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[[File:Oseltamivir-3D-balls.png|thumb|right|Oseltamivir]]'''Oseltamivir total synthesis''' concerns the [[total synthesis]] of the |
[[File:Oseltamivir-3D-balls.png|thumb|right|Oseltamivir]]'''Oseltamivir total synthesis''' concerns the [[total synthesis]] of the anti-influenza drug [[oseltamivir]]<ref>''Classics in Total Synthesis III: Further Targets, Strategies, Methods'' K. C. Nicolaou, Jason S. Chen {{ISBN|978-3-527-32957-1}} 2011</ref> marketed by [[Hoffmann-La Roche]] under the [[trade name]] ''Tamiflu''. Its commercial production starts from the [[biomolecule]] [[shikimic acid]] harvested from Chinese [[star anise]] and from recombinant [[E. coli]].<ref name="TamifluSupply">{{cite journal | vauthors = Farina V, Brown JD | title = Tamiflu: the supply problem | journal = Angewandte Chemie | volume = 45 | issue = 44 | pages = 7330–4 | date = November 2006 | pmid = 17051628 | doi = 10.1002/anie.200602623 }}</ref><ref name=Rawat>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rawat G, Tripathi P, Saxena RK | title = Expanding horizons of shikimic acid. Recent progresses in production and its endless frontiers in application and market trends | journal = Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | volume = 97 | issue = 10 | pages = 4277–87 | date = May 2013 | pmid = 23553030 | doi = 10.1007/s00253-013-4840-y | s2cid = 17660413 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Control of stereochemistry is important: the molecule has three [[stereocenter]]s and the sought-after isomer is only 1 of 8 stereoisomers.{{cn|date=January 2023}} |
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==Commercial production== |
==Commercial production== |
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The current production method is based on the first scalable synthesis developed by [[Gilead Sciences]] |
The current production method is based on the first scalable synthesis developed by [[Gilead Sciences]]<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Rohloff John C. |author2=Kent Kenneth M. |author3=Postich Michael J. |author4=Becker Mark W. |author5=Chapman Harlan H. |author6=Kelly Daphne E. |author7=Lew Willard |author8=Louie Michael S. |author9=McGee Lawrence R. | year = 1998 | title = Practical Total Synthesis of the Anti-Influenza Drug GS-4104 | journal = [[J. Org. Chem.]] | volume = 63 | issue = 13| pages = 4545–4550 | doi = 10.1021/jo980330q |display-authors=etal}}</ref> starting from naturally occurring [[quinic acid]] or [[shikimic acid]]. Due to lower yields and the extra steps required (because of the additional dehydration), the quinic acid route was dropped in favour of the one based on shikimic acid, which received further improvements by [[Hoffmann-La Roche]].<ref name="Laborda 1513">{{Cite journal|last1=Laborda|first1=Pedro|last2=Wang|first2=Su-Yan|last3=Voglmeir|first3=Josef|date=2016-11-11|title=Influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitors: Synthetic Approaches, Derivatives and Biological Activity|journal=Molecules|language=en|volume=21|issue=11|pages=1513|doi=10.3390/molecules21111513|pmid=27845731|pmc=6274581 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="Hayashi 4212–4215">{{Cite journal|last1=Hayashi|first1=Yujiro|last2=Gotoh|first2=Hiroaki|last3=Hayashi|first3=Takaaki|last4=Shoji|first4=Mitsuru|date=2005-07-04|title=Diphenylprolinol Silyl Ethers as Efficient Organocatalysts for the Asymmetric Michael Reaction of Aldehydes and Nitroalkenes|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition|language=en|volume=44|issue=27|pages=4212–4215|doi=10.1002/anie.200500599|pmid=15929151|issn=1521-3773}}</ref> |
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The current industrial synthesis is summarised below: |
The current industrial synthesis is summarised below: |
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==Karpf / Trussardi synthesis== |
==Karpf / Trussardi synthesis== |
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The current production method includes two reaction steps with potentially hazardous [[azide]]s. A reported azide-free Roche synthesis of tamiflu is summarised graphically below:<ref> |
The current production method includes two reaction steps with potentially hazardous [[azide]]s. A reported azide-free Roche synthesis of tamiflu is summarised graphically below:<ref>{{cite journal | pmid = 11300898 | volume=66 | title=New, azide-free transformation of epoxides into 1,2-diamino compounds: synthesis of the anti-influenza neuraminidase inhibitor oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) | date=March 2001 | journal=J. Org. Chem. | pages=2044–51 | last1 = Karpf | first1 = M | last2 = Trussardi | first2 = R | issue=6 | doi=10.1021/jo005702l}}.</ref> |
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[[Image:Oseltamivir azide-free synthesis.svg|thumb|center|400px|Synthesis of Tamiflu]] |
[[Image:Oseltamivir azide-free synthesis.svg|thumb|center|400px|Synthesis of Tamiflu]] |
