摘要:
The present disclosure provides a method for producing one or more intermediates for the synthesis of one or more ionizable lipids, the method comprising: (i) producing a beta-ketoacid by reacting a cyclic ester, a terminal hydroxy ester or a derivative thereof, a dicarboxylic acid half ester, or an acid chloride derivative of the dicarboxylic acid half ester, in a condensation reaction, thereby producing the beta-ketoacid or a beta-ketoester that is hydrolyzed to produce the beta-ketoacid and (ii) decarboxylating the beta-ketoacid, thereby producing the one or more intermediates, wherein the one or more intermediates have a structure that may be defined by Formula A. Further provided is a method for producing an ionizable lipid from the intermediate comprising adding an ionizable head group moiety to (a) a ketone group of one or more intermediates having the structure that may be defined by Formula A; or (b) a corresponding alcohol of the intermediate.