Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
Patent
1987-08-07
1989-06-20
Chan, Nicky
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
C07D31168
Patent
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048410799
ABSTRACT:
An improved process for preparing (4S)-6-fluorospiro-[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.
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Akers Lawrence C.
Chan Nicky
Dryer Mark
Pfizer Inc.
Richardson Peter C.
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