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turnings to [[1,2-Dibromoethane|1,2-dibromoethane]] in [[benzene]]:[[diethyl ether]]), the epoxide is opened with [[allyl amine]] to yield the corresponding 1,2-amino alcohol. The water-immiscible [[solvent]]s [[methyl tert-butyl ether]] and [[acetonitrile]] are used to simplify the workup procedure, which involved stirring with 1 M aqueous [[ammonium sulfate]]. Reduction on [[palladium]], promoted by [[ethanolamine]], followed by acidic workup yielded the deprotected 1,2-aminoalcohol. The aminoalcohol was converted directly to the corresponding allyl-diamine in an interesting cascade sequence that commences with the unselective [[imination]] of [[benzaldehyde]] with [[azeotropic]] water removal in methyl tert-butyl ether. Mesylation, followed by removal of the solid byproduct [[triethylamine]] [[hydrochloride]], results in an intermediate that was poised to undergo [[aziridination]] upon [[transimination]] with another equivalent of allylamine. With the librated [[methanesulfonic acid]], the |
turnings to [[1,2-Dibromoethane|1,2-dibromoethane]] in [[benzene]]:[[diethyl ether]]), the epoxide is opened with [[allyl amine]] to yield the corresponding 1,2-amino alcohol. The water-immiscible [[solvent]]s [[methyl tert-butyl ether]] and [[acetonitrile]] are used to simplify the workup procedure, which involved stirring with 1 M aqueous [[ammonium sulfate]]. Reduction on [[palladium]], promoted by [[ethanolamine]], followed by acidic workup yielded the deprotected 1,2-aminoalcohol. The aminoalcohol was converted directly to the corresponding allyl-diamine in an interesting cascade sequence that commences with the unselective [[imination]] of [[benzaldehyde]] with [[azeotropic]] water removal in methyl tert-butyl ether. Mesylation, followed by removal of the solid byproduct [[triethylamine]] [[hydrochloride]], results in an intermediate that was poised to undergo [[aziridination]] upon [[transimination]] with another equivalent of allylamine. With the librated [[methanesulfonic acid]], the |
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[[aziridine]] opens cleanly to yield a diamine that immediately undergoes a second transimination. Acidic [[hydrolysis]] then removed the [[imine]]. Selective [[acylation]] with [[acetic anhydride]] (under [[buffer solution|buffered]] conditions, the 5-amino group is [[Protonation|protonated]] owing to a considerable difference in [[acid dissociation constant|p''K''<sub>a</sub>]], 4.2 vs 7.9, preventing [[acetylation]]) yields the desired ''N''-acetylated product in crystalline form upon extractive workup. Finally, [[deallylation]] as above, yielded the [[Freebase (chemistry)|freebase]] of oseltamivir, which was converted to the desired oseltamivir phosphate by treatment with [[phosphoric acid]]. The final product is obtained in high purity (99.7%) and an overall yield of 17-22% from (−)-shikimic acid. It is noted that the synthesis avoids the use of potentially explosive [[azide]] reagents and intermediates; however, the synthesis actually used by Roche uses azides. Roche has other routes to |
[[aziridine]] opens cleanly to yield a diamine that immediately undergoes a second transimination. Acidic [[hydrolysis]] then removed the [[imine]]. Selective [[acylation]] with [[acetic anhydride]] (under [[buffer solution|buffered]] conditions, the 5-amino group is [[Protonation|protonated]] owing to a considerable difference in [[acid dissociation constant|p''K''<sub>a</sub>]], 4.2 vs 7.9, preventing [[acetylation]]) yields the desired ''N''-acetylated product in crystalline form upon extractive workup. Finally, [[deallylation]] as above, yielded the [[Freebase (chemistry)|freebase]] of oseltamivir, which was converted to the desired oseltamivir phosphate by treatment with [[phosphoric acid]]. The final product is obtained in high purity (99.7%) and an overall yield of 17-22% from (−)-shikimic acid. It is noted that the synthesis avoids the use of potentially explosive [[azide]] reagents and intermediates; however, the synthesis actually used by Roche uses azides. Roche has other routes to |
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oseltamivir that do not involve the use of (−)-shikimic acid as a chiral pool starting material, such as a Diels-Alder route involving furan and [[ethyl acrylate]] or an [[isophthalic acid]] route, which involves catalytic hydrogenation and enzymatic desymmetrization. |
oseltamivir that do not involve the use of (−)-shikimic acid as a chiral pool starting material, such as a Diels-Alder route involving furan and [[ethyl acrylate]] or an [[isophthalic acid]] route, which involves catalytic hydrogenation and enzymatic desymmetrization.{{cn|date=January 2023}} |
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==Corey synthesis== |
==Corey synthesis== |
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In 2006 the group of [[E.J. Corey]] published a novel route bypassing shikimic acid starting from [[butadiene]] and [[acrylic acid]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Yeung | first1 = Ying-Yeung | last2 = Hong | first2 = Sungwoo | last3 = Corey | first3 = E. J. | year = 2006 | title = A Short Enantioselective Pathway for the Synthesis of the Anti-Influenza Neuramidase Inhibitor Oseltamivir from 1,3-Butadiene and Acrylic Acid |
In 2006 the group of [[E.J. Corey]] published a novel route bypassing shikimic acid starting from [[butadiene]] and [[acrylic acid]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Yeung | first1 = Ying-Yeung | last2 = Hong | first2 = Sungwoo | last3 = Corey | first3 = E. J. | year = 2006 | title = A Short Enantioselective Pathway for the Synthesis of the Anti-Influenza Neuramidase Inhibitor Oseltamivir from 1,3-Butadiene and Acrylic Acid | journal = [[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]] | volume = 128 | issue = 19| pages = 6310–6311 | doi = 10.1021/ja0616433 | pmid = 16683783 | s2cid = 20852603 }}</ref> The inventors chose not to [[patent]] this procedure which is described below. |
