riboside, nicotinamide mononucleotide and nicotinate mononucleotide, are metabolites of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD + ).
• NAD + nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
• the ⁇ -anomer forms of nicotinamide riboside, nicotinate riboside, nicotinamide mononucleotide and nicotinate mononucleotide are shown, without counter ions, in Figure 1.
• nicotinamide riboside As a NAD * precursor, nicotinamide riboside has been shown in mice to enhance oxidative metabolism and protect against high-fat diet induced obesity, which has resulted in significant interest in nicotinamide riboside and its derivatives. Since nicotinamide riboside is a naturally occurring compound, nicotinamide riboside and its derivatives have great potential as natural, nutritional supplements, which may provide health benefits without causing side effects.
• One limitation in the commercial exploitation of nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof, as nutritional supplements, or otherwise, is that known synthetic protocols for preparing nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof have disadvantages, rendering them unsuitable for scaling up for commercial or industrial use.
• WO 2007/061798 describes a method for the preparation of nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof.
• the disclosed method has a number of disadvantages.
• trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) is used as the catalyst in the disclosed method, and results in the prepared compounds inevitably being in the form of their triflate (OTf) salts.
• TMSOTf trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate
• the compounds produced by the disclosed method are not suitable for use as they are prepared, and require an additional step to exchange the triflate anion for an anion that would be pharmaceutically acceptable and therefore suitable for commercialisation, utilizing for example, reverse phase liquid chromatography as disclosed.
• nicotinamide riboside is chemically labile, in particular under the chromatographic conditions used in the disclosed method. It is therefore proposed that the chromatographic conditions used could result in batches of less than optimum purity and, within the batches, great variability in terms of the side products produced.
• Tanimori et al S. Tanimori, T. Ohta and . Kirihata, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2002, 12, 1135-1137
• Franchetti ef al P. Franchetti, M. Pasqua!ini, R. Petrelli, M. Ricciutelli, P. Vita and L.
• the disclosed methods have disadvantages which present obstacles to the scaling up of the method for commercial or industrial use, and which, therefore, greatly limit the commercial opportunities for the methods and the resultant compounds.
• Ri is selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted primary or secondary amino, and substituted or unsubstituted azido;
• R 2 - R5 which may be the same or different, are each independently selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; and
• X " is an anion, selected from an anion of a substituted or unsubstituted carboxylic acid, a halide, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonate, a substituted or unsubstituted phosphate, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfate, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonate, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbamate; comprising reacting a compound of formula (II)
• Z + is a N-containing cation
• Z + is a N-containing cation
• Z + is a N-containing cation
• Z* is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted ammonium, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinium, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrolidinium, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolium and a substituted or unsubstituted triazolium.
• Z + is a substituted or unsubstituted ammonium of the formula hfHR'R'R 1 " , wherein R', R" and R", which may be the same or different, are each independently selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl.
• Z + is an unsubstituted ammonium of the formula NH 4 + .
• X " is an anion of a substituted or unsubstituted carboxylic acid selected from an anion of a substituted or unsubstituted monocarboxylic acid and an anion of a substituted or unsubstituted dicarboxylic acid.
• X " is an anion of a substituted monocarboxylic acid, further optionally an anion of a substituted propanoic acid or an anion of a substituted acetic acid.
• X " is an anion of substituted propanoic acid, further optionally an anion of a hydroxy propanoic acid, still further optionally an anion of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid, being lactic acid, the anion of lactic acid being lactate.
• X " is an anion of a substituted acetic acid, being a substituted acetate, further optionally a trihaloacetate selected from trichloroacetate, tribromoacetate and trifluoroacetate. Still further optionally, the trihaloacetate is trifluoroacetate.
• X " is an anion of an unsubstituted monocarboxylic acid selected from formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid, being formate, acetate, propionate and butyrate, respectively.
