NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A QUINOLINE
CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE HAVING A 7-(4-
AMINOMETHYL-3-OXIME)PYRROLIDINE SUBSTITUENT
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing quinoline carboxylic acid derivatives having a 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-oxime)pyrrolidine substituent represented by the following formula (3)
in which Q represents C-H, C-F, C-Cl, C-OH, C-O-methyl, or N, R represents hydrogen, methyl, or amino, R represents cyclopropyl, ethyl or phenyl which is substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, R2 represents hydrogen, straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl or allyl, and
R and R
4 independently of one another represent hydrogen or C-
.-C
3-alkyl, or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may form a cycle, or a salt thereof which comprises coupling a compound represented by the following formula (1)
in which
Q, R and R1 are as defined for formula (3), and
X represents a leaving group, preferably halogen, or a salt thereof, with a compound represented by the following formula (2):
R2, R3 and R4 are as defined for formula (3), or a salt thereof.
BACKGROUND ART
The compounds of formula (3), which are disclosed in Korean Patent Application 94-13604, are quinolone antimicrobials. A particular compound of formula (3) which may be mentioned is (R,S)-7-(3-aminomethyl-4-5 «-methoxyimino-pyrrolidin-l-yl)-l- cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo- 1 ,4-dihydro- 1 , 8-naphthyridine-3 -carboxylic acid (gemifloxac- in) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof Korean Patent Application No 98- 80504 discloses a preferred form of this compound namely (R_,S)-7-(3-aminomethyl-4-sy«- methoxyimino-pyrrolidin- 1 -yl)- 1 -cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo- 1 ,4-dihydro- 1 , 8-naphthyrid- ine-3 -carboxylic methanesulfonate and hydrates thereof, in particular the sesquihydrate.
The free base of formula (3) can therefore be considered as a key intermediate for the preparation of the salts of formula (3) and will exert a direct influence on the quality of the final product. Attempts have been made to prepare the compounds of formula (3)
with an improved purity using water as the solvent instead of a solvent mixture of acetonitrile/ water (see PCT/GBOO/03366) However, the conventionally used solvents including water have the problem that the time required for filtration is longer than is desirable for use on a commercial scale where short cycle times are advantageous
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Thus, the present inventors have conducted extensive studies to solve this problem in preparing a quinoline carboxylic acid derivative having a 7-(4-aminomethyl-3- oxime)pyrrolidine substituent and salts thereof As a result, we have found that by employing a new process where a surfactant is introduced into the reaction solution, the filtration time may be significantly reduced without any influence on the reactivity The present invention is based on this finding
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a process for preparing a quinoline carboxylic acid derivative having a 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-oxime)pyrrolidine substituent represented by the following formula (3)
in which
Q represents C-H, C-F, C-Cl, C-OH, C-O-methyl, or N, R represents hydrogen, methyl, or amino,
R1 represents cyclopropyl, ethyl or phenyl which is substituted by one or more fluorine atoms,
R represents hydrogen, straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl
or allyl, and R3 and R4 independently of one another represent hydrogen or C-.-C3-alkyl, or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may form a cycle, or a salt thereof which comprises coupling a compound represented by the following formula (1)
Q, R and R1 are as defined for formula (3), and
X represents a leaving group, preferably halogen, or a salt thereof, with a compound represented by the following formula (2)
R2, R3 and R4 are as defined for formula (3), or a salt thereof, in a solvent in the presence of a base and a surfactant, and then filtering the resulting compound of formula (3), and optionally forming a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate thereof
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
According to the prior art method a compound of formula (3) is typically prepared by introducing the compound of formula (1) into a solvent, e g water, adding dropwise a base, e g. triethylamine, to make a thoroughly clear solution, adding the compound of formula (2) into the reaction solution, and filtering the reaction solution after the completion of reaction
However, according to the present invention, the compound of formula (3) is prepared as depicted in the following Reaction Scheme (1)
Reaction Scheme (1)
Using the process of the present invention, the filtration time is reduced by 5 to 20 times, preferably 15 to 20 times, that obtained using the prior art method The reaction time may also be reduced to 2-3 hours from 8-10 hours by raising the reaction temperature Thereby, the cycle time, which is a very important economical factor in a commercial process, can be significantly reduced
The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds of formula (3) include those with acids generally known and used in the technical field to which quinolone derivatives or pyrrolidine derivatives pertain Salts with methanesulfonic acid may be specifically mentioned, methanesulfonates and hydrates thereof may be synthesised from the free base as described in Korean Patent Application No 98-80504
