Toca 511 and Toca FC, developed by Tocagen, is a combination treatment currently being investigated in phase I/II trials for recurrent high grade glioma including the notoriously difficult to treat glioblastoma multiforme. Toca 511 (vocimagene amiretrorepvec) is a nonlytic retroviral replicating vector (RRV) that encodes the transgene cytosine deaminase (CD). This enzyme is used to catalyze the conversion of Toca FC, a novel oral extended-release prodrug 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) to the active 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Intravenous or intracranial injection of Toca 511 takes place during initial treatment and 3-7 weeks later the patient starts cyclic administration of Toca FC.^1,2,3 The phase I/II trials in humans have shown similar results of patients exceeding the average life expectancy of high grade gliomas.⁴

Clinical stage immuno-oncology company, Tocagen, Inc., announced the US Food and Drug Administration has granted its primary immuno-oncology candidate orphan drug designation as a promising and much-needed treatment of glioblastoma, the most common form of primary brain cancer. Every year, over 10,000 people are diagnosed with glioblastoma in the United States. The new designation brings the company’s Toca 511 & Toca FC closer to helping patients suffering with this type of tumor. Tocagen is preparing to proceed with a pivotal clinical trials later this year.

http://immuno-oncologynews.com/2015/08/26/tocagens-double-action-glioblastoma-treatment-receives-fda-orphan-drug-designation/

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ANNA TAN

Glioblastoma is known to be extremely aggressive, with newly diagnosed patients expecting a mere five-year survival rate of less than 5 percent, along with a high likelihood of tumor recurrence despite completion of standard treatment. Once the tumor recurs, the average survival is only 8 months.

Toca 511 is a retroviral replicating vector (RRV) that selectively delivers a gene for the enzyme cytosine deaminase into the tumor. Patients then take oral cycles of Toca FC, a novel formulation of an antifungal drug, which is converted within infected cancer cells into the FDA-approved anticancer drug, 5-fluorouracil (5 FU). Toca 511 & Toca FC work by programming cancer cells to convert the prodrug 5-FC into the anticancer drug 5-FU, effectively causing tumor cell death and stimulating the immune system through a combination of mechanisms.

“There’s an extraordinary need for new treatment options for patients with this devastating disease,” said Harry Gruber, M.D., chief executive officer of Tocagen. “We believe FDA’s granting of both orphan drug and Fast Track designations to Toca 511 & Toca FC will enable us to more efficiently advance our program, which we hope will ultimately offer physicians and patients a new option in the fight against brain cancer.”

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd., announced it has come to an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Special Protocol Assignment (SPA) for the Phase III registrational study of its investigational immunotherapy, ICT-107, indicated for patients with glioblastoma.

ICT-107 is a dendritic cell-based immunotherapy targeting multiple tumor-associated antigens on glioblastoma stem cells. The trial will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and will aim to enroll around 400 HLA-A2 positive patients. The study will be conducted across 120 sites in the US, Canada, and the European Union.

Mechanism of action

Retroviruses, once inside the target cell, use reverse transcriptase to produce DNA from the RNA present in the virus. Toca 511 is based on the gamma retrovirus, murine leukemia (MLV).⁵ The virus has many innate properties that are suitable for targeted cancer treatment. One of the most important properties is the reproduction mechanism that occurs without cytolysis of the host cell. In non-lytic reproduction, the infected cell continuously forms small buds that are pinched off containing the virus to allow rapid infection. Another property is the requirement for cell division. Infection is limited to mitotically active cells. These two properties present an ideal candidate vector for modification. The lack of cytolysis in the host cell prevents an immune response and the necessity for the cell to be dividing allows localization to cancerous tumors. As an oncolytic agent, the mechanism uses the rapid mitotic activity of the cancerous tumor cells to spread the therapeutic gene in an effective and controlled manner.⁵ In Toca 511, the insertion of the CD transgene into the active tumor catalyzes the treatment. The expression of CD by the tumor allows intratumoral conversion of 5-FC to 5-FU.⁶ This allows the cytotoxic 5-FU to be maintained within the tumor cell. A second mechanism of action is proposed based upon recent data. Post-treatment, a systemic anticancer immune response is present that selectively acts against the cancerous cells.^4,7

Design

The design of the Toca 511 RRV is based upon the vector design by Logg et al.⁵ Multiple changes facilitated selection of a clinically efficacious RRV. The original ecotropic envelope was changed to an amphotropic sequence. In the IRES-CD cassette, multiple small repeats were removed to allow for decreased instability during homologous recombination. A restriction site Psi I was placed at the 3′ of IRES for the insertion of the CD transgene. The resulting vector consists of the following, 5′ to 3′: CMV-R-U5, PBS, 5′ SS, gag, pol (with a 3′ SS), 4070A env, IRES, Psi I, yCD2, Not I, PPT, and the U3-R-U5.⁸

Clinical trials

Toca 511 and Toca FC combination therapy is currently being investigated for recurrent and progressive Grade III or IV glioma.^1,2,3 The initial clinical study is the first to use a RRV to facilitate gene transfer into gliomas. In a recent presentation by Tocagen, researchers expressed the safety and efficacy of the therapy in the first two trials. Minimal treatment toxicity was reported. The landmark six and twelve month survival rates were higher than previously published data in both studies.⁴ Following positive results with the initial two trials, investigation into the intravenous efficacy is currently being determined.⁷

Preclinical investigations

Two important discoveries that led to the creation of Toca 511/FC treatment are the optimization of yeast CD and modifications to the vector backbone for genomic replication stability. The optimization of the yeast CD involved the modification of the codon sequence at three amino acids to a known preferred human codon sequence. This did not change the amino acid sequence. This resulted in stability at 37°C compared to the previous 26°C. The vector backbone modification at the env-3′ untranslated boundary created a vector with higher fidelity than the wild type.⁸ In studies of mice with implanted gliomas, Toca 511 and Toca FC therapy resulted in an unprecedented survival rate.^6,8 Furthermore, when the mice were re-implanted with the same glioma post-treatment, memory T lymphocytes remained active and the growth was inhibited.⁶ The combination of these findings led to the clinical candidate that is currently undergoing trials.

References

1. Tocagen Inc. A Phase 1 Ascending Dose Trial of the Safety and Tolerability of Toca 511 in Patients With Recurrent High Grade Glioma. In: ClinicalTrials.gov [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). 2000- [cited 2014 June 12]. Available from: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01156584 NLM Identifier: NCT01156584.

2. Tocagen Inc. A P1 Ascending Dose Trial of Safety and Tolerability of Toca 511, a Retroviral Replicating Vector, Administered to Subjects at the Time of Resection for Recurrent High Grade Glioma & Followed by Treatment With Toca FC, Extended-Release 5-FC. In: ClinicalTrials.gov [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). 2000- [cited 2014 June 12]. Available from: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01470794 NLM Identifier: NCT01470794.

3. Tocagen Inc. A P1 Ascending Dose Trial of the Safety and Tolerability of Toca 511, a Retroviral Replicating Vector, Administered Intravenously Prior to, and Intracranially at the Time of, Subsequent Resection for Recurrent HGG & Followed by Treatment With Extended-Release 5-FC. In: ClinicalTrials.gov [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US). 2000- [cited 2014 June 12]. Available from: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01985256 NLM Identifier: NCT01985256.

4. Interim Clinical Data for Tocagen’s Toca 511 & Toca FC in Patients with High Grade Glioma Presented at American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Tocagen Inc., 10 April 2014. Web. 10 June 2014. .

5. Logg, C. R.; Robbins, M. J. Retroviral Replicating Vectors in Cancer. Methods in Enzymology 2012, 507, 199-228.

6. Ostertag, D.; Amundson, K. K.; Espinoza, F. L.; Martin, B. Brain tumor eradication and prolonged survival from intratumoral conversion of 5-fluorocytosine to 5-flurouracil using a nonlytic retroviral replicating vector. Neuro-Oncology 2012, 14(2), 145-159.

7. Tocagen Doses First Patient Intravenously in Clinical Trial of

Selective Cancer Therapy, Toca 511 & Toca FC. Tocagen Inc., 11 March 2014. Web. 10 June 2014. http://www.tocagen.com/press/tocagen-doses-first-patient-intravenously-in-clinical-trial-of-selective-cancer-therapy-toca-511-toca-fc/

8. Perez, O. D.; Logg, C. R.; Hiraoka, K.; Diago, O. Design and Selection of Toca 511 for Clinical Use: Modified Retroviral Replicating Vector With Improved Stability and Gene Expression. Molecular Therapy 2012, 20(9), 1689-1698.

Anna Tan, RN

Anna Tan, R.N. – Managing Editor | BioNews Services

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China Generic Drugmakers Poaching Indian Execs

Written by Richard Daverman, PhD, Executive Editor, Greg B. Scott.

In the competition between China and India pharmas, China’s generic drug industry leads in the supply of APIs to global drugmakers, but India supplies more finished generic drugs to the world’s marketplace. That may be changing. According to press reports,

China drugmakers have begun hiring experienced Indian pharma execs, offering them two to three times their present salaries.

The China companies are willing to pay at these levels because the Indian professionals have two skills the Chinese want: drug formulation experience and English.

China’s drugmakers want help as they target the western world’s lucrative generic drug market.

More details…. http://www.chinabiotoday.com/articles/20150903

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MUMBAI – India’s smaller generic drugmakers, struggling to cope with a bruised reputation and tougher regulation in the United States, are under pressure to consider branching out to new, less-profitable markets or sell out to larger rivals.

Two years after its most high-profile regulatory setback to date in the United States – Ranbaxy’s $500 million U.S. fine for drug safety violations – India’s $15 billion a year generic drug industry is still rebuilding its image in its biggest market.

Many of its top firms are facing sanctions at some of their factories, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tightens checks and its approvals process.

Combined with government-mandated price controls on drugs at home, that is piling pressure on smaller players.

“If they want to have a presence globally, they have to make investments. If they can’t, then they’ll have to focus on other markets or scale back their ambition outside of India, and that’s probably what will happen,” said Subhanu Saxena, CEO of Cipla , India’s fourth-largest drugmaker by revenue.

Ashok Anand, president of Hikal Ltd , a Mumbai-based drugmaker with a market value of $167 million, said some peers were putting themselves on the block.

“If they cannot deal with the stricter regulations, they might just prefer to sell out,” he said.

Pressure on U.S. sales has been felt across the Indian industry, with all drugmakers hit by delays in FDA approvals as the U.S. safety body overhauls its review process. Growth in U.S. revenue for drugmakers slowed to 14 percent in the year to March 2015, less than half what it was in the year to March 2012, according to brokerage Edelweiss.

But for larger players who want to plug gaps or, for the likes of Glenmark and Aurobindo who aim to grow in the United States, this pressure has lowered prices and could pave the way for attractive deals, bankers said.

“Now that some of the smaller companies are reeling under intensive regulatory scrutiny and want to cash out on their investments, valuations would be much more realistic,” said the head of India M&A at a large European bank in Mumbai.

SPENDING SPREE

Indian manufacturers say they have spent millions in high-end testing equipment, improved training and have hired larger teams in quality control since Ranbaxy was fined for manipulating clinical data.

Some consultants estimate spending on compliance has more than doubled to reach about 6 to 7 percent of sales for the larger companies.

But while the number of U.S. export bans issued to Indian companies fell to eight in 2014 from 21 in 2013, according to FDA data, the agency continues to find manufacturing violations at the plants of some of the biggest drugmakers in the country, an indication of the pervasiveness of the problem.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries , Wockhardt , Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Cadila Healthcarehave all faced FDA rebukes over the past year.

Smaller firms Ipca and Aarti Drugs faced FDA bans on their plants this year.

These failures – which executives blame on India’s “quick fix” culture and consultants blame on a failure to prioritize compliance – have clouded short-term growth prospects and added to pressure on smaller players, pushing some to look elsewhere.

“They can choose to be in lesser-regulated markets, such as Latin America, where there is a lot of demand. But they will have to live with much thinner margins,” said the finance director of a small Indian drugmaker, who did not want to be named. “It’s survival of the fittest.” REUTERS

http://m.todayonline.com/business/indian-pharmas-struggle-tighten-standards-paves-way-ma-deals

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Fruquintinib

Phase 3…cancer

Hutchison Medipharma Enterprises Limited

Hutchison MediPharma for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer

 C21H19N3O5
Exact Mass: 393.1325

cas 1194506-26-7, 6 ((6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-4-yl) oxy) – N, 2-dimethylbenzofuran-3-carboxamide,

3-​Benzofurancarboxamid​e, 6-​[(6,​7-​dimethoxy-​4-​quinazolinyl)​oxy]​-​N,​2-​dimethyl-

Synonym: Fruquintinib; HMPL-013; HMPL 013; HMPL013.

HPLC.http://www.medkoo.com/Product-Data/Fruquintinib/QC-Fruquintinib-CRB50706web.pdf

Fruquintinib, also known as HMPL-013, is an orally available, small molecule inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFRs), with potential anti-angiogenic and antineoplastic activities.

HMPL-013, a novel small molecule compound that selectively inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), is in phase III clinical studies at Hutchison MediPharma for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer. Phase II clinical trials are also ongoing for the treatment of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

Early clinical development is under way at the company for the treatment of gastric cancer in combination with paclitaxel.

Fruquintinib’s mechanism of action is the inhibition of all three forms of VEGF receptors (VEGFR-1, 2, 3). Competitive advantages over currently marketed therapies are the compound’s unique kinase profile, a highly potent efficacy and excellent kinase selectivity, large safety margin, a broad spectrum antitumor activity and a low cost of goods.
Upon oral administration, fruquintinib inhibits VEGF-induced phosphorylation of VEGFRs 1, 2, and 3 which may result in the inhibition of migration, proliferation and survival of endothelial cells, microvessel formation, the inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, and tumor cell death. Expression of VEGFRs may be upregulated in a variety of tumor cell types.

In 2013, the company entered into a licensing, co-development, and commercialization agreement in China with Eli Lilly.

Angiogenesis is a physiological process of growing new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. It takes place in a healthy subject to heal wounds, i.e., restoring blood flow to tissues after injury or insult.

Excessive angiogenesis may be triggered by certain pathological conditions such as cancer, age-related macular degeneration, and chronic inflammatory disease. As a result, new blood vessels feed diseased tissues and destroy normal tissues. In cancer, new blood vessels also allow tumor cells to escape into the circulation and lodge in other organs.

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a homodimeric glycoprotein, and its receptors, e.g., kinase insert domain receptor (KDR), constitute an important angiogenic pathway. Studies have shown that inhibition of KDR resulted in endothelial cell apoptosis and, thus, suppression of angiogenesis. See Rubin M. Tuder, Chest, 2000; 117: 281. KDR inhibitors are therefore potential candidates for treating an angiogenesis-related disorder.

Chi-Med Says Fruquintinib Successful in Lung Cancer Trial

Written by Richard Daverman, PhD, Executive Editor, Greg B. Scott.

Hutchison MediPharma, a division of Chi-Med reported that fruquintinib met its primary endpoint in a second proof-of-concept China trial, this time as a treatment for advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. The company said fruquintinib “clearly” met its primary endpoint of  progression-free survival, though specific data are being held for a scientific meeting. In 2013, Hutchison out-licensed China rights for the drug to Lilly. In May, the first proof-of-concept trial triggered two payments from Lilly to HMP totaling $18 million. More details…. http://www.chinabiotoday.com/articles/20150904

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Patent

US 20090281130

https://www.google.com.ar/patents/US20090281130

EXAMPLE 1 Synthesis of 6-(6,7-dimethoxyquinazolin-4-yloxy)-N,2-dimethylbenzofuran-3-carboxamide:

To a solution of 4-chloro-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline (1 equiv.) in 2 ml CH₃CN were added 6-hydroxy-N,2-dimethylbenzofuran-3-carboxamide (1 equiv.) and K₂CO₃ (1.5 equiv.). The mixture was refluxed under stirring for 10 hr. After the solvent was evaporated, the residue was washed with water, dried over MgSO₄, filtered, concentrated, and purified by column chromatography to give the title compound in a yield of 85%.

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ: 2.49 (s, 3H), 2.81 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 3H,10), 3.97 (s, 3H), 3.98 (s, 3H), 7.24 (dd, J=2.0, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (s, 1H), 7.58 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.96 (m, 1H), 8.52 (s, 1H).

MS(m/e): 394.1 (M+1).

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WO 2009137797

https://www.google.com/patents/WO2009137797A2

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CN 101575333

Example a: 6- (6,7-dimethoxy-quinazolin-4-oxo) -N, 2- dimethyl-benzofuran-3-carboxamide

[0048]

[0049] 4-Chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-quinazoline (1 mmol) was dissolved in 2 ml of acetonitrile, followed by addition of 6-hydroxy -N, 2- dimethyl-benzofuran-3- amide (1 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.5 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 10 hours, concentrated to dryness, washed with water, and purified to give the desired product, yield 85%.

[0050] 1H NMR (DMS0-d6,400MHz) δ ppm:. 2 49 (s, 3H); 2.81 (d, J = 8. 4Hz; 3H, 10); 3.97 (s; 3H); 3.98 (s, 3H);. 7 24 (dd, J = 2. 0,8 4Hz;. 1H);. 7 38 (s, lH);. 7 58 (s, lH); 7.61 (d, J = 2. OHz; 1H);. 7 79 (d, J = 8. 4Hz; 1H);. 7 96 (m, 1H);. 8 52 (s, 1H).

[0051] MS (m / e)::. 394 1 (M + l).

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Simon To, M.B.A.
Chairman

Christian Hogg, M.B.A.
Chief Executive Officer, Hutchison China MediTech Limited and Director, Hutchison MediPharma Holdings Limited

Weiguo Su, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer

Addresses in Chinese:

R & D Center ( A): Chinese Cai Lun Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, Lane 720 (intermediate哈雷路爱迪way out), Building 4

Head Office (B): Harley Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, China, Shanghai, Lane 917, Building 4

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Jeffrey Kiplinger

President & CEO at Averica Discovery Services

Speeding Discovery into Development

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Twenty-five years in scientific leadership positions with both small and large companies with an expertise in mass spectrometry and chromatography supporting Drug Discovery. Consulted extensively with emerging companies, expanding operations, academic incubators and research parks.

Founded three companies since 1998, including Averica Discovery Services (Worcester MA), a contract research firm for pharmaceutical discovery clients. Currently President and CEO of Averica.

Specialties:Analytical chemistry, analytical instrumentation, pharmaceutical discovery and development support, operations, strategic planning, contract management.

Experience

Jeffrey P. Kiplinger, PhD

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5 Keys to Fast Impurity Isolation – Averica

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WO 2015129603

HIGH-PURITY CRYSTALS OF ACTIVE BLOOD COAGULATION FACTOR X (FXA) INHIBITOR

DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY,LIMITED [JP/JP]; 3-5-1,Nihonbashi Honcho,Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1038426 (JP)

Claims highly pure crystalline form of edoxaban p-toluenesulfonate monohydrate. Useful for treating thrombotic diseases. Daiichi Sankyo had developed and launched edoxaban for treating non-valvular atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, the drug was recently launched in US (in February 2015) and approved in Europe (in June 2015).

The present invention addresses the problem of providing high-purity crystals of a compound which is represented by formula (1a) and is an active blood coagulation factor X (FXa) inhibitor. High-purity crystals of a compound represented by formula (1a) which: are characterised by being obtained by a step for dissolving crystals in a solvent and thereafter performing recrystallisation; have a 0.03% or less maximum content of one impurity as the impurity content by percentage; and have a 0.13% or less total impurity content.

