Total Synthesis of Entecavir: A Robust Route for Pilot Production

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00007

A practical synthetic route for pilot production of entecavir is described. It is safe, robust, and scalable to kilogram scale. Starting from (S)-(+)-carvone, this synthetic route consists of a series of highly efficient reactions including a Favorskii rearrangement-elimination-epimerization sequence to establish the cyclopentene skeleton, the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation/rearrangement to afford the correct configuration of the secondary alcohol, and a directed homoallylic epoxidation followed by epoxide ring-opening to introduce the hydroxyl group suitable for the Mitsunobu reaction. In addition, the synthesis contains only four brief chromatographic purifications.

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Total synthesis of entecavir: a robust route for pilot production
Hua Xu, Fang Wang, Weicai Xue, Yunjie Zheng, Qi Wang, Fayang Qiu, and Yehua Jin
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Hua Xu , Fang Wang , Weicai Xue, Yunjie Zheng, Qi Wang, Fayang G. Qiu,* and Yehua Jin*
Launch-Pharma Technologies, Ltd., 188 Kaiyuan Boulevard, Building D, 5th Floor, the Science
Park of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510530, China.
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ABSTRACT: A practical synthetic route for pilot production of entecavir is described. It is safe,
robust and scalable to kilogram scale. Starting from (S)-(+)-carvone, this synthetic route consists
of a series of highly efficient reactions including a Favorskii rearrangement-elimination-
epimerization sequence to establish the cyclopentene skeleton; the Baeyer-Villiger
oxidation/rearrangement to afford the correct configuration of the secondary alcohol and a directed
homoallylic epoxidation followed by epoxide ring-opening to introduce the hydroxyl group
suitable for the Mitsunobu reaction. In addition, the synthesis contains only 4 brief
chromatographic purifications.
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KEYWORDS: entecavir; hepatitis B virus; total synthesis; Favorskii rearrangement; Baeyer-
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Approved by the US FDA in 2005 for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected patients
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under the trade name of Baraclude , entecavir (1), (Figure 1), is a nucleoside analogue with potent
activity and selectivity against HBV by inhibiting the replication process of the virus. It was first
discovered and synthesized by the chemists from Bristol-Myers Squibb.1
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Figure 1: Entecavir.
Given its biological activities and novel molecular framework, several synthetic groups around
the world have been attracted to study its total synthesis.1(a), 2, 3 From a practical point of view, we
have developed an efficient synthetic route that is suitable for the production of kilograms of high
quality product with 100% ee. The summary of the total syntheses of entecavir is shown in Figure
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Figure 2: Schematic summary of the total syntheses of entecavir.
As shown in Scheme 1, entecavir may be assembled with cyclopentanol 14 and protected purine
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through a series of transformations, including the most challenging one, conversion of a methyl
ketone into an alcohol in the presence of an alkene functionality. Compound 10 may be obtained
through conventional methods from carboxylate 8, an intermediate that may be derived from (S)-
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Scheme 1: The retrosynthetic analysis of entecavir 1.
As shown in Scheme 2, compound 3 was prepared as a single diastereomer from 3 kg of 92%
ee (S)-(+)-carvone via a two-step transformation including a stereoselective epoxidation and
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compound 3 afforded 4.25 kg of product 4 (60% yield over 3 steps) in 100% ee after
recrystallization from MeOH. This ultra-pure intermediate was then reacted with mCPBA to afford
epoxide 5, which was converted into diol 6 after treatment with dilute aqueous sulfuric acid.
Protection of the diol with dimethoxypropane afforded 3.4 kg of intermediate 7 (67% over 3 steps).
This product was treated with sodium methoxide in methanol to initially provide the cis-substituted
Favorskii rearrangement product 8a, which upon isomerization gave the thermodynamically more
stable cyclopentanecarboxylate 8 under the reaction conditions, though the epimerization was
incomplete even after being stirred for 24 hours (50 g scale) at room temperature. Fortunately, the
problem was solved by using methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE)/methanol as the solvent and the
reaction was complete in less than 17 hours (50 g scale). The postulated mechanism of this reaction
is shown in Scheme 3.
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Scheme 2: Synthesis of entecavir (1).
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Reagents and conditions: (a). 30% H
mCPBA, CH Cl , 25 °C; (e) H SO , H
-25 °C; (h) LAH, THF, 5-10 °C; (i) 20% H
k) cat. VO(acac) , TBHP, CH Cl , 0±5 °C; (l) TBSCl, imidazole, cat. DMAP, DMF, 25 °C; (m) LiTMP, Et
, THF, 0 °C (82%) (o) 3N HCl(aq), THF, 55 °C (90%).