Salts of the compounds of formulae (1) and (2) which may be used in the process of the invention include salts known to those skilled in the art Particular salts of the compounds of formula (2) which may be mentioned include the hydrochloride,
trifluoroacetate and sulfate salts as described in PCT KR99/00099, and in particular the methanesulfonates as described in PCT/GB00/03358
The surfactant, base, solvent, etc used in the process of the present invention can be appropriately selected from those that do not adversely affect the reaction The preferred reaction conditions including the amount and kind of the surfactant, base and solvent, reaction temperature, reaction order, etc are as follows
The preferred surfactant for use in the present invention is metolose which is a cellulose ether, i e , methyl cellulose or hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, more specifically, methyl cellulose, SM-25 (Shinetsu) or hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2910, 60SH-50
(Shinetsu) can be mentioned For optimal filtration, generally, the amount of surfactant ranges between 0 5 and 3 0% by weight with respect to the compound of formula (1)
As the base, an organic base such as triethylamine, pyridine, etc , preferably triethylamine, is used, preferably in an amount of 2 to 5 equivalents with respect to the compound of formula (1)
As the solvent, one or more selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, water, alcohols, dimethylformamide and dimethylsulfoxide can be preferably used, but water is particularly preferable in view of the purity of the resulting product
The preferred reaction temperature is between about 0 and 40 °C, and the surfactant will be selected according to the reaction temperature to obtain optimal results For example, in the case of room temperature reaction, the best result is obtained using methyl cellulose, SM-25 (reduction by about 10 times in the filtration time) and in the case of reaction at 40 °C, the best result is obtained using hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2910, 60SH-50 (reduction by about 15 to 20 times in the filtration time).
Under the conditions mentioned above, the process of the present invention may
be carried out according to one of the following procedures
a) the compound of formula (1) or salt thereof is introduced into a solvent, a base is added (ideally to make a thoroughly clear solution), a surfactant is added, the reaction temperature is optionally raised, the compound of formula (2) or salt thereof is added, and then the reaction solution is filtered after the reaction is completed, or
b) the compound of formula (1) or salt thereof and a surfactant are introduced into a solvent, a base is added (preferably dropwise, if desired, the base may be slowly added over about 2 hours), the reaction temperature is optionally raised, the compound of formula (2) or salt thereof is added, and then the reaction solution is filtered after the reaction is completed and, optionally after the reaction solution is allowed to stand for 2 to 3 hours at room temperature
All publications, including but not limited to patents and patent applications, cited in this specification are herein incorporated by reference as if each individual publication were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference herein as though fully set forth
The present invention will be more specifically explained by the following examples However, it should be understood that those examples are intended to illustrate the present invention but not in any manner to limit the scope of the present invention
Comparative Example 1 Preparation of 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-methoxyiminopyrrolidin-l-yl)-l-cyclo- propyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-l,4-dihydro[l,8]naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid according to the prior art method
A compound of the following formula (la) (30 Og, 106 14mmol)
and water(300 mi, 10 mi/g) were introduced into a 500 mi reactor and the mixture was stirred at room temperature(24 ~ 26
°C ) 3 4 Equivalents of triethylamine(36 5 lg, 360 81 mmol) was added thereto at room temperature, with the temperature being raised to about 30°C, stirred for 10 minutes for making a clear solution, and then the temperature was cooled to 16 — 20
°C A compound of the following formula (2a) (37 46g, 111 68mmol)
2MSA was added at 16~20
°C and stirred at room temperature After stirring for 15 5 hours, the reaction was completed (HPLC analysis that the content of the compound of formula (la) in the reaction solution is decreased to 2% or less, is regarded to show the completion of reaction) After the reaction was completed, the mixture was filtered through a glass filter, consecutively washed with water(150 mi) and ethanol(150 mi), and then dried under nitrogen gas stream to give the title compound (37 32g, Content of residual solvent 10 7%, Nield 81%) as a solid The first filtration time was 52 minutes, the second 43 minutes, and the third 42 minutes, respectively
Example 1
Preparation of 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-methoxyiminopyrrolidin-l-yl)-l-cyclo- propyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-l,4-dihydro[l,8]naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid wherein surfactant is added after base and the reaction is carried out at room temperature
The compound of formula (la) (30 Og, 106 14mmol) used in Comparative
Example 1 and water (300 mi, 10 ml/g) were introduced into a 500 mi reactor, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature(24 ~ 26 °C ) 3 4 Equivalents of triethylamine (36 51g, 360 81 mmol) was added thereto at room temperature, with the