• X " is an anion of a substituted or unsubstituted amino-monocarboxylic acid or an anion of a substituted or unsubstituted amino-dicarboxylic acid. Further optionally, X " is an anion of an amino-dicarboxylic acid, optionally selected from glutamic acid and aspartic acid, being glutamate and aspartate, respectively.
• X " is an anion of ascorbic acid, being ascorbate.
• X " is a halide selected from chloride, bromide, fluoride and iodide, further optionally chloride or bromide.
• X " is a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonate. Further optionally, X " is a
• trihalomethanesulfonate selected from trifluoromethanesulfonate, tribromomethanesulfonate and trichloromethanesulfonate. Still further optionally, the trihalomethanesulfonate is
• X " is a substituted or unsubstituted carbonate, further optionally hydrogen carbonate.
• X " is selected from chloride, acetate, formate, trifluoroacetate, ascorbate, aspartate, glutamate and lactate. Further optionally, X " is selected from chloride, acetate, formate and trifluoroacetate.
• the compound of the formula Z + X " is selected from ammonium chloride, ammonium acetate, ammonium formate, ammonium trifluoroacetate, ammonium ascorbate, ammonium aspartate, ammonium glutamate and ammonium lactate. Further optionally, the compound of the formula Z + X " is selected from ammonium chloride, ammonium acetate, ammonium formate and ammonium trifluoroacetate.
• the compound of formula (II) and the carbon-containing catalyst are present in a respective molar ratio of from about 10:1 to about 1 :10, optionally from about 5:1 to about 1:5, further optionally from about 4:1 to about 1 :4, still further optionally about 1 :1 or 1 :2 or 1 :3 or 1 :4.
• Suitable carbon-containing catalysts include, but are not limited to, activated charcoal or graphite.
• the term "activated charcoal” is intended to mean a carbon containing material processed to be highly porous thereby increasing the surface area of the material.
• the term “activated charcoal” is intended to be synonymous with the term “activated carbon”.
• the activated charcoal may be in the form of powders and/or fibres and/or granules and/or pellets.
• the activated charcoal may act as a support for a metal.
• Suitable metals include, but are not limited to, transition metals. Suitable transition metals include, but are not limited to the platinum group metals, optionally selected from ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, or a combination thereof.
• the aqueous solution consists essentially of water.
• the aqueous solution comprises, in addition to water, an organic solvent.
• organic solvents include, but are not limited to, substituted or unsubstituted ethers, substituted or unsubstituted esters, substituted or unsubstituted ketones, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, and combinations thereof.
• the organic solvent when present, comprises an ether selected from diethyl ether, methyl ferf-butyl ether, ethyl ferf-butyl ether, di-tert-butyl ether, diisopropyl ether, dimethoxymethane, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, and tetrahydropyran, or a combination thereof.
• the organic solvent when present, comprises an ester selected from methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, n-propyl acetate, isobutyl acetate and n-butyl acetate, or a combination thereof.
• the organic solvent when present, comprises a ketone selected from methyl isobutyl ketone and methyl isopropyl ketone, or a combination thereof.
• the organic solvent when present, comprises an unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent selected from pentane, hexane, cyclohexane and heptane, or a combination thereof.
• the organic solvent when present, comprises a substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, optionally a halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, further optionally a chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent selected from dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, 1 ,2- chloroethane, 1 , 1 , 1-trichloroethane and trichloroethylene, or a combination thereof.
• the organic solvent when present, comprises an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent selected from benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, or a combination thereof.
• the aqueous solution comprises water and organic solvent in a respective ratio by volume of from about 1 :5 to about 5:1 , optionally from about 1 :3 to about 3:1 , further optionally from about 1 :2 to about 2: 1 , still further optionally about 1 :1.
• the reaction is carried out in a pH range of from about 6 to about 8, optionally from about 6.5 to about 7.5.