In N represented ¹ – (5-Chloro-2-yl) -N ² – ((1S, 2R, 4S) -4 – [(dimethylamino) carbonyl] -2 – {[(5-methyl-4 , 5,6,7-tetrahydro thiazolone [5,4-c] pyridin-2-yl) carbonyl] amino} cyclohexyl) Etanjiamido p- toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate [hereinafter, may be referred to as compound (1a) is there

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C29H48N2O3S

Exact Mass: 504.33856

Saridegib also known as IPI-926 is an experimental drug candidate undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of various types of cancer, including hard to treat hematologic malignancies such as myelofibrosis and ligand-dependant tumors such as chondrosarcoma.^[1] IPI-926 exhibits its pharmacological effect by inhibition of the G protein-coupled receptor smoothened, a component of the hedgehog signaling pathway.^[2] Chemically, it is a semi-synthetic derivative of the alkaloid cyclopamine. The process begins with cyclopamine extracted from harvested Veratrum californicum which is taken through a series of alterations resulting in an analogue of the natural product cyclopamine, making IPI-926 the only compound in development/testing that is not fully synthetic.^[2]

The hedgehog pathway inhibitor IPI-926 has been in clinical investigation for basal cell carcinoma, chondrosarcoma, and pancreatic cancer. In the final step of the synthesis of IPI-926  the drug substance (DS) is isolated as the hydrochloride salt of the 2-propanol (2-PrOH) solvate

A design of experiments (DoE) approach was taken to optimize purity and reaction yield of the final debenzylation and hydrochloride salt formation of IPI-926. The study involved a careful dissection of the different process steps to enable an independent investigation of these steps while ensuring that process streams were representative. The results enabled a streamlined process from the final chemical transformation to the salting and isolation and led to the elimination of variability in the process as well as a robust control of impurities. The optimized process was applied to production and demonstrated on the kilogram scale.

A Design of Experiments Approach to a Robust Final Deprotection and Reactive Crystallization of IPI-926, A Novel Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor

The product was dried at a jacket temperature of 45 °C until an LOD <2.30% (w/w) was achieved. Yield: 11.5 kg (73% from compound 1, correcting for the seed). HPLC purity: 99.9% area (compound 2 content: 0.08% w/w). Assay: 83.7% w/w (as-is), 99.1% w/w (anhydrous, solvent-free). Moisture content: 1.6% w/w. Chlorine content: 5.72% w/w. Residual solvents: acetone (720 ppm); acetonitrile (<41 ppm); 2-MeTHF (none detected); 2-propanol (81 147 ppm); toluene (<90 ppm). Residual metals: palladium (0 ppm); platinum (0 ppm); ruthenium (0 ppm). Additional data for the IPI-926 free base:

¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) 6.90 (br s, 1H), 3.31 (dt, J = 10.6, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 3.20 (br s, 1H), 3.10 (dd, J = 13.7, 4.5 Hz, 1H), 2.91 (s, 3H), 2.62 (dd,J = 9.9, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 2.33 (br d, J = 14.5 Hz, 1H), 2.27–2.15 (m, 1H), 2.10 (dd, J = 14.5, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.99–1.17 (m, 28H), 1.05 (q, J = 11.6 Hz, 1H), 0.93 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 3H), 0.88 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.86 (s, 3H) ppm.

¹³C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl₃) 140.47, 124.53, 82.48, 76.97, 63.73, 54.08, 53.87, 50.12, 49.98, 47.19, 44.73, 42.27, 42.10, 40.24, 37.55, 37.44, 36.04, 34.44, 31.87, 31.33, 30.46, 29.79, 28.37, 27.94, 26.26, 24.19, 22.70, 18.92, 10.19 ppm;

MS: m/z = 505.29 [M + H]⁺.

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Tremblay, M. R.; Lescarbeau, A.; Grogan, M. J.; Tan, E.; Lin, G.; Austad, B. C.; Yu, L.-C.;Behnke, M. L.; Nair, S. J.; Hagel, M.; White, K.; Conley, J.; Manna, J. D.; Alvarez-Diez, T. M.; Hoyt, J.; Woodward, C. N.; Sydor, J. R.; Pink, M.; MacDougall, J.; Campbell, M. J.;Cushing, J.; Ferguson, J.; Curtis, M. S.; McGovern, K.; Read, M. A.; Palombella, V. J.;Adams, J.; Castro, A. C. J. Med. Chem. 2009, 52, 4400– 4418, DOI: 10.1021/jm900305z

Recent evidence suggests that blocking aberrant hedgehog pathway signaling may be a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of several types of cancer. Cyclopamine, a plant Veratrum alkaloid, is a natural product antagonist of the hedgehog pathway. In a previous report, a seven-membered D-ring semisynthetic analogue of cyclopamine, IPI-269609 (2), was shown to have greater acid stability and better aqueous solubility compared to cyclopamine. Further modifications of the A-ring system generated three series of analogues with improved potency and/or solubility. Lead compounds from each series were characterized in vitro and evaluated in vivo for biological activity and pharmacokinetic properties. These studies led to the discovery of IPI-926 (compound 28), a novel semisynthetic cyclopamine analogue with substantially improved pharmaceutical properties and potency and a favorable pharmacokinetic profile relative to cyclopamine and compound2. As a result, complete tumor regression was observed in a Hh-dependent medulloblastoma allograft model after daily oral administration of 40 mg/kg of compound 28.

28 (4.06 g, 8.05 mmol, 95% for two steps). NMR δ_H (400 MHz, CDCl₃) 6.90 (br s, 1H), 3.31 (dt, J = 10.6, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 3.20 (br s, 1H), 3.10 (dd, J = 13.7, 4.5 Hz, 1H), 2.91 (s, 3H), 2.62 (dd, J = 9.9, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 2.33 (br d, J = 14.5 Hz, 1H), 2.27−2.15 (m, 1H), 2.10 (dd, J = 14.5, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.99−1.17 (m, 28H), 1.05 (q, J = 11.6 Hz, 1H), 0.93 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 3H), 0.88 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.86 (s, 3H); NMR δ_C (100 MHz, CDCl₃) 140.47, 124.53, 82.48, 76.97, 63.73, 54.08, 53.87, 50.12, 49.98, 47.19, 44.73, 42.27, 42.10, 40.24, 37.55, 37.44, 36.04, 34.44, 31.87, 31.33, 30.46, 29.79, 28.37, 27.94, 26.26, 24.19, 22.70, 18.92, 10.19; m/z = 505.29 [M + H]⁺; HPLC 99.1 a/a % at 215 nm.

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References

Saridegib

Names
IUPAC name N-((2S,3R,3aS,3′R,4a′R,6S,6a′R,6b′S,7aR,12a&prmie;S,12b′S)-3,6,11′,12b′-tetramethyl-2′,3a,3′,4,4′,4a′,5,5&prmie;,6,6′,6a′,6b′,7,7a,7′,8′,10′,12′,12a′,12b′-icosahydro-1′H,3H-spiro[furo[3,2-b]pyridine-2,9′-naphtho[2,1-a]azulen]-3′-yl)methanesulfonamide
Other names saridegib
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	1037210-93-7
ChEMBL	ChEMBL538867
ChemSpider	26353073
IUPHAR/BPS	8198
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	25027363
SMILES[show]
UNII	JT96FPU35X
Properties
Chemical formula	C29H48N2O3S
Molar mass	504.77 g·mol−1
Pharmacology
Legal status	Investigational

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Ombitasvir; ABT-267; ABT 267; UNII-2302768XJ8; 1258226-87-7;

Anti-Viral Compounds [US2010317568]

 Dimethyl (2S,2′S)-1,1′-((2S,2′S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2,1-diyl))bis(3-methyl-1-oxobutane-2,1-diyl)dicarbamate

methyl N-[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-[[4-[(2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5-[4-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]phenyl]pyrrolidin-2-yl]phenyl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]carbamate

Ombitasvir is an antiviral drug for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In the United States, it is approved by theFood and Drug Administration for use in combination with paritaprevir, ritonavir and dasabuvir in the product Viekira Pak for the treatment of HCV genotype 1,^[1][2] and with paritaprevir and ritonavir in the product Technivie for the treatment of HCV genotype 4.^[3][4]

Ombitasvir is in phase II clinical development at AbbVie for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection in combination with ABT-450/ritonavir and, in combination with peginterferon alpha-2a/ribavirin (pegIFN/RBV) in treatment naïve Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infected patients.

Ombitasvir is part of a fixed-dose formulation with ABT-450/ritonavir that is approved in the U.S. and the E.U.
Ombitasvir acts by inhibiting the HCV protein NS5A.^[5]

In 2013, breakthrough therapy designation was assigned in the U.S. for the treatment of genotype 1 hepatitis C in combination with ABT-450, ritonavir and ABT-333, with and without ribavirin.

 DeGoey, DA, Discovery of ABT-267, a Pan-genotypic Inhibitor of HCV NS5A,  J. Med. Chem., 2014, 57 (5), pp 2047-2057

 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jm401398x

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/jm401398x/suppl_file/jm401398x_si_001.pdf

We describe here N-phenylpyrrolidine-based inhibitors of HCV NS5A with excellent potency, metabolic stability, and pharmacokinetics. Compounds with 2S,5S stereochemistry at the pyrrolidine ring provided improved genotype 1 (GT1) potency compared to the 2R,5Ranalogues. Furthermore, the attachment of substituents at the 4-position of the central N-phenyl group resulted in compounds with improved potency. Substitution with tert-butyl, as in compound 38 (ABT-267), provided compounds with low-picomolar EC₅₀ values and superior pharmacokinetics. It was discovered that compound 38 was a pan-genotypic HCV inhibitor, with an EC₅₀ range of 1.7–19.3 pM against GT1a, -1b, -2a, -2b, -3a, -4a, and -5a and 366 pM against GT6a. Compound 38 decreased HCV RNA up to 3.10 log₁₀ IU/mL during 3-day monotherapy in treatment-naive HCV GT1-infected subjects and is currently in phase 3 clinical trials in combination with an NS3 protease inhibitor with ritonavir (r) (ABT-450/r) and an NS5B non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor (ABT-333), with and without ribavirin.

 Dimethyl (2S,2′S)-1,1′-((2S,2′S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2,1-diyl))bis(3-methyl-1-oxobutane-2,1-diyl)dicarbamate (38)…desired and Dimethyl (2S,2′S)-1,1′-((2S,2′S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2,1-diyl))bis(3-methyl-1-oxobutane-2,1-diyl)dicarbamate (39)…….undesired

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dimethyl (2S,2^,S)-l,l ‘-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4’-((2S,5S)-l-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine- 2,5-diyl)bis(4, 1 -phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3- methyl- l-oxobutane-2,l-diyl)dicarbamate

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US 20100317568

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Example 34

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate and

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-ter/’-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5- diyl)bis(4, 1 -phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 – oxobutane-2, 1 -diyl)dicarbamate

Example 34A l-(4-fer?-butylphenyl)-2,5-bis(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolidine The product from Example 1C (3.67 g, 7.51 mmol) and 4-tert-butylaniline (11.86 ml, 75 mmol) in DMF (40 ml) was stirred under nitrogen at 50 °C for 4 h. The resulting mixture was diluted into ethyl acetate, treated with IM HCl, stirred for 10 minutes and filtered to remove solids. The filtrate organic layer was washed twice with brine, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (5% to 30%) to give a solid. The solid was triturated in a minimal volume of 1 :9 ethyl acetate/hexane to give a light yellow solid as a mixture of trans and cis isomers (1.21 g, 36%).

Example 34B 4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)dianiline and 4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-fert- butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)dianiline To a solution of the product from Example 34A (1.1 g, 2.47 mmol) in ethanol (20 ml) and

THF (20 ml) was added PtC>₂ (0.22 g, 0.97 mmol) in a 50 ml pressure bottle and stirred under 30 psi hydrogen at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was filtered through a nylon membrane and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (20% to 60%). The title compound eluted as the first of 2 stereoisomers (trans isomer, 0.51 g, 54%).

Example 34C

(2S,2’S)-tert-Butyl 2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-fer/’-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)dipyrrolidine- 1 -carboxylate and (2S,2’S)-tert-Butyl 2,2′- (4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)dipyrrolidine-1-carboxylate To a mixture of the product from Example 34B (250 mg, 0.648 mmol), (S)-1-(tert- butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (307 mg, 1.427 mmol) and HATU (542 mg, 1.427 mmol) in DMSO (10 ml) was added Hunig’s base (0.453 ml, 2.59 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was partitioned with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (10% to 50%) to give the title compound (500 mg, 99%).

Example 34D

(2S,2’S)-N,N’-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-ter/’-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))dipyrrolidine-2-carboxamide and (2S,2’S)-N,N’-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-tert- butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l-phenylene))dipyrrolidine-2-carboxamide To the product from Example 34C (498 mg, 0.638 mmol) in dichloromethane (4 ml) was added TFA (6 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between 3: 1 CHCl₃dsopropyl alcohol and saturated aq. NaHCO₃. The aqueous layer was extracted by 3: 1 CHCl₃:isopropyl alcohol again. The combined organic layers were dried over

filtered and concentrated to give the title compound (345 mg, 93%).

Example 34E Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate and

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-1, r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5- diyl)bis(4, 1 -phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 – oxobutane-2, 1 -diyl)dicarbamate

The product from Example 34D (29.0 mg, 0.050 mmol), (S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3- methylbutanoic acid (19.27 mg, 0.110 mmol), EDAC (21.09 mg, 0.110 mmol), HOBT (16.85 mg,

0.110 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (0.027 ml, 0.250 mmol) were combined in DMF (2 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The mixture was partitioned with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with brine twice, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (50% to 80%) to give a solid. The solid was triturated with ethyl acetate/hexane to give the title compound (13 mg, 29%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ ppm 0.85 – 0.95 (m, 12 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.59 – 1.65 (m, 2 H) 1.79 – 2.04 (m, 8 H) 2.10 – 2.18 (m, 2 H) 2.41-2.46 (m, 2H) 3.52 (s, 6 H)

3.57 – 3.67 (m, 2 H) 3.76 – 3.86 (m, 2 H) 4.00 (t, J=7.56 Hz, 2 H) 4.39 – 4.46 (m, 2 H) 5.15 (d, J=7.00

Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=7.70 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 7.13 (d, J=7.37 Hz, 4 H) 7.30 (d, J=8.20

Hz, 2 H) 7.50 (d, J=8.24 Hz, 4 H) 9.98 (s, 2 H); (ESI+) m/z 895 (M+H)+. The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV lb-Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

Example 35

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate

………………desired

The product from Example 34E was purified by chiral chromatography on a Chiralpak AD-H semi-prep column eluting with a 2:1 mixture of hexane:(2: l isopropyl alcohol: EtOH). The title compound was the first of the 2 diastereomers to elute. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ ppm 0.88 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 6 H) 0.93 (d, J=6.72 Hz, 6 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.63 (d, J=5.42 Hz, 2 H) 1.80 – 2.04 (m, 8 H) 2.09 – 2.19 (m, 2 H) 2.44 – 2.47 (m, 2 H) 3.52 (s, 6 H) 3.59 – 3.66 (m, 2 H) 3.77 – 3.84 (m, 2 H) 4.02 (t, J=8.40 Hz, 2 H) 4.42 (dd, J=7.86, 4.83 Hz, 2 H) 5.14 (d, J=6.18 Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=8.67 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 7.13 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H) 7.31 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 2 H) 7.50 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 4 H) 9.98 (s, 2 H). The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV Ib- Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

Example 36 Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-1, r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5- diyl)bis(4, 1 -phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 – oxobutane-2, 1 -diyl)dicarbamate

…….undesired

The product from Example 34E was purified by chiral chromatography on a Chiralpak AD-H semi-prep column eluting with a 2:1 mixture of hexane:(2: l isopropyl alcohol: EtOH). The title compound was the second of 2 diastereomers to elute. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ ppm 0.87

(d, J=6.51 Hz, 6 H) 0.92 (d, J=6.72 Hz, 6 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.63 (d, J=5.53 Hz, 2 H) 1.82 – 2.04 (m, 8

H) 2.09-2.18 (m, 2 H) 2.41 – 2.47 (m, 2 H) 3.52 (s, 6 H) 3.58 – 3.67 (m, 2 H) 3.75 – 3.84 (m, 2 H) 4.02

(t, J=7.26 Hz, 2 H) 4.43 (dd, J=7.92, 4.88 Hz, 2 H) 5.14 (d, J=6.18 Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.67 Hz, 2 H) 7.12 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H) 7.31 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 2 H) 7.49 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H)

9.98 (s, 2 H). The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV lb-Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

Example 37 Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate

……………desired

Example 37A (S)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl 2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoate To a mixture of (S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoic acid (19.66 g, 112 mmol) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (13.29g, 116 mmol) was added ethyl acetate (250 ml), and the mixture was cooled to 0-5 °C. Diisopropylcarbodiimide (13.88 g, 110 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0-5 °C for about 1 hour. The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature. The solids (diisopropylurea by-product) were filtered and rinsed with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to an oil. Isopropyl alcohol (200 ml) was added to the oil and the mixture was heated to about 50 °C to obtain a homogeneous solution. Upon cooling, crystalline solids formed. The solids were filtered and washed with isopropyl alcohol (3 x 20 ml) and dried to give the title compound as a white solid (23.2 g, 77% yield).

Example 37B

(S)- 1 -((S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid To a mixture of L-proline (4.44g, 38.6 mmol), water (20 ml), acetonitrile (20 ml) and DIEA (9.5 g, 73.5 mmol) was added a solution of the product from Example 37A (1Og, 36.7 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 inL) over 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The solution was concentrated under vacuum to remove the acetonitrile. To the resulting clear water solution was added 6N HCl (9 ml) until pH ~ 2 .The solution was transferred to a separatory funnel and 25% NaCl (10 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (75 ml), and then again with ethyl acetate (6 x 20 ml), and the combined extracts were washed with 25% NaCl (2 x 10ml). The solvent was evaporated to give a thick oil. Heptane was added and the solvent was evaporated to give a foam, which was dried under high vacuum. Diethyl ether was added and the solvent was evaporated to give a foam, which was dried under high vacuum to give the title compound (10.67g) as a white solid.

The compound of Example 37B can also be prepreared according to the following procedure: To a flask was charged L- valine (35 g, 299 mmol), IN sodium hydroxide solution (526 ml,

526 mmol) and sodium carbonate (17.42 g, 164 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 15 min to dissolve solids and then cooled to 15 °C. Methyl chloroformate (29.6 g, 314 mmol) was added slowly to the reaction mixture. The mixture was then stirred at rt for 30 min. The mixture was cooled to 15 °C and pH adjusted to -5.0 with concentrated HCl solution. 100 inL of 2-methytetrahydrofuran (2- MeTHF) was added and the adjustment of pH continued until the pH reached ~ 2.0. 150 mL of 2- MeTHF was added and the mixture was stirred for 15 min. Layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with 100 mL of 2-MeTHF. The combined organic layer was dried over anhyd Na₂SC^ and filtered, and Na₂SC^ cake was washed with 50 mL of 2-MeTHF. The product solution was concentrated to ~ 100 mL, chased with 120 mL of IPAc twice. 250 mL of heptanes was charged slowly and then the volume of the mixture was concentrated to 300 mL. The mixture was heated to 45 °C and 160 mL of heptanes charged. The mixture was cooled to rt in 2h, stirred for 30 min, filtered and washed with 2-MeTHF/heptanes mixture (1:7, 80 inL). The wetcake was dried at 55 °C for 24 h to give 47.1 g of Moc-L- VaI-OH product as a white solid (90%).

Moc-L- VaI-OH (15O g, 856 mmol), HOBt hydrate (138 g, 899 mmol) and DMF (1500 ml) were charged to a flask. The mixture was stirred for 15 min to give a clear solution. EDC hydrochloride (172 g, 899 mmol) was charged and mixed for 20 min. The mixture was cooled to 13

°C and (L)-proline benzyl ester hydrochloride (207 g, 856 mmol) charged. Triethylamine (109 g,

1079 mmol) was then charged in 30 min. The resulting suspension was mixed at rt for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 15 °C and 1500 mL of 6.7% NaHCO₃ charged in 1.5 h, followed by the addition of 1200 mL of water over 60 min. The mixture was stirred at rt for 30 min, filtered and washed with water/DMF mixture (1 :2, 250 mL) and then with water (1500 mL). The wetcake was dried at 55 °C for 24 h to give 282 g of product as a white solid (90%).

The resulting solids (40 g) and 5% Pd/ Alumina were charged to a Parr reactor followed by THF (160 mL). The reactor was sealed and purged with nitrogen (6 x 20 psig) followed by a hydrogen purge (6 x 30 psig). The reactor was pressurized to 30 psig with hydrogen and agitated at room temperature for approximately 15 hours. The resulting slurry was filtered through a GF/F filter and concentrated to approximately 135 g solution. Heptane was added (120 mL), and the solution was stirred until solids formed. After an addition 2 – 3 hours additional heptane was added drop-wise (240 mL), the slurry was stirred for approximately 1 hour, then filtered. The solids were dried to afford the title compound.

