Process for the preparation of new antidiabetic agents
AssigneeDr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsMahender Rao Siripragada, Prabhakar Chebiyyam, Rajender Kumar Potlapally, Chandra Sekhar Batchu, Ramabhadra Sarma Mamillapalli, Om Reddy Gaddam
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of novel antidiabetic compounds having formula (1) where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group and X represents hydrogen or halogen atom. 1
Claims52
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group and X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, which comprises:
- (i) benzylating phydroxybenzaldehyde of formula (7)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (8),
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- (ii) reacting the compound of formula (8) with an alkyl haloacetate in the presence of a base at a temperature in the range of —10° C. to 60° C. to obtain a glycedic ester of formula (9)
- 13
- where R represents lowercyl group,
- (iii) opening up the epoxide group of the glycedic ester of a compound of formula (9) in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a compound of formula (10)
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- where R is as defined above,
- (iv) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (10) followed by the resolution of the resultant compound to obtain the (S)-hydroxy compound of formula (11),
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- (v) alkylating the compound of formula (11) in the presence of a base to obtain a compound of formula (12)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R2 represents lower alkyl group,
- (vi) debenzylating the compound of formula (12) to obtain a compound of formula (13)
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- where R1 and R2 are as defined above, if desired,
- (vii) converting the compound of formula (13) to a compound of formula (14)
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- where X represents halogen atom and all other symbols are as defined above
- (viii) reacting either the compound of formula (13) or the compound of formula (14) with phenoxazinyl mesylate of formula (15)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (16)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (ix) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (16)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (1) as defined above, and if desired,
- (x) resolving the compound of formula (1).
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group and X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, which comprises:
- (i) benzylating p-hydroxybenzaldehyde of formula (7)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (8),
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- (ii) reacting the compound of formula (8) with an alkyl haloacetate in the presence of a base at a temperature in the range of −10° C. to 60° C. to obtain a glycedic ester of formula (9)
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- where R represents lower alkyl group,
- (iii) opening up the epoxide group of the glycedic ester of the compound of formula (9) in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a compound of formula (10)
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- where R has the meaning given above,
- (iv) alkylating the compound of formula (10) in the presence of a base to obtain a compound of formula (12a)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl and R2 represents lower alkyl group,
- (v) debenzylating the compound of formula (12a) to produce a compound of formula (13a)
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- where R1 and R2 are as defined above, if desired,
- (vi) converting the compound of formula (13a) to a compound of formula (14a)
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- where X represents halogen atom and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (vii) reacting either the compound of formula (13a) or the compound of formula (14a) with phenoxazinyl mesylate of formula (15)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (4)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (viii) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (4) to obtain the racemic compound of formula (5)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (ix) chemically resolving the compound of formula (5) to obtain a compound of formula (1) optionally through an intermediate amide of formula (6)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom and R1 is as defined above.
The process as claimed in claim 112 wherein the debenzylation in step (v) is in the presence of a solvent selected from the group consisting of THF, ethyl acetate, 1,4-dioxane, and AcOH.
A process for the preparation of compound of formula (I)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group and X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, which comprises:
- (i) reacting p-hydroxybenzaldehyde of formula (7)
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- with hydantoin of formula (17)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (18),
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- (ii) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (18) to obtain a compound of formula (19),
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- (iii) reducing the compound of formula (19) to obtain a compound of formula (20),
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- where R represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group,
- (iv) benzylating the compound of formula (20) to obtain a compound of formula (10)
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- where R has the meaning given above,
- (v) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (10) followed by resolution to obtain (S)-hydroxy compound of formula (11),
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- (vi) alkylating the compound of formula (11) in the presence of a base to obtain a compound of formula (12)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group, and R2 represents lower alkyl group,
- (vii) debenzylating the compound of formula (12) to produce a compound of formula (13),
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- (viii) if desired, converting the compound of formula (13) to a compound of formula (14)
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- where X represents halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (ix) reacting either the compound of formula (13) or the compound of formula (14) with phenoxazinyl mesylate of formula (15)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (16)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (x) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (16) to obtain the compound of formula (1) defined above, and if desired,
- (xi) chemically resolving the compound of formula (1).
