Process for the synthesis of chirally pure beta-amino-alcohols

A process is provided for preparing chirally pure S-enantiomers of alpha-amino acids comprising the steps of: a) preparing an organometallic reagent from an alkyl halide of the formula (R)2CH(CH2)nCH2X; b) adding the organometallic reagent to carbon dioxide to afford a carboxylic acid; c) activating...

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Main Authors LYNN RESNICK, KUBRAK DENNIS MARTIN, MADELENE MIYOKO ANTANE, JOSEPH RAYMOND STOCK, ANTHONY FRANK KREFT, ZHENG WANG, DEREK CECIL COLE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.10.2005
Edition7
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
APPARATUS THEREFOR
CHEMISTRY
GENERAL METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Summary:A process is provided for preparing chirally pure S-enantiomers of alpha-amino acids comprising the steps of: a) preparing an organometallic reagent from an alkyl halide of the formula (R)2CH(CH2)nCH2X; b) adding the organometallic reagent to carbon dioxide to afford a carboxylic acid; c) activating the carboxylic acid with an acid chloride, phosphorus trichloride, acid anhydride, or thionyl chloride in the presence of a tertiary amine base; d) reacting the product of step c) with an alkali metal salt of S-4-benzyl-2-oxazolidinone; e) treating the product of step d) with a strong non-nucleophilic base to form an enolate anion; f) trapping the enolate anion with 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonyl azide to afford an oxazolidinone azide; g) hydrolyzing the oxazolidinone azide with an aqueous base to afford an alpha-azido acid; h) reducing the alpha-azido acid to the alpha-amino acid; and i) recrystallizing the alpha-amino acid to the chirally pure alpha-amino acid. A process is also provided for preparing chirally pure S-enantiomers of beta-amino alcohols further comprising the steps of reducing the crude alpha-amino acid to the beta-amino alcohol and recrystallizing the beta-amino alcohol to the chirally pure beta-amino alcohol. A process is further provided for preparing chirally pure S enantiomers of N-sulfonyl beta-amino alcohols further comprising the steps of sulfonylating the beta-amino alcohol with 5-chloro-thiophene-2-sulfonyl halide; and recrystallizing to afford the chirally pure N-sulfonyl beta-amino alcohols.
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20040005450