Example 37C

(lR,4R)-1,4-bis(4-nitrophenyl)butane-1,4-diyl dimethanesulfonate

The product from Example 32 (5.01 g, 13.39 mmol) was combined with 2- methyltetrahydrofuran (70 mL) and cooled to -5 °C, and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (6.81 g, 52.7 mmol) was added over 30 seconds. Separately, a solution of methanesulfonic anhydride (6.01 g, 34.5 mmol) in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (30 mL) was prepared and added to the diol slurry over 3 min., maintaining the internal temperature between -15 °C and -25 °C. After mixing for 5 min at -15 °C, the cooling bath was removed and the reaction was allowed to warm slowly to 23 °C and mixed for 30 minutes. After reaction completion, the crude slurry was carried immediately into the next step.

Example 37D

(2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2,5-bis(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolidine

To the crude product solution from Example 37C (7.35 g, 13.39 mmol) was added 4-tert- butylaniline (13.4 g, 90 mmol) at 23 °C over 1 minute. The reaction was heated to 65 °C for 2 h. After completion, the reaction mixture was cooled to 23 °C and diluted with 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (100 mL) and 1 M HCl (150 mL). After partitioning the phases, the organic phase was treated with 1 M HCl (140 mL), 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (50 mL), and 25 wt% aq. NaCl (100 mL), and the phases were partitioned. The organic phase was washed with 25 wt% aq. NaCl (50 mL), dried over MgSO/_t, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to approximately 20 mL. Heptane (30 mL) and additional 2- methyltetrahydrofuran were added in order to induce crystallization. The slurry was concentrated further, and additional heptane (40 mL) was slowly added and the slurry was filtered, washing with 2- methyltetrahydrofuran:heptane (1:4, 20 mL). The solids were suspended in MeOH (46 mL) for 3 h, filtered, and the wet solid was washed with additional MeOH (18 mL). The solid was dried at 45 °C in a vacuum oven for 16 h to provide the title compound (3.08 g, 51% 2-step yield).

Example 37E

4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)dianiline

To a 160 ml Parr stirrer hydrogenation vessel was added the product from Example 37D (2 g, 4.49 mmol), followed by 60 ml of THF, and Raney Nickel Grace 2800 (1 g, 50 wt% (dry basis)) under a stream of nitrogen. The reactor was assembled and purged with nitrogen (8 x 20 psig) followed by purging with hydrogen (8 x 30 psig). The reactor was then pressurized to 30 psig with hydrogen and agitation (700 rpm) began and continued for a total of 16 h at room temperature. The slurry was filtered by vacuum filtration using a GF/F Whatman glass fiber filter. Evaporation of the filtrate to afford a slurry followed by the addition heptane and filtration gave the crude title compound, which was dried and used directly in the next step.

Example 37F dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4, l- phenylene)bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene))bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diy 1) die arb amate To a solution of the product from Example 37E (1.64 g, 4.25 mmol) in DMF (20 ml), the product from Example 37B (2.89 g, 10.63 mmol), and HATU (4.04 g, 10.63 mmol) in DMF (15OmL) was added triethylamine (1.07 g, 10.63 mmol), and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 90 min. To the reaction mixture was poured 20 mL of water, and the white precipitate obtained was filtered, and the solid was washed with water (3×5 mL). The solid was blow dried for Ih. The crude material was loaded on a silica gel column and eluted with a gradient starting with ethyl acetate/ heptane (3/7), and ending with pure ethyl acetate. The desired fractions were combined and solvent distilled off to give a very light yellow solid, which was dried at 45 °C in a vacuum oven with nitrogen purge for 15 h to give the title compound (2.3 g, 61% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- D6) δ ppm 0.88 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 6 H) 0.93 (d, J=6.72 Hz, 6 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.63 (d, J=5.42 Hz, 2 H) 1.80 – 2.04 (m, 8 H) 2.09 – 2.19 (m, 2 H) 2.44 – 2.47 (m, 2 H) 3.52 (s, 6 H) 3.59 – 3.66 (m, 2 H) 3.77 – 3.84 (m, 2 H) 4.02 (t, J=8.40 Hz, 2 H) 4.42 (dd, J=7.86, 4.83 Hz, 2 H) 5.14 (d, J=6.18 Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=8.67 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 7.13 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H) 7.31 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 2 H) 7.50 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 4 H) 9.98 (s, 2 H).

Alternately, the product from example 37E (11.7 g, 85 wt%, 25.8 mmol) and the product from example 37B (15.45 g, 56.7 mmol) are suspended in EtOAc (117 mL), diisopropylethylamine (18.67 g, 144 mmol) is added and the solution is cooled to 0 °C. In a separate flask, 1-propanephosphonic acid cyclic anhydride (T3P^®) (46.0 g, 50 wt% in EtOAc, 72.2 mmol) was dissolved in EtOAc (58.5 mL), and charged to an addition funnel. The T₃P solution is added to the reaction mixture drop-wise over 3-4 h and stirred until the reaction is complete. The reaction is warmed to room temperature,and washed with IM HCl/7.5 wt% NaCl (100 mL), then washed with 5% NaHCO₃ (100 mL), then washed with 5% NaCl solution (100 mL). The solution was concentrated to approximately 60 mL, EtOH (300 mL) was added, and the solution was concentrated to 84 g solution.

A portion of the EtOH solution of product (29 g) was heated to 40 °C, and added 134 g 40 w% EtOH in H₂O. A slurry of seeds in 58 wt/wt% EtOH/H₂O was added, allowed to stir at 40 °C for several hours, then cooled to 0 °C. The slurry is then filtered, and washed with 58wt/wt% EtOH/H₂O. The product is dried at 40 – 60 °C under vacuum, and then rehydrated by placing a tray of water in the vacuum oven to give the title compound. The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV lb-Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

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Example 34

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate and

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-ter/’-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5- diyl)bis(4, 1 -phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 – oxobutane-2, 1 -diyl)dicarbamate

Example 34A l-(4-fer?-butylphenyl)-2,5-bis(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolidine The product from Example 1C (3.67 g, 7.51 mmol) and 4-tert-butylaniline (11.86 ml, 75 mmol) in DMF (40 ml) was stirred under nitrogen at 50 °C for 4 h. The resulting mixture was diluted into ethyl acetate, treated with IM HCl, stirred for 10 minutes and filtered to remove solids. The filtrate organic layer was washed twice with brine, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (5% to 30%) to give a solid. The solid was triturated in a minimal volume of 1 :9 ethyl acetate/hexane to give a light yellow solid as a mixture of trans and cis isomers (1.21 g, 36%).

Example 34B 4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)dianiline and 4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-fert- butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)dianiline To a solution of the product from Example 34A (1.1 g, 2.47 mmol) in ethanol (20 ml) and

THF (20 ml) was added PtC>₂ (0.22 g, 0.97 mmol) in a 50 ml pressure bottle and stirred under 30 psi hydrogen at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was filtered through a nylon membrane and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (20% to 60%). The title compound eluted as the first of 2 stereoisomers (trans isomer, 0.51 g, 54%).

Example 34C

(2S,2’S)-tert-Butyl 2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-fer/’-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)dipyrrolidine- 1 -carboxylate and (2S,2’S)-tert-Butyl 2,2′- (4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)dipyrrolidine-1-carboxylate To a mixture of the product from Example 34B (250 mg, 0.648 mmol), (S)-1-(tert- butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (307 mg, 1.427 mmol) and HATU (542 mg, 1.427 mmol) in DMSO (10 ml) was added Hunig’s base (0.453 ml, 2.59 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was partitioned with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (10% to 50%) to give the title compound (500 mg, 99%).

Example 34D

(2S,2’S)-N,N’-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-ter/’-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))dipyrrolidine-2-carboxamide and (2S,2’S)-N,N’-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-tert- butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l-phenylene))dipyrrolidine-2-carboxamide To the product from Example 34C (498 mg, 0.638 mmol) in dichloromethane (4 ml) was added TFA (6 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between 3: 1 CHCl₃dsopropyl alcohol and saturated aq. NaHCO₃. The aqueous layer was extracted by 3: 1 CHCl₃:isopropyl alcohol again. The combined organic layers were dried over

filtered and concentrated to give the title compound (345 mg, 93%).

Example 34E Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate and

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-1, r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5- diyl)bis(4, 1 -phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 – oxobutane-2, 1 -diyl)dicarbamate

The product from Example 34D (29.0 mg, 0.050 mmol), (S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3- methylbutanoic acid (19.27 mg, 0.110 mmol), EDAC (21.09 mg, 0.110 mmol), HOBT (16.85 mg,

0.110 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (0.027 ml, 0.250 mmol) were combined in DMF (2 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The mixture was partitioned with ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with brine twice, dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate in hexane (50% to 80%) to give a solid. The solid was triturated with ethyl acetate/hexane to give the title compound (13 mg, 29%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ ppm 0.85 – 0.95 (m, 12 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.59 – 1.65 (m, 2 H) 1.79 – 2.04 (m, 8 H) 2.10 – 2.18 (m, 2 H) 2.41-2.46 (m, 2H) 3.52 (s, 6 H)

3.57 – 3.67 (m, 2 H) 3.76 – 3.86 (m, 2 H) 4.00 (t, J=7.56 Hz, 2 H) 4.39 – 4.46 (m, 2 H) 5.15 (d, J=7.00

Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=7.70 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 7.13 (d, J=7.37 Hz, 4 H) 7.30 (d, J=8.20

Hz, 2 H) 7.50 (d, J=8.24 Hz, 4 H) 9.98 (s, 2 H); (ESI+) m/z 895 (M+H)+. The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV lb-Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

Example 35

Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate

………….desired

The product from Example 34E was purified by chiral chromatography on a Chiralpak AD-H semi-prep column eluting with a 2:1 mixture of hexane:(2: l isopropyl alcohol: EtOH). The title compound was the first of the 2 diastereomers to elute. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ ppm 0.88 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 6 H) 0.93 (d, J=6.72 Hz, 6 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.63 (d, J=5.42 Hz, 2 H) 1.80 – 2.04 (m, 8 H) 2.09 – 2.19 (m, 2 H) 2.44 – 2.47 (m, 2 H) 3.52 (s, 6 H) 3.59 – 3.66 (m, 2 H) 3.77 – 3.84 (m, 2 H) 4.02 (t, J=8.40 Hz, 2 H) 4.42 (dd, J=7.86, 4.83 Hz, 2 H) 5.14 (d, J=6.18 Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=8.67 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 7.13 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H) 7.31 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 2 H) 7.50 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 4 H) 9.98 (s, 2 H). The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV Ib- Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

Example 36 Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-1, r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2R,5R)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5- diyl)bis(4, 1 -phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 – oxobutane-2, 1 -diyl)dicarbamate

……….undesired

The product from Example 34E was purified by chiral chromatography on a Chiralpak AD-H semi-prep column eluting with a 2:1 mixture of hexane:(2: l isopropyl alcohol: EtOH). The title compound was the second of 2 diastereomers to elute. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-D6) δ ppm 0.87

(d, J=6.51 Hz, 6 H) 0.92 (d, J=6.72 Hz, 6 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.63 (d, J=5.53 Hz, 2 H) 1.82 – 2.04 (m, 8

H) 2.09-2.18 (m, 2 H) 2.41 – 2.47 (m, 2 H) 3.52 (s, 6 H) 3.58 – 3.67 (m, 2 H) 3.75 – 3.84 (m, 2 H) 4.02

(t, J=7.26 Hz, 2 H) 4.43 (dd, J=7.92, 4.88 Hz, 2 H) 5.14 (d, J=6.18 Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.67 Hz, 2 H) 7.12 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H) 7.31 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 2 H) 7.49 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H)

9.98 (s, 2 H). The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV lb-Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

Example 37 Dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-fert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4,l- phenylene))bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene)bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diyl)dicarbamate

………………desired

Example 37A (S)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl 2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoate To a mixture of (S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoic acid (19.66 g, 112 mmol) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (13.29g, 116 mmol) was added ethyl acetate (250 ml), and the mixture was cooled to 0-5 °C. Diisopropylcarbodiimide (13.88 g, 110 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0-5 °C for about 1 hour. The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature. The solids (diisopropylurea by-product) were filtered and rinsed with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to an oil. Isopropyl alcohol (200 ml) was added to the oil and the mixture was heated to about 50 °C to obtain a homogeneous solution. Upon cooling, crystalline solids formed. The solids were filtered and washed with isopropyl alcohol (3 x 20 ml) and dried to give the title compound as a white solid (23.2 g, 77% yield).

Example 37B

(S)- 1 -((S)-2-(methoxycarbonylamino)-3-methylbutanoyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid To a mixture of L-proline (4.44g, 38.6 mmol), water (20 ml), acetonitrile (20 ml) and DIEA (9.5 g, 73.5 mmol) was added a solution of the product from Example 37A (1Og, 36.7 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 inL) over 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The solution was concentrated under vacuum to remove the acetonitrile. To the resulting clear water solution was added 6N HCl (9 ml) until pH ~ 2 .The solution was transferred to a separatory funnel and 25% NaCl (10 ml) was added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (75 ml), and then again with ethyl acetate (6 x 20 ml), and the combined extracts were washed with 25% NaCl (2 x 10ml). The solvent was evaporated to give a thick oil. Heptane was added and the solvent was evaporated to give a foam, which was dried under high vacuum. Diethyl ether was added and the solvent was evaporated to give a foam, which was dried under high vacuum to give the title compound (10.67g) as a white solid.

The compound of Example 37B can also be prepreared according to the following procedure: To a flask was charged L- valine (35 g, 299 mmol), IN sodium hydroxide solution (526 ml,

526 mmol) and sodium carbonate (17.42 g, 164 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 15 min to dissolve solids and then cooled to 15 °C. Methyl chloroformate (29.6 g, 314 mmol) was added slowly to the reaction mixture. The mixture was then stirred at rt for 30 min. The mixture was cooled to 15 °C and pH adjusted to -5.0 with concentrated HCl solution. 100 inL of 2-methytetrahydrofuran (2- MeTHF) was added and the adjustment of pH continued until the pH reached ~ 2.0. 150 mL of 2- MeTHF was added and the mixture was stirred for 15 min. Layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with 100 mL of 2-MeTHF. The combined organic layer was dried over anhyd Na₂SC^ and filtered, and Na₂SC^ cake was washed with 50 mL of 2-MeTHF. The product solution was concentrated to ~ 100 mL, chased with 120 mL of IPAc twice. 250 mL of heptanes was charged slowly and then the volume of the mixture was concentrated to 300 mL. The mixture was heated to 45 °C and 160 mL of heptanes charged. The mixture was cooled to rt in 2h, stirred for 30 min, filtered and washed with 2-MeTHF/heptanes mixture (1:7, 80 inL). The wetcake was dried at 55 °C for 24 h to give 47.1 g of Moc-L- VaI-OH product as a white solid (90%).

Moc-L- VaI-OH (15O g, 856 mmol), HOBt hydrate (138 g, 899 mmol) and DMF (1500 ml) were charged to a flask. The mixture was stirred for 15 min to give a clear solution. EDC hydrochloride (172 g, 899 mmol) was charged and mixed for 20 min. The mixture was cooled to 13

°C and (L)-proline benzyl ester hydrochloride (207 g, 856 mmol) charged. Triethylamine (109 g,

1079 mmol) was then charged in 30 min. The resulting suspension was mixed at rt for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to 15 °C and 1500 mL of 6.7% NaHCO₃ charged in 1.5 h, followed by the addition of 1200 mL of water over 60 min. The mixture was stirred at rt for 30 min, filtered and washed with water/DMF mixture (1 :2, 250 mL) and then with water (1500 mL). The wetcake was dried at 55 °C for 24 h to give 282 g of product as a white solid (90%).

The resulting solids (40 g) and 5% Pd/ Alumina were charged to a Parr reactor followed by THF (160 mL). The reactor was sealed and purged with nitrogen (6 x 20 psig) followed by a hydrogen purge (6 x 30 psig). The reactor was pressurized to 30 psig with hydrogen and agitated at room temperature for approximately 15 hours. The resulting slurry was filtered through a GF/F filter and concentrated to approximately 135 g solution. Heptane was added (120 mL), and the solution was stirred until solids formed. After an addition 2 – 3 hours additional heptane was added drop-wise (240 mL), the slurry was stirred for approximately 1 hour, then filtered. The solids were dried to afford the title compound.

Example 37C

(lR,4R)-1,4-bis(4-nitrophenyl)butane-1,4-diyl dimethanesulfonate

The product from Example 32 (5.01 g, 13.39 mmol) was combined with 2- methyltetrahydrofuran (70 mL) and cooled to -5 °C, and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (6.81 g, 52.7 mmol) was added over 30 seconds. Separately, a solution of methanesulfonic anhydride (6.01 g, 34.5 mmol) in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (30 mL) was prepared and added to the diol slurry over 3 min., maintaining the internal temperature between -15 °C and -25 °C. After mixing for 5 min at -15 °C, the cooling bath was removed and the reaction was allowed to warm slowly to 23 °C and mixed for 30 minutes. After reaction completion, the crude slurry was carried immediately into the next step.

Example 37D

(2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2,5-bis(4-nitrophenyl)pyrrolidine

To the crude product solution from Example 37C (7.35 g, 13.39 mmol) was added 4-tert- butylaniline (13.4 g, 90 mmol) at 23 °C over 1 minute. The reaction was heated to 65 °C for 2 h. After completion, the reaction mixture was cooled to 23 °C and diluted with 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (100 mL) and 1 M HCl (150 mL). After partitioning the phases, the organic phase was treated with 1 M HCl (140 mL), 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (50 mL), and 25 wt% aq. NaCl (100 mL), and the phases were partitioned. The organic phase was washed with 25 wt% aq. NaCl (50 mL), dried over MgSO/_t, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to approximately 20 mL. Heptane (30 mL) and additional 2- methyltetrahydrofuran were added in order to induce crystallization. The slurry was concentrated further, and additional heptane (40 mL) was slowly added and the slurry was filtered, washing with 2- methyltetrahydrofuran:heptane (1:4, 20 mL). The solids were suspended in MeOH (46 mL) for 3 h, filtered, and the wet solid was washed with additional MeOH (18 mL). The solid was dried at 45 °C in a vacuum oven for 16 h to provide the title compound (3.08 g, 51% 2-step yield).

Example 37E

4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)dianiline

To a 160 ml Parr stirrer hydrogenation vessel was added the product from Example 37D (2 g, 4.49 mmol), followed by 60 ml of THF, and Raney Nickel Grace 2800 (1 g, 50 wt% (dry basis)) under a stream of nitrogen. The reactor was assembled and purged with nitrogen (8 x 20 psig) followed by purging with hydrogen (8 x 30 psig). The reactor was then pressurized to 30 psig with hydrogen and agitation (700 rpm) began and continued for a total of 16 h at room temperature. The slurry was filtered by vacuum filtration using a GF/F Whatman glass fiber filter. Evaporation of the filtrate to afford a slurry followed by the addition heptane and filtration gave the crude title compound, which was dried and used directly in the next step.

Example 37F dimethyl (2S,2’S)-l,r-((2S,2’S)-2,2′-(4,4′-((2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)pyrrolidine-2,5-diyl)bis(4, l- phenylene)bis(azanediyl)bis(oxomethylene))bis(pyrrolidine-2, 1 -diyl))bis(3-methyl- 1 -oxobutane-2, 1 – diy 1) die arb amate To a solution of the product from Example 37E (1.64 g, 4.25 mmol) in DMF (20 ml), the product from Example 37B (2.89 g, 10.63 mmol), and HATU (4.04 g, 10.63 mmol) in DMF (15OmL) was added triethylamine (1.07 g, 10.63 mmol), and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 90 min. To the reaction mixture was poured 20 mL of water, and the white precipitate obtained was filtered, and the solid was washed with water (3×5 mL). The solid was blow dried for Ih. The crude material was loaded on a silica gel column and eluted with a gradient starting with ethyl acetate/ heptane (3/7), and ending with pure ethyl acetate. The desired fractions were combined and solvent distilled off to give a very light yellow solid, which was dried at 45 °C in a vacuum oven with nitrogen purge for 15 h to give the title compound (2.3 g, 61% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- D6) δ ppm 0.88 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 6 H) 0.93 (d, J=6.72 Hz, 6 H) 1.11 (s, 9 H) 1.63 (d, J=5.42 Hz, 2 H) 1.80 – 2.04 (m, 8 H) 2.09 – 2.19 (m, 2 H) 2.44 – 2.47 (m, 2 H) 3.52 (s, 6 H) 3.59 – 3.66 (m, 2 H) 3.77 – 3.84 (m, 2 H) 4.02 (t, J=8.40 Hz, 2 H) 4.42 (dd, J=7.86, 4.83 Hz, 2 H) 5.14 (d, J=6.18 Hz, 2 H) 6.17 (d, J=8.67 Hz, 2 H) 6.94 (d, J=8.78 Hz, 2 H) 7.13 (d, J=8.46 Hz, 4 H) 7.31 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 2 H) 7.50 (d, J=8.35 Hz, 4 H) 9.98 (s, 2 H).

