申请人:SYNTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
公开号:EP0110671A1
公开(公告)日:1984-06-13
This invention concerns a process of preparing optically active a-arylalkanoic acids useful as pharmaceutical (e.g., anti-inflammatory) agents, and their precursors. These a-arylalkanoic acids, esters, amides, nitriles, oxazolines and metal salts are stereoselectively prepared by forming the metal or metal halide of the corresponding acid, ester, amide, oxazoline, nitrile, or metal salt and treating the compound so prepared with an aryl halide in the presence of a chiral (optically active) transition metal catalyst, optionally in the presence of a dipolar aprotic solvent or mixtures thereof, for a time sufficient to form the corresponding optically active a-arylalkanoic acid, ester, amide, nitrile, oxazoline or metal salt, and optionally concomitantly or sequentially hydrolyzing any ester, amide, nitrile, oxazoline or metal salt formed to the corresponding optically active α-arylalkanoic acid. The process optionally further includes removal of halogen atom from the aromatic portion or methylation of the aryl hydroxyl portion of the a-arylalkanoic acid, as well as subsequent formation of the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters of the optically active a-arylalkanoic acid.
本发明涉及一种制备光学活性芳基烷酸及其前体的工艺,这种芳基烷酸可用作药剂(如消炎剂)。这些 a-芳基烷酸、酯、酰胺、腈、噁唑啉和金属盐是通过形成相应酸、酯、酰胺、噁唑啉、腈或金属盐的金属或金属卤化物,并在手性(光学活性)过渡金属催化剂存在下用芳基卤化物处理如此制备的化合物而立体选择性制备的、任选在双极性烷基溶剂或其混合物存在下,处理足够长的时间以形成相应的光学活性 a-芳基烷酸、酯、酰胺、腈、噁唑啉或金属盐,并任选同时或依次将形成的任何酯、酰胺、腈、噁唑啉或金属盐水解为相应的光学活性 α-芳基烷酸。该工艺可选地进一步包括从芳香部分去除卤原子或芳基羟基部分的甲基化,以及随后形成具有光学活性的芳基烷酸的药学上可接受的盐和酯。