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[[File:Corey oseltamivir synthesis.svg|center|thumb|400px|Corey 2006 oseltamivir synthesis]] |
[[File:Corey oseltamivir synthesis.svg|center|thumb|400px|Corey 2006 oseltamivir synthesis]] |
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==Shibasaki synthesis== |
==Shibasaki synthesis== |
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Also in 2006 the group of Masakatsu Shibasaki of the [[University of Tokyo]] published a synthesis again bypassing shikimic acid.<ref> |
Also in 2006 the group of Masakatsu Shibasaki of the [[University of Tokyo]] published a synthesis again bypassing shikimic acid.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1021/ja061696k | volume=128 | title=De Novo Synthesis of Tamiflu via a Catalytic Asymmetric Ring-Opening of meso -Aziridines with TMSN 3 | year=2006 | journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society | pages=6312–6313 | last1 = Fukuta | first1 = Yuhei | issue=19 | pmid=16683784}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1021/ol062663c | volume=9 | title=Second Generation Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Tamiflu: Allylic Substitution Route | year=2007 | journal=Organic Letters | pages=259–262 | last1 = Mita | first1 = Tsuyoshi| issue=2 | pmid=17217279 }}</ref> |
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[[File:ShibasakiTamifluSynthesisPartI.png|thumb|Shibasaki Tamiflu SynthesisPart I]] |
[[File:ShibasakiTamifluSynthesisPartI.png|thumb|Shibasaki Tamiflu SynthesisPart I]] |
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An improved method published in 2007 starts with the [[enantioselective]] [[desymmetrization]] of [[aziridine]] '''1''' with [[trimethylsilyl azide]] (TMSN<sub>3</sub>) and a chiral catalyst to the [[azide]] '''2'''. The [[amide]] group is protected as a BOC group with [[Boc anhydride]] and [[4-Dimethylaminopyridine|DMAP]] in '''3''' and [[iodolactamization]] with [[iodine]] and [[potassium carbonate]] first gives the unstable intermediate '''4''' and then stable cyclic [[carbamate]] '''5''' after [[elimination reaction|elimination]] of [[hydrogen iodide]] with [[DBU (chemistry)|DBU]]. |
An improved method published in 2007 starts with the [[enantioselective]] [[desymmetrization]] of [[aziridine]] '''1''' with [[trimethylsilyl azide]] (TMSN<sub>3</sub>) and a chiral catalyst to the [[azide]] '''2'''. The [[amide]] group is protected as a BOC group with [[Boc anhydride]] and [[4-Dimethylaminopyridine|DMAP]] in '''3''' and [[iodolactamization]] with [[iodine]] and [[potassium carbonate]] first gives the unstable intermediate '''4''' and then stable cyclic [[carbamate]] '''5''' after [[elimination reaction|elimination]] of [[hydrogen iodide]] with [[DBU (chemistry)|DBU]]. |
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The amide group is reprotected as BOC '''6''' and the azide group converted to the amide '''7''' by reductive acylation with [[thioacetic acid]] and [[2,6-lutidine]]. [[Caesium carbonate]] accomplishes the [[hydrolysis]] of the carbamate group to the [[alcohol]] '''8''' which is subsequently oxidized to [[ketone]] '''9''' with [[Dess-Martin periodinane]]. Cyanophosphorylation with [[diethyl phosphorocyanidate]] (DEPC) modifies the ketone group to the cyanophosphate '''10''' paving the way for an [[Intramolecular reaction|intramolecular]] [[allylic rearrangement]] to unstable β-allyl [[organophosphate|phosphate]] '''11''' (toluene, sealed tube) which is hydrolyzed to alcohol '''12''' with [[ammonium chloride]]. This hydroxyl group has the wrong stereochemistry and is therefore [[inversion of configuration|inverted]] in a [[Mitsunobu reaction]] with [[p-nitrobenzoic acid]] followed by hydrolysis of the p-nitrobenzoate to '''13'''. |
The amide group is reprotected as BOC '''6''' and the azide group converted to the amide '''7''' by reductive acylation with [[thioacetic acid]] and [[2,6-lutidine]]. [[Caesium carbonate]] accomplishes the [[hydrolysis]] of the carbamate group to the [[Alcohol (chemistry)|alcohol]] '''8''' which is subsequently oxidized to [[ketone]] '''9''' with [[Dess-Martin periodinane]]. Cyanophosphorylation with [[diethyl phosphorocyanidate]] (DEPC) modifies the ketone group to the cyanophosphate '''10''' paving the way for an [[Intramolecular reaction|intramolecular]] [[allylic rearrangement]] to unstable β-allyl [[organophosphate|phosphate]] '''11''' (toluene, sealed tube) which is hydrolyzed to alcohol '''12''' with [[ammonium chloride]]. This hydroxyl group has the wrong stereochemistry and is therefore [[inversion of configuration|inverted]] in a [[Mitsunobu reaction]] with [[p-nitrobenzoic acid]] followed by hydrolysis of the p-nitrobenzoate to '''13'''. |
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A second Mitsunobu reaction then forms the [[aziridine]] '''14''' available for ring-opening reaction with [[3-Pentanol|3-pentanol]] catalyzed by [[boron trifluoride]] to ether '''15'''. In the final step the BOC group is removed (HCl) and [[phosphoric acid]] added to objective '''16'''. |
