Optically active 3,3'-dithiobis(2-amino-2methylpropionic acid) derivative and process for producing optically active 2-amino-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionic acid derivative
申请人:Matsumoto Shingo
公开号:US20070010689A1
公开(公告)日:2007-01-11
The present invention provides a useful novel intermediate and a novel synthetic process that can highly prevent contamination by various impurities to an optically active R or S isomer of a 2-amino-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionic acid derivative or salt thereof useful as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals and the like and provides a process for easily and efficiently producing a high purity optically active R or S isomer of a 2-amino-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionic acid derivative or salt thereof on an industrial production scale. A process of producing a high purity 2-amino-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionic acid derivative or salt thereof includes reductively cleaving a sulfur-sulfur bond of an intermediate, which is a high purity optically active 3,3′-dithiobis(2-amino-2-methylpropionic acid) derivative substantially free of impurities. Thus, a resulting optically active 2-amino-3-mercapto-2-methylpropionic acid derivative can be produced without generating impurities as by-products which are difficult to remove.
本发明提供了一种有用的新型中间体和一种新型合成方法,可以高度防止各种杂质对用作制药等中间体的2-氨基-3-巯基-2-甲基丙酸衍生物或其盐的光学活性R或S异构体的污染,并提供一种在工业生产规模上轻松高效地生产高纯度光学活性R或S异构体的2-氨基-3-巯基-2-甲基丙酸衍生物或其盐的过程。生产高纯度2-氨基-3-巯基-2-甲基丙酸衍生物或其盐的过程包括还原裂解中间体的硫-硫键,该中间体是高纯度的、基本无杂质的光学活性3,3'-二硫代双(2-氨基-2-甲基丙酸)衍生物。因此,可以生产出不生成难以去除的副产物杂质的光学活性2-氨基-3-巯基-2-甲基丙酸衍生物。