A process for the preparation of compound of formula (1)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group and X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, which comprises:
- (i) reacting phydroxybenzaldehyde of formula (7)
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- with hydantoin of formula (I 7)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (18),
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- (ii) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (18) to obtain a compound of formula (19),
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- (iii) reducing the compound of formula (19) to obtain a compound of formula (20),
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- where R represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group,
- (iv) benzylating the compound of formula (20) to obtain a compound of formula (10)
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- where R is as defined earlier,
- (v) alkylating the compound of formula (10) in the presence of a base to obtain a compound of formula (12a)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group, and R2 represents lower alkyl group,
- (vi) debenzylating the compound of formula (12a) to produce a compound of formula (13a)
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- where R1 and R2 are as defined above, if desired,
- (vii) converting the compound of formula (13a) to a compound of formula (14a)
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- where X represents halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (viii) reacting either the compound of formula (13a) or the compound of formula (14a) with phenoxazinyl mesylate of formula (15)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (4)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (ix) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (4) to obtain the racemic compound of formula (5)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above, and
- (x) chemically resolving the compound of formula (5) to a compound of formula (1) optionally through an intermediate amide of formula (6)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above. The process as claimed in claim 32 wherein the reduction in step (iii) is carried out in a solvent selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol and ethylacetate.
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (1)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group and X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, which comprises:
- (i) benzylating L-tyrosine of formula (21)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (22),
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- (ii) diazotizing the compound of formula (22) in the presence of an acidic reagent and an organic solvent to produce compound of formula (11′)
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- where R′ represents hydrogen or acetyl group,
- (iii) if desired, hydrolyzing the compound of formula (11′) where R′ represents acetyl group to a compound of formula (11′) where R′ represents hydrogen,
- (iv) alkylating the compound of formula (11′) in the presence of a base where R′ represents hydrogen to the alkyl compound of formula (12)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group, and R2 represents lower alkyl group,
- (v) debenzylating the compound of formula (12) to produce a compound of formula (13) where R1 and R2 are as defined above, if desired,
- (vi) converting the compound of formula (13)
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- to a compound of formula (14)
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- where X represents halogen, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (vii) reacting either the compound of formula (13) or the compound of formula (14) with phenoxazinyl mesylate of formula (15)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (16)
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- where X represents hydrogen or halogen atom, and R1 and R2 are as defined above,
- (viii) hydrolyzing the compound of formula (16) to obtain the compound of formula (1) defined above, and if desired,
- (ix) chemically resolving the compound of formula (1).
- The process as claimed in claim 41, wherein the hydrolysis in step (iii) is carried out using an hydrolyzing agent selected from the group consisting of NaOH, KOH, LiOH, and Ba(OH)2.
A process for the preparation of compound of formula (13)
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- and its analogs which comprises:
- benzylating L-tyrosine of formula (21)
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- to obtain a compound of formula (22),
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- diazotizing the compound of formula (22) in the presence of an acidic reagent and an organic solvent to produce a compound of formula (11′)
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- where R′ represents hydrogen, or acetyl group, if desired, hydrolyzing the compound of formula (11′) where R′ represents acetyl group to a compound of formula (11′) where R′ represents hydrogen,
- (iv) alkylating the compound of formula (11′) in the presence of a base where R′ represents hydrogen to the compound of formula (12)
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- where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group, and R2 represents lower alkyl group and debenzylating the compound of formula (12) to produce a compound of formula (13).
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- where R1 and R2 are as defined above.
The process as claimed in claim 49, wherein the hydrolysis in step (iii) is carried out using an hydrolyzing agent selected from the group consisting of NaOH, KOH, LiOH, and Ba(OH)2.
The process as claimed in claim 49, wherein the alkylation of step (iv) is carried out using an alkylating agent selected from diethyl sulphate, ethyl iodide, methyl iodide and dimethyl sulphate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.