3-Acetamidophthalic Anhydride → Apremilast, (+-)-

HRID 1062678Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1062678 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([O:3][C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:12]([NH2:18])[CH2:13][S:14]([CH3:17])(=[O:16])=[O:15])[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:9]=1[O:10][CH3:11])[CH3:2].[C:19]([NH:22][C:23]1[CH:33]=[CH:32][CH:31]=[C:25]2[C:26]([O:28][C:29](=O)[C:24]=12)=[O:27])(=[O:21])[CH3:20]>C(O)(=O)C>[CH2:1]([O:3][C:4]1[CH:5]=[C:6]([CH:12]([N:18]2[C:29](=[O:28])[C:24]3[C:25](=[CH:31][CH:32]=[CH:33][C:23]=3[NH:22][C:19](=[O:21])[CH3:20])[C:26]2=[O:27])[CH2:13][S:14]([CH3:17])(=[O:16])=[O:15])[CH:7]=[CH:8][C:9]=1[O:10][CH3:11])[CH3:2]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 2261213-Acetamidophthalic AnhydrideHCID 112887921-(3-Ethoxy-4-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methanesulfonyl-ethylamine

Product 1

HCID 10151715Apremilast, (+-)-Yield 59.3%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 176Acetic AcidSolvent

Procedure

A stirred solution of 1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylsulfonylethylamine (1.0 g, 3.7 mmol) and 3-acetamidophthalic anhydride (751 mg, 3.66 mmol) in acetic acid (20 mL) was heated at reflux for 15 h. The solvent was removed in vacuo to yield an oil. Chromatography of the resulting oil yielded the product as a yellow solid (1.0 g, 59% yield): mp, 144° C.; 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ1.47 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H, CH3), 2.26 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.88 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.75 (dd, J=4.4, 14.3 Hz, 1H, CHH), 3.85 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.11 (q, J=7 Hz, 2H, CH2), 5.87 (dd, J=4.3, 10.5 Hz, 1H, NCH), 6.82-6.86 (m, 1H, Ar), 7.09-7.11 (m, 2H, Ar), 7.47 (d, J=7 Hz, 1H, Ar), 7.64 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H, Ar), 8.74 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H, Ar), 9.49 (br s, 1H, NH); 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ14.61, 24.85, 41.54, 48.44, 54.34, 55.85, 64.43, 111.37, 112.34, 115.04, 118.11, 120.21, 124.85, 129.17, 130.96, 136.01, 137.52, 148.54, 149.65, 167.38, 169.09, 169.40; Anal Calc'd. for C22H24NO7S: C, 57.38; H, 5.25; N, 6.08. Found: C, 57.31; H, 5.34; N, 5.83.

Workup

  1. temperatureat reflux for 15 h
  2. customThe solvent was removed in vacuo
  3. customto yield an oil

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b3c88df96a1a4ce49071b5714796f36c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2005_11
Patent number
US06962940B2

Reaction notes

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