Detailed Description
The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is provided to enable those skilled in the art to more readily understand the advantages and features of the invention and to make a clear and concise definition of the scope of the invention.
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a process for the synthesis of voriconazole, the process comprising the steps of:
step 1, preparing halogenated ethyl fluoro pyrimidine and carrying out Grignard reaction.
In the present invention, the halogenated ethyl fluoropyrimidine is preferably 4- (1-halogenated ethyl) -5-fluoropyrimidine, and the halogenated group may be any one of Cl-, br-, I-, preferably Br-. The 4- (1-bromoethyl) -5-fluoropyrimidine is commercially available, such as Hubei Yongku technology Co., ltd, or Hubei zifei pharmaceutical chemicals Co., ltd, and can be obtained by reacting low-cost and easily available 4-ethyl-5-fluoropyrimidine with a common brominating agent, such as N-bromosuccinimide (NBS).
According to the invention, 4- (1-halogenated ethyl) -5-fluoropyrimidine and magnesium metal undergo Grignard reaction to obtain magnesium halide Grignard reagent, and the reaction process is as follows:
in a preferred embodiment of the invention, in step 1, the magnesium metal used is magnesium turnings.
The inventors have found that the choice of magnesium is important. Because magnesium powder can lead the reaction to be violent, or an oxide film is easy to form on the surface of the magnesium powder to prevent the reaction from proceeding, and the magnesium powder is not easy to purify. Therefore, the invention selects magnesium chips as raw materials.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the magnesium turnings need to be pretreated before the reaction, comprising: firstly, washing magnesium chips with dilute acid, and carrying out suction filtration; washing with acetone, vacuum drying, wrapping with aluminum foil, and placing in N 2 Or under an inert gas.
In the present invention, the reaction solvent I used in step 1 is an ether and/or a tertiary amine, preferably, the ether is at least one selected from the group consisting of propyl ether, butyl ether, pentyl ether, isopropyl ether, isopentyl ether, anisole, phenetole, methyl tert-butyl ether, tetrahydrofuran and methyl tetrahydrofuran, and the tertiary amine is selected from the group consisting of N, N-dimethylaniline and/or pyridine. More preferably, the reaction solvent I is selected to be tetrahydrofuran and/or methyltetrahydrofuran, for example methyltetrahydrofuran.
Among them, methyltetrahydrofuran has a high boiling point (80 ℃) and can increase the reaction rate, fewer by-products are produced, and the loss during solvent condensation recovery is reduced. Methyl tetrahydrofuran has a lower solubility in water than tetrahydrofuran, and thus it is easier to include the grignard reagent therein separately, while recovering dried methyl tetrahydrofuran. In addition, methyltetrahydrofuran has clearer phase separation capability, so that methyltetrahydrofuran is preferably selected as the reaction solvent I.
Tetrahydrofuran has a boiling point of 66 ℃, which may produce dibenzyl as a by-product when used as a solvent, but the reaction is easily initiated. In the reaction, the reaction may be initiated with tetrahydrofuran followed by the addition of methyltetrahydrofuran.
Wherein, the reaction solvent I may be pretreated before the reaction. The pretreatment process is to add KOH into the reaction solvent I for drying for 3-5 days, and then to distill to obtain anhydrous reaction solvent I.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the molar ratio of 4- (1-haloethyl) -5-fluoropyrimidine to reaction solvent I is 1: (8-20), preferably 1: (10 to 16), more preferably 1:15.
According to the invention, when the molar ratio of 4- (1-haloethyl) -5-fluoropyrimidine to reaction solvent I is 1: in the case of (8-20), the production of by-product dibenzyl can be reduced by controlling the amount of the above-mentioned compound to be added.
Among these, the reaction temperature is critical for the preparation of grignard reagents. If the temperature is too high, a coupling reaction may occur, and if the temperature is too low, it may not be initiated. Thus, the reaction temperature is preferably 35 to 60 ℃, preferably 45 to 55 ℃, for example 50 ℃.
According to the present invention, the reaction can be optimized when the reaction temperature is 45 to 55 ℃.
Wherein, a trace amount of moisture can inhibit the initiation of the reaction and decompose the formed grignard reagent to affect the yield. Meanwhile, if no nitrogen or inert gas is adopted for replacement in the reaction vessel, a large amount of inflammable gas is generated by evaporation of the solvent in the reaction vessel, and the inflammable gas is mixed with air to form explosive mixed gas, so that the explosion is easy. Therefore, before the reaction proceeds, nitrogen or an inert gas such as helium, neon, argon, etc. is introduced into the reaction vessel to remove air from the reaction vessel so that the reaction proceeds under a nitrogen or inert gas atmosphere.
Illustratively, in step 1, the addition of a small amount of initiator may also be included in order to shorten the initiation time. Preferably, the initiator is selected from iodine or methylene chloride, for example by adding 1-2 particles of iodine.
And 2, oxidizing 2- (2, 4-difluorophenyl) -3- (1, 2, 4-triazole-1-yl) -1, 2-propanediol to obtain the epoxypropane compound.
In the present invention, the 2- (2, 4-difluorophenyl) -3- (1, 2, 4-triazol-1-yl) -1, 2-propanediol is commercially available, such as Guangzhou brand biotechnology limited or American QCC, and can be prepared according to the method of the document Keiji Tamura et al Journal of Organic Chemistry,2014,79 (7), 3272-3278.
The reaction process of the step is as follows:
in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in step 2, the catalyst used is a supported catalyst, wherein the catalyst support is selected from at least one of alumina, silica, activated carbon and zeolite molecular sieves; the supporting substance is an alkali metal soluble salt or an alkali metal oxide, preferably at least one selected from lithium oxide, sodium oxide and potassium oxide.
Wherein, the methods for preparing the supported catalyst by different carriers and different supported substances are similar. Illustratively, the supported catalyst may be prepared as follows:
(1) Preparing an impregnating solution, preparing a solution of alkali metal soluble salt or alkali metal oxide with a certain concentration, for example 8-12 wt%;
(2) And (3) placing the carrier in impregnating solution, impregnating for a period of time (for example, 7-10 h), filtering, drying and roasting to obtain the supported catalyst.
In the present invention, the reaction is carried out by using the supported catalyst, and the side reaction possibly caused by the strong oxidizing agent can be avoided. The reaction can be carried out by using a small amount of supported catalyst, and the catalyst is cheap and easy to obtain, so that the reaction cost can be reduced.
Preferably, in step 2, the molar ratio of 2- (2, 4-difluorophenyl) -3- (1, 2, 4-triazol-1-yl) -1, 2-propanediol to supported catalyst is (2-10): 1, preferably (3 to 7): 1.
preferably, in step 2, the reaction temperature is 30 to 80 ℃, preferably 50 to 70 ℃; and/or the reaction pressure is-15 to 5MPa, preferably-5 to 2MPa.
In the present invention, the reaction temperature and the reaction pressure need to be kept within a range such that an epoxy compound is produced. If the reaction temperature is too high or the pressure is too high, the raw materials are easily oxidized further to obtain ketone compounds, and if the reaction temperature is too low or the pressure is too low, the reaction is not easy to proceed. In the present invention, the use of the supported catalyst in the above-described range results in a higher conversion of the raw material and fewer by-products.
And step 3, mixing the Grignard reagent obtained in the step 1 with the epoxypropane compound obtained in the step 2, and reacting to obtain voriconazole.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, step 3 may specifically comprise the following sub-steps:
and 3-1, dissolving the epoxypropane compound in the ionic liquid.
Preferably, the ionic liquid is an alkaline ionic liquid.
And step 3-2, dropwise adding the Grignard reagent obtained in the step 1, and reacting to obtain the voriconazole racemate.
The reaction process of the step is as follows:
wherein X represents any one of Cl-, br-, and I-.
According to the invention, the dropping speed should be slower, so that the Grignard reagent can be completely dissolved in the alkaline ionic liquid. Preferably, the drop velocity is 1 to 2 drops/s.
In the invention, in the alkaline ionic liquid, grignard reagent can form carbanion to attack carbon on epoxy with smaller steric hindrance in the epoxypropane compound, so that the epoxy can be opened to form the voriconazole racemate. Wherein the amount of voriconazole (2 r,3 s) -2- (2, 4-difluorophenyl) -3- (5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl) -1- (1H-1, 2, 4-triazol-1-yl) -2-butanol can be controlled between 70 and 90%.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the basic ionic liquid is selected from a supported basic ionic liquid or a silica-supported basic ionic liquid. Specifically, the structural formula is represented as follows:
in the invention, the supported alkaline ionic liquid is preferably an alkaline ionic liquid supported by polystyrene resin.
In the invention, the silica branch-supported alkaline ionic liquid can be prepared according to the following process:
(1) Adding porous silicon dioxide into an acetone solution of polypropylene trimethoxysilane for reaction;
(2) Adding imidazole into the solution in the step 1 to react;
(3) And (3) adding sodium hydroxide into the solution obtained in the step (2) to react, and performing post-treatment to obtain the silica branch-supported alkaline ionic liquid.
According to the invention, the ionic liquid with the introduced basic functional group has higher catalytic activity than inorganic base or organic base and can be recycled. It makes asymmetric addition easier due to its molecular structure of larger size.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the molar ratio of the epoxypropane compound to the basic ionic liquid is 1: (5-20).
According to the invention, the molar ratio of the epoxypropane compound to the alkaline ionic liquid is in a certain range, and if the molar ratio is smaller, the reaction speed is too high, and the ratio of voriconazole is reduced. If the molar ratio is large, the reaction speed is small, and the reaction time and the reaction cost are increased. In the present invention, when the molar ratio is 1: when (5-20), preferably (10-15), the yield of voriconazole is between 80 and 90%.
In the invention, the ionic liquid with the alkaline functional group is used as the alkaline catalyst, the reaction conversion rate is high, the condition is mild, the product is easy to separate, and the ionic liquid can be recycled.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the molar ratio of grignard reagent to the epoxypropane compound is 1: (1-3).
In the present invention, the molar amount of the epoxypropane compound is slightly larger, which is advantageous in that the whole addition of the Grignard reagent is enabled, and the solution of the Grignard reagent is gradually added dropwise, which enables the suitability of the reaction rate, thereby enabling the generated voriconazole to occupy a relatively large amount.
In the invention, the synthesis process further comprises the following steps: the voriconazole racemate is resolved to obtain voriconazole, and the resolving agent is preferably an optically active acid including, but not limited to, (+) -tartaric acid, (+) -camphoric acid, L- (+) -glycine or L-camphor-10-sulfonic acid and addition salts thereof.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided voriconazole or a racemate thereof, obtainable by the synthesis process or method of the above first aspect.
For a further understanding of the present invention, voriconazole provided by the present invention is described below with reference to examples, the scope of the present invention not being limited by the following examples.
Example 1
In a flask equipped with a two-neck adapter, 4.8g of magnesium turnings were placed. The front opening of the interface is provided with a dropping funnel, and the side opening is provided with a reflux condensing pipe of a calcium chloride drying pipe. Dropwise adding a mixed solution of 0.2mol of 4- (1-bromoethyl) -5-fluoropyrimidine and 302mL of methyltetrahydrofuran into a bottle, and heating in a water bath at the temperature of 50 ℃ to obtain a methyltetrahydrofuran solution of a Grignard reagent;
weighing 0.2mol of 2- (2, 4-difluorophenyl) -3- (1, 2, 4-triazole-1-yl) -1, 2-propanediol and 0.05mol of potassium oxide-silica supported catalyst (wherein the supporting amount of potassium oxide is 12 wt%), wherein the reaction temperature is 65 ℃ and the reaction pressure is 2MPa; obtaining 2- (2, 4-difluorophenyl) -3- (1, 2, 4-triazol-1-yl) -1, 2-epoxypropane;
dissolving 0.1mol of the prepared 2- (2, 4-difluorophenyl) -3- (1, 2, 4-triazol-1-yl) -1, 2-epoxypropane in 1.2mol of silica branch-supported alkaline ionic liquid, dropwise adding 100mL of the prepared Grignard reagent methyltetrahydrofuran solution, and washing with acetone or ethanol for multiple times after the reaction is finished to obtain 32.8g of voriconazole racemate with the yield of 93.7%.
Example 2
0.05mol of the voriconazole racemate obtained in example 1 was dissolved in 73.7mL of acetone, and 13.9g of L- (-) -10-camphorsulfonic acid dissolved in 24mL of methanol was added thereto. Refluxing the obtained mixture for 1h, slowly cooling to room temperature, crystallizing, filtering and drying to obtain camphorsulfonate of voriconazole;
the camphorsulfonate salt of voriconazole was added to 100mL of a mixture of water and dichloromethane in a volume ratio of 1:1, and 40% sodium hydroxide solution was slowly added thereto, to adjust to ph=11-12. The organic layer was separated, dried, the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure, crystallized with isopropyl alcohol, and dried to give 13.7g of voriconazole as white in 92% yield, and the mass spectrum of the obtained voriconazole was shown in fig. 1.
The invention has been described in detail in connection with the specific embodiments and exemplary examples thereof, but such description is not to be construed as limiting the invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various equivalent substitutions, modifications or improvements may be made to the technical solution of the present invention and its embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and these fall within the scope of the present invention.