A second Mitsunobu reaction then forms the [[aziridine]] '''14''' available for ring-opening reaction with [[3-Pentanol|3-pentanol]] catalyzed by [[boron trifluoride]] to ether '''15'''. In the final step the BOC group is removed (HCl) and [[phosphoric acid]] added to objective '''16'''. |
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==Fukuyama synthesis== |
==Fukuyama synthesis== |
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An approach published in 2007 |
An approach published in 2007<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1002/anie.200701754 | volume=46 | title=A Practical Synthesis of (−)-Oseltamivir | year=2007 | journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition | pages=5734–5736 | last1 = Satoh | first1 = Nobuhiro| issue=30 | pmid=17594704 | doi-access=free }}</ref> like Corey's starts by an [[asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction]] this time with starting materials [[pyridine]] and [[acrolein]]. |
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[[File:OseltamivirFukuyamaPartI.png|thumb|Fukuyama Tamiflu SynthesisPart I]] |
[[File:OseltamivirFukuyamaPartI.png|thumb|Fukuyama Tamiflu SynthesisPart I]] |
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[[File:OseltamivirFukuyamaPartII.png|thumb|Fukuyama Tamiflu SynthesisPart II]] |
[[File:OseltamivirFukuyamaPartII.png|thumb|Fukuyama Tamiflu SynthesisPart II]] |
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Pyridine ('''1''') is [[organic reduction|reduced]] with [[sodium borohydride]] in presence of [[benzyl chloroformate]] to the [[Carboxybenzyl|Cbz]] [[protective group|protected]] [[dihydropyridine]] '''2'''. The asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction with [[acrolein]] '''3''' is carried out with the [[McMillan catalyst]] to the [[aldehyde]] '''4''' as the [[endo isomer]] which is oxidized to the [[carboxylic acid]] '''5''' with [[sodium chlorite]], [[monopotassium phosphate]] and [[2-Methyl-2-butene|2-methyl-2-butene]]. Addition of [[bromine]] gives [[halolactonization]] product '''6''' and after replacement of the Cbz protective group by a [[Di-tert-butyl dicarbonate|BOC]] protective group in '''7''' ([[hydrogenolysis]] in the presence of [[di-tert-butyl dicarbonate|di-''tert''-butyl dicarbonate]]) a [[carbonyl]] group is introduced in intermediate '''8''' by catalytic [[ruthenium(IV) oxide]] and [[sacrificial catalyst]] [[sodium periodate]]. Addition of [[ammonia]] cleaves the ester group to form [[amide]] '''9''' the [[alcohol]] group of which is [[mesyl]]ated to compound '''10'''. In the next step [[iodobenzene diacetate]] is added, converting the amide in a [[Hofmann rearrangement]] to the allyl [[carbamate]] '''12''' after capturing the intermediate isocyanate with [[allyl alcohol]] '''11'''. On addition of [[sodium ethoxide]] in ethanol three reactions take place simultaneously: cleavage of the [[amide]] to form new an ethyl [[ester]] group, displacement of the mesyl group by newly formed BOC protected [[amine]] to an [[aziridine]] group and an [[elimination reaction]] forming the [[alkene]] group in '''13''' with liberation of HBr. In the final two steps the aziridine ring is opened by [[3-Pentanol|3-pentanol]] '''14''' and [[boron trifluoride]] to aminoether '''15''' with the BOC group replaced by an [[acyl]] group and on removal of the other amine protecting group ([[palladium on carbon|Pd/C]], [[triphenylphosphine|Ph<sub>3</sub>P]], and [[barbituric acid|1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid]] in ethanol) and addition of [[phosphoric acid]] oseltamivir '''16''' is obtained. |
Pyridine ('''1''') is [[organic reduction|reduced]] with [[sodium borohydride]] in presence of [[benzyl chloroformate]] to the [[Carboxybenzyl|Cbz]] [[protective group|protected]] [[dihydropyridine]] '''2'''. The asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction with [[acrolein]] '''3''' is carried out with the [[McMillan catalyst]] to the [[aldehyde]] '''4''' as the [[endo isomer]] which is oxidized to the [[carboxylic acid]] '''5''' with [[sodium chlorite]], [[monopotassium phosphate]] and [[2-Methyl-2-butene|2-methyl-2-butene]]. Addition of [[bromine]] gives [[halolactonization]] product '''6''' and after replacement of the Cbz protective group by a [[Di-tert-butyl dicarbonate|BOC]] protective group in '''7''' ([[hydrogenolysis]] in the presence of [[di-tert-butyl dicarbonate|di-''tert''-butyl dicarbonate]]) a [[carbonyl]] group is introduced in intermediate '''8''' by catalytic [[ruthenium(IV) oxide]] and [[sacrificial catalyst]] [[sodium periodate]]. Addition of [[ammonia]] cleaves the ester group to form [[amide]] '''9''' the [[Alcohol (chemistry)|alcohol]] group of which is [[mesyl]]ated to compound '''10'''. In the next step [[iodobenzene diacetate]] is added, converting the amide in a [[Hofmann rearrangement]] to the allyl [[carbamate]] '''12''' after capturing the intermediate isocyanate with [[allyl alcohol]] '''11'''. On addition of [[sodium ethoxide]] in ethanol three reactions take place simultaneously: cleavage of the [[amide]] to form new an ethyl [[ester]] group, displacement of the mesyl group by newly formed BOC protected [[amine]] to an [[aziridine]] group and an [[elimination reaction]] forming the [[alkene]] group in '''13''' with liberation of HBr. In the final two steps the aziridine ring is opened by [[3-Pentanol|3-pentanol]] '''14''' and [[boron trifluoride]] to aminoether '''15''' with the BOC group replaced by an [[acyl]] group and on removal of the other amine protecting group ([[palladium on carbon|Pd/C]], [[triphenylphosphine|Ph<sub>3</sub>P]], and [[barbituric acid|1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid]] in ethanol) and addition of [[phosphoric acid]] oseltamivir '''16''' is obtained. |
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==Trost synthesis== |
==Trost synthesis== |
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[[File:Trost oseltamivir synthesis.svg|thumb|Trost oseltamivir synthesis]] |
[[File:Trost oseltamivir synthesis.svg|thumb|Trost oseltamivir synthesis]] |
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In 2008 the group of [[Barry M. Trost]] of [[Stanford University]] published the shortest synthetic route to date.<ref> |
In 2008 the group of [[Barry M. Trost]] of [[Stanford University]] published the shortest synthetic route to date.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1002/anie.200800282 | volume=47 | title=A Concise Synthesis of (−)-Oseltamivir | year=2008 | journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition | pages=3759–3761 | last1 = Trost | first1 = Barry M.| issue=20 | pmid=18399551 }}</ref> |
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== Hayashi |
== Hayashi synthesis == |
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In 2009, Hayashi et al. successfully produced an efficient, low cost synthetic route to prepare (-)-oseltamivir ('''1'''). Their goal was to design a procedure that would be suitable for large-scale production. Keeping cost, yield, and number of synthetic steps in mind, an [[Enantiomer|enantioselective]] [[total synthesis]] of ('''1''') was accomplished through three one-pot operations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal| |
In 2009, Hayashi et al. successfully produced an efficient, low cost synthetic route to prepare (-)-oseltamivir ('''1'''). Their goal was to design a procedure that would be suitable for large-scale production. Keeping cost, yield, and number of synthetic steps in mind, an [[Enantiomer|enantioselective]] [[total synthesis]] of ('''1''') was accomplished through three one-pot operations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Ishikawa|first1=Hayato|last2=Suzuki|first2=Takaki|last3=Hayashi|first3=Yujiro|date=2009-02-02|title=High-Yielding Synthesis of the Anti-Influenza Neuramidase Inhibitor (−)-Oseltamivir by Three "One-Pot" Operations|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition|language=en|volume=48|issue=7|pages=1304–1307|doi=10.1002/anie.200804883|pmid=19123206|issn=1521-3773}}</ref><ref name="Laborda 1513"/> Hayashi et al.'s use of one-pot operations allowed them to perform several reactions steps in a single pot, which ultimately minimized the number of purification steps needed, waste, and saved time. |
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In the first [[One-pot synthesis|one-pot operation]], Hayashi et al. begins by using diphenylprolinol silyl ether ('''4''')<ref name="Hayashi 4212–4215"/> as an [[Organocatalysis|organocatalyst]], along with alkoxyaldehyde ('''2''') and [[nitroalkene]] ('''3''') to perform an asymmetric [[Michael reaction]], affording an enantioselective Michael [[adduct]]. Upon addition of a diethyl vinylphosphate derivative ('''5''') to the Michael [[adduct]], a domino [[Michael reaction]] and [[Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction|Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons]] reaction occurs due to the phosphonate group produced from ('''5''') to give an ethyl cyclohexenecarboxylate derivative along with two unwanted by-products. To transform the undesired by-products into the desired ethyl cyclohexencarboxylate derivative, the mixture of the product and by-products was treated with Cs<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> in ethanol. This induced a retro-Michael reaction on one by-product and a retro-[[aldol reaction]] accompanied with a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction for the other. Both by-products were successfully converted to the desired derivative. Finally, the addition of ''p''-toluenethiol with Cs<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> gives ('''6''') in a 70% yield after being purified by [[column chromatography]], with the desired isomer dominating.<ref name=":0" /> |
In the first [[One-pot synthesis|one-pot operation]], Hayashi et al. begins by using diphenylprolinol silyl ether ('''4''')<ref name="Hayashi 4212–4215"/> as an [[Organocatalysis|organocatalyst]], along with alkoxyaldehyde ('''2''') and [[nitroalkene]] ('''3''') to perform an asymmetric [[Michael reaction]], affording an enantioselective Michael [[adduct]]. Upon addition of a diethyl vinylphosphate derivative ('''5''') to the Michael [[adduct]], a domino [[Michael reaction]] and [[Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction|Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons]] reaction occurs due to the phosphonate group produced from ('''5''') to give an ethyl cyclohexenecarboxylate derivative along with two unwanted by-products. To transform the undesired by-products into the desired ethyl cyclohexencarboxylate derivative, the mixture of the product and by-products was treated with Cs<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> in ethanol. This induced a retro-Michael reaction on one by-product and a retro-[[aldol reaction]] accompanied with a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction for the other. Both by-products were successfully converted to the desired derivative. Finally, the addition of ''p''-toluenethiol with Cs<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> gives ('''6''') in a 70% yield after being purified by [[column chromatography]], with the desired isomer dominating.