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• the present invention relates to prodrugs of 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-l/-/-inden-l-yl)- 1,2,2-trimethylpiperazine in the form of la and lb; and 4-((l/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro- l/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-l-(methyl-c/ 3 )piperazine in the form of 2a and 2b, wherein X is a counter ion,
• the present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising prodrugs, or pharmaceu tically acceptable salts thereof, of the invention.
• a group of trans isomers of 3-aryl-l-(l-piperazinyl)indanes substituted in the 2- and/or 3-position of the piperazine ring has been described in WO 93/22293 and in Klaus P. Bpgesp, Drug Hunting, the Me dicinal Chemistry of l-Piperazino-3-phenylindans and Related Compounds, 1998, ISBN 87-88085-10-4 (cf. e.g. compound 69 in table 3, p. 47 and in table 9A, p. 101).
• the compounds are described as having high affinity for dopamine Di and D 2 receptors and the 5-HT 2 receptor and are suggested to be useful for treatment of several diseases in the central nervous system, including schizophrenia.
• Trans racemic 4-((6-chloro-3-phenyl-indan-l-yl)-l, 2, 2-trimethyl-piperazine may e.g. be synthesized analogously to the methods outlined in Bpgesp et al., J. Med. Chem., 1995, 38, p. 4380-4392 and in WO 93/22293. Manufacture of this compound by resolution of trans racemic 4-((6-chloro-3-phenyl-indan- l-yl)-l, 2, 2-trimethyl-piperazine has been described by Bpgesp et al. in J. Med. Chem., 1995, 38, p. 4380- 4392, see table 5, compound (-)-38.
• 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-l-(methyl-c/ 3 )piperazine is deuterium ( 2 H) enriched 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-l/-/-inden-l-yl)-l,2,2-trimethylpiper- azine in the positions indicated in 2a and 2b.
• WO 2014/096151 discloses a further synthetic route for obtaining 4-((l/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )- 2,3-dihydro-l/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-l-(methyl-c/ 3 )piperazine via conversion of 3,5-dichloro-l- (phenyl-d 5 )-indan.
• the present invention provides prodrugs of 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-l/-/-inden-l-yl)- 1,2,2-trimethylpiperazine and 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dime- thyl-l-(methyl-c/3)piperazine.
• the prodrugs of the present invention may e.g.
• the invention provides compounds that are prodrugs as shown below (la and lb; 2a and 2b): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• la and 2a are R-configured at the chiral nitrogen atom, while lb and 2b are S-configured at the chiral nitrogen atom.
• the present invention provides a prodrug as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in therapy.
• the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prodrug of the invention as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more pharmaceu tically acceptable excipients.
• the present invention provides a prodrug as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a method for the treatment of a CNS disease.
• the invention provides the use of a prodrug as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a CNS disease.
• the present invention provides a method for the treatment of a CNS disease, the method comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a prodrug as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.
• the invention provides compounds that are prodrugs as shown below (la and lb; 2a and 2b):
• la and 2a are R-configured at the chiral nitrogen atom, while lb and 2b are S-configured at the chiral nitrogen atom.
• R is linear or branched Ci-Cn alkyl, such as methyl; or C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, such as cyclohexylmethyl or cyclohexylethyl.
• X is selected from the group consisting of halide anion, such as chloride, bromide or iodide, C 1 -C 10 sul fonate, optionally fluorinated, such as mesylate, tosylate, trifluoromethanesulfonate or nonafluorobu- tanesulfonate, and linear or branched Ci-Cn carboxylate, optionally fluorinated, such as trifluoroace- tate.
• halide anion such as chloride, bromide or iodide
• C 1 -C 10 sul fonate optionally fluorinated, such as mesylate, tosylate, trifluoromethanesulfonate or nonafluorobu- tanesulfonate
• Ci-Cn carboxylate optionally fluorinated, such as trifluoroace- tate.
• Compounds la and lb have the natural hydrogen isotope distribution, while 2a and 2b are enriched in deuterium ( 2 H) at the indicated positions.
• a prodrug in general is a compound which may not have any pharmacological activity itself, but which upon administration to a patient is metabolised to provide a pharmacologically active compound. More specifically, a prodrug of the present invention is a compound which upon administration to a patient is metabolised to provide 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-l,2,2-trimethylpi- perazine (prodrugs la and lb) or 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-di- methyl-l-(methyl-c/3)piperazine (prodrugs 2a and 2b).
• prodrugs of the present invention may be provided as pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts.
