G.d. Searle & Company

Sean T Nugent

Richard A Mueller

James R Behling

Payman N Farid

Donald W Hansen, Jr

Barnett S Pitzele

Timothy J Hagen

E Ann Hallinan

Sofya Tsymbalov

Karen B Peterson

Srinivasan Babu

Kevin A Babiak

Donald E Korte

John R Medich

Daniel R Pilipauskas

Kimberly J Cain-Janicki

Wendel W Doubleday

Mark L Boys

Vlasdislav Orlovski

Jung M Park

Glenn L Stahl

Pierre-Jean Colson

Kathleen T McLaughlin

Carl M Knable

Ravindra S Topgi

Frank Walter Muellner

Kathleen T Mc Laughlin

Kimberly Jo Cain-Janicki

Mark Laurence Boys

Wendel William Doubleday

Carl Matthew Knable

Joseph Edward Duran

Joseph E Duran

Frank W Muellner

Novel derivatives of fatty acid analogs that have from one to three heteroatoms in the fatty acid moiety which can be oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, are disclosed in which the carboxy-terminus has been modified to form various amides, esters, ketones, alcohols, alcohol esters and nitrites thereof, and are useful as substrates for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) and/or its acyl coenzyme, as anti-viral and anti-fungal agents or pro-drugs of such agents.

Fatty acid analogs and prodrugs

Novel derivatives of fatty acid analogs that have from one to three heteroatoms in the fatty acid moiety which can be oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, are disclosed in which the carboxy-terminus has been modified to form various amides, esters, ketones, alcohols, alcohol esters and nitriles thereof, and are useful as substrates for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) and/or its acyl coenzyme, as anti-viral and anti-fungal agents or pro-drugs of such agents.

Novel derivatives of fatty acid analogs that have from one to three heteroatoms in the fatty acid moiety which can be oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, are disclosed in which the carboxy-terminus has been modified to form various amides, esters, ketones, alcohols, alcohol esters and nitriles thereof. These compounds are useful as substrates for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) and/or its acyl coenzyme, and as anti-viral and anti-fungal agents or pro-drugs of such agents. Illustrative of the disclosed compounds are fatty acid amino acid analogs of the structure ##STR1## in which X is the ethyl or t-butyl ester of an amino acid such as Gly, L-Ala, L-Ile, L-Phe, L-Trp, L-Thr or an amide such as NHCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 or NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5.

Novel derivatives of fatty acid analogs that have from one to three heteroatoms in the fatty acid moiety which can be oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, are disclosed in which the carboxy-terminus has been modified to form various amides, esters, ketones, alcohols, alcohol esters and nitrites thereof. These compounds are useful as substrates for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) and/or its acyl coenzyme, and as anti-viral and anti-fungal agents or pro-drugs of such agents. Illustrative of the disclosed compounds are fatty acid amino acid analogs of the structure ##STR1## in which x is the ethyl or t-butyl ester of an amino acid such as Gly, L-Ala, L-Ile, L-Phe, L-Trp, L-Thr or an amide such as NHCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 or NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5.

The invention herein is directed to a process for the preparation of ethyl 3S-amino-4-pentynoate which involves treating 3-(trimethylsilyl)-2-propynal with L-phenylglycinol in toluene to produce .alpha.S-��3-(trimethylsilyl)-2-propynylidene amino!benzenethanol; reacting .alpha.S-��3-(trimethylsilyl)-2-propynylidene!amino!benzenethanol with BrZnCH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 t-Bu in THF/NMP to produce 1,1-dimethylethyl 3S-�(2-hydroxy-1S-phenylethyl)amino!-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate; reacting the 1,1-dimethylethyl 3S-�(2-hydroxy-1S-phenylethyl)amino!-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate with sodium periodate to form 1,1-dimethylethyl 3S-�(phenylmethylene)amino!-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate; hydrolyzing 1,1-dimethylethyl 3S-�(phenylmethylene)amino!-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate to produce 1,1-dimethylethyl 3S-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate; transesterifying 1,1-dimethyl 3S-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate and desilylating to produce ethyl 3S-amino-4-pentynoate.

Asymmetric synthesis of chiral beta-amiNo acids

Novel derivatives of fatty acid analogs that have from one to three heteroatoms in the fatty acid moiety which can be oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, are disclosed in which the carboxy-terminus has been modified to form various amides, esters, ketones, alcohols, alcohol esters and nitriles thereof. These compounds are useful as substrates for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) and/or its acyl coenzyme, and as anti-viral and anti-fungal agents or pro-drugs of such agents. Illustrative of the disclosed compounds are fatty acid amino acid analogs of the structure ##STR1## in which X is the ethyl or t-butyl ester of an amino acid such as Gly, L-Ala, L-Ile, L-Phe, L-Try, L-Thr, or an amide such as NHCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 or NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5.

The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of ethyl 3S-[[4-[[4-(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl]amino]-1,4-dioxobutyl]amino]-4-pentyno ate and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

Process for the preparation of ethyl

Novel derivatives of fatty acid analogs that have from one to three heteroatoms in the fatty acid moiety which can be oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, are disclosed in which the carboxy-terminus has been modified to form various amides, esters, ketones, alcohols, alcohol esters and nitriles thereof. These compounds are useful as substrates for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) and/or its acyl coenzyme, and as anti-viral and anti-fungal agents or pro-drugs of such agents. Illustrative of the disclosed compounds are fatty acid amino acid analogs of the structure ##STR1## in which X is the ethyl or t-butyl ester of an amino acid such as Gly, L--Ala, L--Ile, L--Phe, L--Trp, L--Thr or an amide such as NHCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 or NH(CH.sub.2).sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5,

The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of ethyl 3S-[[4-[[4-(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl]amino]-1,4-dioxobutyl]amino]-4-pentyno ate and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof which comprises treating (trimethylsilyl)acetylene sequentially with n-butyllithium and 4-formylmorpholine followed by acid hydrolysis to give 3-(trimethylsilyl)-2-propynal; treating 3-(trimethylsilyl)-2-propynal with lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide to give in situ N,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-propyn-1-imine; condensation of N,3-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-propyn-1-imine with lithium t-butyl acetate to give (.+-.)1,1-dimethylethyl 3-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate; treating (.+-.)1,1-dimethylethyl 3-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate- with p-toluenesulfonic acid to give (.+-.)1,1-dimethylethyl 3-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate, mono p-toluenesulfonic acid salt, treatment of resulting salt with ethanol in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid to give (.+-.)ethyl 3-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate; desilylation of (.+-.)ethyl 3-amino-5-(trimethylsilyl)-4-pentynoate to give in situ (.+-.)ethyl 3-amino-4-pentynoate; resolution of (.+-.)ethyl 3-amino-4-pentynoate using (R)-(-)-mandelic acid and treatment of the resolved product with gaseous hydrochloric acid to give ethyl 3S-amino-4-pentynoate, monohydrochloride; coupling the ethyl 3S-amino-4-pentynoate, monohydrochloride to 4-[[4-(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid, monohydrochloride in the presence of isobutyl chloroformate and N-methylmorpholine to give ethyl 3S-[[4-[[4-(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl]amino]-1,4-dioxobutyl]amino]-4-pentyno ate, monohydrochloride.

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Grayslake, IL, United States of America

Sean T Nugent