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In the second [[One-pot synthesis|one-pot operation]], [[trifluoroacetic acid]] is employed first to deprotect the ''tert''-butyl ester of ('''6'''); any excess reagent was removed via evaporation. The carboxylic acid produced as a result of the deprotection was then converted to an acyl chloride by [[oxalyl chloride]] and a catalytic amount of [[Dimethylformamide|DMF]]. Finally, addition of sodium azide, in the last reaction of the second one-pot operation, produce the acyl azide ('''7''') without any purification needed.<ref name=":0" /> |
In the second [[One-pot synthesis|one-pot operation]], [[trifluoroacetic acid]] is employed first to deprotect the ''tert''-butyl ester of ('''6'''); any excess reagent was removed via evaporation. The carboxylic acid produced as a result of the deprotection was then converted to an acyl chloride by [[oxalyl chloride]] and a catalytic amount of [[Dimethylformamide|DMF]]. Finally, addition of sodium azide, in the last reaction of the second one-pot operation, produce the acyl azide ('''7''') without any purification needed.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The final [[One-pot synthesis|one-pot operation]] begins with a [[Curtius rearrangement|Curtius Rearrangement]] of acyl azide ('''7''') to produce an isocyanate functional group at room temperature. The [[isocyanate]] derivative then reacts with [[acetic acid]] to yield the desired acetylamino moiety found in ('''1'''). This domino Curtius rearrangement and amide formation occurs in the absence of heat, which is extremely beneficial for reducing any possible hazard. The nitro moiety of ('''7''') is reduced to the desired amine observed in ('''1''') with Zn/HCl. Due to the harsh conditions of the nitro reduction, ammonia was used to neutralize the reaction. [[Potassium carbonate]] was then added to give ('''1'''), via a retro-Michael reaction of the [[thiol]]. ('''1''') was then purified by an acid/base extraction. The overall yield for the total synthesis of (-)-oseltamivir is 57%.<ref name=":0" /> Hayashi et al. use of inexpensive, non-hazardous reagents has allowed for an efficient, high yielding synthetic route that can allow for vast amount of novel derivatives to be produced in hopes of combatting against viruses resistant to (-)-oseltamivir. |
The final [[One-pot synthesis|one-pot operation]] begins with a [[Curtius rearrangement|Curtius Rearrangement]] of acyl azide ('''7''') to produce an isocyanate functional group at room temperature. The [[isocyanate]] derivative then reacts with [[acetic acid]] to yield the desired acetylamino moiety found in ('''1'''). This domino Curtius rearrangement and amide formation occurs in the absence of heat, which is extremely beneficial for reducing any possible hazard. The nitro moiety of ('''7''') is reduced to the desired amine observed in ('''1''') with Zn/HCl. Due to the harsh conditions of the nitro reduction, ammonia was used to neutralize the reaction. [[Potassium carbonate]] was then added to give ('''1'''), via a retro-Michael reaction of the [[thiol]]. ('''1''') was then purified by an acid/base extraction. The overall yield for the total synthesis of (-)-oseltamivir is 57%.<ref name=":0" /> Hayashi et al. use of inexpensive, non-hazardous reagents has allowed for an efficient, high yielding synthetic route that can allow for vast amount of novel derivatives to be produced in hopes of combatting against viruses resistant to (-)-oseltamivir. |
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Latest revision as of 22:53, 18 November 2024
Oseltamivir total synthesis concerns the total synthesis of the anti-influenza drug oseltamivir[1] marketed by Hoffmann-La Roche under the trade name Tamiflu. Its commercial production starts from the biomolecule shikimic acid harvested from Chinese star anise and from recombinant E. coli.[2][3] Control of stereochemistry is important: the molecule has three stereocenters and the sought-after isomer is only 1 of 8 stereoisomers.[citation needed]
Commercial production
[edit]The current production method is based on the first scalable synthesis developed by Gilead Sciences[4] starting from naturally occurring quinic acid or shikimic acid. Due to lower yields and the extra steps required (because of the additional dehydration), the quinic acid route was dropped in favour of the one based on shikimic acid, which received further improvements by Hoffmann-La Roche.[5][6] The current industrial synthesis is summarised below:
Karpf / Trussardi synthesis
[edit]The current production method includes two reaction steps with potentially hazardous azides. A reported azide-free Roche synthesis of tamiflu is summarised graphically below:[7]