• pharmaceutically acceptable salts includes salts formed with inorganic and/or organic acids such as hydrochloride acid, hydrobromide acid, phosphoric acid, nitrous acid, sulphuric acid, benzoic acid, citric acid, gluconic acid, lactic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid, pyroglutamic acid, salicylic acid, salicylic acid, saccharin and sulfonic acids, such as methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, tol- uenesulfonic acid and benzenesulfonic acid.
• di- or tri-acids i.e. acids containing two or three acidic hydrogens, such as phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid, fumaric acid and maleic acid.
• Di- and tri-acids may form 1:1, 1:2 or 1:3 (tri-acids) salts, i.e. a salt formed between two or three molecules of the compound of the present invention and one molecule of the acid.
• the term "therapeutically effective amount" of a compound means an amount sufficient to cure, alleviate or partially arrest the clinical manifestations of a given disease and its com plications in a therapeutic intervention comprising the administration of said compound.
• An amount adequate to accomplish this is defined as “therapeutically effective amount”. Effective amounts for each purpose will depend on the severity of the disease or injury as well as the weight and general state of the subject.
• a prodrug of the present invention is typically administered to achieve therapeutic effect comparable to the administration of 1-60 mg 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-l/-/-inden-l-yl)- 1,2,2-trimethylpiperazine or 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dime- thyl-l-(methyl-c/3)piperazine, such as 1-30 mg 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-l/-/-inden-l-yl)- 1,2,2-trimethylpiperazine or 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dime-
• treatment or “treating” is intended to indicate the management and care of a patient for the purpose of alleviating, arresting, partly arresting or delaying progress of the clinical manifestation of the disease, or curing the disease.
• the patient to be treated is preferably a mammal, in particular a human being.
• CNS disease is intended to indicate a disease in the central nervous system.
• WO 2005/016900 and WO 2012/176066 the pharmacological profile of 4 -((1R,3S)- 6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-l,2,2-trimethylpiperazine and 4-((l/?,3S)-6-chloro-3- (phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-l-(methyl-c/ 3 )piperazine (i.e.
• the parent form of la, lb, 2a and 2b) is expected to also make the compound useful in the treatment of CNS diseases, including but not limited to psychosis, in particular schizophrenia or other diseases involving psychotic symptoms, such as, e.g., Schizophrenia, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia (TRS) Schizophreniform Dis order, Schizoaffective Disorder, Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Shared Psychotic Disor der as well other psychotic disorders or diseases that present with psychotic symptoms, e.g. bipolar disorder, such as mania in bipolar disorder.
• Compounds and/or compositions of the invention can fur ther be used in treatment of disorders such as those described in, for example, U.S. Patent Nos.
• Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia is intended to indicate a lack of satisfactory clinical improvement despite two treatments with antipsychotics of adequate dose and duration.
• compositions may be specifically formulated for administration by any suitable route such as the oral, rectal, nasal, buccal, sublingual, transdermal and parenteral (e.g. subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous) route; the oral route being preferred.
• suitable route such as the oral, rectal, nasal, buccal, sublingual, transdermal and parenteral (e.g. subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous) route; the oral route being preferred.
• excipient or “pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” refers to phar maceutical excipients including, but not limited to, fillers, antiadherents, binders, coatings, colours, dis- integrants, flavours, glidants, lubricants, preservatives, sorbents, sweeteners, solvents, vehicles and ad juvants.
• the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a 4-((l/?,3S)-6-chloro-3- phenyl-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-inden-l-yl)-l,2,2-trimethylpiperazine prodrug (la and lb) or 4-((l/?,3S)-6- chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-l/-/-inden-l-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-l-(methyl-c/ 3 )piperazine prodrug (2a and 2b) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• compositions according to the invention may be formulated with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients in accordance with conven tional techniques such as those disclosed in Remington, The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 22 th edition (2012), Edited by Allen, Loyd V., Jr.
• compositions for oral administration include solid oral dosage forms such as tablets, capsules, powders and granules; and liquid oral dosage forms such as solutions, emulsions, suspensions and syrups as well as powders and granules to be dissolved or suspended in an appropriate liquid.
• Solid oral dosage forms may be presented as discrete units (e.g. tablets or hard or soft capsules), each containing a predetermined amount of the active ingredient, and preferably one or more suitable ex cipients.
• the solid dosage forms may be prepared with coatings such as enteric coatings or they may be formulated so as to provide modified release of the active ingredient such as delayed or extended release according to methods well known in the art.
• the solid dosage form may be a dosage form disintegrating in the saliva, such as for example an orodispersible tablet.