• the reaction is carried out at a temperature of from about 10°C to about 40°C, optionally from about 15°C to about 35°C, further optionally from about 15°C to about 30°C, still further optionally from about 15°C to about 20°C, even further optionally from about 20°C to about 25°C, even further optionally at a temperature of about 20°C or 21 °C or 22°C or 23°C or 24°C or 25°C.
• the reaction is carried out for a period of time of from about 1 minute to about 180 minutes, optionally, from about 2 minutes to about 120 minutes, further optionally from about 5 minutes to about 120 minutes, still further optionally from about 10 minutes to about 120 minutes, even further optionally from about 20 minutes to about 120 minutes, even further optionally from about 30 minutes to about 120 minutes, still further optionally from about 60 minutes to about 120 minutes, even further optionally from about 60 minutes to about 90 minutes, still further optionally about 60 minutes or 70 minutes or 80 minutes.
• the method further comprises a filtration step to remove the carbon-containing catalyst from the prepared compound of formula (I).
• Suitable filtration means for use in the filtration step include, but are not limited to, syringe filters and/or paper filters, and/or any inert, insoluble substance capable of acting as a filter, e.g. alumina and/or silica and/or diatomaceous earth. It will be appreciated any other suitable filtration means may be used.
• substituted is intended to mean that any one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced with any suitable substituent, provided that the normal valency is not exceeded and the replacement results in a stable compound.
• suitable substituents include, but are not limited to, alkyl, alkylaryl, aryl, heteroaryl, halide, hydroxyl, carboxylate, carbonyl (including alkylcarbonyl and arylcarbonyl), phosphate, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, hydroxylamino,
• alkyl is intended to mean a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, optionally saturated, linear, branched or cyclic, aliphatic hydrocarbon, having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, further optionally from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, still further optionally from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, even still further optionally 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 carbon atoms.
• Suitable alkyls include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n- butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, iso-pentyl, n-hexyl, iso-hexyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.
• Y is O
• n is 1
• m is 1
• ethyl is preferred.
• alkenyl is intended to mean a substituted or unsubstituted, linear, branched or cyclic, aliphatic hydrocarbon, having at least one carbon-carbon double bond, and having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, further optionally from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, still further optionally from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, even still further optionally 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 carbon atoms.
• Suitable alkenyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethenyl, propenyl and butenyl,
• alkynyl is intended to mean a substituted or unsubstituted, linear, branched or cyclic, aliphatic hydrocarbon, having at least one carbon-carbon triple bond, and having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, further optionally from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, still further optionally from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, even still further optionally 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 carbon atoms.
• Suitable alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, and the like.
• aryl is intended to mean a substituted, unsubstituted, monocyclic or polycyclic, aromatic hydrocarbon. Suitable aryls include, but are not limited to, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.
• the substituted or unsubstituted primary or secondary amino is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino, substituted or unsubstituted dialkylamino, substituted or unsubstituted hydroxylamino, substituted or unsubstituted dihydroxylamino, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl hydroxylamino.
• the substituted or unsubstituted azido is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl azido and substituted or unsubstituted aryl azido. It will be appreciated that, when n is 0 and m is 0, is directly attached to the pyridine ring or to the pyridinium ring, as appropriate.
• n is 0, m is 1 , Ri is NH 2, R 2 - R 5 are each H, and X " is selected from chloride, acetate, formate and trifluoroacetate.
• n is 0, m is 1 , Ri is NH 2, and R 2 - 5 are each H.
• the compound of formula (II) and the compound of the formula Z + X " are present in a respective molar ratio of from about 1 :5 to about 5:1 , optionally from about 1 :3 to about 3:1 , further optionally from about 1 :2 to about 2:1 , still further optionally about 1 :1.
• the method comprises stirring the reactants, optionally using a magnetic or mechanical stirrer, further optionally an overhead mechanical stirrer.