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2(aq), 4N NaOH(aq), MeOH, 0 °C; (b) TFA, LiCl, THF, 0-5 °C; (c) TsCl, DMAP, CH
O, THF, 25 °C; (f) 2, 2-Dimethoxypropane, cat. PSA, CH Cl , 25 °C (67% for 3 steps); (g) MeONa, MTBE/MeOH,
SO4(aq), THF, 25 °C, then NaIO 25 °C (92% for 3 steps); (j) 30% H 2(aq), 10% NaOH(aq), MeOH, 70 °C (45%);
AlCl, toluene, 0 °C (75% for 3 steps); (n) 16,
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Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism of the tandem reaction sequence from 7 to 8.
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Reduction of carboxylate 8 using lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) provided alcohol 9, which
was converted into ketone 10 through hydrolysis of the isopropylidene followed by oxidative
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efficient oxidant and a kilogram scale reaction afforded compound 11, after chromatographic
separation, in 45% yield.5
Diol 11 was converted into the desired β-epoxide 12 (β-epoxide : α-epoxide = 8.6:1) through the
vanadium-catalyzed stereoselective epoxidation of homoallylic alcohol.2d, 6 In this case, the
stereoselectivity of the epoxidation was mainly directed by the secondary alcohol instead of the
primary alcohol, which was to our desire and surprise.
Protection of the hydroxyl groups of 12 with TBSCl/imidazole delivered TBS ether 13 as a single
diastereomer after a brief chromatographic purification, the latter was converted into intermediate
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Condensation of 14 with protected purine 16 via a Mitsunobu reaction afforded compound 15 as a
single diastereomer,2d, 7 hydrolysis of which with aqueous HCl provided the final product, i.e.,
entecavir 1 in 90% yield. The identity of the final product was confirmed by X-ray crystallography.
Starting from 3 kg (S)-(+)-carvone (92% ee), 530 g of enantiomerically pure entecavir 1 was
obtained, which corresponds to an overall yield of 9% over 15 steps.
In summary, we have accomplished a robust kilogram-scale total synthesis of entecavir with
high purity which meets the API requirements. The starting (S)-(+)-carvone is inexpensive and
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commercially available in bulk quantities. The reaction conditions are mild (mostly 0 ~ 25 °C;
only two reactions require heating to 55 °C and 70 °C, respectively); and most of the reagents used
in this synthesis are inexpensive commercial materials. The success of this approach is dependent
on a series of key chemical transformations, including: 1) tandem reaction of Favorskii
rearrangement-tosylate elimination-epimerization; 2) Baeyer-Villiger oxidation under basic
conditions; 3) vanadium-catalyzed stereoselective epoxidation of a homoallylic alcohol directed
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General Procedures:
All reactions were carried out under a nitrogen atmosphere unless otherwise stated. All the solvents
and reagents were purchased at the highest commercial quality and used without further
purification, unless otherwise stated. Yields refer to chromatographically and spectroscopically
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H NMR) homogeneous materials, unless otherwise stated.
Reactions were monitored by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) carried out on commercial silica
gel plates (GF254) using UV light as visualizing agent and an acidic mixture of anisaldehyde,
phosphomolybdic acid, or ceric ammonium molybdate, or basic aqueous potassium permanganate
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reduced pressure followed by further evacuation using a two-stage mechanical pump. NMR
spectra were recorded on 400 MHz or/and 500 MHz Bruker FT-NMR spectrometers and calibrated
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Electrospray Ionization (ESI). Optical rotation were obtained on a Perkin-Elmer 341 polarimeter
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Experimental procedure:
Synthesis of 2: (+)-Carvone (3.00 kg, 19.97 mol, 1.00 equiv) was charged to a 50 L glass reactor.
MeOH (15 L) was added under vacuum, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min before being cooled
to 0 ± 5 °C. Aqueous NaOH (4 M, 1.00 L, 3.99 mol, 0.20 equiv) and aqueous H
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reaction mixture was stirred at 0 °C for about 10 h at which time no (+)-carvone was detected
(monitored by TLC). Anhydrous sodium sulfite (0.60 kg) was added to quench the reaction. After
being stirred for 0.5 h, no more H
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O (5
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L) before DCM (15 L) was added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 min. After
standing for a few minutes, the organic phase was separated and the aqueous phase was extracted
with DCM (2 ×10 L). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (5 L). After separation,
the organic phase was concentrated under reduced pressure to provide an orange red oil which was
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H), 2.36 (d, J = 14.8 Hz, 1H), 2.02 (dd, J = 17.6, 11.6 Hz, 1H), 1.93 – 1.84 (m, 1H), 1.70 (s, 3H),
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Synthesis of 3: Compound 2 (4.10 kg) was charged to a 50 L glass reactor. THF (20 L) was
added under vacuum, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min before being cooled down to 0-5 °C.
After addition of LiCl (0.93 kg, 21.97 mol, 1.10 equiv), trifluoroacetic acid (2.51 kg, 21.97 mol,
1.10 equiv) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture at 0-5 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred
at r.t. for 8 h at which point no compound 2 was detected (monitored by TLC). Saturated aqueous
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[preparation: NaHCO
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(1.80 kg) dissolved in H O (10 L)] was added to neutralize the
2
reaction mixture to pH 7-8. After being stirred for 0.5 h, the THF was removed under reduced
pressure at 50 °C. The residual mixture was extracted with EA (3 × 13 L). The combined organic
layers were washed with brine (2 × 10 L), dried over anhydrous Na
2
SO before being concentrated
4
under reduced pressure to afford compound 3 (4.50 kg) as a pale yellow oil, which was used
directly in the next step. Data for compound 3: Physical state: pale yellow oil; R = 0.23 (PE/EA =
f
+
1
0:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for C10
H15ClNaO
2
[M+Na] = 225.0658; found, 225.0654; [α]
D
=
1
−
123.2° (c = 1.95, MeOH); H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 4.84 – 4.81 (m, 1H), 4.79 (s, 1H), 4.29
– 4.24 (m, 1H), 3.04 (t, J = 13.4 Hz, 1H), 2.83 (tt, J = 12.8, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 2.49 – 2.35 (m, 2H), 1.92
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After addition of DMAP (4.39 kg, 35.97 mol, 1.80 equiv), TsCl (5.71 kg, 29.97 mol, 1.50 equiv)
dissolved in DCM (12 L) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture at 10-25 °C. After the
addition, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 12 h at which point no compound
2
was detected (monitored by TLC) and H
layer was separated, washed respectively with aqueous HCl (2-3%, 15 L) and H
organic layer was then dried over anhydrous Na SO , filtered through a Buchner funnel before
2
O (15 L) was added to the reaction mixture. The organic
2
O (15 L). The
2
4
being concentrated under reduced pressure to provide an orange solid, which was dissolved in
MeOH (20 L). The mixture was stirred at 0-5 °C for 8 h and compound 4 crystallized out of the
solution. The crystals were then dried under vacuum (50 mmHg) for 5 h. The final product
weighted 4.25 kg (59.6% for 3 steps) with 98% HPLC purity and 100%ee. Data for Compound 4:
Physical state: white solid; R
f
= 0.54 (PE/EA = 10:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for C17
H
22ClO S
4
+
1
[
M+H] = 357.0927; found, 357.0931; [α]
D
= −75.2° (c = 0.83, CH
2
Cl
2
); H NMR (500 MHz,
CDCl
3
) δ 7.77 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.35 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.03 (dd, J = 3.0, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 4.79 (s,
1
2
H), 4.69 (s, 1H), 2.97 (t, J = 13.8 Hz, 1H), 2.66 (tt, J = 13.1, 3.4 Hz, 1H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.42 –
1
3
.34 (m, 2H), 2.03 (ddd, J = 14.8, 5.5, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 1.65 (s, 3H), 1.47 (s, 3H); C NMR (126 MHz,
CDCl
3
) δ 201.8, 145.62, 145.58, 133.8, 130.2, 127.9, 111.1, 85.3, 65.7, 40.8, 38.8, 31.2, 22.2, 21.8,
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DCM (21 L) was added under vacuum, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min before being cooled
to 10-25 °C. m-CPBA (purity ≥ 85 %, 2.63 kg, 12.95 mol, 1.10 equiv) was added in four equal
portions in 30 min intervals. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 h before
being cooled to 0 °C. The cold mixture was filtered through a Buchner funnel under reduced
pressure, and the filter cake was washed with cold DCM (5 L). The combined filtrate was charged
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room temperature for 30 min. After separation of the organic layer, the aqueous layer was washed
with DCM (10 L). The combined organic layers were filtered through a Buchner funnel loaded
with a pat of silica gel (0.5 kg) under reduced pressure. The gel was washed with DCM (10 L).
The combined organic solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford compound 5
(
4.60 kg) as a white solid, which was used directly in the next step. Data for compound 5: Physical
state: white solid; R
f
= 0.14 (PE/EA = 10:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for C17
H
22ClO
5
S [M+H]+=
) δ 7.76
1
3
73.0876; found, 373.0867; [α]
D
= −56.9° (c = 0.68, MeOH); H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl
3
(
d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 5.05 – 4.99 (m, 1H), 2.86 (td, J = 13.9, 9.9 Hz, 1H),
2
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.63 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 0.5H), 2.54 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 0.5H), 2.53 (s, 1H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.44 – 2.27 (m,
1
3
H), 2.16 – 1.96 (m, 2H), 1.45 (s, 3H), 1.25 (s, 1.5H), 1.24 (s, 1.5H); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl )
3
δ 201.1, 201.0, 145.70, 145.68, 133.6, 133.5, 130.2, 127.94, 127.89, 84.9, 84.8, 65.61, 65.55,
5
7.65, 57.60, 52.7, 52.6, 37.7, 37.6, 37.6, 37.5, 28.4, 28.0, 22.2, 21.8, 18.6, 18.3.
Synthesis of 7: Compound 5 (4.61 kg) was charged to a 50 L glass reactor. THF (23 L) was
added under vacuum, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min before aqueous H
1.15 kg) dissolved in H O (4.6 L)] was added to the reaction mixture. After being stirred for 12 h
at room temperature, NaHCO
2
SO
4
[98% H
2
SO
4
(
2
3
(2.1 kg) was added to neutralize the reaction mixture to pH 7-8.
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under reduced pressure. The filter cake was washed with THF (1 L). The combined filtrates were
concentrated under reduced pressure to remove THF. The residual slurry was diluted with EA (10
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L), dried over anhydrous Na SO , and filtered through a Buchner funnel before being concentrated
2
O (3 L). After being stirred for 10 min, the organic layer was separated, and the aqueous
2
4
under reduced pressure to provide crude compound 6 (5.10 kg), which was used directly in the
next step. The compound 6 (5.10 kg) was charged to a 50 L glass reactor. DCM (15 L) was added
under vacuum, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min before p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate
(0.10 kg, 0.53 mol, 0.044 equiv) and 2,2-Dimethoxypropane (1.49 kg, 14.36 mol, 1.22 equiv) were
added. After being stirred for 1 h at room temperature, saturated aqueous NaHCO
slowly. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min and the organic layer was
separated, dried over anhydrous Na SO , filtered through a Buchner funnel before being
concentrated under reduced pressure to provide the crude product 7, which was mixed with MeOH
12 L), and stirred at 0-5 °C for 2 h. The cold mixture was filtered through a Buchner funnel under
3
(2 L) was added
2
4
(
reduced pressure, and compound 7 was collected, washed with cold MeOH (5 L), and then dried
under vacuum (50 mmHg) for 5 h. The final product weighted 3.40 kg (67.1% yield for 3 steps)
as a white solid with 96.5% HPLC purity, which was used directly in the next step. Data for
compound 7: Physical state: white solid; R
f
= 0.21 (PE/EA = 10:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for
+
1
C
20
H28ClO
6
S [M+H] = 431.1295; found, 431.1288; [α]
D
= −61.2° (c = 1.22, CH
2
Cl
2
); H NMR
(
(
500 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 7.80 – 7.73 (m, 2H), 7.39 – 7.32 (m, 2H), 5.07 (s, 0.6H), 5.03 (s, 0.4H), 3.76
d, J = 8.8 Hz, 0.6H), 3.64 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 0.4H), 3.69 – 3.59 (m, 1H), 2.88 (t, J = 13.8 Hz, 0.4H),
2.87 (t, J = 13.7 Hz, 0.6H), 2.50 (d, J = 14.3 Hz, 0.4H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.39 – 2.09 (m, 3.2H), 1.87
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.21 (s, 1.8), 1.19 (s, 1.2); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl ) δ 202.0, 201.7, 145.64, 145.56, 133.78,
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Synthesis of 8: Compound 7 (3.40 kg, 7.88 mol, 1.00 equiv) was charged to a 100 L glass reactor.
MTBE (34 L) and MeOH (6.8 L) were added under vacuum, and the mixture was stirred for 10
min before being cooled to 0-5 °C. MeONa (30% in methanol, 4.55 kg, 25.25 mol, 3.20 equiv)
was added dropwise while keeping the temperature below 5°C. After being stirred for about 20 h
at room temperature, the reaction temperature was cooled to 5-10 °C. Cold H O (17.5 L) was added
2
dropwise to quench the reaction. After separation of the organic layer, the aqueous layer was
extracted with MTBE (2 × 10 L). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (2 × 10
L), dried over anhydrous Na
2
SO before being concentrated under reduced pressure to afford a
4
crude oil, which was dissolved in PE (8 L), filtered through a Buchner funnel loaded with a pat of
silica gel (0.5 kg) under reduced pressure. The gel was washed with PE/EA (25:1, 12 L). The
combined organic solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford compound 8 (2.08
kg) as a yellow oil, which was used directly in the next step. Data for compound 8: Physical state:
[M+H]+=
pale yellow oil; R
f
= 0.41 (PE/EA = 10:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for C14
H
23
O
4
1
2
55.1596; found, 255.1597; [α]
D
= +127.7° (c = 0.69, MeOH); H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 5.47
– 5.39 (m, 1H), 3.81 (t, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 3.705 (s, 1.8H), 3.700 (s, 1.2H), 3.70 – 3.66 (m, 1H), 3.43
–
3.36 (m, 0.4H), 3.36 – 3.29 (m, 0.6H), 3.00 – 2.88 (m, 1H), 2.60 – 2.44 (m, 1H), 2.22 – 2.06 (m,
1
H), 1.67 (s, 1.2H), 1.65 (s, 1.8H), 1.38 (s, 1.8H), 1.37 (s, 1.8H), 1.36 (s, 1.2H), 1.35 (s, 1.2H),
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.26 (s, 1.8H), 1.22 (s, 1.2H); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl
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Synthesis of 10: THF (18 L) was charged to a 50 L glass reactor. After being cooled to 0 °C,
LAH (0.33 kg, 8.67 mol, 1.10 equiv) was added to the solvent under nitrogen. Compound 8 (2.08
kg) dissolved in THF (2 L) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture while keeping the
temperature at 5-10 °C. After being stirred at the same temperature for 2 h, saturated aqueous
Na
2
SO (1.32 L) was added slowly to quench the reaction. The reaction mixture was stirred at
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room temperature for 30 min, and filtered through a Buchner funnel under reduced pressure. The
filter cake was washed with THF (3 × 6 L). The combined organic solution was concentrated under
reduced pressure to ~ 18 L residual volume. The residual solution (of compound 9) was charged
to a 50 L glass reactor and H
mixture, which was stirred at the room temperature for about 5 h at which time no compound 9
was detected (monitored by TLC). The reaction mixture was then diluted with H O (15 L).
NaHCO (1.3 – 1.5 kg) was slowly added to neutralize the reaction mixture to pH 7-8. Then NaIO
1.68 kg, 7.88 mol, 1.00 equiv) was added in small portions. After the addition was complete, the
2
SO4(aq) (20%, 3.86 L, 7.88 mol, 1.00 equiv) was added to the reaction
2
3
4
(
mixture was stirred for 2 h before it was filtered through a Buchner funnel under reduced pressure.
The filter cake was washed with THF (3 × 1 L). The combined filtrates were charge to a 50 L glass
reactor. Anhydrous sodium sulfite (1.49 kg, 1.50 equiv) was added to the combined filtrates. After
being stirred for 0.5 h, no more peroxide was detected (monitored by KI-starch paper). The mixture
was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove THF. The residual mixture was extracted with
EA (3 × 10 L). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 L), dried over anhydrous
Na
2
SO
4
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before being concentrated under reduced pressure to give compound 10 (1.12 kg, 92% yield for 3
steps) as a pale yellow oil. Data for compound 10: Physical state: pale yellow oil; R
f
= 0.57 (PE/EA
= +105.7°
+
= 1:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for C
9
H
15
O
2
[M+H] = 155.1072; found, 155.1078; [α]
D
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c = 1.42, MeOH); H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 5.35 (s, 1H), 3.80 – 3.71 (m, 1H), 3.65 – 3.57
(
m, 1H), 3.18 (dt, J = 9.7, 6.2 Hz, 1H), 2.98 (s, 1H), 2.62 (ddd, J = 11.7, 10.8, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 2.50 –
1
3
2
5
.39 (m, 1H), 2.19 (s, 3H), 1.68 (s, 3H); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 210.4, 138.3, 124.8, 63.9,
4.4, 52.5, 34.3, 28.4, 14.7.
Synthesis of 11: Compound 10 (1.12 kg, 7.26 mol, 1.00 equiv) and MeOH (40 L) were charged
to a 100 L glass reactor fitted with a condenser. After being stirred for 5 min, H (30%wt, 1.86
kg, 16.41 mol, 2.26 equiv) was slowly added during 0.5 h. After being warmed to 60 °C, NaOH(aq)
2.50 mol/L, 2.53 L, 6.25 mol, 0.86 equiv) was added dropwise during 1.5 h. The reaction mixture
was stirred at 65 to 70 °C for 0.5 h. The addition of H (30%wt) and NaOH(aq) was repeated for
times at which point no compound 10 was detected (monitored by TLC). The reaction mixture
2
O
2
(
2
O
2
3
was stirred at 65 to 70 °C for 1 h before being cooled down to room temperature. The reaction
mixture was extracted with EA (10 × 40 L). The combined organic layers were dried over
anhydrous Na
2
4
SO , and then filtered through a Buchner funnel. To the filtrate was added PPh
3
(0.70 kg) and it was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, before being concentrated under reduced
pressure to give a crude oil. Purification of this crude product using flash column chromatography
(
silica gel, PE/EA = 10:1 to 1:2) afforded compound 11 (0.42 kg, 45% yield) as a pale yellow
solid. Data for compound 11: Physical state: pale yellow solid; R
f
= 0.19 (PE/EA = 1:1; PMA);
= +98.1° (c = 2.63,
+
HRMS (m/z): calc. for C
7
H
13
O
2
[M+H] = 129.0916; found, 129.0907; [α]
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3
) δ 5.41 – 5.32 (m, 1H), 4.38 (dt, J = 7.1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 3.84
(
dd, J = 10.7, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 3.50 (dd, J = 10.7, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 2.83 (brs, 2H), 2.69 – 2.59 (m, 1H),
1
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Synthesis of 12: Compound 11 (0.42 kg, 3.28 mol, 1.00 equiv) was charged to a 10 L glass
reactor. DCM (4.2 L) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min before being cooled to 0
5 °C. After addition of VO(acac) (40g, 0.15 mol, 0.046 equiv), TBHP (in 0.8 L DCM) was
±
2
added dropwise. [Preparation of TBHP solution (in DCM, 0.8 L): TBHP (70wt% in water, 0.52
kg, 4.00 mol, 1.22 equiv) was extracted with DCM (0.8 L), and the DCM layer was dried over
anhydrous MgSO
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, filtered through a Buchner funnel]. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0 ± 5
SO (0.3
°
C for about 7 h at which point no compound 11 was detected (monitored by TLC). Na
2
3
kg) was added to quench the excessive peroxide. After being stirred for about 3 h, the reaction
mixture was filtered through a Buchner funnel loaded with a pat of silica gel (0.2 kg) under reduced
pressure. The gel was washed with EA (5 L). The combined organic solution was concentrated
under reduced pressure to afford compound 12 (0.45 kg) as a yellow oil, which was used directly
in the next step. Data for compound 12: Physical state: pale yellow oil; R
f
= 0.11 (PE/EA = 1:1;
= +38.9° (c =
+
PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for C
7
H
13
O
3
[M+H] = 145.0865; found, 145.0873; [α]
D
1
1
.81, MeOH); H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 4.00 (dd, J = 11.6, 6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.76 (d, J = 10.6 Hz,
1H), 3.58 – 3.51 (m, 1H), 3.45 (s, 1H), 2.57 (d, J = 11.8 Hz, 1H), 2.17 – 2.11 (m, 2H), 2.00 (d, J
13
=
15.2 Hz, 1H), 1.48 (s, 3H); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 74.0, 66.2, 64.3, 61.6, 54.8, 37.6,
1
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imidazole (0.49 kg, 7.21 mol, 2.20 equiv), and DMAP (40 g, 0.33 mol, 0.10 equiv). After being
cooled to 10-15 °C, TBSCl (1.04 kg, 6.88mol, 2.10 equiv) was added in equal four portions in 20
min intervals. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 12 h at which time
no compound 12 was detected (monitored by TLC). The reaction mixture was transferred into a
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the two phases were separated. The organic layers were washed with brine (3 × 5 L), dried over
anhydrous Na SO , and filtered through a Buchner funnel before being concentrated under reduced
2
O (8 L) were added. After being stirred for 5 min,
2
4
pressure to give a crude oil which was then dissolved in PE (4 L). The organic solution was filtered
through a Buchner funnel loaded with a pat of silica gel (1.0 kg). The gel was washed with PE/EA
(
150:1, 4 L). The combined organic solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford
crude oil 13. Purification of this crude product using flash column chromatography (silica gel,
PE/EA = 100%PE to 100:1) afforded pure compound 13 (0.98 kg) as a pale yellow oil. Data for
compound 13: Physical state: pale yellow oil; R
f
= 0.69 (PE/EA = 10:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc.
+
1
for C19
H
41
O
3
Si
2
[M+H] = 373.2594; found, 373.2585; [α]
D
= +31.5° (c = 1.31, MeOH); H NMR
(
500 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 4.27 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 3.68 (d, J = 3.6 Hz, 2H), 3.25 (s, 1H), 2.10 (ddd, J
=
14.6, 7.6, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 2.02 (s, 1H), 1.83 (d, J = 14.6 Hz, 1H), 1.41 (s, 3H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 0.87 (s,
13
9
6
H), 0.050 (s, 3H), 0.054 (s, 3H), 0.03 (s, 6H); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 76.5, 66.0, 64.8,
2.6, 55.3, 39.0, 26.0, 25.8, 18.2, 18.1, 16.1, -4.4, -4.5, -5.6, -5.7.
Synthesis of 14: 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine (0.48 kg, 3.42 mol, 1.30 equiv) was charged to a
2
0 L glass reactor. Toluene (8 L) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 10 min before being
cooled to −10 to −5 °C. n-BuLi (2.5 mol/L in hexane, 1.37 L, 3.42 mol, 1.30 equiv) was added
dropwise while the temperature was maintained below 0 °C. After the addition of n-BuLi, the
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2
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.71 L, 3.42 mol, 1.30 equiv) was added dropwise at the same temperature. After the addition of
Et
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AlCl solution, the reaction mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 1.5 h. Compound 13
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0.98 kg, 2.63 mol, 1.00 equiv) dissolved in toluene (2 L) was added dropwise in about 2 h. The
reaction mixture was then stirred at −5 to 0 °C for about 3 h at which time no compound 12 was
detected (monitored by TLC). The reaction was quenched by slow addition of saturated Rochelle
salt (600 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h before being filtered
through a Buchner funnel. The filter cake was washed with EA (5 L), and the combined filtrates
were washed with H O (3 × 3 L). The combined organic solution was concentrated under reduced
2
pressure to afford a crude oil. Purification of this crude product using flash column
chromatography (silica gel, PE/EA = 100%PE to 25:1) afforded a pale yellow solid compound 14
(
0.91 kg, 74.5% for 3 steps) with 100%ee. Data for compound 14: Physical state: pale yellow solid;
+
R
f
= 0.43 (PE/EA = 10:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for C19
H
41
O
3
Si
2
[M+H] = 373.2594; found,
1
3
1
1
73.2585; [α]
D
= −51.9° (c = 1.07, MeOH); H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 5.38 (s, 1H), 5.13 (s,
H), 4.38 – 4.30 (m, 2H), 3.57 (dd, J = 10.2, 5.1 Hz, 1H), 3.32 (t, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 2.88 (d, J =
0.5 Hz, 1H), 2.80 – 2.71 (m, 1H), 1.99 (dt, J = 13.5, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 1.82 (d, J = 13.6 Hz, 1H), 0.89
1
3
(
s, 18H), 0.09 (s, 6H), 0.04 (s, 3H), 0.03 (s, 3H); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl
3
) δ 154.6, 111.8,
7
5.7, 75.5, 64.9, 55.2, 42.3, 26.1, 26.0, 18.5, 18.1, -4.6, -4.7, -5.3, -5.4.
Synthesis of 15: A 20 L glass reactor was charged with compound 14 (0.91 kg, 2.44 mol, 1.00
equiv), compound 16 (0.69 kg, 2.56 mol, 1.05 equiv), PPh (0.96 kg, 3.66 mol, 1.50 equiv), and
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kg, 3.59 mol, 1.47 equiv) was added dropwise while keeping the temperature below 5 °C. The
reaction mixture was stirred at 0 to 5 °C for about 3 h at which point no compound 14 was detected
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(
monitored by TLC). The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residual
slurry was dissolved in EA (0.5 L) and PE (5 L). The mixture was stirred at r.t. for about 5 h to
remove the solid impurities. After filtration through a Buchner funnel, the filter cake was washed
with PE/EA (10:1, 2 L). The combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure to afford
a crude slurry. Purification of this crude slurry using flash column chromatography (silica gel,
PE/EA = 10:1) afforded compound 15 (1.25kg, 82% yield) as a yellow solid. Data for compound
15: Physical state: pale yellow solid; R
f
= 0.1 (PE/EA = 10:1; PMA); HRMS (m/z): calc. for
= +26.3° (c = 1.07, CH Cl );
+
C29H50ClN5NaO4Si2 [M+Na] = 646.2988; found, 646.2988; [α]
D
2
2
1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl
4.83 (s, 1H), 4.46 (d, J = 3.4 Hz, 1H), 3.83 (s, 1H), 3.82 (s, 1H), 2.67 (s, 1H), 2.40 – 2.31 (m, 1H),
) δ 8.06 (s, 1H), 7.41 (s, 1H), 5.65 (t, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 5.23 (s, 1H),
3
2
3
1
.28 – 2.19 (m, 1H), 2.04 (brs, 1H)1.54 (s, 9H), 0.93 (s, 9H), 0.91 (s, 9H), 0.11 (s, 6H), 0.09 (s,
13
H), 0.08 (s, 3H); C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl ) δ 152.9, 152.2, 151.1, 150.1, 148.8, 143.8, 127.7,
3
11.8, 81.6, 72.3, 63.9, 56.9, 54.8, 40.6, 28.2, 26.0, 25.8, 18.5, 18.0, -4.60, -4.7, -5.35, -5.42.
Synthesis of 1: Compound 15 (1.25 kg, 2.00 mol, 1.00 equiv) and THF (7 L) were charged to a
2
0 L glass reactor. The HCl(aq) (3 mol/L, 7 L, 21.02 mol, 10.50 equiv) was slowly added at room
temperature. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h before being warmed to
55 °C. After being stirred at the same temperature for 10 h, the mixture was concentrated under
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After being cooled to 5-10 °C, the aqueous layer was neutralized with NaOH(aq) (6 mol/L) to pH
7-7.5. The product crystallized out from the stirred solution at 5 to 10 °C after 5 h. After filtration,
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the solid was washed with cold H
filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure to a residual volume of ~4 L, and more product
compound 1) crystallized out from the stirred solution at 5 to 10 °C after 10 h. After filtration, the
crop was washed with cold H O (0.8 L) followed by cold 95% EtOH (0.2 L). The combined solid
compound 1) was dried under vacuum (50 mmHg) at 45 °C for 5 h. The final weight of 1 was
2
O (1.5 L) follow by cold 95% EtOH (0.5 L). The combined
(
2
(
0
.53 kg (90%yield, 98 % HPLC purity). This product was recrystallized from deionized water to
furnish entecavir 1 (monohydrate) [total impurities (HPLC) < 0.3%, any single impurity (HPLC)
<
0.1%, optical purity (HPLC) 100% ee, 73% yield]. Data for compound 1: Physical state: white
+
crystalline solid; HRMS (m/z): calc. for C12
H
16
N O
5 3
[M+H] = 278.1253; found, 278.1255; [α]
D
=
1
+27.2° [c = 1.07, DMF/H
2
O (1:1)]; H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO) δ 10.55 (s, 1H), 7.65 (s, 1H),
6
.40 (s, 2H), 5.36 (dd, J = 10.3, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 5.10 (s, 1H), 4.85 (d, J = 3.1 Hz, 1H), 4.81 (t, J = 5.3
Hz, 1H), 4.56 (s, 1H), 4.23 (s, 1H), 3.54 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 2H), 2.55 – 2.50 (m, 1H), 2.26 – 2.17 (m,
1
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1
1
H), 2.04 (dd, J = 12.5, 7.8 Hz, 1H); C NMR (126 MHz, DMSO) δ 156.8, 153.4, 151.4, 151.3,
35.9, 116.2, 109.2, 70.4, 63.0, 55.1, 54.1, 39.2.
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qiufayang@launch-pharma.com
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These authors contributed equally.
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Funding Sources
This work was supported by Launch-Pharma Technologies, Ltd.
Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors thank Prof. Zhi Li (ShanghaiTech University, China) for helpful discussions and
assistance in the preparation of the manuscript.
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