Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals

Marion Laboratories

Daniel E Martin

David R Borcherding

An amino-acid ester compound can be cyclized into a cyclic amido-carbonyl compound by contacting the amino-acid ester compound in a liquid medium with a heterogeneous acidic ion-exchange substance. For example, 2-hydroxy-3-(2-aminophenylthio)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propionic acid, methyl ester, threo form, can be cyclized in an aqueous mixture into cis-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one by employing a sulfonated polystyrene-divinylbenzene ion-exchange resin in its acid form, e.g., Dowex.RTM. 50X4-400. at yields exceeding 85 percent of theory, and the product can be used to make diltiazem hydrochloride.

Heterogeneous synthesis of azepinones from esters

A cyano glycidic acid ester compound can be prepared by reaction of an alkyl haloester and a cyano-aldehyde in the presence of an alkali metal alkoxide; an amino-acid ester cyano compound can be prepared by reaction of the cyano glycidic acid ester compound and an attachable amino compound, and a cyclic amido-carbonyl cyano compound can be prepared by contact of the amino-acid ester cyano compound in a liquid medium with a heterogeneous acidic ion-exchange substance. For example, reaction of 4-cyanobenzaldehyde and methyl chloroacetate in the presence of sodium methoxide in methanol, followed by ice/acetic acid neutralization, prepares trans-3-(4-cyanophenyl)glycidic acid, methyl ester, which is reacted in toluene with 2-aminothiophenol to yield 2-hydroxy-3-(2-aminophenylthio)-3-(4-cyanophenyl)propionic acid, methyl ester, threo form, which is cyclized in an aqueous mixture into cis-2-(4-cyanophenyl)-3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one by employing a sulfonated polystyrenedivinylbenzene ion-exchange resin in its acid form, e.g., Dowex 50X4-400, at cyclization yields exceeding 70 percent of theory. Compounds of this invention are useful pharmaceuticals.

Cyano esters and azepinones

Certain 1,5-benzothiazepines are useful intermediates or pharamceuticals.

Benzothiazepines

In general, the present invention provides, in one aspect, a process comprising contacting a 2-Aminothiophenol with an optically active 3-(4-alkyloxyphenyl)glycidic acid acyclic alkyl ester by step(s) under conditions such that an optically active 2-hydroxy-3-(4-alkyloxyphenyl)-3-(2-Aminophenylthio)propionic acid acyclic alkyl ester is prepared. Another aspect comprises the optically active 2-hydroxy-3-(4-alkyloxyphenyl)-3-(2-Aminophenylthio)propionic acid acyclic alkyl ester. A preferred aspect is a process comprising contacting 2-aminothiophenol per se with a 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)glycidic acid methyl ester by step(s) under conditions such that a 2-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(2-aminophenylthio)propionic acid methyl ester is prepared.

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Daniel E Martin