• the carbon-containing catalyst used in the preparation of a compound of formula (I) may be provided in the form of an activated charcoal column, for example an activated charcoal material such as those supplied by Sigma Aldrich under the trade names NORIT (Trade Mark) or DARCO (Trade Mark), or from CarboChem, W Lancaster Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003, USA, or a carbon supported catalyst in a CatCart Packer (Trade Mark) column from ThalesNano, Graphisoft Park, Zahony u. 7. H-1Q31 Budapest, Hungary.
• an activated charcoal material such as those supplied by Sigma Aldrich under the trade names NORIT (Trade Mark) or DARCO (Trade Mark), or from CarboChem, W Lancaster Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003, USA, or a carbon supported catalyst in a CatCart Packer (Trade Mark) column from ThalesNano, Graphisoft Park, Zahony u. 7. H-1Q31 Budapest, Hungary.
• the activated charcoal column may be used as part of any suitable liquid chromatography system, including, but not limited to, a fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) or a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system, or a flow chemistry system, such as the ThalesNano (Trade Mark) H-cube systems and related flow reactors, available from ThalesNano, details provided above.
• FPLC fast protein liquid chromatography
• HPLC high performance liquid chromatography
• the reactants would be recirculated onto the column in a continuous manner until the compound of formula (II) is no longer detected by UV at 340nm.
• the compound of formula (II) is prepared by reacting a compound of formula (III)
• n, m, Y and - R 5 are as defined above; and R 6 , R 7 and R 8 , which may be the same or different, are each independently a hydroxyl-protecting group; with a deprotecting agent; to form the compound of formula (II).
• Suitable R 6 , R7 and R 8 moieties include, but are not limited to, ester-type protecting groups, ether- type protecting groups, and silyl-type protecting groups.
• ester-type protecting group is intended to mean a protecting group that forms an ester bond for the purpose of hydroxyl protection and which may be substituted or unsubstituted.
• Suitable ester-type protecting groups include, but are not limited to, acetyl, propionyl, isopropionyl, benzoyl, and trihaloacetyl, optionally trifluoroacetyl or trichloroacetyl.
• ether-type protecting group is intended to mean a protecting group that forms an ether bond for the purpose of hydroxyl protection and which may be substituted or unsubstituted. Suitable ether-type protecting groups include, but are not limited to, benzyl, p- methoxybenzyl, methoxymethyl and allyl ethers. As used herein, the term “silyl-type protecting group” refers to a protecting group that forms a silyloxy bond for the purpose of hydroxyl protection.
• R 6 , R7 and R 8 moieties are selected from substituted and unsubstituted acetyl, and substituted and unsubstituted benzoyl.
• R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are selected from unsubstituted acetyl or unsubstituted benzoyl.
• the deprotecting agent is an acid or a base. Deprotection can also be achieved by catalytic hydrogenation (Pd/C; H 2 ) for the aromatic ether protecting groups and by fluoride-catalysed chemistry (e.f. TBAF in THF) for all the silyl ethers.
• the deprotecting agent is a base, optionally selected from NH 3 , Na 2 C0 3 and NaOH. It will be appreciated by a skilled person that any other conventional deprotecting agent may be used.
• reaction is carried out in the presence of a protic or aprotic solvent or a combination thereof.
• Suitable protic solvents include, but are not limited to, water, substituted or unsubstituted alcohol, or a combination thereof.
• Suitable substituted alcohols include substituted or unsubstituted fluorinated alcohols.
• Suitable unsubstituted alcohols include methanol, ethanol and propanol, optionally methanol.
• Suitable aprotic organic solvents include, but are not limited to, substituted or unsubstituted ethers, substituted or unsubstituted esters, substituted or unsubstituted ketones, substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, and combinations thereof, as defined above.
• the reactants are subjected to mechanical grinding, further optionally using a ball milling or planetary ball milling machine.
• n is 0, m is 1 , i is NH 2 , R 2 - i3 ⁇ 4 are each H, and R 6 - R 8 are each acetyl.