The synthesis commences from naturally available (−)-shikimic acid. The 3,4-pentylidene acetal mesylate is prepared in three steps: esterification with ethanol and thionyl chloride; ketalization with p-toluenesulfonic acid and 3-pentanone; and mesylation with triethylamine and methanesulfonyl chloride. Reductive opening of the ketal under modified Hunter conditions[8] in dichloromethane yields an inseparable mixture of isomeric mesylates. The corresponding epoxide is formed under basic conditions with potassium bicarbonate. Using the inexpensive Lewis acid magnesium bromide diethyl etherate (commonly prepared fresh by the addition of magnesium turnings to 1,2-dibromoethane in benzene:diethyl ether), the epoxide is opened with allyl amine to yield the corresponding 1,2-amino alcohol. The water-immiscible solvents methyl tert-butyl ether and acetonitrile are used to simplify the workup procedure, which involved stirring with 1 M aqueous ammonium sulfate. Reduction on palladium, promoted by ethanolamine, followed by acidic workup yielded the deprotected 1,2-aminoalcohol. The aminoalcohol was converted directly to the corresponding allyl-diamine in an interesting cascade sequence that commences with the unselective imination of benzaldehyde with azeotropic water removal in methyl tert-butyl ether. Mesylation, followed by removal of the solid byproduct triethylamine hydrochloride, results in an intermediate that was poised to undergo aziridination upon transimination with another equivalent of allylamine. With the librated methanesulfonic acid, the aziridine opens cleanly to yield a diamine that immediately undergoes a second transimination. Acidic hydrolysis then removed the imine. Selective acylation with acetic anhydride (under buffered conditions, the 5-amino group is protonated owing to a considerable difference in pKa, 4.2 vs 7.9, preventing acetylation) yields the desired N-acetylated product in crystalline form upon extractive workup. Finally, deallylation as above, yielded the freebase of oseltamivir, which was converted to the desired oseltamivir phosphate by treatment with phosphoric acid. The final product is obtained in high purity (99.7%) and an overall yield of 17-22% from (−)-shikimic acid. It is noted that the synthesis avoids the use of potentially explosive azide reagents and intermediates; however, the synthesis actually used by Roche uses azides. Roche has other routes to oseltamivir that do not involve the use of (−)-shikimic acid as a chiral pool starting material, such as a Diels-Alder route involving furan and ethyl acrylate or an isophthalic acid route, which involves catalytic hydrogenation and enzymatic desymmetrization.[citation needed]
Corey synthesis
[edit]In 2006 the group of E.J. Corey published a novel route bypassing shikimic acid starting from butadiene and acrylic acid.[9] The inventors chose not to patent this procedure which is described below.
Butadiene 1 reacts in an asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction with the esterification product of acrylic acid and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 2 catalysed by the CBS catalyst. The ester 3 is converted into an amide in 4 by reaction with ammonia and the next step to lactam 5 is an iodolactamization with iodine initiated by trimethylsilyltriflate. The amide group is fitted with a BOC protecting group by reaction with Boc anhydride in 6 and the iodine substituent is removed in an elimination reaction with DBU to the alkene 7. Bromine is introduced in 8 by an allylic bromination with NBS and the amide group is cleaved with ethanol and caesium carbonate accompanied by elimination of bromide to the diene ethyl ester 9. The newly formed double bond is functionalized with N-bromoacetamide 10 catalyzed with tin(IV) bromide with complete control of stereochemistry. In the next step the bromine atom in 11 is displaced by the nitrogen atom in the amide group with the strong base KHMDS to the aziridine 12 which in turn is opened by reaction with 3-pentanol 13 to the ether 14. In the final step the BOC group is removed with phosphoric acid and the oseltamivir phosphate 15 is formed.
Shibasaki synthesis
[edit]Also in 2006 the group of Masakatsu Shibasaki of the University of Tokyo published a synthesis again bypassing shikimic acid.[10][11]
An improved method published in 2007 starts with the enantioselective desymmetrization of aziridine 1 with trimethylsilyl azide (TMSN3) and a chiral catalyst to the azide 2. The amide group is protected as a BOC group with Boc anhydride and DMAP in 3 and iodolactamization with iodine and potassium carbonate first gives the unstable intermediate 4 and then stable cyclic carbamate 5 after elimination of hydrogen iodide with DBU.
The amide group is reprotected as BOC 6 and the azide group converted to the amide 7 by reductive acylation with thioacetic acid and 2,6-lutidine. Caesium carbonate accomplishes the hydrolysis of the carbamate group to the alcohol 8 which is subsequently oxidized to ketone 9 with Dess-Martin periodinane. Cyanophosphorylation with diethyl phosphorocyanidate (DEPC) modifies the ketone group to the cyanophosphate 10 paving the way for an intramolecular allylic rearrangement to unstable β-allyl phosphate 11 (toluene, sealed tube) which is hydrolyzed to alcohol 12 with ammonium chloride. This hydroxyl group has the wrong stereochemistry and is therefore inverted in a Mitsunobu reaction with p-nitrobenzoic acid followed by hydrolysis of the p-nitrobenzoate to 13.