Alternately, the product from example 37E (11.7 g, 85 wt%, 25.8 mmol) and the product from example 37B (15.45 g, 56.7 mmol) are suspended in EtOAc (117 mL), diisopropylethylamine (18.67 g, 144 mmol) is added and the solution is cooled to 0 °C. In a separate flask, 1-propanephosphonic acid cyclic anhydride (T3P^®) (46.0 g, 50 wt% in EtOAc, 72.2 mmol) was dissolved in EtOAc (58.5 mL), and charged to an addition funnel. The T₃P solution is added to the reaction mixture drop-wise over 3-4 h and stirred until the reaction is complete. The reaction is warmed to room temperature,and washed with IM HCl/7.5 wt% NaCl (100 mL), then washed with 5% NaHCO₃ (100 mL), then washed with 5% NaCl solution (100 mL). The solution was concentrated to approximately 60 mL, EtOH (300 mL) was added, and the solution was concentrated to 84 g solution.

A portion of the EtOH solution of product (29 g) was heated to 40 °C, and added 134 g 40 w% EtOH in H₂O. A slurry of seeds in 58 wt/wt% EtOH/H₂O was added, allowed to stir at 40 °C for several hours, then cooled to 0 °C. The slurry is then filtered, and washed with 58wt/wt% EtOH/H₂O. The product is dried at 40 – 60 °C under vacuum, and then rehydrated by placing a tray of water in the vacuum oven to give the title compound. The title compound showed an EC₅₀ value of less than about 0.1 nM in HCV lb-Conl replicon assays in the presence of 5% FBS.

intermediates

Example 32

( 1 R,4R)- 1 ,4-bis(4-mtrophenyl)butane- 1 ,4-diol

To (S)-(-)-α,α-diphenyl-2-pyrrohdinemethanol (2 71 g, 10 70 mmol) was added THF (80 mL) at 23 °C The very thin suspension was treated with t₁₁methyl borate (1 44 g, 13 86 mmol) over 30 seconds, and the resulting solution was mixed at 23 °C for 1 h The solution was cooled to 16-19 °C, and N,N-diethylanilme borane (21 45 g, 132 mmol) was added dropwise via syringe over 3-5 mm (caution vigorous H₂ evolution), while the internal temperature was maintained at 16-19 °C After 15 mm, the H₂ evolution had ceased To a separate vessel was added the product from Example IA (22 04 g, 95 wt%, 63 8 mmol), followed by THF (80 mL), to form an orange slurry After cooling the slurry to 11 °C, the borane solution was transferred via cannula into the dione slurry over 3-5 min During this period, the internal temperature of the slurry rose to 16 °C After the addition was complete, the reaction was maintained at 20-27 °C for an additional 2 5 h After reaction completion, the mixture was cooled to 5 °C and methanol (16 7 g, 521 mmol) was added dropwise over 5-10 mm, maintaining an internal temperature <20 °C (note vigorous H₂ evolution) After the exotherm had ceased (ca 10 mm), the temperature was adjusted to 23 °C, and the reaction was mixed until complete dissolution of the solids had occurred Ethyl acetate (300 mL) and 1 M HCl (120 mL) were added, and the phases were partitioned The organic phase was then washed successively with 1 M HCl (2 x 120 mL), H₂O (65 mL), and 10% aq NaCl (65 mL) The orgamcs were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo Crystallization of the product occurred during the concentration The slurry was warmed to 50 °C, and heptane (250 inL) was added over 15 min. The slurry was then allowed to mix at 23 °C for 30 min and filtered. The wet cake was washed with 3: 1 heptane:ethyl acetate (75 mL), and the orange, crystalline solids were dried at 45 °C for 24 h to provide the title compound (15.35 g, 99.3% ee, 61% yield), which was contaminated with 11% of the meso isomer (vs. dl isomer).

References

Ombitasvir

Systematic (IUPAC) name
Dimethyl ({(2S,5S)-1-[4-(2-methyl-2-propanyl)phenyl]-2,5-pyrrolidinediyl}bis{4,1-phenylenecarbamoyl(2S)-2,1-pyrrolidinediyl[(2S)-3-methyl-1-oxo-1,2-butanediyl]})biscarbamate
Clinical data
Trade names	Viekira Pak (with ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir and dasabuvir), Technivie (with ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir)
Legal status	US: ℞-only
Routes of administration	Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	not determined
Protein binding	~99.9%
Metabolism	amide hydrolysis followed by oxidation
Onset of action	~4 to 5 hours
Biological half-life	21 to 25 hours
Excretion	mostly with feces (90.2%)
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	1258226-87-7
PubChem	CID: 54767916
ChemSpider	31136214
ChEBI	CHEBI:85183
Synonyms	ABT-267
Chemical data
Formula	C50H67N7O8
Molecular mass	894.11 g/mol

rx list

VIEKIRA PAK is ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir fixed dose combination tablets copackaged with dasabuvir tablets.

Ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir fixed dose combination tablet includes ahepatitis C virus NS5A inhibitor (ombitasvir), a hepatitis C virus NS3/4Aprotease inhibitor (paritaprevir), and a CYP3A inhibitor (ritonavir) that inhibits CYP3A mediated metabolism of paritaprevir, thereby providing increased plasma concentration of paritaprevir. Dasabuvir is a hepatitis C virus nonnucleoside NS5B palm polymerase inhibitor, which is supplied as separate tablets in the copackage. Both tablets are for oral administration.

Ombitasvir

The chemical name of ombitasvir is Dimethyl ([(2S,5S)-1-(4-tert-butylphenyl) pyrrolidine-2,5diyl]bis{benzene-4,1-diylcarbamoyl(2S)pyrrolidine-2,1-diyl[(2S)-3-methyl-1-oxobutane-1,2diyl]})biscarbamate hydrate. The molecular formula is C₅₀H₆₇N7O₈•4.5H₂O (hydrate) and the molecular weight for the drug substance is 975.20 (hydrate). The drug substance is white to light yellow to light pink powder, and is practically insoluble in aqueous buffers but is soluble in ethanol. Ombitasvir has the following molecular structure:

Paritaprevir

The chemical name of paritaprevir is (2R,6S,12Z,13aS,14aR,16aS)-N-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)-6{[(5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)carbonyl]amino}-5,16-dioxo-2-(phenanthridin-6-yloxy)1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,13a,14,15,16,16a-tetradecahydrocyclopropa[e]pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4] diazacyclopentadecine-14a(5H)-carboxamide dihydrate. The molecular formula is C₄₀H₄₃N₇O₇S•2H₂O (dihydrate) and the molecular weight for the drug substance is 801.91 (dihydrate). The drug substance is white to off-white powder with very low water solubility. Paritaprevir has the following molecular structure:

Ritonavir

The chemical name of ritonavir is [5S-(5R*,8R*,10R*,11R*)]10-Hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(1methyethyl)-1-[2-(1-methylethyl)-4-thiazolyl]-3,6-dioxo-8,11-bis(phenylmethyl)-2,4,7,12tetraazatridecan-13-oic acid,5-thiazolylmethyl ester. The molecular formula is C₃₇H₄₈N₆O₅S₂ and the molecular weight for the drug substance is 720.95. The drug substance is white to off white to light tan powder practically insoluble in water and freely soluble in methanol and ethanol. Ritonavir has the following molecular structure:

Ombitasvir, Paritaprevir, Ritonavir Fixed-Dose Combination Tablets

Ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir film-coated tablets are co-formulated immediate release tablets. The tablet contains copovidone, K value 28,vitamin E polyethylene glycol succinate, propylene glycol monolaurate Type I, sorbitan monolaurate, colloidal silicon dioxide/colloidal anhydrous silica, sodium stearyl fumarate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol 3350/macrogol 3350, talc, titanium dioxide, and iron oxide red. The strength for the tablet is 12.5 mg ombitasvir, 75 mg paritaprevir, 50 mg ritonavir.

Dasabuvir

The chemical name of dasabuvir is Sodium 3-(3-tert-butyl-4-methoxy-5-{6[(methylsulfonyl)amino]naphthalene-2-yl}phenyl)-2,6-dioxo-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-ide hydrate (1:1:1). The molecular formula is C₂₆H₂₆N₃O₅S•Na•H₂O (salt, hydrate) and the molecular weight of the drug substance is 533.57 (salt, hydrate). The drug substance is white to pale yellow to pink powder, slightly soluble in water and very slightly soluble in methanol and isopropyl alcohol. Dasabuvir has the following molecular structure:

Dasabuvir is formulated as a 250 mg film-coated, immediate release tablet containing microcrystalline cellulose (D50-100 um), microcrystalline cellulose (D50-50 um), lactose monohydrate, copovidone, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal silicon dioxide/anhydrous colloidal silica, magnesium stearate, polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 3350/macrogol 3350, talc, and iron oxide yellow, iron oxide red and iron oxide black. Each tablet contains 270.3 mg dasabuvir sodium monohydrate equivalent to 250 mg dasabuvir.

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GSK1059615; 958852-01-2; GSK-1059615; UNII-07YMO87363;

• GSK 615

(5Z)-5-[(4-pyridin-4-ylquinolin-6-yl)methylidene]-1,3-thiazolidine-2,4-dione

5-[[4-(4-Pyridinyl)-6-quinolinyl]methylene]-2,4-thiazolidenedione

CAS 958852-01-2

nmr……..http://file.selleckchem.com/downloads/nmr/S136001-GSK1059615-NMR-Selleck.pdf

GSK1059615 is a potent, ATP-competitive inhibitor of PI 3-kinase alpha (PI3Kα) with IC50 of 2 nM. Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinases (PI3K) are critical for malignant cellular processes including growth, proliferation, and survival. GSK1059615 is also a novel inhibitor of PI3Kβ, PI3Kδ, PI3Kγ and mTOR with IC50 of 0.6 nM, 2 nM, 5 nM and 12 nM, respectively. GSK1059615 (25 mg/kg) effectively inhibits tumor growth in xenograft mice models of BT474 or HCC1954 breast cancer cells and attenuates MAPK signaling.

GSK1059615 is a  phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. PI3K inhibitor GSK1059615 inhibits PI3K in the PI3K/AKT kinase signaling pathway, which may trigger the translocation of cytosolic Bax to the mitochondrial outer membrane and an increase in mitochondrial membrane permeability, followed by apoptosis. Bax is a member of the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family of proteins. PIK3, an enzyme often overexpressed in cancer cells, plays a crucial role in tumor cell regulation and survival.

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Example 1 (5Z)-5-{[4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinyl]methylidene}-1,3-thiazolidine-2,4-dione

a) 4-chloro-6-ethenylquinoline

A mixture of 6-bromo-4-chloroquinoline (6.52 g, 26.88 mmol; see J. Med. Chem., 21, 268 (1978)), tributyl(vinyl)tin (8.95 g, 28.22 mmol), and tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0) (0.62 g, 0.54 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (150 mL) was refluxed for 2.0 h, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (0-4% MeOH:CH₂Cl₂) to give the title compound (5.1 g) as a pale yellow solid. MS (ES)+m/e 190 [M+H]⁺. This material was used directly in the next step.

b) 4-chloro-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde

A mixture of 4-chloro-6-ethenylquinoline (5.1 g, 26.88 mmol), 2,6-lutidine (5.76 g, 53.75 mmol), sodium (meta) periodate (22.99 g, 107.51 mmol), and osmium tetroxide (5.48 g of a 2.5% solution in tert-butanol, 0.538 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane:H₂O (350 mL of 3:1 mixture) was stirred for 3.5 h at room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (CH₂Cl₂) to give the title compound (4.26 g, 83% for 2 steps) as a pale yellow solid. MS (ES)+ m/e 192 [M+H]⁺.

c) 4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde

A mixture of 4-chloro-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde (3.24 g, 16.92 mmol), 4-pyridylboronic acid (3.12 g, 25.38 mmol), tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0) (0.978 g, 0.846 mmol), and 2M aqueous K₂CO₃ (7.02 g, 50.76 mmol, 25.4 mls of 2M solution) in DMF (100 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 3.0 h and cooled to room temperature. The mixture was filtered through celite and the celite was washed with EtOAc. The filtrate was transferred to a separatory funnel, washed with water and saturated NaCl, dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (5% MeOH:CH₂Cl₂) to give the title compound (2.03 g, 51%) as a tan solid. MS (ES)+ m/e 235 [M+H]⁺.

d) (5Z)-5-{[4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinyl]methylidene}-1,3-thiazolidine-2,4-dione

A mixture of 4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde (0.108 g, 0.463 mmol), 2,4-thiazolidinedione (0.0417 g, 0.356 mmol), piperidine (0.0303 g, 0.356 mmol), and acetic acid (0.0214 g, 0.356 mmol) in EtOH (5 mL) was heated at 150° C. for 30 minutes in a microwave oven. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and the resulting precipitate was filtered and dried in a Buchner funnel to give the title compound (0.0594 g, 50%) as a tan solid. MS (ES)+ m/e 334 [M+H]⁺. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) □ ppm 9.08 (d, J=4.42 Hz, 1H) 8.80-8.88 (m, 2H) 8.25 (d, J=8.72 Hz, 1H) 8.00-8.07 (m, 2H) 7.98 (s, 1H) 7.65-7.68 (m, 2H) 7.63 (d, J=4.42 Hz, 1H).

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Schemes/Experimentals

Scheme I:

Conditions: a) Tributyl(vinyl)tin, Pd(PPh₃)₄, dioxane, reflux; b) OsO₄, NaIO₄, 2,6- lutidine, f-BuOH, dioxane, H₂O, rt; c) heteroaryl (R) boronic acid, Pd(PPh₃)₄, 2 M K₂CO₃, DMF, 10O ⁰C; d) 2,4-thiazolidinedione, piperidine, AcOH, EtOH, μwave, 150 ⁰C.

Examples:

Example 1 : (5Z)-5-ff4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinvnmethylidene}-1 ,3-thiazolidine-

2,4-dione

a) 4-chloro-6-ethenylquinoline

A mixture of 6-bromo-4-chloroquinoline (6.52 g, 26.88 mmol; see J. Med. Chem., 21_, 268 (1978) ), tributyl(vinyl)tin (8.95 g, 28.22 mmol), and tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0) (0.62 g, 0.54 mmol) in 1 ,4-dioxane (150 ml.) was refluxed for 2.0 h, cooled to room temperature, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (0-4% MeOH:CH₂CI₂) to give the title compound (5.1 g) as a pale yellow solid. MS(ES)+ m/e 190 [M+H]⁺. This material was used directly in the next step.

b) 4-chloro-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde

A mixture of 4-chloro-6-ethenylquinoline (5.1 g, 26.88 mmol), 2,6-lutidine (5.76 g, 53.75 mmol), sodium (meta) periodate (22.99 g, 107.51 mmol), and osmium tetroxide (5.48 g of a 2.5% solution in tert-butanol, 0.538 mmol) in 1 ,4- dioxane:H₂O (350 ml. of 3:1 mixture) was stirred for 3.5 h at room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (CH₂CI₂) to give the title compound (4.26 g, 83% for 2 steps) as a pale yellow solid. MS(ES)+ m/e 192 [M+H]⁺.

c) 4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde

A mixture of 4-chloro-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde (3.24 g, 16.92 mmol), 4- pyridylboronic acid (3.12 g, 25.38 mmol), tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0) (0.978 g, 0.846 mmol), and 2M aqueous K₂CO₃ (7.02 g, 50.76 mmol, 25.4 mis of 2M solution) in DMF (100 ml.) was heated at 100⁰C for 3.0 h and cooled to room temperature. The mixture was filtered through celite and the celite was washed with EtOAc. The filtrate was transferred to a separatory funnel , washed with water and saturated NaCI, dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel (5% MeOHiCH₂CI₂) to give the title compound (2.03 g, 51%) as a tan solid. MS(ES)+ m/e 235 [M+H]⁺.

d) (5Z)-5-{[4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinyl]methylidene}-1 ,3-thiazolidine-2,4-dione

A mixture of 4-(4-pyridinyl)-6-quinolinecarbaldehyde (0.108 g, 0.463 mmol), 2,4-thiazolidinedione (0.0417 g, 0.356 mmol), piperidine (0.0303 g, 0.356 mmol), and acetic acid (0.0214 g, 0.356 mmol) in EtOH (5 ml.) was heated at 15O⁰C for 30 minutes in a microwave oven. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and the resulting precipitate was filtered and dried in a Buchner funnel to give the title compound (0.0594 g, 50%) as a tan solid. MS(ES)+ m/e 334 [M+H]⁺. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) D ppm 9.08 (d, J=4.42 Hz, 1 H) 8.80 – 8.88 (m, 2 H) 8.25 (d, J=8.72 Hz, 1 H) 8.00 – 8.07 (m, 2 H) 7.98 (s, 1 H) 7.65 – 7.68 (m, 2 H) 7.63 (d, J=4.42 Hz, 1 H).

Identification of druggable targets for radiation mitigation using a small interfering RNA screening assay.
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Saadia et al (2009) Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase as a therapeutic target in melanoma. Clin.Cancer Res. 15 3029. PMID: 19383818.

Knight et al (2010) Discovery of GSK2126458, a highly potent inhibitor of PI3K and the mammalian target of rapamycin. ACS Med.Chem.Lett. 1 39.

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GSK1904529A, GSK 4529

GSK1904529A is a selective inhibitor of IGF1R with IC50 of 27 nM.

N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-[3-[2-[5-ethyl-2-methoxy-4-[4-(4-methylsulfonylpiperazin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl]anilino]pyrimidin-4-yl]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-2-methoxybenzamide,

N-(2,6-Difluorophenyl)-5-[3-[2-[[5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-[4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl]phenyl]amino]-4-pyrimidinyl]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-2-(methyloxy)benzamide

NMR……http://www.abmole.com/download/gsk1904529a-hnmr.pdf

GSK1904529A, selectively inhibits IGF-IR and IR with IC50s of 27 and 25 nmol/L, respectively. It is a promising candidate for therapeutic use in solid and hematologic cancers. IC50s for GSK1904529A in tumor cell lines ranged from 35 nmol/L to >30 umol/L. The tumor histologic types showing the greatest sensitivity to this compound were Ewing’s sarcoma and multiple myeloma, where IC50s in three of five Ewing’s sarcoma cell lines were <100 nmol/L and IC50s in five of eight multiple myeloma cell lines were <200 nmol/L.

GSK1904529A is a small-molecule inhibitor of the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) with IC50 value of 27 nM ¹.