• n is 1 , Y is O, m is 1 , R-, is ethyl, R 2 - 5 are each H, and R 6 - R 8 are each acetyl. Still further optionally, in another embodiment of formula (III), n is 0, m is 1 , i is NH 2 , R 2 - R 5 are each H, and R 6 - R 8 are each benzoyl.
• the compound of formula (III) is prepared by reacting a compound of formula (IV)
• X- is selected from ascorbate, glutamate, aspartate, lactate and acetate.
• Suitable organic solvents are as defined above in respect of the preparation of a compound of formula (I) from formula (II).
• the organic solvent is selected from dichloromethane, 1 ,2-chloroethane, n-butyl acetate, chloroform and ethyl acetate, or a combination thereof, further optionally ethyl acetate.
• the organic solvent is selected from trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, diisopropyl ether, toluene, methyl iert-butyl ether, benzene and diethyl ether, or a combination thereof, further optionally diethyl ether.
• the reducing agent is selected from sodium dithionite or sodium borohydride.
• the method may comprise the simultaneous addition of the reducing agent, aqueous solution and organic solvent; or the sequential addition of the reducing agent, aqueous solution and organic solvent, in any order; or a combination thereof.
• the aqueous solution consists essentially of water.
• the aqueous solution and the organic solvent form a bi-phasic solution comprising an aqueous phase and an organic phase.
• the method comprises the additional steps of
• the hydroxyl protecting groups R 6 , R7 and R 8 are required to be lipophilic to the extent that the reduced compound of formula (III), once prepared, migrates into the organic phase of the bi-phasic reaction medium formed by the aqueous solution (aqueous phase) and organic solvent (organic phase).
• the reactants are subjected to mechanical grinding, further optionally using a ball mill or planetary ball milling machine.
• n is 0, m is 1 , R-, is NH 2 , R 2 - R 5 are each H, R 6 - R 8 are each acetyl, and X " is OTf.
• n is 1 , Y is O, m is 1 , R-, is ethyl, R 2 - R 5 are each H, R 6 - R 8 are each acetyl, and X " is OTf.
• n is 0, m is 1 , R-, is NH 2 , R 2 - R 5 are each H, and R 6 - R 8 are each benzoyl, and X " is OTf.
• n, m, Y, R t - R 5 and X " are as defined above.
• X " is selected from acetate, formate and trifluoroacetate.
• the compound of formula (I) has the formula (IA), i.e. is the ⁇ -anomer,
• n, m, Y, Ri - R 5 and X are as defined above.
• the compound of formula (II) has the formula (IIA), i.e. is the ⁇ -anomer,
• n, m, Y and - R 5 are as defined above.
• the compound of formula (III) has the formula (IIIA), i.e. is the ⁇ -anomer,
• the compound of formula (IV) has the formula (IVA), i.e. is the ⁇ -anomer,
• the invention provides stereoselective methods for the preparation of nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof, producing the desired ⁇ -anomer. This is in contrast, for example, to Tanimori ef al, which is not stereoselective and produces significant amounts of the a- anomer, which is undesirable. Additionally, the methods of the invention are useful, efficient, and can be easily scaled up for industry and commercialisation, and provide for the minimisation of solvent use, purification and reaction time. For example, the methods of the invention for preparing compounds of formula (I) from compounds of formula (II), are conveniently completed in less than 2 hours with quantitative yields. The methods for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) starting from compounds of formula (IV) are also very efficient and produce very good yields. The methods may conveniently be carried out at room temperature.
• the methods described herein are capable of preparing not just nicotinamide riboside but also a whole range of derivatives, which is not disclosed in either Tanimori et al or Franchetti ei al.
• the derivatives include not just derivatives of nicotinamide riboside but also the reduced form of nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof.
• a skilled person will appreciate that, starting from compounds of formula (II), it is possible to easily access the phosphorylated parents of nicotinamide riboside and derivatives thereof, for example nicotinamide mononucleotide and nicotinate mononucleotide.