• excipients suitable for solid oral formulation include, but are not limited to, microcrystal line cellulose, corn starch, lactose, mannitol, povidone, croscarmellose sodium, sucrose, cyclodextrin, talcum, gelatin, pectin, magnesium stearate, stearic acid and lower alkyl ethers of cellulose.
• the solid formulation may include excipients for delayed or extended release formulations known in the art, such as glyceryl monostearate or hypromellose.
• the formulation may for example be prepared by mixing the active ingredient with solid excipients and subsequently compressing the mixture in a conventional tableting machine; or the formulation may for example be placed in a hard capsule e.g. in powder, pellet or mini tablet form.
• the amount of solid excipient will vary widely but will typically range from about 25 mg to about 1 g per dosage unit.
• Liquid oral dosage forms may be presented as for example elixirs, syrups, oral drops or a liquid filled capsule. Liquid oral dosage forms may also be presented as powders for a solution or suspension in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid.
• excipients suitable for liquid oral formulation include, but are not limited to, ethanol, propylene glycol, glycerol, polyethylenglycols, poloxamers, sorbitol, poly- sorbate, mono and di-glycerides, cyclodextrins, coconut oil, palm oil, and water.
• Liquid oral dosage forms may for example be prepared by dissolving or suspending the active ingredient in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid, or by incorporating the active ingredient into an oil-in-water or water-in-oil liquid emulsion.
• excipients may be used in solid and liquid oral formulations, such as colourings, flavourings and preservatives etc.
• compositions for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous and nonaqueous solutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions for injection or infusion, concentrates for injection or infusion as well as sterile powders to be reconstituted in sterile solutions or dispersions for injection or infusion prior to use.
• excipients suitable for parenteral formulation include, but are not limited to water, coconut oil, palm oil and solutions of cyclodextrins.
• Aqueous formulations should be suitably buffered if necessary and rendered isotonic with sufficient saline or glucose.
• compositions include suppositories, inhalants, creams, gels, dermal patches, implants and formulations for buccal or sublingual administration.
• X is a counter ion selected from the group consisting of a halide anion, such as chlo ride, bromide or iodide, Ci-Cio sulfonate, optionally fluorinated, such as mesylate, tosylate, tri- fluoromethanesulfonate or nonafluorobutanesulfonate, and linear or branched Ci-Cn carbox- ylate, optionally fluorinated, such as trifluoroacetate; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• a counter ion selected from the group consisting of a halide anion, such as chlo ride, bromide or iodide, Ci-Cio sulfonate, optionally fluorinated, such as mesylate, tosylate, tri- fluoromethanesulfonate or nonafluorobutanesulfonate, and linear or branched Ci-Cn carbox- y
• R is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched Ci-Cn alkyl and C3-C10 cycloalkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, tertbutyl, n-undecane and cyclohexylmethyl, or a pharmaceutically ac ceptable salt thereof.
• prodrug according to any of embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is formed from hydrochloride acid, hydrobromide acid, phosphoric acid, nitrous acid, sul phuric acid, benzoic acid, citric acid, gluconic acid, lactic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid, pyroglu- tamic acid, salicylic acid, salicylic acid, saccharin and sulfonic acids, such as methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, toluenesulfonic acid and benzenesulfonic acid.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is formed from hydrochloride acid, hydrobromide acid, phosphoric acid, nitrous acid, sul phuric acid, benzoic acid, citric acid, gluconic acid, lactic acid, maleic acid
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising any of the prodrugs of embodiments 1 to 5, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excip ients.
• a method for the treatment of a CNS disease comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to any of embodiments 1 to 5 or a pharmaceutical composition according to embodiment 6 to a patient in need thereof.
• the compounds of the invention can be prepared from either 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro- 2/-/-inden-l-yl)-l,2,2-trimethylpiperazine (1) or 4-((2/?,3S)-6-chloro-3-(phenyl-c/ 5 )-2,3-dihydro-2/-/-in- den-l-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-l-(methyl-c/ 3 )piperazine (2) both of which are described in the prior art as dis cussed above:
• N- dia- stereoisomers la/lb or 2a/2b, depending on whether 1 or 2 is employed as substrate.
• These N- diaster- eoisomers can be separated either by recrystallization and/or by chiral chromatography using either high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), super-critical fluid chromatography (SFC), or simu- lated moving bed chromatography (SMB).
• HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
• SFC super-critical fluid chromatography
• SMB simu- lated moving bed chromatography
• the anion Y can be exchanged with X using for example ion exchange resin. Y can be selected from the same list as X as defined above. The order of the last two operations can be reversed, and both steps can be performed several times.