GSK1904529A is a reversible and ATP-competitive inhibitor with Ki value of 1.6 nM. In NIH-3T3/LISN cells, GSK1904529A potently inhibited phosphorylation of IGF-IR with IC50 value of 22 nM. It also demonstrated to be a selective inhibitor since it showed poor inhibitory activity against 45 other serine/threonine and tyrosine kinases. When treated with whole-cell extracts, GSK1904529A significantly inhibited the ligand-induced phosphorylation of IGF-IR and decreased phosphorylation of downstream signaling including AKT, IRS-1 and ERK at concentrations > 0.01μM. GSK1904529A suppressed cell proliferation in a variety of tumor cells. The IC50 values for NCI-H929, TC-71, SK-N-MC, COLO 205, MCF7 and PREC are 81, 35, 43, 124, 137 and 68 nM, respectively. In COLO 205, MCF-7, and NCI-H929 cells, GSK1904529A treatment resulted in cell accumulation in G1 and decrease in S and G2-M phases. Moreover, in NIH-3T3/LISN xenograft model, once daily administration of GSK1904529A at 30 mg/kg inhibited 56% of tumor growt

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Intermediate Example 2 5-[3-(2-chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide

Step A: Methyl 3-formyl-4-hydroxybenzoate

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (3.00 g, 19.7 mmol) and magnesium chloride (2.81 g, 29.5 mmol) were stirred in 100 mL of acetonitrile. TEA (10.3 mL, 73.9 mmol) was added via syringe. Paraformaldehyde (12.0 g, 133 mmol) was added in a single portion and the reaction was heated to reflux. The reaction was stirred at reflux for 24 hours and cooled to rt. The reaction was quenched by the addition of approximately 100 mL of 1N HCl and poured into EtOAc. The layers were separated, and the organic layer was washed with brine. The combined aqueous layers were extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography. The clean fractions (by TLC) were concentrated in vacuo to afford 2.06 g (58%) of the desired product. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 11.54 (s, 1H), 10.27 (s, 1H), 8.21 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (dd, J=8.8, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.79 (s, 3H).

Step B: methyl 3-formyl-4-(methyloxy)benzoate

Methyl 3-formyl-4-hydroxybenzoate (2.06 g, 11.4 mmol) and K₂CO₃ (2.36 g, 17.1 mmol) were stirred in 50 mL of DMF. Methyl iodide (1.42 mL, 22.8 mmol) was added via syringe, and the reaction was stirred for 6 hours at rt. The reaction was poured into H₂O and diethyl ether, and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with brine, and the combined aqueous layers were extracted with diethyl ether. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford 2.24 g of crude desired product. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 10.33 (s, 1H), 8.23 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.20 (dd, J=8.8, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 3H).

Step C: 2-(methyloxy)-5-[(methyloxy)carbonyl]benzoic acid

Crude methyl 3-formyl-4-(methyloxy)benzoate from the previous step was dissolved in 40 mL of dioxane with stirring. Sulfamic acid (5.87 g, 60.5 mmol) in 20 mL of H₂O was added to the stirring solution. Sodium chlorite (1.68 g, 80% by weight, 18.6 mmol) in 20 mL of H₂O was added dropwise via addition funnel. The reaction was stirred for 40 min and poured into EtOAc and H₂O. The layers were separated, and the organic layer was washed with brine. The combined aqueous layers were extracted with EtOAc, and the combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The solid was transferred to an Erlenmeyer flask with the aid of 30-40 mL of DCM. Approximately 50 mL of hexanes was added. Air was blown over the solution to allow most of the DCM to evaporate. Diethyl ether was added (20-30 mL), and the suspension was filtered. The solid was washed with hexanes, collected, and dried to afford 1.96 g (82% over 2 steps) of the desired compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.92 (brs, 1H), 8.22 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (dd, J=8.8, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.82 (s, 3H).

Step D: methyl 3-{[(2,6-difluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl}-4-(methyloxy)benzoate

2-(Methyloxy)-5-[(methyloxy)carbonyl]benzoic acid (1.96 g, 9.33 mmol) was suspended in 60 mL of DCM with stirring. DMF (0.036 mL, 0.46 mmol) was added via syringe. Oxalyl chloride (7.0 mL, 2.0M in dichloromethane, 14 mmol) was added dropwise via addition funnel. The addition funnel was rinsed with 10 mL of DCM. The reaction was stirred for 2 hours and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant solid was further dried under high vacuum pressure. The solid was dissolved in 60 mL of DCM with stirring. Pyridine (3.8 mL, 47 mmol), (4-dimethylamino)pyridine (0.0570 g, 0.467 mmol), and 2,6-difluoroaniline (3.0 mL, 28 mmol) were added to the solution. The reaction was stirred for 18 hours and poured into 1N HCl. The layers were separated, and the aqueous layer was washed once with DCM and once with diethyl ether. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography. The clean fractions (by TLC) were concentrated in vacuo to afford 1.56 g (52%) of the desired product. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 9.81 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.10 (dd, J=8.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (m, 1H), 7.31 (d, J=88 Hz, 1H), 7.22-7.13 (m, 2H), 3.97 (s, 3H), 3.82 (s, 3H).

Step E: 5-[(2-Chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)acetyl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide and 5-[(E)-2-(2-chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-hydroxyethenyl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide

Methyl 3-{[(2,6-difluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl}-4-(methyloxy)benzoate (1.56 g, 4.86 mmol) was dissolved in 50 mL of THF with stirring and cooled to 0° C. Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (14.6 mL, 1.0M in THF, 14.6 mmol) was added slowly via syringe. 2-Chloro-4-methylpyrimidine (0.750 g, 5.83 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of THF and added dropwise via addition funnel. The addition funnel was rinsed with 10 mL of THF. The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour and quenched with saturated ammonium chloride solution. The mixture was poured into H₂O and EtOAc, and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with brine, and the combined aqueous layers were extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography. The clean fractions (by TLC) were concentrated in vacuo to afford 1.26 g (62%) of the desired product. The proton NMR is a mixture of the keto and enol tautomers (˜2:1). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 13.58 (s, 1H, enol), 9.83 (s, 1H, keto), 9.82 (s, 1H, enol), 8.72 (m, 1H, keto), 8.54 (m, 1H, enol), 8.34 (s, 1H, keto), 8.22 (m, 1H, both), 8.06 (m, 1H, enol), 7.56 (m, 1H, keto), 7.42-7.31 (m, 2H, both+1H, enol), 7.22-7.14 (m, 2H, both), 6.55 (s, 1H, enol), 4.66 (s, 2H, keto), 4.00 (s, 3H, keto), 3.97 (s, 3H, enol).

Step F: 5-[3-(2-chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide

A tautomeric mixture of 5-[(2-Chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)acetyl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide and 5-[(E)-2-(2-chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)-1-hydroxyethenyl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide (1.26 g, 3.02 mmol) was dissolved in 60 mL of DCM with stirring. NBS (0.538 g, 3.02 mmol) was added in a single portion. The reaction was stirred for 20 minutes and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in 60 mL of dioxane with stirring, and 2-aminopyridine (0.853 g, 9.06 mmol) was added in a single portion. The reaction was heated at 60° C. with an oil bath for 24 hours and cooled to rt. The reaction was stirred at rt for an additional 40 hours. The reaction was poured into half-saturated NaHCO₃ solution and EtOAc, and the layers were separated. The organic layer was washed with brine, and the combined aqueous layers were extracted twice with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography. Impure fractions were concentrated and further purified by flash chromatography. The combined clean fractions (by TLC) from both runs were combined and concentrated in vacuo to afford 1.07 g (72%) of the desired product. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 9.80 (s, 1H), 9.40 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 8.57 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 8.10 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.84-7.77 (m, 2H), 7.57 (m, 1H), 7.39 (m, 1H), 7.33-7.26 (m, 2H), 7.24-7.14 (m, 3H), 3.99 (s, 3H).

Step A: 1,1-dimethylethyl 4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinecarboxylate

To 1,1-dimethylethyl 1-piperazinecarboxylate (568 g, 3.05 mol) in DCM (4 L) was added TEA (617 g, 6.10 mol). After stirring for 10 min at 0° C., methanesulfonyl chloride (384 g, 3.35 mol) was added via addition funnel. The mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The mixture was poured into H₂O (1 L) and extracted with DCM (1 L). The organic layer was separated, washed with H₂O (1 L), dried (Na₂SO₄), and rotovapped down to provide the title compound of step A (720 g, 2.72 mol, 90%) which was used without further purification. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 1.44 (s, 9H), 2.76 (s, 3H), 3.11-3.17 (m, 4H), 3.50-3.53 (m, 4H).

Step B: 1-(methylsulfonyl)piperazine hydrochloride

To 1,1-dimethylethyl 4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinecarboxylate (360 g, 1.36 mol) in MeOH (1 L) was added HCl (6 M in MeOH, 2 L) dropwise. The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h. About 1 L of MeOH was rotovapped off. The resultant precipitate was filtered, washed with MeOH, and dried on high vacuum to provide the title compound of Step B (A combination of 2 batches, 570 g) which was used without further purification. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 2.95 (s, 3H), 3.27-3.29 (m, 4H), 3.42-3.46 (m, 4H).

Step C: 1-(methylsulfonyl)-4-(4-piperidinyl)piperazine dihydrochloride

To 1-(methylsulfonyl)piperazine hydrochloride (150 g, 632 mmol) in DCE (3.5 L) was added TEA (192 g, 1.90 mol). The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h and then acetic acid (94.8 g, 1.58 mol) and 1,1-dimethylethyl 4-oxo-1-piperidinecarboxylate (251 g, 1.26 mol) was added. After stirring another h, the reaction was cooled with an ice water bath and NaBH(OAc)₃ (294 g, 1.39 mol) was added in four portions. The mixture was stirred overnight at rt. The reaction mixture was neutralized with saturated Na₂CO₃ to pH 8-9. The organic phase was washed with brine and H₂O, dried (Na₂SO₄), and rotovapped down to provide the crude Boc-protected amine (A combination of 3 batches, 720 g). This amount was split into 2 batches and used without further purification. To 1,1-dimethylethyl 4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinecarboxylate (360 g, 1.04 mol) in MeOH (1 L) was added HCl (6 M in MeOH, 2 L). The mixture was stirred at rt for 30 min. About 1 L of MeOH was rotovapped off. The resultant precipitate was filtered, washed with MeOH, and dried on high vacuum to provide the title compound of Step C (A combination of 2 batches, 600 g, 1.87 mol, 89% over 2 steps). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, D₂O) δ 1.87-1.91 (m, 2H), 2.33-2.36 (m, 2H), 2.97 (s, 3H), 2.99-3.05 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.59 (m, 11H).

Step A: 1-{1-[2-ethyl-5-(methyloxy)-4-nitrophenyl]-4-piperidinyl}-4-(methylsulfonyl)piperazine

A mixture of 1-ethyl-2-fluoro-4-(methyloxy)-5-nitrobenzene (Example 187, step C) (0.93 g, 4.67 mmol), 1-(methylsulfonyl)-4-(4-piperidinyl)piperazine (Example 204, step C) (1.16 g, 4.67 mmol) and K₂CO₃ (0.774 g, 5.60 mmol) in DMSO (20 mL) was heated at 90° C. for 48 h. The reaction had not progressed sufficiently so the reaction was then heated at 120° C. for an additional 4 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, poured into H₂O and extracted with DCM. Some saturated brine solution was added and the resultant was exhaustively extracted with DCM. The combined organics were washed with H₂O then dried over MgSO₄. The resultant solution was concentrated onto silica and purified by flash chromatography to afford 1-{1-[2-ethyl-5-(methyloxy)-4-nitrophenyl]-4-piperidinyl}-4-(methylsulfonyl)piperazine (1.12 g, 56%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.73-7.80 (m, 1H), 6.75 (s, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 3.23-3.30 (m, 1H), 3.05-3.19 (m, 3H), 2.87 (s, 2H), 2.70-2.84 (m, 2H), 2.53-2.67 (m, 5H), 1.77-1.94 (m, 2H), 1.48-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.19 (t, J=7.42 Hz, 3H).

Step B: 5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-{4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl}aniline

A mixture of 1-{1-[2-ethyl-5-(methyloxy)-4-nitrophenyl]-4-piperidinyl}-4-(methylsulfonyl)piperazine (1.12 g, 2.63 mmol) and sulfided platinum on carbon (0.410 g, 0.105 mmol) in EtOAc (40 mL) was sealed in a round bottom flask with a rubber septum. The reaction mixture was purged with N₂ gas and then a balloon of H₂ gas was connected and the vessel was flushed with the H₂ gas. The reaction was stirred at rt for 2 d. TLC analysis showed the complete consumption of the starting nitro compound so the reaction mixture was filtered through celite to remove the catalyst. The filtrate was concentrated onto silica gel and purified by flash chromatography to afford 5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-{4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl}aniline (0.479 g, 46%).

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 6.60 (s, 1H), 6.46 (s, 1H), 4.35 (br. s., 2H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.03-3.16 (m, 4H), 2.81-2.93 (m, 5H), 2.56-2.68 (m, 6H), 2.29-2.42 (m, 1H), 1.72-1.89 (m, 2H), 1.44-1.62 (m, 2H), 1.09 (t, J=7.51 Hz, 3H).

Example 237 N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-(3-{2-[(5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-{4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl}phenyl)amino]-4-pyrimidinyl}imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide

A mixture of 5-[3-(2-chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide (Intermediate Example 2) (0.60 g, 1.22 mmol), 5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-{4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl}aniline (Example 206, Step B) (0.48 g, 1.22 mmol) and HCl (4N,1,4-Dioxane, 0.61 mL, 2.44 mmol) in trifluoroethanol (15 mL) was heated at 170° C. for 40 min in the microwave. The reaction mixture was concentrated onto silica gel and purified by flash column chromatography. Recrystallization from DCM and EtOH afforded the title compound N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-(3-{2-[(5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-{4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl}phenyl)amino]-4-pyrimidinyl}imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide (0.61 g, 56%).

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)

δ ppm 9.80 (s, 1H), 9.36 (br. s., 1H), 8.50 (s, 1H), 8.26 (d, J=5.22 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (d, J=2.11 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (dd, J=8.80, 2.02 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (d, J=9.07 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (s, 1H), 7.36-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.30 (d, J=8.80 Hz, 1H), 7.14-7.25 (m, 2H), 6.91-7.00 (m, 1H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.58 (d, J=5.22 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.08-3.15 (m, 4H), 3.00-3.07 (m, 2H), 2.88 (s, 3H), 2.67-2.76 (m, 2H), 2.61-2.66 (m, 4H), 2.56 (q, J=7.51 Hz, 2H), 2.38-2.46 (m, 1H), 1.80-1.91 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.68 (m, 2H), 1.11 (t, J=7.51 Hz, 3H).

MS (M+H, ES+) 852.

Separately, the Title Compound was Prepared in the Following Manner:

A mixture of 5-[3-(2-chloro-4-pyrimidinyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide (Intermediate Example 2) (23.0 g, 46.8 mmol), 5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-{4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl}aniline (Example 206, Step B) (18.6 g, 46.8 mmol) and HCl (4N,1,4-Dioxane, 23.4 mL, 93.6 mmol) in trifluoroethanol (200 mL) was heated in a sealed vessel at 85° C. for 48 h. After cooling to rt, the reaction mixture was treated with an excess of 7N NH₃ in MeOH and then subjected to filtration. The filtrate was concentrated onto silica gel and purified by flash chromatography. The chromatographed product was dissolved in DCM and treated with an excess of diethyl ether. The resultant bright yellow precipitate was collected by filtration and then recrystallized from DCM and EtOH to afford the title compound N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-(3-{2-[(5-ethyl-2-(methyloxy)-4-{4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-1-piperazinyl]-1-piperidinyl}phenyl)amino]-4-pyrimidinyl}imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2-(methyloxy)benzamide (28.2 g, 67%).

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Discovery and optimization of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine inhibitors of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R)
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009, 19(3): 1004……http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960894X08014376

References

Antitumor activity of GSK1904529A, a small-molecule inhibitor of the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor tyrosine kinase.
Sabbatini et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 May 1;15(9):3058-67. PMID: 19383820.

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ACTs (Artemisinin) drugs to treat malaria .

Earlier this year Francois Levesque and Peter Seeberger laid out their plans for scaling up the production of the important anti-malarial drug artemisinin (DOI). Their vision: the industrial production from dihydroartemisinic acid in a single continuous flow reaction. This month in Science, science writer Kai Kupferschmidt is not so sure.

Current artemisinin industrial production completely relies on extraction from thesweet wormwood plant. But help is on the way. Biotech company Amyris has trained special yeast cells to produce a precursor called artemisinic acid. The dihydro acid can then be obtained from artemisinic acid via reduction with hydroxylamine-O-sulfonic acid / MeOH (diazene).

In the Levesque/Seeberger procedure the next step to artemisinin is a photochemical reaction with singlet oxygen forming a hydroperoxide using teraphenylporphyrin asphotosensitizer followed by an ene reaction. This step is then followed by a thermal Hock rearrangement initiated by trifluoroacetic acid. Another round of oxygen adds another hydroperoxide unit and another rearrangement forms artemisinin itself. This sequence takes place in a continuous flow reactor and in the photochemical step all the tubing is wrapped around the lamp for maximum exposure to light.

So far so good but as Kupferschmidt found out, Amyris with backing from several charities and non-profits exclusively licensed the yeast cells to chemical company Sanofi. This company has decided the final chemical steps will take place via old-fashioned batch chemistry not flow chemistry. This is bad news for Seeberger but the man is not going to give up that easily. He is looking at two alternative ways to lay his hands on artemisinic acid: it is present in waste from sweet wormwood cultivation or better still, the plant can be engineered to produce it in larger quantities than artemisinin itself.

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As reported back in 2012 here chemical company Sanofi and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have joined forces (Sanofi the know-how and Bill the money) to increase production of the important antimalarial drugartemisinin. In a recent OPRD publication Sanofi chemists present a commercial-scale (no-loss no profit) production line with a capacity of 60 tonnes, starting from yeast-produced artemisinic acid. Here is the summary.
In step one from artemisinic acid to dihydroartemisinic acid (a dehydrogenation) the Wilkinson catalyst was deemed too expensive and replaced by ruthenium chloride (R)-DTBM-Segphis (a modified segphos). Scale: 600 Kg, 90% diastereoselectivity. The compound was next activated with ethylchloroformate and potassium carbonate in dichloromethane to the anhydride. The photochemical step consisted of addingtetraphenylporphyrin as a sensitizer and trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane. The subsequent Schenck ene reaction / Hock rearrangement requires two equivalents of singlet oxygen. Where the prior art yielded 41% of product, this photochemical solution pushes out 55%. Side note: the article does not really explain why the acid was activated, the Seeberger procedure does not include this step. Remaining challenge: product isolation was accomplished by simultaneous DCM distillation – solvent replacement with n-heptane and crystallisation. Pretty amazing when considering this is still industrial production at the hundreds of kilogram scale and the final product is a labile peroxide!

Nature2013, 496 ( 7446) 528– 532

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (33), pp 13577–13579

DOI: 10.1021/ja3061479

sicook@indiana.edu

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja3061479

Abstract

Malaria represents one of the most medically and economically debilitating diseases present in the world today. Fortunately, there exists a highly effective treatment based on the natural product artemisinin. Despite the development of several synthetic approaches to the natural product, a streamlined synthesis that utilizes low-cost chemical inputs has yet to materialize. Here we report an efficient, cost-effective approach to artemisinin. Key to the success of the strategy was the development of mild, complexity-building reaction cascades that allowed the use of readily available, affordable cyclohexenone as the key starting material.

Rf = 0.2 (hexanes/ethyl acetate, 5/1).

IR (film) ν/cm-1 2956 (m), 2933 (m), 2884 (m), 2861 (m), 1739 (s), 1201 (m), 1114 (s), 1033 (m), 1028 (m), 995 (s), 883 (m).

[α]D 20 = +64.0 (c 1.20, CHCl3) (nat. [α]D 20 = +66.6 (c 0.90, CHCl3)).

1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.84 (s, 1H), 3.38 (dq, J = 7.4, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 2.41 (ddd, J = 14.4, 12.9, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 2.06-1.92 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.82 (m, 1H), 1.79-1.70 (m, 2H), 1.52-1.31 (m, 3H), 1.42 (s, 3H), 1.18 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 3H), 1.10-1.00 (m, 2H), 0.98 (d, J = 5.9 Hz, 3H).

13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 172.7, 106.0, 94.3, 80.1, 50.7, 45.6, 38.2, 36.5, 34.2, 33.5, 25.8, 25.5, 24.0, 20.5, 13.2.

HRMS calcd. for C15H22O5Na [M+ Na] 305.1365, found 305.1356.

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http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/op4003196

Abstract

A new commercial-scale alternative manufacturing process to produce a complementary source of artemisinin to supplement the plant-derived supply is described by conversion of biosynthetic artemisinic acid into semisynthetic artemisinin using diastereoselective hydrogenation and photooxidation as pivotal steps. This process was accepted by Prequalification of Medicines Programme (PQP) in 2013 as a first source of nonplant-derived-artemisinin in industrial scale from Sanofi production facility in Garessio, Italy.

