# US 11,111,236 B2 · Method for preparing oxaspirocycle derivative, and intermediate thereof

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- Number: US 11,111,236 B2
- Document ID: US11111236B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/651,922
- Filed: 2018-09-27
- Published: 2020-10-01
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2017-09-28
- Assignees: Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Wenhai Li; Weixing Qi; Zhenjun Qiu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11111236B2

## CPC

- C07D 405/04: directly linked by a ring-member-to-ring-member bond
- C07D 311/96: spiro-condensed with carbocyclic rings or ring systems
- C07D 409/14: containing three or more hetero rings
- C07D: HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08)

## Abstract

A method for preparing an oxaspirocycle derivative and an intermediate thereof are described. The method reduces reaction steps, improves reaction yield, is simple and easy to operate, and is favorable for industrial large-scale production.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for preparing a compound represented by formula D1 or a salt thereof,
comprising separating optical isomers of a compound represented by formula D or a salt thereof, by a chemical resolution method:
wherein,
R is aryl or heteroaryl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, haloalkyl, halogen, amino, nitro, cyano, oxo, alkenyl, haloalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, OR3, C(O)R3, C(O)OR3, S(O)mR3 and NR4R5;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, amino, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl, wherein the alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, nitro, cyano, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;
each of R4 and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyl, amino, carboxylic ester group, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl, wherein the alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, carboxylic ester group, nitro, cyano, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl; and
m is 0, 1 or 2;
wherein a resolving agent is used in the chemical resolution method, and the resolving agent is a basic chiral resolving agent selected from the group consisting of S-phenylethylamine, quinidine, cinchonidine and arginine.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising preparing the compound represented by formula D from a compound represented by formula E by basic hydrolysis;

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound represented by formula D1 is a compound represented by formula D2:

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises:
1) mixing the compound represented by formula D with S-phenylethylamine thereby to obtain a compound represented by formula D1-1; and
2) cleaving the compound represented by formula D1-1 to obtain the compound represented by formula D1.

### Claim 5

A compound represented by formula D1 or a salt thereof,
wherein,
R is aryl or heteroaryl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected front the group consisting of alkyl, haloalkyl, halogen, amino, nitro, cyano, oxo, alkenyl, haloalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, OR3, C(O)R3, C(O)OR3, S(O)mR3 and NR4R5;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, deuterated alkyl, amino, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl, wherein the alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, nitro, cyano, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;
each of R4 and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyl, amino, carboxylic ester group, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl, wherein the alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, carboxylic ester group, nitro, cyano, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl; and
m is 0, 1 or 2;
and wherein the compound has an enantiomeric excess (ee) value of more than 99%.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The compound according to claim 5, wherein the compound is a compound represented by formula D2:

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The compound according to claim 5, wherein the salt of the compound is a compound represented by formula D1-1:
wherein M is selected from the group consisting of S-phenylethylamine, quinidine, cinchonidine and arginine.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1,
further comprising preparing a compound represented by formula B or a stereoisomer thereof from the compound represented by formula D or a stereoisomer thereof via an one-step reaction or a reaction of more than one step:

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein the method comprises:
1) converting the compound represented by formula D to obtain a compound represented by formula C; and
2) reducing the compound represented by formula C thereby to obtain the compound represented by formula B:
wherein, R is

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, wherein the compound represented by formula B is a compound represented by formula B2:

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, further comprising hydrolyzing a compound represented by formula E thereby to obtain the compound represented by formula D:

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising: reacting a compound represented by formula D or a stereoisomer thereof to prepare a compound represented by formula B or a stereoisomer thereof, and reacting the compound represented by formula B or a stereoisomer thereof with a compound represented by formula A or a stereoisomer thereof to obtain a compound represented by formula I,
wherein,
R1 is a hydrogen or an alkyl; R2 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, the substituent is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, halogen, amino, nitro, cyano, oxo, alkenyl, haloalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl, —OR3, —C(O)R3, —C(O)OR3, —S(O)mR3 and —NR4R5, wherein the alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of deuterium, alkyl, haloalkyl, halogen, amino, nitro, cyano, hydroxyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl; and
n is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, wherein the compound represented by formula B is prepared by a method comprising:
1) converting the compound represented by formula D to obtain a compound represented by formula C; and
2) reducing the compound represented by formula C thereby to obtain the compound represented by formula B.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, wherein the compound represented by formula I is a compound represented by formula III:

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, wherein the compound represented by formula I is a compound represented by formula IV: