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

HRID 469896Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 469896 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) δ: 1.47 (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, CH), 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) δ: 14.61, 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-d7291f3bacd143588ad45502afb29552
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_01
Patent number
US08629173B2

Reaction notes

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