Analytical Data of Semisynthetic Artemisinin

Optical Rotation: [α]²⁰_D = +74–78 [10 mg/mL in ethanol].

The melting point of the crystalline artemisinin was found to be about 159 °C.

The theoretical mass of [M + H]⁺ is 283.1545 amu. The high-resolution mass spectrum shows the [M + H]⁺ at m/z = 283.1557 amu. This measured mass is consistent with the [M + H]⁺formula C₁₅H₂₂O₅ within an deviation of 4.2 ppm. (amu: atomic mass unit)

Scheme 5. Manufacturing of semisynthetic artemisinin in production scale

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http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/op200373m

Abstract

Stoichiometric reduction of artemisinin to dihydroartemisinin (DHA) has been successfully transferred from batch to continuous flow conditions with a significant increase in productivity and an increase in selectivity. The DHA space-time-yield of up to 1.6 kg h^–1 L^–1 was attained which represents a 42 times increase in throughput compared to that of conventional batch process.

World Drug Tracker: Antimalarial flow synthesis closer to …

Artemisinin (Cook, 2012).

(+)-Artemisinin (41) is currently the most effective drug against Plasmodium falciparum malaria as part of an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). Although it can be isolated on an industrial scale from Artemisia annua, the market price of artemisinin (41) has fluctuated widely and traditional extraction does not provide enough material to meet the worldwide demand. Interestingly, recent efforts towards a cheaper and more efficient production of artemisinin (41) have mainly taken place in the areas of synthetic biology, semisynthesis and plant engineering, while there has been a lack of practical approaches using a straightforward total synthesis. Despite the fact that all the total syntheses of artemisinin, until 2010, were impressive from a feasibility point of view, none of them provided a solution for the low-cost synthesis of 41. This changed when Cook’s group recently published a scalable synthesis of artemisinin (41), which provides a blueprint for the cost-effective production of 41 and its derivatives below Key to their successful strategy was the use of reaction cascades that rapidly built complexity, starting from the cheap feedstock chemical, cyclohexenone (42). The latter was first subjected to a one-pot conjugate addition/alkylation sequence, to give ketone 43. A three-step sequence consisting of formylation, cycloaddition and a Wacker-type oxidation, yielded 9.4 g of methyl ketone 44. The challenging formation of the unusual peroxide bridge was initially met with failure, but was eventually realized by a reaction with singlet oxygen to give 41 amongst other oxidized intermediates. The entire synthetic sequence was conducted on a gram scale, required only three chromatographic purifications and was carried out in only five flasks. Considering the low cost of the commodity chemicals used and the conciseness of Cook’s synthesis, it is certainly worth being further investigated.

2015 January » All About Drugs

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http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ol2015434

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/ol2015434/suppl_file/ol2015434_si_001.pdf

Abstract

Attachment of H₂O₂ onto the highly hindered quaternary C-12a in an advanced qinghaosu (artemisinin) precursor has been achieved through a facile perhydrolysis of a spiro epoxy ring with the aid of a previously unknown molybdenum species without involving any special equipment or complicated operations. The resultant β-hydroxyhydroperoxide can be further elaborated into qinghaosu, illustrating an entry fundamentally different from the existing ones to this outstanding natural product of great importance in malaria chemotherapy.

QHS: M.p. 153-155 ºC (nat. m.p. 154-156 ºC).

[α]D 25 +67.6 (c 1.75, CHCl3), (nat. [α]D 24 +66.6 (c 1.57, CHCl3)).

1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 5.83 (s, 1H), 3.36 (br dq, J = 7.2, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 2.40 (br ddd, J = 14.8, 13.8, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 2.06-1.93 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.82 (m, 1H), 1.78-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.30 (m, 3H), 1.41 (s, 3H), 1.17 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 3H), 1.09-1.00 (m, 2H), 0.97 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 3H);

13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 171.9, 105.3, 93.6, 79.4, 49.9, 44.8, 37.4, 35.8, 33.5, 32.8, 25.1, 24.7, 23.3, 19.7, 12.4.

FT-IR (film) 2959, 2933, 2884, 2861, 1738, 1450, 1378, 1212, 1201, 1114, 1033, 997, 882, 831 cm–1.

ESI-MS 283.1 ([M+H]+ ), 305.0 ([M+Na]+ ), 337.0 ([M+MeOH+Na]+ ); EI-HRMS: calcd for C15H22O5 (M+ ) 282.1467, found 282.1461.

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Abstract

A systematic method of conceptual process synthesis for recovery of natural products from their biological sources is presented. This methodology divides the task into two major subtasks namely, isolation of target compound from a chemically complex solid matrix of biological source (crude extract) and purification of target compound(s) from the crude extract. Process analytical technology (PAT) is used in each step to understand the nature of material systems and separation characteristics of each separation method. In the present work, this methodology is applied to generate process flow sheet for recovery of artemisinin from the plant Artemisia annua (A. annua). The process flow sheet is evaluated on the basis of yield and purity of artemisinin obtained in bench scale experiments. Yields of artemisinin obtained in individual unit operations of maceration, flash column chromatography, and crystallization are 90.0%, 87.1% and 47.6%, respectively. Results showed that the crystallization step is dominant to the overall yield of the process which was 37.3%.

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Icaritin;  118525-40-9; AC1NSXIV; UNII-UFE666UELY;

3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)chromen-4-one

3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)chromen-4-one

The roots of Epimedium brevicornu Maxim

Beijing Shenogen Granted Fast Track Status for Novel Cancer Drug

Written by Richard Daverman, PhD, Executive Editor, Greg B. Scott.

Beijing Shenogen Biomedical announced that Icaritin, a China Class I cancer drug, was granted Fast Track Review status after the company filed its New Drug Approval submission to the Beijing Food & Drug Administration. Icaritin is an oral traditional Chinese medicine, derived from barrenwort, which targets the estrogen receptor α36. Shenogen has conducted clinical trials of Icaritin in patients with liver cancer, though it expects the drug will also prove effective in breast cancer and other estrogen-related cancers as well. More details…. http://www.chinabiotoday.com/articles/20150917

Antiproliferative agent (IC₅₀ values are 8,13 and 18 μM for K562, CML-CP and CML-BC cells respectively). Inhibits H/R-induced PTK activation. Induces G(2)/M cell cycle arrest and mitochondrial transmembrane potential drop. Modulates MAPK/ERK/JNK and JAK2/STAT3 /AKT signaling. Inhibits PPAR-g. Modulates differentiation. Inhibits cytochrome P450 in vivo. Orally active.

Cardiovascular function improvement, hormone regulation and antitumor activity.
2. The anti-MM activity of Icaritin was mainly mediated by inhibiting IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling.
3. The inhibitory activity of Icariside II on pre-osteoclast RAW264.7 growth was synergized by Icaritin, which maybe contribute to the efficiency of Herba Epimedii extract on curing bone-related diseases, such as osteoporosis.
4. The Icaritin at low concentration (4 or 8 μmol/L) can promote rat chondrocyte proliferation and inhibit cell apoptosis, while the effect of Icaritin on rat chondrocyte at high concentration was reversed.
5. Icaritin might be a new potent inhibitor by inducing S phase arrest and apoptosis in human lung carcinoma A549 cells.
6. Icaritin dose-dependently inhibits ENKL cell proliferation and induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. Additionally, Icaritin upregulates Bax, downregulates Bcl-2 and pBad, and activates caspase-3 and caspase-9.

What is Epimedium ?

Herba epimedii (Epimedium, also called bishop’s hat, horny goat weed or yin yang huo), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used as a kidney tonic and antirheumatic medicine for thousands of years. It is a genus of about 60 flowering herbs, cultivated as a ground cover plant and an aphrodisiac. The bioactive components in herba epimedii are mainly prenylated flavonol glycosides, end-products of the flavonoid pathway. Epimedium species are also used as garden plants due to the colorful flowers and leaves. Most of them bloom in the early spring, and the leaves of some species change colors in the fall, while other species retain their leaves year round.

Figure 1 Epimedium

Epimedium Raw Material

The herbs we used to extract icariin is one species of Epimedium, which name is Epimedium brevicornum Maxim. This kind of epimedium only can be abundantly found in Gansu province of China. And because of the growth habit of this kind of herb, which only grows under trees, it can’t to be planted, only can harvest the wild one.

This wild epimedium contains quite a bit of active components, depending on its long growth time and rich nutrient. Usually the content of the icariin is not lower than 1%.

Below photo is the herb specimen which we use. Picking in the epimedium full-bloom stage. And the medicinal value of the herb is the best at this time. The herb we select contains roots, stems, leaves and flowers. And we extract with the whole herb.

Figure 2 Epimedium for extract

Epimedium Extract

Epimedium extract is a herbal supplement claimed to be beneficial for the treatment of sexual problems such as impotence. It is believed to contain a number of active components, including plant compounds that may have antioxidant activity and estrogen-like compounds. The major components of Epimedium brevicornum are icariin, epimedium B and epimedium C. It is reported to have anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, and anti-tumor effects. It is also reported to have potential effects on the management of erectile dysfunction.

Figure 3 HPLC spectrum of icariin

Our specification available is Icariin HPLC 50%- 98%. Below please see the the information for reference:

      Figure 4 Epimedium Extract(Icariin)

Derivatives

The plant extracts of epimedium traditionally used for male impotence, and the individual compounds is icariin, were screened against phosphodiesterase-5A1 (PDE5A1) activity. Human recombinant PDE5A1 was used as the enzyme source. The E. brevicornum extract and its active principle icariin were active. To improve its inhibitory activity, some derivatives ware subjected to various structural modifications, which include icaritin, icariside II and 3,7-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) icaritin. There have some scientific papers report that the improved pharmacodynamic profile and lack of cytotoxicity on human fibroblasts make such compounds a promising candidate for further development. We hope that our new products can help you to find more commercial opportunity.

In this way, we can introduce those products as below, and we can also provide more details about the products according to your demand. The 1H-NMR of icaritin and 3,7-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) icaritin is as below.

Figure 4 1H-NMR of icaritin and 3,7-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) icaritin

Main Function of Epimedium Extract 

horny goat weed; epimedium; Icariin; penis medicine;epimedium p.e;epimedium brevicornum; shorthorned epimedium herb; Icariins; Icaritin; 3,7-Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl)Icaritin; icariin 60%; icariin 98%; epimedium graepimedium; icarisides II;epimedium sagittatum;epimedium leaf; barrenwort.powder extract

Epimedium has been used to treat male erectile dysfunction in Traditional Chinese Medicine for many centuries. The main functions of Epimedium brevicornum in ancient Chinese books focused on the nourishment of kidney viscera and reinforcement of ‘yang’, resulting in the restoration of erectile function in males.

Epimedium contains chemicals which might help increase blood flow and improve sexual function. It also contains phytoestrogens, chemicals that act somewhat like the female hormone estrogen that might reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women.

Figure 5 some products from epimedium extract

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PAPER

The novel total synthesis of icaritin (1), naturally occurring with important bioactive 8-prenylflavonoid, was performed via a reaction sequence of 8 steps including Baker-Venkataraman reaction, chemoselective benzyl or methoxymethyl protection, dimethyldioxirane (DMDO) oxidation, O-prenylation, Claisen rearrangement and deprotection, starting from 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid in overall yields of 23%. The key step was Claisen rearrangement under microwave irradiation. MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR techniques have been used to confirm the structures of all synthetic compounds. – See more at: http://www.eurekaselect.com/124334/article

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PAPER

Synthesis of icariin from kaempferol through regioselective methylation and para-Claisen–Cope rearrangement

Qinggang Mei^1,2, Chun Wang¹, Zhigang Zhao³, Weicheng Yuan² and Guolin Zhang¹

¹Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
²Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
³College of Chemistry and Environmental Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, China…http://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/single/articleFullText.htm?publicId=1860-5397-11-135

http://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/supplementary/1860-5397-11-135-S1.pdf

Scheme 1: Reagents and conditions: (a) Ac₂O, pyridine, 94%; (b) BnBr, KI, K₂CO₃, acetone, 85%; (c) Me₂SO₄, K₂CO₃, acetone, MeOH, 82%; (d) MOMCl, N,N-diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA), CH₂Cl₂, 93%; (e) 3,3-dimethylallyl bromide, 18-crown-6, K₂CO₃, acetone, 86%; (f) Eu(fod)₃, NaHCO₃, PhCl, 85 °C, 61%; (g) MeOH, 3 M HCl (aq), reflux, 95%; (h) Pd/C, 1,4-cyclohexadiene, MeOH, 84%.

Scheme 2: Decomposition of 8.

Scheme 3: Claisen rearrangement of flavonol 8.

Scheme 4: Reagents and conditions: (a) 15, DMF/CHCl₃, Ag₂CO₃, molecular sieves (4 Å, powder); (b) 16, CH₂Cl₂, Ag₂O, molecular sieves (4 Å powder), 31% for 2 steps; (c) NH₃ (g), MeOH, 94%; (d) NH₃ (g), MeOH, 63% for 2 steps.

3 Nguyen, V.-S.; Shi, L.; Li, Y.; Wang, Q.-A. Lett. Org. Chem. 2014, 11, 677–681.

4. Dell’Agli, M.; Galli, G. V.; Dal Cero, E.; Belluti, F.; Matera, R.; Zironi, E.; Pagliuca, G.; Bosisio, E. J. Nat. Prod. 2008, 71, 1513–1517.

 1H NMR

13C NMR

HMBC

NOESY

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The present invention relates to compositions comprising icariside I, and to a novel, one step method of preparing such compositions, comprising converting specific prenylated flavonol glycosides such as epimedium A, epimedium B, epimedium C, icariin, and their corresponding acetate derivatives contained in an Epimedium plant extract to a single compound, namely icariside I shown below as compound I, which was surprisingly discovered to be a strong PDE-5 inhibitor.

This invention further comprises compositions enriched for anhydroicaritin, and to methods of preparing such compositions. One method of this invention for preparing compositions enriched for anhydroicaritin comprises a one-step method of converting prenylated flavonol glycosides, specifically the sagittatoside compounds A, B, and C, and the corresponding acetate derivatives, present in Epimedium plant extracts to a single compound, namely anhydroicaritin shown below as compound II, which was also discovered to be a strong PDE-5 inhibitor.

http://www.google.com/patents/US6399579

EXAMPLES Example 1 Acid Hydrolysis of a 50% EtOH Extract and Purification by Reversed Phase ChromatographyWhole Epimedium grandiflorum leaves were extracted with a 1:1 mixture of ethanol and water at 55° C. The resulting extract (referred to as a “50% EtOH extract”) was filtered and the filtrate concentrated at 40-50° C. under vacuum and then dried under vacuum at 60° C. to a dry solid. The dried extract (131 g) containing approximately 5.8 g of total PFG’s was placed in a 2 liter round bottom flask and 1 L of 90% ethanol was added. The mixture was heated to reflux to help dissolve the solids. Concentrated sulfuric acid (28 mL) was added. The mixture refluxed for 2 hr, cooled to room temperature, and 900 mL of water added with stirring. Next the mixture was filtered using vacuum to remove insoluble sulfate salts and other solids and loaded on a 2.5×56 cm (275 mL) column packed with 250-600 micron divinylbenzene cross-linked polystyrene resin (Mitsubishi Chemical). The column was washed with 2 column volumes (CVs) of 60% ethanol and the icariside I was eluted with 2 CVs of 95% ethanol. The product pool was air-dried producing 11.3 g of brown solids. HPLC analysis (FIG. 5) showed that the solids contained 18% icariside I (peak 15.27 min) and 12% anhydroicaritin (peak 25.15 min). The recovery of the icariside I in the product pool was 87% of the amount present in the hydrolyzate.

Example 2 Purification of a Hydrolyzate by Liquid/liquid ExtractionThe ethanolic hydrolyzate (25 mL) prepared in Example 1 was mixed with 62.5 mL of de-ionized water and the pH was adjusted to 7.0 using 50% (w/w) sodium hydroxide solution. The resulting mixture was extracted with three 25 mL portions of ethyl acetate and the combined ethyl acetate extracts were back extracted with 150 mL of water. The ethyl acetate layers were combined, dried, and assayed for icariside I. HPLC analysis (FIG. 6) showed that the dried EtOAc fractions contained 22% icariside I (peak 15.29 min) and 11% anhydroicaritin (peak 25.27 min), and icariside I recovery into the ethyl acetate was 97% of the amount present in the hydrolyzate. The partition coefficient for icariside I between ethyl acetate and water was found to be 16, indicating that the icariside I has a high affinity for ethyl acetate over water.

Example 3 Acid Hydrolysis of a 50% EtOH Extract and Purification by PrecipitationThe dried extract (204 g) described in Example 1 was mixed with 1 L of 90% EtOH and then heated to reflux to help dissolve the solids. Sulfuric acid (25 ML) was added slowly with swirling. The mixture was refluxed 90 minutes and immediately chilled to stop the reaction. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was filtered under reduced pressure through cellulose paper to remove insoluble sulfates and other materials, and the cake was washed with about 350 mL of 90% ethanol. The resulting ethanolic hydrolyzate (1.34 L) contained 4.1 g of icariside I.

The ethanolic hydrolyzate prepared above (1.32 L) was placed in a 10 L container and 40 g of 50% (w/w) sodium hydroxide solution was added followed by 20 mL of phosphoric acid. Next 3.3 L of deionized water was added with stirring. The pH of this mixture was 2.4. Sodium hydroxide solution (50% w/w ) was added until the pH was 8.25. The mixture was heated to 65° C. to assist with the coagulation of the precipitate. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and stirred for 0.5 hr at room temperature before filtering through a cellulose filter using vacuum. The resulting brown solids were washed with 715 mL of 10% ethanol and dried either under vacuum at room temperature or in air at 55° C. to yield brown solids. HPLC analysis (FIG. 7) showed the solids contained 20% icariside I (peak 15.27 min) and 10% anhydroicaritin. Recovery of icariside I using this precipitation procedure was 94% of the amount present in the hydrolyzate.

Example 4 Acid Hydrolysis of a Water Extract and Purification by PrecipitationGround Epimedium grandiflorum leaves (0.40 kg) were mixed with 5 L water in a 10 L round bottom flask. The flask was placed on a rotary evaporator for two hours at a rotation speed of 120 rpm and a water bath temperature of 90° C. The extract was filtered under reduced pressure through cellulose paper. The resulting filtrate (3.2 L) was evaporated using the rotary evaporator to a volume of 100 mL and dried under vacuum at 50° C.

The dark brown solids prepared above (40.4 g) were mixed with 200 mL of 90% ethanol and 6.0 mL of sulfuric acid in a 500 mL round bottom flask. The mixture was refluxed for 90 minutes and immediately chilled to stop the reaction. This mixture was filtered under reduced pressure through cellulose paper to remove insoluble sulfates and other materials. The cake was washed with 15 mL of 90% ethanol. The resulting ethanolic hydrolyzate (215 mL) contained 0.53 g of icariside I.

The hydrolyzate prepared above (50 mL) was transferred to a 250 mL beaker and 2.5 mL of 50% (w/w) sodium hydroxide solution was added with stirring to adjust the pH of the solution to pH 9, followed by 1.5 mL of concentrated phosphoric acid. Deionized water (125 mL) was added, and the mixture was adjusted to pH 8.2 using 1.5 mL of 50% sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture was heated to 65° C. to assist with coagulation of the precipitate and cooled to room temperature. The mixture was allowed to sit undisturbed at room temperature for 30 minutes prior to filtration under reduced pressure through cellulose paper. The resulting olive-green solids were washed with 25 mL of de-ionized water and dried under vacuum at room temperature or in air at 80° C. to produce olive-green solids. HPLC analysis (FIG. 8) showed the solids contained 60% icariside I (peak 15.33 min) and 2.4% anhydroicaritin (peak 25.40 min). Recovery of icariside I using this precipitation procedure was 92% of the amount present in the hydrolyzate.

Example 5 Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Icariside Ia) The substrate was a partially purified icariside I product with 20% icariside I and 11% anhydroicaritin. About 50 mg was dissolved in 10 mL of ethanol, and water or buffer was added until the mixture became cloudy (about 20% ethanol). The following dry enzymes were added to separate samples: α-amylase, α-glucosidase, β-amylase, β-glucosidase, hesperidinase, lactase, and pectinase. The samples were incubated overnight at 40 ° C. and analyzed by HPLC. The results were only semi-quantitative due to the difficulty in dissolving the anhydroicaritin that precipitated from the samples. However, several of the chromatograms did show a definite reduction in icariside I and increase in the ratio of anhydroicaritin to icariside I. The best results were obtained using hesperidinase, lactase, β-glucosidase and pectinase.

A larger scale experiment was done using hesperidinase in order to isolate pure anhydroicaritin for characterization. Pure icariside I (20 mg )was dissolved in 10 mL of ethanol and 50 mL of water and 200 mg of hesperidinase enzyme was added and the mixture was incubated for 24 hr at 40 ° C. Crude anhydroicaritin was collected via filtration and purified on a 2.5×30 cm semi-prep C-18 HPLC column using a gradient of 50:50 (MeCN/H₂O) to 80:20 (MeCN/H₂O) in 20 min. The pure anhydroicaritin was analyzed by LC/MS and proton NMR.

b) Enzymatic Hydrolysis of PFG’s: The purified PFG solids (55.3%, purified by reversed-phase chromatography of a 50% EtOH extract) were subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis with the same enzymes and conditions described in part (a). Hesperidinase, lactase, β-glucosidase and pectinase appeared to convert the mixture of PFG’s to a mixture of sagittatosides, but no icariside I or anhydroicaritin were observed. This indicated that these enzymes were specific for the 7-β-glucosyl group and did not hydrolyze the 3-position sugar(s).

Example 6 Preparation of a High Anhydroicaritin-containing ProductA high sagittatosides Epimedium sagittatum extract containing 24.7% total sagittatosides (assayed as icariin) and 8.1% icariin and other expected prenylated flavonol glycosides was obtained from China. A 50 g portion of this extract was mixed with 250 mL of 90% ethanol and 7.5 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid in a 500 mL round bottom flask. The mixture was refluxed for 90 minutes, then allowed to cool to room temperature. The hydrolyzed mixture was filtered under reduced pressure through cellulose paper to remove insoluble sulfates and other materials. The cake was washed with approximately 20 mL of 90% ethanol. The resulting filtered ethanolic hydrolyzate (305 mL) contained 3.75 g of anhydroicaritin and 2.50 g of icariside I.

The filtered hydrolyzate prepared above (200 mL) was transferred to a 1000 mL container and 8.0 mL of 50% (w/w) sodium hydroxide solution was added with stirring, followed by 4.0 mL of phosphoric acid. De-ionized water (500 mL) was then added. This mixture was adjusted to pH 4.9 using 50% sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture was allowed to sit undisturbed at room temperature for 24 hours prior to decanting off the liquid. The resulting solids were macerated using de-ionized water and filtered under reduced pressure through cellulose paper. The resulting dark brown solids (11.9 g) were washed with de-ionized water and dried in air overnight. The dark brown solids contained 20% anhydroicaritin and 12% icariside I and an anhydroicaritin/icariside I ratio of 1.66. The recovery of anhydroicaritin in the precipitation procedure was 94% from the hydrolyzate.

Example 7 Recrystallization of Icariside IIcariside 1 (30 mg) obtained by a method described in Example 1 was dissolved in a minimum of hot tetrahydrofuran (THF). Hot methanol (approximately 10 mL) was then added. The hot THF/MeOH solution was filtered through a PTFE filter into a vial and allowed to evaporate at room temperature to about 5 mL, whereupon crystals began to form, and then placed in a 4° C. refrigerator for 24 hours. The crystals were filtered and washed with cold methanol and dried in a vacuum. Icariside I (21 mg) was isolated as yellow crystals and had a chromatographic purity of 97.4%.

Example 8 Large Scale Acid Hydrolysis of an Epimedium extractAn 800 g portion of an Epimedium sagittatum powder extract obtained from China containing about 13% total prenylflavonol glycosides as icariin was mixed with 4.0 L of 90% ethanol and 120 mL of sulfuric acid in a 10 L round bottom flask. The mixture was refluxed for 90 minutes and immediately chilled to stop the reaction. This mixture was filtered under reduced pressure through cellulose paper to remove insoluble sulfates and other materials. The cake was washed with approximately 200 mL of 90% ethanol. The resulting ethanolic hydrolyzate (4.0 L) contained 33.7 g of icariside I.

The ethanolic hydrolyzate prepared above was transferred to a 34 L container and 200 mL of 50% (w/w) sodium hydroxide solution was added with stirring, followed by 120 mL of phosphoric acid. De-ionized water (10 L) was then added. This mixture was adjusted to pH 8.2 using 120 mL of 50% sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes and allowed to sit undisturbed at room temperature for 60 minutes prior to filtration under reduced pressure through cellulose paper. The resulting olive-green solids were washed with 750 mL of de-ionized water and dried under vacuum at 50° C. or in air at 80° C. The olive-green solids contained 44.6% icariside I. Recovery of icariside I in the precipitation procedure was 96% from the hydrolyzate.

Example 9 Large Scale Purification of an Epimedium Extract Containing Prenylflavonoid GlycosidesA 3.7 kg portion of an Epimedium sagittatum powdered extract obtained from China containing approximately 10% total prenylflavonol glycosides (PFG’s) assayed as icariin was stirred with 35 L of 85/15 acetone/water (v/v) in a 50 L mixing tank. The mixture was stirred vigorously for 30 minutes and allowed to sit for 5 minutes. The acetone extract layer (36 L) was decanted from the tank and contained 362 g of PFG’s. Recovery of the PFG’s in this extraction procedure was 96%.

A portion (about 500 mL) of the acetone extract was dried under reduced pressure at 50° C. or less, providing 16.1 g of brown solids which were analyzed to contain 28.6% total PFG’s when assayed as icariin.

TABLE 1
			PDE-5
			IC50
Entry	Sample description	% PFG’s	(μg/mL)
1	Vat extraction of Epimedium leaves,	8.0	5.78
	refluxing for 17 hours with methanol
2	Extract prepared by extracting Epimedium	7.2	4.24
	leaves with 50% ethanol
3	Extract prepared by extracting Epimedium	10.2	12.50
	leaves with 90% ethanol
4	Extract prepared by extracting Epimedium	16.30	5.27
	leaves with 50% EtOH and then purifying
	the extract (after removal of EtOH) by
	liq/liq extraction with butanol. Sample
	tested was the butanol fraction.
5	Extract prepared by extracting Epimedium	19.3	3.97
	leaves with 50% EtOH and purifying by
	liquid/liquid extraction. Sample tested was
	the aqueous fraction of the liq/liq extraction.
6	Purification of a 90% ethanol extract on	65.60	1.87
	a HP-20 reversed phase column

TABLE 2
			PDE-5
		%	IC50
Entry	Sample description	icarside I	(μg/mL)
7	Crude hydrolyzate composition obtained	2.1	24.30
	from a 50% EtOH extract of Epimedium
	leaves
8	Crude hydrolyzate composition obtained	5.3	9.39
	from a 90% EtOH extract of Epimedium
	leaves
9	Icariside I fraction obtained from	21.4	1.50
	purifying hydrolyzate Sample No. 7 on a
	SP-70 reversed-phase column and
	eluting icariside I with alcohol
10	Pure (recrystallized) icariside I	100	0.33
11	Pure anhydroicaritin	0	1.50
12	icariside I hydrate	0	21.50
13	sildenafil	0	0.031

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• Guo Y  et al. An anticancer agent icaritin induces sustained activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway and inhibits growth of breast cancer cells. Eur J Pharmacol 658:114-22 (2011). Read more (PubMed: 21376032) »
• Zhu Jf  et al. Icaritin shows potent anti-leukemia activity on chronic myeloid leukemia in vitro and in vivo by regulating MAPK/ERK/JNK and JAK2/STAT3 /AKT signalings. PLoS One 6:e23720 (2011). Read more (PubMed: 21887305) »
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Gnidia glauca

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  M.Sc., Ph.D. Nottingham University, England
Fogarty Fellow Illinois University, Chicago, USAVice- Chancellor

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Chlorzoxazone

5-chloro-3H-1,3-benzoxazol-2-one

A centrally acting central muscle relaxant with sedative properties. It is claimed to inhibit muscle spasm by exerting an effect primarily at the level of the spinal cord and subcortical areas of the brain. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoea, 30th ed, p1202)

Marsh, D.F.; US. Patent 2,895,877; July 21, 1959; assigned to McNeil Laboratories, Inc.

Chlorzoxazone (Paraflex) is a centrally acting muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasm and the resulting pain or discomfort. It acts on the spinal cord by depressing reflexes. It is sold as Muscol or Parafon Forte, a combination of chlorzoxazone and acetaminophen (Paracetamol). Possible side effects include dizziness, lightheadedness, malaise, nausea, vomiting, and liver dysfunction. Used with acetaminophen it has added risk of hepatoxicity, which is why the combination is not recommended. It can also be administered for acute pain in general and for tension headache (muscle contraction headache).

Synthesis

Chlorzoxazone, 5-chloro-2-benzoxazolione, is synthesized by a hetercyclization reaction of 2-amino-4-chlorophenol with phosgene.

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The Chlorzoxazone with CAS registry number of 95-25-0 is also known as 2-Benzoxazolol, 5-chloro-. The IUPAC name is 5-Chloro-3H-1,3-benzoxazol-2-one. It belongs to product categories of Oxazole&Isoxazole; Intermediates & Fine Chemicals; Pharmaceuticals. Its EINECS registry number is 202-403-9. In addition, the formula is C₇H₄ClNO₂ and the molecular weight is 169.57. This chemical should be stored in sealed containers in cool, dry place and away from oxidizing agents.

Physical properties about Chlorzoxazone are: (1)ACD/LogP: 2.19; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 2.19; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 2.15; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 27.16; (6)AACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 340.79; (7)#H bond acceptors: 3; (8)#H bond donors: 1; (9)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 0; (10)Index of Refraction: 1.603; (11)Molar Refractivity: 39.18 cm³; (12)Molar Volume: 114 cm³; (13)Surface Tension: 50 dyne/cm; (14)Density: 1.486 g/cm³; (15)Flash Point: 157.5 °C; (16)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 60.3 kJ/mol; (17)Boiling Point: 336.9 °C at 760 mmHg; (18)Vapour Pressure: 5.58E-05 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation of Chlorzoxazone: it is prepared by reaction of 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide. The reaction needs reagents iodobenzene diacetate, KOH and solvent methanol at the temperature of 0 °C. The yield is about 68%.

References

Chlorzoxazone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
5-chloro-3H-benzooxazol-2-one
Clinical data
Trade names	Parafonforte
AHFS/Drugs.com	monograph
MedlinePlus	a682577
Routes of administration	oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	well absorbed
Protein binding	13–18%
Metabolism	hepatic
Biological half-life	1.1 hr
Excretion	urine (<1%)
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	95-25-0
ATC code	M03BB03
PubChem	CID: 2733
IUPHAR/BPS	2322
DrugBank	DB00356
ChemSpider	2632
UNII	H0DE420U8G
KEGG	D00771
ChEBI	CHEBI:3655
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1371
Chemical data
Formula	C7H4ClNO2
Molecular mass	169.565 g/mol

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Tolterodine is chemically known as (R)-N,N-disiopropyl-3-(2-hydroxy-5-methyl phenyl)-3-phenyl propyl amine. Tolterodine acts as a muscarinic receptor antagonist. It is useful in the treatment of urinary incontinence [1]. Tolterodine tartrate acts by relaxing the smooth muscle tissues in the walls of the bladder by blocking cholinergic receptors[2]. Tolterodine tartrate [3] is marketed by Pharmacia & Upjohn in the brand name of Destrol®.

The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of N,N-diisopropyl-3-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-phenylpropanamide (4); a key intermediate for the preparation of Tolterodine (1). Some different approaches have been published [4–8] for the preparation of N,N-diisopropyl-3-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-phenylpropanamide (4). These methods involve multistep synthesis using hazardous, expensive reagents and some of the methods [6] involve activators like Grignard reagents, LDA, n-butyl lithium, Lewis acids. Hence there is a need to develop an alternative, plant friendly procedure for the preparation of N,N-diisopropyl-3-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-phenylpropanamide (4) from 3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-4-phenylcoumarin (2) (Fig1).

Improved one-pot synthesis of N, N-diisopropyl-3-(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-phenyl propanamide; a key intermediate for the preparation of racemic Tolterodine

General procedure for the synthesis of compounds 4-4c & 5-5c

To a solution of 3,4-dihyhydro-6-methyl 4-phenylcoumarin 2 (10 g, 42 mmol) in diisopropylether (200 mL), N,N-diisopropylamine (33.95 g, 336 mmol) and acetic acid (10 g, 168 mmol) were added at room temperature. The suspension was stirred for 16 h at room temperature. The reaction mass was concentrated, the resulting residue was crystallized with D.M.Water (50 mL) and diisopropyl ether (50 mL) mixture to gave N,N-diisopropyl-3-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-phenylpropanamide 4 (10.6 g, 75% yield).

N,N-diisopropyl-3-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-phenylpropanamide 4

IR (KBr) cm^-1: 3024 (Aromatic C-H, str.), 2949, 2904, 2869 (Aliphatic C-H, str.), 1630 (C═O, str.), 1609, 1555, 1510 (C═C, str.), 1469, 1459 (CH₂ bending), 1270 (C-N, str.), 1072 (C-O, str.), 788, 769 (Aromatic CH Out-of-plane bend). ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 1.04 (d, 12H), 2.089 (s, 3H), 2.79 (m, 2H), 3.037 (m, 2H), 4.702 (t, 1H), 6.6 (d, 1H), 6.75 (d, 2H), 7.127-7.246 (m, 5H). ¹³C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 19.39, 20.36, 45.69, 115.33, 125.70, 127.20, 128.15, 130.60, 144.43, 152.23, 173.37. MS m/z: 340 [(M + H)⁺].

Improved one-pot synthesis of N, N-diisopropyl-3-(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-phenyl propanamide; a key intermediate for the preparation of racemic Tolterodine

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GSK2334470

GSK2334470; 1227911-45-6; GSK-2334470; GSK 2334470;

(3S,6R)-1-[6-(3-Amino-1H-indazol-6-yl)-2-(methylamino)-4-pyrimidinyl]-N-cyclohexyl-6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxamide

(3S.6/?V1-r6-(3-Amino-1 H-indazol-6-ylV2-(methylaminoV4-pyrimidinyll-Λ/-cvclohexyl-6- methyl-3-piperidinecarboxamide

Glaxosmithkline Llc

Phosphoinositide Dependent Kinase (PDK) 1 Inhibitors

[α]²⁰_D = – 32.6 ^o (c 1.17, MeOH)

[α] D = -27.6 (Concentration = 1.16, Solvent = Methanol)

SOL………DMSO to 100 mM

ethanol to 100 mM

nmr……http://www.chemietek.com/Files/Line2/Chemietek,%20GSK2334470%20(1),%20NMR-DMSO.pdf

http://file.selleckchem.com/downloads/nmr/S708702-GSK2334470-HNMR-Selleck.pdf

GSK2334470 is a potent and selective PDK1 (3-Phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase-1) inhibitor. GSK2334470 blocks the phosphorylation of known PDK1 substrates, but surprisingly find that the potency and kinetics of inhibition vary for different PDK1 targets. GSK2334470 subsequent activation of PDK1 substrates S6K1, SGK and RSK in HEK293, U87 and mouse embryonic fibroblast cell lines.

GSK2334470 inhibited activation of an Akt1 mutant lacking the PH domain (pleckstrin homology domain) more potently than full-length Akt1, suggesting that GSK2334470 is more effective at inhibiting PDK1 substrates that are activated in the cytosol rather than at the plasma membrane. GSK2334470 also suppressed T-loop phosphorylation and activation of RSK2 (p90 ribosomal S6 kinase 2), another PDK1 target activated by the ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) pathway.

GSK2334470 is a highly specific and potent inhibitor of PDK1 (3-Phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase-1) with IC50 of 10 nM. It does not suppress activity on other 96 kinases, including Aurora, ROCK, p38 MAPK and PI3K. GSK2334470 has been used in cells to ablate T-loop phosphorylation and activate SGK, S6K1 and RSK as well as suppress the activation of Akt.

PATENT

WO  2010059658

http://www.google.com/patents/WO2010059658A1?cl=en

Example 78

(3S.6/?V1-r6-(3-Amino-1 H-indazol-6-ylV2-(methylaminoV4-pyrimidinyll-Λ/-cvclohexyl-6- methyl-3-piperidinecarboxamide

To (3S,6R)-1-[6-(4-cyano-3-fluorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-4-pyrimidinyl]-Λ/-cyclohexyl-6- methyl-3-piperidinecarboxamide (260 mg, 0.58 mmol) in EtOH (10 ml.) as a suspension at room temperature in a microwave vial was added hydrazine monohydrate (807 uL, 16.7 mmol, 30 equiv) in one portion. The mixture was capped and heated at 100 ⁰C for 48 hours. A duplicate run was performed. The crude reactions from both runs were combined, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was taken up in 10 ml. of water. The resulting suspension was sonicated briefly, and filtered. The solids collected were dried under vacuum at room temperature over P₂O₅ for 18 hours, and then at 65 ⁰C under vacuum for another 18 hours to afford the title compound (410 mg) as a cream-colored solid. LC-MS (ES) m/z = 463 [M+H]⁺. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD): δ 1.16 – 1.32 (m, 3H),1.29 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.34 – 1.45 (m, 2H), 1.65 – 1.68 (m, 1 H), 1.76 – 1.81 (m, 5H), 1.85 – 1.92 (m, 2H), 1.97 – 2.05 (m, 1 H), 2.35 – 2.42 (m, 1 H), 2.97 (s, 3H), 3.1 1 – 3.15 (m, 1 H),3.64 – 3.70 (m, 1 H), 4.45 – 4.65 (bs, 1 H), 4.72 – 4.92 (bs, 1 H), 6.45 (s, 1 H), 7.52 (dd, J =8.5, 1.14 Hz, 1 H), 7.75 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1 H), 7.85 (s, 1 H).

ntermediate 112

Cis- methyl-6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxylate

A solution of cis-3-methyl 1-(phenylmethyl)-6-methyl-1 ,3-piperidinedicarboxylate (69 g, 237 mol) in EtOH (50 mL) and EtOAc (300 mL) was added to a slurry of 10% Pd/C (3.7 g) in EtOAc (30 mL) and EtOH (10 mL) EtOH under nitrogen in a Parr Shaker bottle. The mixture was hydrogenated under 65 psi at room temperature for 4 hours. The mixture was filtered through celite, and washed with EtOAc. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give 37 g of the title compound as a liquid. LC-MS (ES) m/z = 158 [M+H]⁺.

Intermediate 113

Methyl (3S,6f?)-6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxylate L-(+)-tartaric acid salt

L-(+)-Tartaric acid salt A suspension of L-(+)-tartaric acid (39 g, 260 mmol, 1.05 equiv) in IPA (200 ml.) and water (13 mL) water was heated in a water bath at 60⁰C until all dissolved. To this hot stirred solution was added neat racemic methyl (3S,6R)-6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxylate (39 g, 248 mmol), followed by addition of 25 mL of IPA rinse. The resulting mixture was heated to 60 ⁰C, resulting in a clear solution, and then cooled to room temperature, while the hot water bath was removed. This hot solution was seeded with a sample of methyl (3S,6R)-6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxylate L-(+)-tartaric acid salt that had a chiral purity of 98% ee, and aged at ambient temperature (with the water bath removed) for 20 minutes. The mixture turned into an oily texture with seeds still present. To the mixture was added 5 mL of water, and heated in the warm water bath at 43 ⁰C. The mixture became clear with the seeds still present. The heating was stopped, and the mixture was stirred in the warm water bath. After 20 minutes, the mixture gradually turned into a paste. After another 10 min, the water bath was removed, and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for another 1 hour. The resulting paste was filtered. The cake was washed with 50 mL of IPA, giving 62 g of wet solids. This cake was taken up in 150 mL of IPA and 8 mL of water, and stirred as a slurry while being heated in a water bath to 60 ⁰C (internal temp 55 ⁰C) for 5 minutes. The heating was turned off while the mixture was still stirred in the warm water bath. After 30 min, the mixture was filtered. The cake was washed with 100 mL of IPA. Drying under house vacuum at room temperature for 48 hours gave 46.7 g of solids. An analytical sample was derivatised to the corresponding N-Cbz derivative (as in the preparation of intermediate 1 11 ), which was determined by chiral HPLC (methods used to analyze the resolution of intermediate 11 1 above) to have 85% ee. This material was taken up in IPA (420 mL) and water (38 mL) as a suspension. The mixture was heated in a water bath to 65 ⁰C, at which time the mixture became a clear solution. The heating bath was removed. The mixture was seeded and aged at ambient temp for 20 hours. The solids formed were filtered, and washed with 100 mL of IPA. The solids collected were dried under house vacuum at room temperature for 24 h, and then under vacuum at room temperature for another 24 hours to give 28.5 g of the title compound. An analytical sample was converted to the N-Cbz derivative. The ee was determined to be 97.7%. LC-MS (ES) m/z = 158 [M+H]⁺.