• the protecting groups used in the preparation of compounds of formula (III) from compounds of formula (IV) may advantageously be chosen to be sufficiently lipophilic so that they facilitate the migration of the compounds of formula (III) into the organic phase of the reaction medium, for ease of extraction.
• the methods described herein conveniently use reactants which enable the compounds of formula (I) to be prepared in a neutral pH range of from about 6 to about 8.
• this neutral pH range enables both the starting materials (compounds of formula (II)), which are acid labile, and the final products (compounds of formula (I)), which are base labile, to be stable during the reaction.
• Z + the proton source
• the inventors propose that, by using a N-containing cation as the proton source Z + , the N atom of the proton source has a pKa greater than the pKa of the N atom of the dihydropyridine of the compound of formula (II). Therefore, in simple terms, due to the relative pKa values, the N atom of the proton source Z + (i.e. N-H + ) holds onto the proton H + until after the N atom of the dihydropyridine has been oxidised (which oxidation, the inventors propose, is facilitated by the carbon-containing catalyst). It is only after the N atom of the dihydropyridine has been oxidised that it will be protonated by the proton source Z + .
• the inventors propose that if a proton source other than one containing a N atom is used, for example a phosphonium cation containing P-H + or a sulfonium cation containing S- H + , it is proposed that such proton sources would cause the pH of the reaction medium to fall below the neutral pH range, and the proton sources would release their protons in this lower pH range. It is proposed that this change would cause the N atom of the dihydropyridine to be protonated before oxidation, thereby resulting in the undesirable hydrolysis of a C-N bond of the dihydropyridine.
• Figure 1 shows the ⁇ -anomer forms of nicotinamide riboside, nicotinate riboside, nicotinamide mononucleotide and nicotinate mononucleotide, without counter ions;
• Figure 2 depicts Scheme A, which is a scheme illustrating, in general terms, that compounds of formula (IV) may be used to prepare compounds of formula (III), as described in Example 1 ; that compounds of formula (III) may be used to prepare compounds of formula (II), as described in Example 2; and that compounds of formula (II) may be used to prepare compounds of formula (I), as described in Example 3; wherein n, m, Y, - R 8 and X " are as defined above;
• Figure 3 depicts Scheme B, which is a scheme illustrating, in general terms, that triacetyl nicotinamide riboside, triflate salt may be used to prepare triacetyl- 1 ,4-dihydronicotinamide riboside, as described in Example 1 (A), and that triacetyl- 1 ,4-dihydronicotinamide riboside may be used to prepare 1-(beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-1 ,4-dihydronicotinamide, as described in Example 2, and that 1- (beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-l ,4-dihydronicotinamide may be used to prepare nicotinamide riboside, chloride salt, as described in Examples 3(A), 3(E) and 3(F).
• Figure 5 shows the ⁇ -anomer forms of nicotinamide riboside, chloride salt (Examples 3(A), 3(E) and 3(F)), nicotinamide riboside, acetate salt (Example 3(B)), nicotinamide riboside, formate salt (Example 3(C)), and nicotinamide riboside, trifluoroacetate salt (Example 3(D)).
• Example 1 Compounds of formula (III) were prepared in accordance with the invention as follows.
• the pH of the reaction media described in the following examples was in the region of about 6-8.
• Example 1 (A): Preparation of reduced triacetyl nicotinamide riboside, namely triacetyl-1 ,4- dihydronicotinamide riboside, a compound of formula (III) (the B-anomer form of which is shown in Figure 4).
• the compound of formula (IV), namely triacetyl nicotinamide riboside, triflate (-OTf) salt was prepared as follows. Nicotinamide (10g, 81.89 mmol, 1eq) was silylated using TMSCI (15.6 ml, 122.85 mmol, 1.5 eq) in HMDS (100 ml) at 130 ° C in quantitative yield, in order to force the ⁇ - selectivity via the following Vorbruggen reaction. Ribose tetraacetate (also known as tetraacetate riboside) was reacted with the resultant silylated nicotinamide in the presence of 5 equivalents of TMSOTf.
