申请人:Pfizer Inc.
公开号:US04716113A1
公开(公告)日:1987-12-29
An improved process for preparing (4S)-6-fluoro-spiro-[chroman-4,4'-imidazolidine]-2',5'-dione (sorbinil) or its (2R)-methyl derivative (2-methylsorbinil) is disclosed herein, starting from p-fluorophenol in each instance. The final products obtained have known pharmaceutical value as agents for the control of certain chronic diabetic complications. Key steps concerned with the process involve converting p-fluorophenol into the appropriate .beta.-(4-fluorophenoxy)alkane halide, followed by amidoalkylation with N-benzoyl or N-(lower alkanoyl)-.alpha.-hydroxyglycine to form an intermediate 2-amidoalkylated derivative thereof, and then dehydration and spiroalkylation of said intermediate by treatment with a dehydrating agent and a base to yield a spiroalkylated azlactone compound. The latter compound is then subsequently converted to the known 4-amino-6-fluorochroman-4-carboxylic acid or the novel (2R)-methyl derivative thereof, both in the form of their hydrohalide acid addition salts, by employing acid hydrolysis and the intermediate spiro-amino acid hydrohalide salt is thereafter converted to the corresponding methyl or ethyl ester and resolved with .alpha.-chymotrypsin to afford the desired (S)-methyl or (S)-ethyl ester. Treatment of either of these latter two esters with an alkali metal cyanate in an acid medium then effects conversion of same to the desired spiro-hydantoin ring compound. Alternatively, the spiro-amino acid hydrohalide salt can also be converted to the desired spiro-hydantoin ring compound in a known manner, involving a sequence of three reaction steps. The spiroalkylated azlactone compound of the instant invention, as well as the methyl and ethyl esters mentioned above, are themselves novel compounds and are valuable as synthetic intermediates in the process of this invention.
本发明公开了一种改进的制备(4S)-6-氟-螺-[色满-4,4'-咪唑啉]-2',5'-二酮(索比尼尔)或其(2R)-甲基衍生物(2-甲基索比尼尔)的方法,两者均以对氟苯酚为起始物。所得的最终产物作为控制某些慢性糖尿病并发症的药物具有已知的药理学价值。该方法涉及的关键步骤包括将对氟苯酚转化为适当的β-(4-氟苯氧)烷基卤化物,随后与N-苯甲酰或N-(较低的脂肪酰)-α-羟基甘氨酸进行酰胺烷基化反应,形成其中间体2-酰胺烷基化衍生物,然后通过使用脱水剂和碱处理其中间体,进行螺烷基化反应,得到螺烷基化的氮内酯化合物。然后,利用酸水解,将该化合物进一步转化为已知的4-氨基-6-氟色满-4-羧酸或新颖的(2R)-甲基衍生物,均以其水合卤酸盐的形式存在,中间的螺烷基化氨基酸卤酸盐随后转化为相应的甲基或乙基酯,并通过α-凝乳酶分离得到所需的(S)-甲基或(S)-乙基酯。然后,在酸性介质中,将这两种酯之一与碱金属氰酸盐反应,即可将其转化为所需的螺噻嗪环化合物。或者,也可以使用已知的方法,通过三个反应步骤的序列,将螺烷基化氨基酸卤酸盐转化为所需的螺噻嗪环化合物。本发明中的螺烷基化氮内酯化合物以及上述提到的甲基和乙基酯本身均为新颖化合物,并且在本发明中的合成中作为合成中间体具有重要价值。