Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
Reexamination Certificate
2001-07-05
2002-05-14
Rotman, Alan L. (Department: 1625)
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
C514S283000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06388078
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to an S type 2-substituted hydroxy-2-indolidinylbutyric ester compound and a process for the preparation thereof. More particularly, it relates to an S type 2-substituted hydroxy-2-indolidinyl-butyric ester compound which is useful as an intermediate for preparing camptothecin derivatives having antitumor activities and a process for preparing said compound in high yield and in high stereoselectivity.
PRIOR ART
There is known a process for preparing camptothecin derivatives having antitumor activities by Friedlaender reaction (cf. EP-A-540099, EP-A-296597, JP-A-6-87746, WO 90/03169, EP-A-418099), wherein it has been investigated to find processes for preparing S type 4-hydroxypyranoindolidine compounds of the formula [VIII] which are important as an intermediate:
Besides, it is reported, for example, in EP-A-220601 that an S type 2-[(R)-N-tosyl-prolyloxy]-2-indolidinylbutyric ester compound of the formula [XXI]:
may be prepared by brominating at 2-position of a 2-indolidinylacetic ester compound of the formula [XX]:
and reacting the resultant with an (R)-N-tosylproline and further ethylating at 2-position of the reaction product, and further that a camptothecin derivative is prepared from said compound via an S type 4-hydroxypyranoindolidine compound [VIII].
However, according to this process, the desired S type 2-[(R)-N-tosylprolyloxy]-2-indolidinylbutyric ester compound [XXI] is merely obtained in an amount of 2.6-4.6 times larger (44-64% d.e.) than that of a diastereomer having an absolute configuration of “R” at 2-position which is simultaneously prepared, and the S type compound is isolated therefrom in a further lower yield, only 56%, by a fractional recrystallization [cf. Organic Synthetic Chemistry, vol. 49, No. 11, pp. 1013-1020, 1991].
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides an S type 2-substituted hydroxy-2-indolidinylbutyric ester compound useful as an intermediate for preparing camptothecin derivatives in a high yield and in a high stereoselectivity.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to this invention, the desired S type 2-substituted hydroxy-2-indolidinylbutyric ester compound of the formula [II]:
can be prepared by reacting a 2-halo-2-indolidinylacetic ester compound of the formula [III]:
wherein X is a halogen atom, R
1
and R
2
are a lower alkyl group, and E is an ester residue, with an R type nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic carboxylic acid compound of the formula [IV]:
R
o
OH [IV]
wherein R
o
is a residue of a nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic carboxylic acid having an absolute configuration of “R” which is obtained by removing hydroxy group from the carboxyl group of said carboxylic acid compound (in which the nitrogen atom contained in the residue is protected) or a salt thereof to give a 2-substituted hydroxy-2-indolidinylacetic ester compound of the formula [I]:
wherein the symbols are as defined above, and then ethylating 2-position of the resultant compound [I].
The process of this invention is characteristic in that the 2-substituted hydroxy-2-indolidinylacetic ester compound [I] is sterically bulky at the acetal moiety and has a sterically bulky substituent containing an optically active nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic ring at 2-position thereof and hence it is ethylated with high yield and high stereoselectivity at 2-position, and thereby the desired S type 2-substituted hydroxy-2-indolidinylbutyric ester compound [II] is obtained in a high selectivity such as 9 times or more higher (80% d.e. or more) than the diastereomer having an absolute configuration of “R” at 2-position. Particularly, when the group “Y” in the substituent R
o
in the compound [I] is a 4-nitrophenylsulfonyl group or a 4-biphenyl sulfonyl group, the desired compound is obtained in much higher stereoselectivity of 20 times (90% d.e.) or 15.2 times (88% d.e.) higher, respectively and in much higher isolation yield of 75% or 76%, respectively.
The R type nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic carboxylic acid compound [IV] in this invention means a compound having a carboxyl group bound to a nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic ring (the nitrogen atom contained in said compound is protected), and the carbon atom bound with the carboxyl group has an absolute configuration of “R”, and the nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic ring includes a benzene-fused nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, for example, a tetrahydroisoquinoline ring, a tetrahydroquinoline ring, a dihydroquinoline ring, or an indoline ring.
Suitable example of the nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic carboxylic acid compound having an absolute configuration of “R” is a compound of the formula [XIX]:
wherein n is 0 or 1, and Y is a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group or a lower alkylsulfonyl group.
The above compound [XIX] wherein n is 1 means an N-substituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-ylquinolinecarboxylic acid, and the compound [XIX] wherein n is 0 means an N-substituted 2-indolinecarboxylic acid. The substituent “Y” on the nitrogen atom of the above compound [XIX] includes a phenylsulfonyl, naphthylsulfonyl or biphenylylsulfonyl group (which may optionally be substituted by a member selected from a nitro group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a cycloalkyl group, a halogen atom, or a thienyl group), or a lower alkylsulfonyl group, for example, a phenylsulfonyl group, a tosyl group, a 2,4,6-trimethylphenylsulfonyl group, a 4-nitrophenylsulfonyl group, a 4-chlorophenylsulfonyl group, a 4-methoxyphenylsulfonyl group, a 4-cyclohexylphenylsulfonyl group, a 4-(3-thienyl)phenylsulfonyl group, a 2-naphthylsulfonyl group, a 4-biphenylylsulfonyl group, a methylsulfonyl group, and an cthylsulfonyl group.
Among the above, preferred compounds are a compound [XIX] wherein the substituent “Y” on the nitrogen atom is a tosyl group, a 2-naphthyl-sulfonyl group, a 2,4,6-trimethylphenylsulfonyl group, a 4-biphenylylsulfonyl group, or a 4-nitrophenylsulfonyl group and n is 1, and a compound [XIX] wherein the substituent “Y” on the nitrogen atom is a tosyl group and n is 0. Particularly preferred compounds are a compound [XIX] wherein the substituent “Y” on the nitrogen atom is a 4-biphenylylsulfonyl group or a 4-nitrophenylsulfonyl group and n is 1.
The R
1
and R
2
are a lower alkyl group, such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group; X is a halogen atom such as chlorine, bromine, iodine. The E includes any conventional ester residues, for example lower alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, or an isobutyl group. Among them, preferable groups are R
1
and R
2
being a methyl group, X being a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, and E being a methyl group or an ethyl group.
The reaction of the 2-halo-2-indolidinylacetic ester compound [III] and the R type nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic carboxylic acid compound [IV] or a salt thereof is carried out in a suitable solvent.
The salt of the R-type nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic carboxylic acid compound [IV] includes an alkali metal salt (e.g. potassium salt, sodium salt), an alkaline earth metal salt (e.g. magnesium salt, calcium salt).
The reaction of the 2-halo-2-indolidinylacetic ester compound [III] and the R type nitrogen-containing fused heterocyclic carboxylic acid compound [IV] or a salt thereof is preferably carried out in the presence or absence of an acid scavenger. Suitable examples of the acid scavenger are inorganic bases, such as an alkali metal hydride (e.g. lithium hydride, sodium hydride, potassium hydride), an alkali metal amide (e.g. lithium amide, sodium amide, potassium amide), an alkali metal carb
Kawaguchi Takayuki
Nomura Sumihiro
Tsujihara Kenji
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Desai Rita
Rotman Alan L.
Tanabe Seiyaku Company, Limited
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