• Nicotinamide (10g, 81.89 mmol, 1eq) was silylated using TMSCI (15.6 ml, 122.85 mmol, 1.5 eq) in HMDS (100 ml) at 130 ° C in quantitative yield, in order to force the
• triacetylated nicotinamide riboside (compound of formula (IV)) could be isolated.
• the triacetyl 5 nicotinamide riboside is not limited to being produced by this exact method, and could, for example, be produced using a conventional Vorbruggen reaction as described, for example, in International PCT patent publication no. WO 2007/061798 or in T. Yang, N. Y. K. Chan and A. A. Sauve, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2007, 50, 6458-6461.
• a compound of formula (IV), namely triacetyl O-ethyl nicotinate riboside, triflate (-OTf) 25 salt (2.30g, 4.2mmol, 1 eq) was dissolved in 20mL H 2 0 and a solution of a solution of NaHC0 3 (1.77g, 21.0mmol, 5eq) and sodium dithionite (1.47g, 8.22mmol, 2eq) in 30mL H 2 0 was added and stirred for 2hrs.
• the compound of formula (IV), namely triacetyl O-ethyl nicotinate riboside, triflate (-OTf) salt was 40 prepared as follows. Ribose tetraacetate (also known as tetraacetate riboside) was reacted with ethyl nicotinate (Sigma Aldrich) using the general ball milling Vorbruggen procedure described in Example 1 (A) above.
• the reactants namely 1eq tetraacetate riboside, 1 eq TMSOTf, 1eq ethyl nicotinate, were reacted for 30mins in a 1.5 ml steel vessel with a 1.5cm diameter steel ball bearing in a Retsch MM400 mixer mill at 25 Hz.
• the crude reaction mixture (containing some unreacted ethyl nicotinate and starting sugar, ⁇ 10%) was used for the reduction step (described above) without further purification.
• triacetyl O-ethyl nicotinate riboside, triflate (-OTf) salt is not limited to being produced by this exact method, and could, for example, be produced using a conventional Vorbruggen reaction as described , for example, in International PCT patent publication no. WO 2007/061798 or in T. Yang, N. Y. K. Chan and A. A. Sauve, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2007, 50, 6458-6461.
• a compound of formula (IV), namely tribenzoyl nicotinamide riboside, triflate (-OTf) salt was dissolved in minimal methanol and transferred to a round bottomed flask, 10mL of H 2 0 was added to the solution and most of the methanol removed via rotary evaporation. The starting material crashed out of solution and 20mL of diethyl ether (Et 2 0) was added until the solids solubilized into a biphasic system.
• a solution of NaHC0 3 (420mg, 5mmol, 5eq) and sodium dithionite (348mg, 2mmol, 2eq) in 10mL H 2 0 was added and stirred for 2hrs.
• the compound of formula (IV), namely tribenzoyl nicotinamide riboside, triflate (-OTf) salt was prepared as follows. Ribose tetraacetate (also known as tetraacetate riboside) was reacted with TMS-nicotinamide (trimethylsilyl N-trimethylsilylpyridine-3-carboximidate, available from Sigma- Aldrich) using the general ball milling Vorbruggen procedure described in Example 1 (A) above.
• the reactants namely 1eq 1-acetate-tribenzoate riboside, 1eq TMSOTf and 1eq TMS-nicotinamide, were reacted for 30mins in a 1.5 ml steel vessel with a 1.5cm diameter steel ball bearing in a Retsch MM400 mixer mill at 25 Hz.
• 1eq of DCE (dichloroethylene) was required and the crude reaction mixture (containing some unreacted nicotinamide and starting benzoate sugar, ⁇ 10%) was used for the reduction step (described above) without further purification.
