申请人:PFIZER INC.
公开号:EP0295050A1
公开(公告)日:1988-12-14
A novel three-step process for preparing 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-phenylbutanoic acid is disclosed, which involves (1) reducing 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-ketobutanoic acid to 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-hydroxybutanoic acid; (2) then converting the intermediate hydroxy acid formed in the first step to 5-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-dihydro-2(3H)-furanone, and (3) thereafter reacting the resulting gamma-butyrolactone compound with benzene in a Friedel-Crafts type reaction to form the desired final product. The latter compound is known to be useful as an intermediate leading to 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-naphthalenone and ultimately, to cis-(1S)(4S)-N-methyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthaleneamine (sertraline), which is known to be a preferred anti-depressant agent in the field of medicinal chemistry. The aforementioned 5-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-dihydro-2(3H)-furanone and 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-hydroxybutanoic acid are both novel compounds. There is also disclosed a novel process for converting 5-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-dihydro-2(3H)-furanone directly to 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-naphthalenone, as well as an alternate novel process for converting 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-hydroxybutanoic acid directly to this same key intermediate.
本发明公开了一种分三步制备
4-(3,4-二氯苯基)-4-苯基丁酸的新工艺,包括 (1) 将 4-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-4-酮
丁酸还原为 4-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-
4-羟基丁酸;(2) 然后将第一步中生成的中间羟基酸转化为 5-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-二氢-2(3H)-
呋喃酮,以及 (3) 之后将生成的
γ-丁内酯化合物与苯进行弗里德尔-卡夫斯反应,生成所需的最终产品。众所周知,后一种化合物可以作为中间体,进而生成 4-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-
3,4-二氢-1(2H)-萘酮,并最终生成顺式-(1S)(4S)-N-甲基-4-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-
1,2,3,4-四氢-1-萘胺(
舍曲林),而
舍曲林是药物
化学领域的首选抗抑郁剂。上述 5-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-二氢-2(3H)-
呋喃酮和 4-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-
4-羟基丁酸都是新型化合物。此外,还公开了一种将 5-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-二氢-2(3H)-
呋喃酮直接转化为 4-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-
3,4-二氢-1(2H)-萘酮的新型工艺,以及另一种将 4-(3,4-二
氯苯基)-
4-羟基丁酸直接转化为该关键中间体的新型工艺。