• the alkylating agents 3 are either commercially available such as 3b from CombiBlocks (catalog number QC-7757) or can be pre pared in a similar manner as described in the specification for 3a or as described in the literature (for sulfonates, see e.g. WO 2012/137225). Methods employed in the preparation of the prodrugs of the invention.
• HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
• LC/MS liquid chromatography / mass spectrometry
• SFC supercritical fluid chromatography
• Method 1 HPLC performed on a Agela-HP-q-p600 instrument fitted with a Agela Innoval ods 250x80 mm column (10 microm particle size; column temperature 20 °C). Eluent: 0.05% aq. HCI/acetronitrile 4:1 to 1:1 over 20 min with a flow rate of 150 mL/min.
• Method 2 LC/MS performed on a Agilent 1200 & 1956A Instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) 50x2 mm column (5 microm particle size; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: 0.037% trifluoro- acetic acid in water / 0.018% trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile 1:0 for 0.8 min; 1:0 to 2:3 over 6.2 min; 2:3 for 3 min; 2:3 to 1:0 over 0.1 min with a flow rate of 0.6 mL/min.
• Method 3 HPLC performed on a Agela-HP-q-p600 instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18 250x50 mm column (10 microm particle size; column temperature 20 °C). Eluent: 0.05% aq. HCI/ace tronitrile 4:1 to 1:1 over 20 min with a flow rate of 80 mL/min.
• Method 4 SFC performed with stacked injections on a Thar SFC80 preparative instrument fitted with a Chiralpak AD-H 250x30 mm column (particle size 5 microm) operated at 40 °C. Eluent: CC> 2 /0.1% tri fluoroacetic acid in methanol 7:3 for 5 min with a flow rate of 70 g/min. System back pressure 100 bar.
• Method 5 SFC performed on a Thar Analytical SFC instrument fitted with a Chiralpak AD-3 100x4.6 mm column (particle size 3 microm; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: CC> 2 /0.05% isopropyl amine in methanol 95:5 to 3:2 over 5 min with a flow rate of 4.0 mL/min. System back pressure 100 bar.
• Method 6 SFC Performed as method 4 with a run time of 7 min.
• Method 7 LC/MS performed on a Agilent 1200 & MS 1956A Instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) 50x2 mm column (5 microm particle size; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: 0.037% trifluoro acetic acid in water / 0.018% trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile 9:1 for 0.4 min; 9:1 to 0:1 over 3.0 min; 0:1 for 0.45 min; 0:1 to 9:1 over 0.01 min; 9:1 for 0.64 min with a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min.
• Method 8 HPLC performed as method 3 but with 3:2 to 3:7 eluent gradient over 20 min.
• Method 9 SFC performed with stacked injections on a Thar SFC80 preparative instrument fitted with a Chiralpak AD-H 250x30 mm column (particle size 5 microm; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: CC> 2 /0.1% trifluoroacetic acid in methanol 4:1 for 6 min with a flow rate of 70 g/min. System back pres sure 100 bar.
• Method 10 SFC performed on a Waters Acquity UPC2 instrument fitted with a Chiralpak AD-3 150x4.6 mm column (particle size 3 microm; column temperature 35 °C). Eluent: CC> 2 /0.05% isopropyl amine in methanol 3:2 over 6 or 10 min with a flow rate of 2.5 mL/min. System back pressure 1500 psi.
• Method 11 Ion exchange performed using anion exchange resins in chloride form (717; Domestic 10024160) ion exchange resin. The sample was dissolved in a 1:1 mixture of acetonitrile and water and the solution was allowed to pass slowly through a column with the resin (using ca six times as much resin and sample). Acetonitrile/water (1:1) was added until all sample had been eluted. The combined prodruct fractions were concentrated in vacuo and freeze-dried to afford the chloride salts of the com- pound(s).
• Method 12 LC/MS performed on a Agilent 1200 & MS 1956A Instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) 50x2 mm column (5 microm particle size; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: 0.037% tri- fluoroacetic acid in water / 0.018% trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile 99:1 to 1:9 over 3.4 min; 1:9-0:1 over 0.45 min; 0:1 to 99:1 over 0.01 min; 991:1 for 0.64 min with a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min.
• Method 13 LC/MS performed on a Agilent 1200 & MS 1956A Instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) 50x2 mm column (5 microm particle size; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: 0.037% tri fluoroacetic acid in water / 0.018% trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile 3:2 to 0:1 over 3.4 min; 0:1 for 0.45 min; 0:1 to 3:2 over 0.01 min; 3:2 for 0.64 min with a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min.