• tribenzoyl nicotinamide riboside, triflate (-OTf) salt is not limited to being produced by this exact method, and could, for example, be produced using a conventional Vorbruggen reaction as described, for example, in International PCT patent publication no. WO 2007/061798 or in T. Yang, N. Y. K. Chan and A. A. Sauve, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2007, 50, 6458-6461.
• a compound of formula (II), namely NRH (reduced nicotinamide riboside, also known as 1-(beta-D- ribofuranosyl)-1 ,4-dihydronicotinamide (the ⁇ -anomer form of which is shown in Figure 4) was prepared as follows.
• the pH of the reaction medium described in the following example was in the region of about 6-8.
• the deprotection step as described above may be used to deprotect any other compound of formula (III), including, but not limited to, reduced triacetyl nicotinate ester riboside, namely 2,3,5-triacetyl O-ethyl-1 , 4-dihydronicotinate riboside, prepared in Example 1 (B), and reduced tribenzoyl nicotinamide riboside, namely tribenzoyl-1 , 4-dihydronicotinamide riboside, prepared in Example 1 (C).
• the deprotection step may also be modified to suit particular requirements.
• Activated charcoal ⁇ 10mg, i.e. 0.80mmol was then added and the mixture stirred at RT for ⁇ 1 hr and then filtered and freeze-dried to give the chloride salt of nicotinamide riboside, quantitatively, i.e. 100% conversion and pure product.
• NRH may be that obtained in Example 2, or may be obtained commercially from e.g. Diverchim, 100, rue Louis Blanc, 60 765 Montataire Cedex, France - (CAS Registry Number: 19132-12-8) either as a pure product or as a mixture of anomers.
• Example 3(A) The method described in Example 3(A) was carried out, except that 1 eq (i.e. 0.20mmol) of ammonium acetate was added.
• the acetate salt of nicotinamide riboside was obtained, quantitatively.
• Example 3(C) Preparation of nicotinamide riboside, formate salt (the ⁇ -anomer form of which is shown in Figure 5). The method described in Example 3(A) was carried out, except that 1eq (i.e. 0.20mmol) of ammonium formate (methanoate) was added. The formate salt of nicotinamide riboside was obtained, quantitatively.
• Example 3(D) Preparation of nicotinamide riboside, trifluoroacetate salt (the ⁇ -anomer form of which is shown in Figure 5).
• Example 3(A) The method described in Example 3(A) was carried out, except that 1eq (i.e. 0.20mmol) of ammonium trifluoroacetate was added.
• the trifluoroacetate salt of nicontinamide riboside was obtained, quantitatively.
• Example 3(A) An alternative method to that described in Example 3(A) was carried out as follows.
• NRH reduced nicotinamide riboside, shown in Figure 4; 50mg, 0.20mmol, 1 eq
• 5ml_ H 2 0:EtOAc (1 :1) was dissolved in 5ml_ H 2 0:EtOAc (1 :1) and then 1 eq. (i.e. 0.20mmol) of ammonium chloride was added in one portion.
• 1 eq. i.e. 0.20mmol
• the recovered NRH and ammonium chloride were re-suspended in the same solvent system with addition of activated charcoal ( ⁇ 10mg, i.e. 0.8mmol) and stirred at RT for 1 hr.
• Example 3(F) Preparation of nicotinamide riboside, chloride salt (the 3-anomer form of which is shown in Figure 5).
• the method described in Example 3(E) was carried out, except that NRH (reduced nicotinamide riboside, shown in Figure 4; 50mg, 0.20mmol, 1 eq) was dissolved in 5mL H 2 0:THF (1 :1), instead of H 2 0:EtOAc (1 :1), and then 1eq (i.e. 0.20mmol) of ammonium chloride was added in one portion. Upon work-up after 1 hr, no oxidation had taken place and the starting materials were fully recovered.

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