A second Mitsunobu reaction then forms the aziridine 14 available for ring-opening reaction with 3-pentanol catalyzed by boron trifluoride to ether 15. In the final step the BOC group is removed (HCl) and phosphoric acid added to objective 16.
Fukuyama synthesis
[edit]An approach published in 2007[12] like Corey's starts by an asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction this time with starting materials pyridine and acrolein.
Pyridine (1) is reduced with sodium borohydride in presence of benzyl chloroformate to the Cbz protected dihydropyridine 2. The asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction with acrolein 3 is carried out with the McMillan catalyst to the aldehyde 4 as the endo isomer which is oxidized to the carboxylic acid 5 with sodium chlorite, monopotassium phosphate and 2-methyl-2-butene. Addition of bromine gives halolactonization product 6 and after replacement of the Cbz protective group by a BOC protective group in 7 (hydrogenolysis in the presence of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate) a carbonyl group is introduced in intermediate 8 by catalytic ruthenium(IV) oxide and sacrificial catalyst sodium periodate. Addition of ammonia cleaves the ester group to form amide 9 the alcohol group of which is mesylated to compound 10. In the next step iodobenzene diacetate is added, converting the amide in a Hofmann rearrangement to the allyl carbamate 12 after capturing the intermediate isocyanate with allyl alcohol 11. On addition of sodium ethoxide in ethanol three reactions take place simultaneously: cleavage of the amide to form new an ethyl ester group, displacement of the mesyl group by newly formed BOC protected amine to an aziridine group and an elimination reaction forming the alkene group in 13 with liberation of HBr. In the final two steps the aziridine ring is opened by 3-pentanol 14 and boron trifluoride to aminoether 15 with the BOC group replaced by an acyl group and on removal of the other amine protecting group (Pd/C, Ph3P, and 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid in ethanol) and addition of phosphoric acid oseltamivir 16 is obtained.
Trost synthesis
[edit]In 2008 the group of Barry M. Trost of Stanford University published the shortest synthetic route to date.[13]
Hayashi synthesis
[edit]In 2009, Hayashi et al. successfully produced an efficient, low cost synthetic route to prepare (-)-oseltamivir (1). Their goal was to design a procedure that would be suitable for large-scale production. Keeping cost, yield, and number of synthetic steps in mind, an enantioselective total synthesis of (1) was accomplished through three one-pot operations.[14][5] Hayashi et al.'s use of one-pot operations allowed them to perform several reactions steps in a single pot, which ultimately minimized the number of purification steps needed, waste, and saved time.
In the first one-pot operation, Hayashi et al. begins by using diphenylprolinol silyl ether (4)[6] as an organocatalyst, along with alkoxyaldehyde (2) and nitroalkene (3) to perform an asymmetric Michael reaction, affording an enantioselective Michael adduct. Upon addition of a diethyl vinylphosphate derivative (5) to the Michael adduct, a domino Michael reaction and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction occurs due to the phosphonate group produced from (5) to give an ethyl cyclohexenecarboxylate derivative along with two unwanted by-products. To transform the undesired by-products into the desired ethyl cyclohexencarboxylate derivative, the mixture of the product and by-products was treated with Cs2CO3 in ethanol. This induced a retro-Michael reaction on one by-product and a retro-aldol reaction accompanied with a Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction for the other. Both by-products were successfully converted to the desired derivative. Finally, the addition of p-toluenethiol with Cs2CO3 gives (6) in a 70% yield after being purified by column chromatography, with the desired isomer dominating.[14]
In the second one-pot operation, trifluoroacetic acid is employed first to deprotect the tert-butyl ester of (6); any excess reagent was removed via evaporation. The carboxylic acid produced as a result of the deprotection was then converted to an acyl chloride by oxalyl chloride and a catalytic amount of DMF. Finally, addition of sodium azide, in the last reaction of the second one-pot operation, produce the acyl azide (7) without any purification needed.[14]
The final one-pot operation begins with a Curtius Rearrangement of acyl azide (7) to produce an isocyanate functional group at room temperature. The isocyanate derivative then reacts with acetic acid to yield the desired acetylamino moiety found in (1). This domino Curtius rearrangement and amide formation occurs in the absence of heat, which is extremely beneficial for reducing any possible hazard. The nitro moiety of (7) is reduced to the desired amine observed in (1) with Zn/HCl. Due to the harsh conditions of the nitro reduction, ammonia was used to neutralize the reaction. Potassium carbonate was then added to give (1), via a retro-Michael reaction of the thiol. (1) was then purified by an acid/base extraction. The overall yield for the total synthesis of (-)-oseltamivir is 57%.[14] Hayashi et al. use of inexpensive, non-hazardous reagents has allowed for an efficient, high yielding synthetic route that can allow for vast amount of novel derivatives to be produced in hopes of combatting against viruses resistant to (-)-oseltamivir.
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