temperature being raised to about 30°C, and stirred for 10 minutes for making a clear solution 300mg (1 0wt%/Compound(la)) of methyl cellulose, SM-25, a surfactant, was added and stirred for lOminutes Then, the compound of formula (2a) (37 46g, 111 68mmol) used in Comparative Example 1 was added thereto at room temperature and stirred After stirring for 16 5 hours, the reaction was completed (HPLC analysis that the content of the compound of formula (la) in the reaction solution is decreased to 2% or less, is regarded to show the completion of reaction) The mixture after completion of reaction was filtered through a glass filter, consecutively washed with water(150 ml) and ethanol(150 mi), and then dried under nitrogen gas stream to give the title compound (34 31g, content of residual solvent 6 5%, Yield 78%) as a solid The first filtration time was 5 minutes, the second 5 minutes, and the third 5 minutes, respectively, the total time of which was about 9 times shorter than that of Comparative Example 1
Example 2 Preparation of 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-methoxyiminopyrroIidin-l-yl)-l-cyclo- propyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-l,4-dihydro[l,8]naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid wherein surfactant is added before base and the reaction is carried out at room temperature
The compound of formula (la) (30 Og, 106 14mmol) used in Comparative Example 1, 300mg (1 Owt %/Compound(la)) of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2910,
60SH-50 as a surfactant, and water(300 mi, 10 mi/g) were introduced into a 500 mi reactor, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature(24 ~ 26 °C ) 3 4 Equivalents of triethylamine (36 51g, 360 81 mmol) was added thereto at room temperature, with the temperature being raised to about 30°C, and stirred for 10 minutes for making a clear solution The compound of formula (2a) (37 46g, 111 68mmol) used in Comparative
Example 1 was added thereto at room temperature and stirred Thereafter, the same procedure as Example 1 was carried out except that the reaction time was 15 hours to give the title compound (32 25g, content of residual solvent 7 49%, Yield 72%) as a solid
The first filtration time was 6 minutes, the second 5 minutes, and the third 6 minutes, respectively, the total time of which was about 8 times shorter than that of Comparative
Example 1
Example 3
Preparation of 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-methoxyiminopyrrolidin-l-yl)-l-cyclo- propyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-l,4-dihydro[l,8]naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid wherein surfactant is added before base and the reaction is carried out at 40 °C
The compound of formula (la) (30 Og, 106 14mmol) used in Comparative Example 1, 300mg (1 Owt %/Compound(la)) of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 2910, 60SH-50 as a surfactant, and water(300 ml, 10 i/g) were introduced into a 500 mi reactor, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature(24~26°C) 3 4 Equivalents of triethylamine (36 51g, 360 81 mmol) was added thereto at room temperature, with the temperature being raised to about 30°C, and stirred for 10 minutes for making a clear solution After the temperature of this reaction solution was raised to 40 °C , the compound of formula (2a) (37 46g, 111 68mmol) used in Comparative Example 1 was added thereto at the same temperature, stirred, and reacted for 3 5 hours The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature over 40 minutes and then filtered, washed and dried according to the same procedure as Example 1 to give the title compound (34 16g, content of residual solvent 7 4%, Yield 77%) as a solid The first filtration time was 3 minutes, the second 2 minutes, and the third 3 minutes, respectively, the total time of which was about 17 times shorter than that of Comparative Example 1
Example 4
Preparation of 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-methoxyiminopyrrolidin-l-yl)-l-cyclo- propyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-l,4-dihydro[l,8]naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid wherein base is added as slowly as possible and the reaction is carried out at 40 °C
The same procedure as Example 3 was carried out except that the base triethylamine is slowly added over 2 hours and the reaction time was 2 5 hours to give the title compound (34 52g, content of residual solvent 6 4%, Yield 78%) as a solid The first
filtration time was 3 minutes, the second 3 minutes, and the third 3 minutes, respectively, the total time of which was about 15 times shorter than that of Comparative Example 1
Example 5 Preparation of 7-(4-aminomethyl-3-methoxyiminopyrrolidin-l-yI)-l-cyclo- propyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-l,4-dihydro[l,8]naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid wherein surfactant is added before base, the reaction solution is allowed to stand for 2-3 hours after reaction completion at room temperature, and the reaction is carried out at 40 "C
The same procedure as Example 3 was carried out except that the reaction time was 2 5 hours and the reaction solution was allowed to stand for 2-3 hours after reaction completion to give the title compound (33 23g, content of residual solvent 6 5%, Yield 75%) as a solid The first filtration time was 3 minutes, the second 2 minutes, and the third 2 minutes, respectively, the total time of which was about 20 times shorter than that of Comparative Example 1