• Method 14 LC/MS performed on a Agilent 1200 & MS 6120 Instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) 50x2 mm column (5 microm particle size; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: 0.037% trifluoro acetic acid in water / 0.018% trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile 3:1 to 0:1 over 3.4 min; 0:1 for 0.45 min; 0:1 to 3:1 over 0.01 min; 3:1 for 0.64 min with a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min.
• Method 15 LC/MS performed on a Agilent 1200 & MS 6120B Instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) 50x2 mm column (5 microm particle size; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: 0.037% tri fluoroacetic acid in water / 0.018% trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile 9:1 to 1:4 over 4.0 min; 1:4 for 2.0 min; 1:4 to 9:1 over 0.01 min; 9:1 for 2.0 min with a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min.
• Method 16 SFC performed as method 9 with a run time of 8 min.
• Method 17 LC/MS performed on a Agilent 1200 & MS 1956A Instrument fitted with a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) 50x2 mm column (5 microm particle size; column temperature 40 °C). Eluent: 0.037% tri fluoroacetic acid in water / 0.018% trifluoroacetic acid in acetonitrile 1:0 for 0.8 min; 1:0 to 2:3 over 6.2 min; 2:3 for 3 min; 2:3 to 1:0 over 0.1 min with a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min.
• Method 18 Reverse-phase column chromatography performed on a Biotage One instrument fitted with a Agela 40x10 cm (20-40 nM) C18 column at 25 °C. Eluent: water and 0.4% concentrated hydro chloric acid 7:3 to 3:7 over 30 min; 3:7 for 25 min; 0:1 for 10 min with a flow rate of 120 mL/min.
• Example 1 Preparation of iodomethyl acetate (alkylating agent 3a) To a mixture of Nal (29.0 g) and acetonitrile (140 mL) was added chloromethyl acetate (3al; 20.0 g) dropwise at 20 °C in the dark. The reaction was stirred at ambient temperature for 24 hours. The resulting mixture was partitioned between methyl ferf-butyl ether (MTBE; 160 mL) and water (200 mL), and the aqueous layer was extracted with MTBE (150 mL).
• MTBE methyl ferf-butyl ether
• n-Dodecanoyl chloride (3c2; 80.0 g) was added slowly to a mixture of paraformaldehyde (22.0 g) and zinc chloride (24.9 g) in acetonitrile (550 mL) at -10 °C under an argon atmosphere.
• the reaction mix ture was stirred at this temperature for 1 hour and at ambient temperature for 18 hours.
• the crude reaction mixture was directly purified by column flash chromatography on silica gel (gradient eluent: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate 50/1 to 2/1) to afford chloromethyl n-dodecanoate (3cl; 45.4 g) suffi ciently pure for the next step.
• Example 3 Preparation of iodomethyl 2-cyclo-hexylacetate (alkylating agent 3d)
• Thionyl chloride 69 mL
• 2-cyc/o-hexylacetic acid 3d3; 44.8 g
• toluene 180 mL
• argon atmosphere a solution of 2-cyc/o-hexylacetic acid
• toluene 180 mL
• the volatiles were removed in vacuo to afford 2-cyclo-hexylacetyl chloride (3d2; 42.3 g) sufficiently pure for the next step.
• Frozen human plasma (stored at -80 5 C) was thawed in a water bath followed by centrifugation at 3200 x g for 5 min to remove debris. The pH value of the supernatant was then measured and adjusted to 7.4 ⁇ 0.1 by adding 1% phosphoric acid or 1 N sodium hydroxide.
• 2 microL of dosing solution 50 microM for test compounds and 100 microM for positive control; propantheline bromide
• test compounds and positive control were incubated in duplicate with human plasma (final DMSO concentration ⁇ 1%) in a water bath at 37 5 C at six different time points (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 hr). At each corresponding time point the incubations were terminated by adding appropriate volume of quenching solution to stop the reaction.
• the plasma samples were briefly vortexed and subsequently centrifuged at 3200 x g for 20 min.
• the supernatant was transferred into a 96-well plate and diluted with 200 microL of ultrapure water in the ratio of 1:2 prior to LC-MS/MS analysis.
• the peak area ratios (PAR) of analyte/internal standard was used to semi-quantitatively determine the concentration of test compounds and control compound. The percentage of test compound remaining at the individual time points relative to the 0 minute sample was reported.
• Peakarearatioof analyte to internal standardat t 0
• the percentage formation of metabolite was calculated by the analyte/internal standard peak area ratios versus TO (absolute) of metabolite drug and converted to percentage.

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