Intermediate 114 4,6-Dichloro-Λ/-methyl-2-pyrimidinamine

Methylamine (2M solution, 113 ml_, 217 mmol, 2.05 equiv) was charged to a 1 L 3-neck flask fitted with a magnetic stirrer and a thermometer. The mixture was chilled in an ice bath. To this stirred solution was added via addition funnel a solution of 4,6-dichloro-2-(methylsulfonyl)pyrimidine (25 g, 1 10 mmol) in EtOAc (250 ml.) portionwise over a 25 minutes period. The temp was between 5-10 ⁰C. After completion of addition, the ice bath was removed, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature. LCMS showed conversion complete. The suspension was filtered, and washed with EtOAc. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between water (100 ml.) and EtOAc (450 ml_). The organic was washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give white solids, which were triturated in 150 ml. of CH₂CI₂. These solids were collected by filtration and washing with cold CH₂CI₂ (50 ml_). Drying under house vacuum at room temperature for 20 hours, and then high vacuum at room temperature for 3 hours gave 9.31 g of the title compound as a solid. LC-MS (ES) m/z = 179 [M+H]⁺.

Intermediate 121 (3S,6/?)-1-r6-Chloro-2-(methylamino)-4-pyrimidinyll-Λ/-cvclohexyl-6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxamide

To a suspension of (3S,6/?)-1-[6-chloro-2-(methylamino)-4-pyrimidinyl]-6-methyl-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid (3.05 g, 10.71 mmol) in CH₂CI₂ (50 ml.) at room temperature was added Hunig’s base (2.70 ml_, 15.43 mmol, 1.3 equiv) and cyclohexylamine (1.60 ml_, 14.2 mmol, 1.2 equiv), and the resulting mixture was chilled in an ice bath. To this stirred solution was added HATU (4.96 g, 13.1 mmol, 1.1 equiv) in one portion, and the resulting suspension was stirred in the ice bath for 30 minutes. LCMS showed conversion complete. The mixture was diluted with CH₂CI₂ (50 ml.) and filtered through celite. The filtrate was washed water (2 X 25 ml.) and then brine. The organic was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Silica gel column chromatography using gradient elution of 1 % EtOAc in CHCI₃ to 50% EtOAc in CHCI₃ afforded the title compound (4.26 g) as a foam. LC-MS (ES) m/z = 366 [M+H]⁺.

PAPER

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2011), 54(6), 1871-1895.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jm101527u

Phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1(PDK1) is a master regulator of the AGC family of kinases and an integral component of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. As this pathway is among the most commonly deregulated across all cancers, a selective inhibitor of PDK1 might have utility as an anticancer agent. Herein we describe our lead optimization of compound 1toward highly potent and selective PDK1 inhibitors via a structure-based design strategy. The most potent and selective inhibitors demonstrated submicromolar activity as measured by inhibition of phosphorylation of PDK1 substrates as well as antiproliferative activity against a subset of AML cell lines. In addition, reduction of phosphorylation of PDK1 substrates was demonstrated in vivo in mice bearing OCl-AML2 xenografts. These observations demonstrate the utility of these molecules as tools to further delineate the biology of PDK1 and the potential pharmacological uses of a PDK1 inhibitor.

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WO-2015136473

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WOCKHARDT LIMITED [IN/IN]; D-4, MIDC Area, Chikalthana, Aurangabad 431006 (IN)

Our New Drug Discovery team has developed a number of lead molecules, mainly in the area of anti-infectives; these are currently at various stages of development.

Of these molecules, the most advanced of the New Chemical Entities (NCE) is WCK 771, which has commenced Phase II human clinical trials.

WCK 771 is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, which has proven effective in treating diverse staphylococcal infections like MRSA and VISA.

Other lead molecules at various stages of pre-clinical trials are: WCK 2349, WCK 4873 and WCK 4086.

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WO-2015136473

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Process for the synthesis of sodium (2S, 5R)-6-(benzyloxy)-7-oxo-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxylate (disclosed in WO2014135929) is claimed. Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of several antibacterial compounds. For a concurrent filing see WO2015136387, claiming the combination of an antibacterial agent with sulbactam.

In September 2015, Wockhardt’s pipeline lists several antibacterial programs, including WCK-771 and WCK-2349 (both in phase II), WCK-5107 (phase I), and also investigating iv and oral second generation oxazolidinones, WCK-4873, and  iv and oral formulation of WCK-4086 (in preclinical stage) for treating the bacterial infection.

For a prior filing see WO2015125031, claiming the combination of an antibacterial agent (eg cefepime or cefpirome) and nitrogen containing bicyclic compound, useful for treating bacterial infection.

A compound of Formula (I), chemically known as sodium (25, 5i?)-6-(benzyloxy)-7-oxo-l,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxylate, can be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of several antibacterial compounds and is disclosed in PCT International Patent Application No. PCT/IB2013/059264. The present invention discloses a process for preparation of a compound of Formula (I).

Scheme 1

Example 1

Synthesis of sodium (25, 5R)-6-(benzyloxy)-7-oxo-l,6-diazabicvclor3.2.11octane-2- carboxylate

Step 1; Preparation of -Γl-Γ(feΓt-butyldimethylsilyl -oxymethyll-5-Γdimethyl(oxido -λ-4-sulfanylidenel-4-oxo-pentyll-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (III):

To a suspension of trimethylsulfoxonium iodide (180.36 gm, 0.819 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (900 ml), sodium hydride (32.89 g, 0.819 mol, 60% in mineral oil) was charged in one portion at 30°C temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 minutes and then dropwise addition of dimethylsulphoxide (1.125 ml) was done over a period of 3 hours at room temperature to provide a white suspension. The white suspension was added to a pre-cooled a solution of 2-(feri-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-5-oxo-pyrrolidine-l-carboxylic acid tert-buty\ ester (II) (225 g, 0.683 mol, prepared as per J. Org Chem.; 2011, 76, 5574 and WO2009067600) in tetrahydrofuran (675 ml) and triethylamine (123.48 ml, 0.887 mol) mixture at -13°C by maintaining the reaction mixture temperature below -10°C. The resulting suspension was stirred for additional 1 hour at -10°C. The reaction mixture was carefully quenched by addition of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (1.0 L) at -10°C to 10°C. The reaction was extracted by adding ethyl acetate (1.5 L). The layers were separated and aqueous layer was re-extracted with ethyl acetate (500 ml x 3). The combined organic layer was washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (1.0 L), water (2.0 L) followed by saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (1.0 L). Organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum to provide 265 g of 5-[l-[(ieri-butyldimethylsilyl)-oxymethyl]-5-[dimethyl(oxido)- -4-sulfanylidene]-4-oxo-pentyl]-carbamic acid tert-buty\ ester (III) as an yellow oily mass.

Analysis:

Mass: 422.3 (M+l); for Molecular weight: 421.68 and Molecular Formula:

1H NMR (CDC1₃): δ 4.77 (br d, 1H), 4.38 (br s, 1H), 3.58 (br s, 3H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 2.17-2.27 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 0.88 (s, 9H), 0.01 (s, 3H), 0.04 (s, 3H).

Step 2: Preparation of 5-r4-benzyloxyimino-l-(fert-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-5-chloro-pentyll-carbamic acid tert- butyl ester (IV):

To a suspension of 5-[l-[(ieri-butyldimethylsilyl)-oxymethyl]-5-[dimethyl(oxido)- -4-sulfanylidene]-4-oxo-pentyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (III) (440.0 g, 1.045 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (6.6 L), O-benzhydroxylamine hydrochloride (200.0 g, 1.254 mol) was charged. The reaction mixture was heated to 50°C for 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered through pad of celite and filtrate was concentrated to provide a residue. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (5.0 L) and washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (1.5 L), water (1.5 L) and saturated aqueous sodium chloride (1.5 L). Organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent was evaporated under vacuum to yield 463.0 g of 5-[4-benzyloxyimino-l-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-5-chloro-pentyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (IV) as an oily mass.

Analysis:

Mass: 486.1 (M+l); for Molecular weight: 485.4 and Molecular Formula:

1H NMR (CDCI₃): δ 7.26-1 6 (m, 5H), 5.10 (s, 2H), 4.66 (br d, 1H), 3.58-4.27 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.58 (m, 3H), 2.40-2.57 (m, 2H), 1.68-1.89 (m, 2H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 0.02 (s, 3H), 0.04 (s, 3H).

Step 3: Preparation of 5-5-benzyloxyimino-2-(fert-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine-l-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (V):

To a solution of 5-[4-benzyloxyimino-l-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-5-chloro-pentyl]-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (IV) (463.0 g 0.954 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (6.9 L), was charged potassium feri-butoxide (139.2 g, 1.241 mol) in portions over a period of 30 minutes by maintaining temperature -10°C. The resulting suspension was stirred for additional 1.5 hours at -10°C to -5°C. The reaction mixture was quenched by addition of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (2.0 L) at -5°C to 10°C. The organic layer was separated and aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (1.0 L x 2). The combined organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (2.0 L). Organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and then evaporated under vacuum to yield 394.0 g of 5-5-benzyloxyimino-2-(ieri-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine- 1 -carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (V) as an yellow oily mass.

Analysis:

Mass: 449.4 (M+l) for Molecular weight: 448.68 and Molecular Formula: C₂₄H4oN₂0₄Si;

1H NMR (CDC1₃): δ 7.25-1 3 (m, 5H), 5.04-5.14 (m, 2H), 4.35 (br s, 1H), 3.95 (br s, 1H), 3.63-3.74 (br d, 2H), 3.60-3.63 (m, 1H), 2.70-2.77 (m, 1H), 2.33-2.41 (m, 1H), 1.79-1.95 (m, 2H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 0.88 (s, 9H), 0.03 (s, 3H), 0.04 (s, 3H).

Step 4: Preparation of (25,5R5)-5-benzyloxyamino-2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine-l-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (VI):

To a solution of 5-5-benzyloxyimino-2-(feri-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine-l-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (V) (394.0 g, 0.879 mol) in dichloromethane (5.0 L) and glacial acetic acid (788 ml), was charged sodium cyanoborohydride (70.88 g, 1.14 mol) one portion. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at temperature of about 25 °C to 30°C for 2 hours. The mixture was quenched with adding aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate (1.3 kg) in water (5.0 L). The organic layer was separated and aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (2.0 L). The combined organic layer washed successively with water (2.0 L), saturated aqueous

sodium chloride (2.0 L) and dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent was evaporated under vacuum to provide a residue. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to yield 208 g of (25,5i?5)-5-benzyloxyamino-2-(ieri-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine- 1 -carboxylic acid tert-buty\ ester (VI) as pale yellow liquid.

Analysis:

Mass: 451.4 (M+l); for Molecular weight: 450.70 and Molecular Formula: C₂4H42N₂0₄Si;

1H NMR (CDC1₃): δ 7..26-7.36 (m, 5H), 4.90-5.50 (br s, 1H), 4.70 (dd, 2H), 4.09-4.25 (m, 2H), 3.56-3.72 (m, 2H), 2.55-3.14 (m, 2H), 1.21-1.94 (m, 4H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 0.05 (s, 6H).

Step 5: Preparation of (25,5R5)-5-benzyloxyamino-2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine (VII):

To a solution of 5-5-benzyloxyamino-2-(feri-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine-l-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (VI) (208 g, 0.462 mol) in dichloromethane (3.0 L), boron trifluoride diethyletherate complex (114.15 ml, 0.924 mol) was charged in one portion. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at temperature of about 25°C to 35°C temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (2.0 L). The organic layer was separated and aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (1.5 L x 2). The combined organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride (1.0 L) and dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent was evaporated under vacuum to yield 159 g of (25,5i?5)-5-benzyloxyamino-2-(feri-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine (VII) as a yellowish syrup.

Analysis:

Mass: 351.3 (M+l); for Molecular weight: 350.58 and Molecular Formula: C₁₉H₃₄N₂0₂Si.

Step-6: Preparation of (25,5R)-6-benzyloxy-2-(fert-butyl-dimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicyclo-r3.2.11octane (VIII):

Part 1; Preparation of (2S,5RS)-6-benzyloxy-2-(fert-butyl-dimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicvclo-r3.2.11octane:

To a solution of (25,5i?5)-5-benzyloxyamino-2-(feri-butyldimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-piperidine (VII) (159.0 g, 0.454 mol) in a mixture of acetonitrile (2.38 L) and diisopropylethylamine (316.5 ml, 1.81 mol) was added triphosgene (59.27 gm, 0.199 mol) dissolved in acetonitrile (760 ml) at -15°C over 30 minutes under stirring. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred for additional 1 hour at -10°C. The reaction mixture was quenched by addition of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (2.0 L) at -5°C to 10°C. Acetonitrile was evaporated from the reaction mixture under vacuum and to the left over aqueous phase, dichloromethane (2.5 L) was added. The organic layer was separated and aqueous layer extracted with dichloromethane (1.5 L x 2). The combined organic layer was washed successively with water (2.0 L), saturated aqueous sodium chloride (2.0 L) and dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent was evaporated under vacuum and the residue was passed through a silica gel bed to yield 83.0 g of diastereomeric mixture (25, 5i?5)-6-benzyloxy-2-(feri-butyl-dimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicyclo-[3.2.1]octane in 50:50 ratio as a yellow liquid.

Part-2: Separation of diastereomers to prepare (25,5R)-6-benzyloxy-2-(fert-butyl-dimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicvclo-r3.2.11octane:

A mixture of diastereomers (2S,5Z?S)-6-benzyloxy-2-(teri-butyl-dimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicyclo-[3.2.1]octane in 50:50 ratio (47.0 gm, 0.125 mol), was dissolved in n-hexane (141 ml) and stirred at temperature of about 10°C to 15°C for 1 hour. Precipitated solid was filtered and washed with n-hexane (47 ml) to provide 12.0 g of diastereomerically pure (25,5i?)-6-benzyloxy-2-(tert-butyl-dimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-7-oxo- 1,6-diaza-bicyclo-[3.2.1] octane (VIII) as a white crystalline material.

Analysis:

Mass: 377.3 (M+l); for Molecular weight: 376.58 and Molecular Formula:

1H NMR (CDCI₃): δ Ί -Ί.ΑΑ (m, 5H), 4.95 (dd, 2H), 3.76-3.85 (ddd, 2H), 3.37-3.40 (m, 1H), 3.28-3.31 (m, 2H), 2.89 (brd, 1H), 1.90-2.02 (m, 2H), 1.62- 1.74 (m, 2H), 1.56 (s, 9H), 0.06 (s, 3H), 0.05 (s, 3H).

Diastereomeric purity as determined by HPLC: 99.85%

Step-7: Preparation of (25,5R)-6-benzyloxy-2-hvdroxymethyl)-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicvclo-r3.2.11octane (IX):

To a solution of (25,5i?)-6-benzyloxy-2-(ieri-butyl-dimethylsilyl-oxymethyl)-7-oxo- l,6-diaza-bicyclo-[3.2.1]octane (VIII) ( 12.0 g, 31.9 rnmol) in tetrahydrofuran (180 ml) was charged tetra 7? -butyl ammonium fluoride (38.0 ml, 38 mmol, 1 M in tetrahydrofuran) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours. It was quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride ( 100 ml). The organic layer was separated and aqueous layer extracted with dichloromethane (150 ml x 3). The combined organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride (150 ml), dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under vacuum to yield 24.0 g of (25,5i?)-6-benzyloxy-2-hydroxymethyl)-7-oxo-l ,6-diaza-bicyclo-[3.2.1]octane (IX) as a yellow liquid. The compound of Formula (IX) was purified by silica gel (60-120 mesh) column chromatography using a mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane as an eluent.

Analysis:

Mass: 263.1 (M+l); for Molecular weight: 262.31 and Molecular Formula: C₁₄H₁₈N₂0₃

1H NMR (CDCb): δ 7.34-7.42 (m, 5H), 4.95 (dd, 2H), 3.67-3.73 (m, 1H), 3.53-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.32-3.34 (m, 1H), 2.88-3.01 (m, 2H), 2.09 (brs, 1H), 1.57-2.03 (m, 2H), 1.53- 1.57 (m, 1H), 1.37- 1.40 (m, 1H).

Step 8: Preparation of sodium salt of (25, 5R)-6-benzyloxy-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicvclor3.2.11-octane-2-carboxylic acid (I):

Step I:

Compound of Formula (IX) obtained in step 8 above was used without any further purification. To the clear solution of (25,5i?)-6-benzyloxy-2-hydroxymethyl)-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicyclo-[3.2.1]octane (IX) (24.0 g, 31.8 mmol) (quantities added based upon theoretical basis i.e 8.3 g ) in dichloromethane (160 ml), was added Dess-Martin reagent (24.1 g, 57.24 mmol) in portions over 15 minutes. The resulting suspension was stirred for 2 hours at 25°C. The reaction was quenched by adding a solution, prepared from saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (160 ml) and 72.0 g of sodium thiosulfate. Diethyl ether (160 ml) was added to the reaction mixture and it was stirred for 5-10 minutes and filtered through celite. Biphasic layer from filtrate was separated. Organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (160 ml) followed by saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution (160 ml). Organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness at 30°C to obtain 20.0 g of intermediate aldehyde, which was used immediately for the next reaction.

Step II:

To the crude intermediate aldehyde (20.0 g, 31.6 mmol) (quantities added based upon theoretical yield i.e. 8.2 g) obtained as above, was charged i-butyl alcohol (160 ml) and cyclohexene (10.8 ml, 110.6 mmol). The reaction mixture was cooled to temperature of about 10°C to 15°C. To this mixture was added clear solution prepared from sodium hypophosphate (14.8 g, 94.8 mmol) and sodium chlorite (5.7 g, 63.2 mmol) in water (82.0 ml) over a period of 30 minutes by maintaining temperature between 10°C to 15°C. The reaction mixture was further stirred for 1 hour and was quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution. The reaction mixture was subjected to evaporation under vacuum at 40°C to remove i-butyl alcohol. Resulting mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (3 x 150 ml). Layers were separated. Combined organic layer was washed with aqueous brine solution, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness under vacuum to obtain 16.0 g of crude residue. To this residue was added acetone (83 ml) to provide a clear solution and to it was added dropwise a solution of sodium 2-ethyl hexanoate (4.5 g) in acetone (24 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 hours at 25°C to 30°C to provide a suspension. To the suspension was added diethyl ether (215 ml) and stirred for 30 minutes. Resulting solid was filtered over suction, and wet cake was washed with cold acetone (83 ml) followed by diethyl ether (83 ml). The solid was dried under vacuum at 40°C to provide 3.6 g of off-white colored, non-hygroscopic sodium salt of (25, 5i?)-6-benzyloxy-7-oxo-l,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]-octane-2-carboxylic acid (I).

Analysis:

Mass: 275.2 as M-1 (for free acid) for Molecular Weight: 298 and Molecular Formula:

NMR (DMSO-d₆): δ 7.43-7.32 (m, 5H), 4.88 (q, 2H), 3.48 (s, IH), 3.21 (d, IH), 2.73 (d, IH), 2.04-2.09 (m, IH), 1.77-1.74 (m, IH), 1.65-1.72 (m, IH), 1.55-1.59 (m, IH);

Purity as determined by HPLC: 97.47%;

[a]_D²⁵: -42.34° (c 0.5, water).

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