作者:Guido Koch、Georg Kottirsch、Bernhard Wietfeld、Ernst Küsters
DOI:10.1021/op025536e
日期:2002.9.1
The compound (2R,3S)-N-4-((S)-2,2-Dimethyl-1-methylearbamoyl-propyl)-N-1-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-succinamide (1; SDZ 242-484) shows antiinflammatory effects due to inhibition of matrix metalloproteases (MMP) and tumor necrosis factor-a activity (TNF). We describe the development of a chromatography-free process for a multikilogram-scale pilot-plant production. Two of the three chiral centers are introduced in a diastereoselective Claisen-Ireland rearrangement. It was found that the selectivity of this step was significantly enhanced by the addition of catalytic amounts of Lewis acids. The resulting enantiomeric carboxylic acids were resolved with (S)-(-)-phenylethylamine. The use of osmiumtetroxide was considered to be problematic for pilot-plant use. Therefore, it was necessary to rind an alternative method for the oxidative cleavage of the terminal olefin functionality. For the last chemical transformation, a hydrogenolytic cleavage of a benzyl group in the presence of a hydroxamate, a selective hydrogenation protocol was developed. To improve drug substance properties a series of hydroxamic acid salts were synthesized, and their physical behaviors were investigated.