Acetone → Potassium Clavulanate

HRID 127155

Reaction equation

HRID 127155 reaction equation
[Li+].[CH2:2]1[C:5](=[O:6])[N:4]2[C@@H:7]([C:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])/[C:8](/[O:12][C@H:3]12)=[CH:9]/[CH2:10][OH:11].P([O-])([O-])([O-])=O.[K+:21].[K+].[K+].P([O-])([O-])([O-])=O.[Li+].[Li+].[Li+].CC(C)=O>O>[CH2:2]1[C:5](=[O:6])[N:4]2[C@@H:7]([C:13]([O-:15])=[O:14])/[C:8](/[O:12][C@H:3]12)=[CH:9]/[CH2:10][OH:11].[K+:21]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 62657Potassium Phosphate, TribasicHCID 165867Lithium phosphateHCID 237146474-Oxa-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 3-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-7-oxo-, lithium salt (1:1), (2R,3Z,5R)-

Product 1

HCID 23665591Potassium Clavulanate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

Lithium clavulanate (5.15 g, estimated purity 95% pfa, 0.025 moles) was dissolved in 45 mls water and cooled in an ice bath. Tripotassium orthophosphate (10.1 mls of 1 M solution; 1.2 equivs) was added in one lot. The solution was seeded with lithium orthophosphate (1 mg) and acetone (20 ml) added over 1/2 hr. By this time a large quantity of lithium phosphate had separated out and the pH dropped from 8.3 to 7.4. The solution was made up to 100 ml with acetone over 20 minutes and was then made up to 800 mls with acetone over a further 10 minutes. The mixture was stirred with celite (2 gms) and filtered. The clear filtrate was added to acetone (1750 mls) over 1 hr. The white solid was filtered off and washed with acetone (3×50 ml) (being careful not to pull dry on the filter), and dried on a fluid bed dryer to yield potassium clavulanate (5 g, 83.0% pfa, 85% recovery).

Workup

  1. temperaturecooled in an ice bath
  2. additionadded over 1/2 hr
  3. customBy this time a large quantity of lithium phosphate had separated out
  4. additionthe pH dropped from 8.3 to 7.4
  5. waitwas then made up to 800 mls with acetone over a further 10 minutes
  6. filtrationfiltered
  7. additionThe clear filtrate was added to acetone (1750 mls) over 1 hr
  8. filtrationThe white solid was filtered off
  9. washwashed with acetone (3×50 ml) (
  10. customto pull dry on the
  11. filtrationfilter), and
  12. customdried on a fluid bed dryer

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0d9965bd1fc5453b8f1b3df09164fb12
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_03
Patent number
US04255332

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