52508-44-8

Upstream product

• 100-39-0 benzyl bromide 
• 148-53-8 3-methoxy-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde 
• 100-44-7 benzyl chloride 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 2011-06-5 2-benzyloxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde 
• 339539-06-9 methyl 2-(benzyloxy)-3-methoxybenzoate 

Downstream Products

• 52509-29-2 3-(Chloromethyl)-2-phenylmethoxyanisole 
• 58402-40-7 2-(benzyloxy)-3-(bromomethyl)-1-methoxybenzene 
• 1208307-81-6 methyl (S)-2-(N-(2-(benzyloxy)-3-methoxybenzyl)-4-methylphenylsulfonamido)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)propanoate 
• 2011-06-5 2-benzyloxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde 
• 1437308-48-9 methyl 5-(2-benzyloxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4-methyl-3-oxopentanoate 
• 87402-72-0 eulophiol 
• 1231977-84-6 (2-benzyloxy-3-methoxybenzyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Toward a Scalable Synthesis and Process for EMA401, Part I: Late Stage Process Development, Route Scouting, and ICH M7 Assessment

We present the enantioselective synthesis of sodium (3S)-5-(benzyloxy)-2-(diphenylacetyl)-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylate (EMA401, olodanrigan), an angiotensin II type 2 antagonist. The manuscript features the process optimizations of the end game used for late phase clinical supplies, an overview of synthetic strategies identified in a route scouting exercise to a key intermediate phenylalanine derivative, and the analytical control strategy of the potentially formed highly toxic impurity bis(chloromethyl) ether (BCME). Starting from the phenylalanine derivative, we describe the optimizations of the end game from early phase to late phase processes with consequent improvements in the PMI factor. This sequence includes a Pictet-Spengler cyclization and an amide coupling as the last bond-forming steps, and the manufacturing process was successfully implemented on a 175 kg scale in a pilot plant setup. The modified process conditions eliminated one step by in situ activation of the carboxylic acid, avoided the REACH listed solvent DMF, and resulted in a PMI improvement by a factor of 3. In the final crystallization, a new, thermodynamically more stable modification of the drug substance was found in the complex solid-state landscape of EMA401 during an extensive polymorph screening. A process suitable for large-scale production was developed to prepare the new polymorph, avoiding the need of any special equipment such as fluidized bed drying required in the early phase process. In the second section, some of the synthetic approaches investigated for the route scouting of the phenylalanine derivative key intermediate are presented. To conclude, we discuss the analytical control strategy for BCME, the formation of which, due to the simultaneous presence of HCl and CH2O in the Pictet-Spengler cyclization, could not be ruled out. The BCME purge factor calculations using the tools of ICH M7 control option 4 are compared to actual results from spiking experiments.

Regioselective synthesis of phenanthrenes and evaluation of their anti-oxidant based anti-inflammatory potential

Regioselective synthesis of 9,10-Dihydro-2,5-Dimethoxyphenanthrene-1,7-diol (1) and 9,10-Dihydro-2,7-Dimethoxyphenanthrene-1,5-diol (2) was achieved using regioselective methylation, Wittig reaction, intramolecular cyclization and hydrogenation as key ste

Amino acids derived benzoxazepines: Design, synthesis and antitumor activity

Two series of new benzoxazepines substituted with different alkyl amino ethyl chains were synthesized comprising synthetic steps of inter and intramolecular Mitsunobu reaction, lithium aluminium hydride (LAH) reduction, debenzylation, bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) reaction. The present study investigates the effect of a tyrosine-based benzoxazepine derivative in human breast cancer cells MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 and in breast cancer animal model. The anti-proliferative effect of 15a on MCF-7 cells was associated with G1 cell-cycle arrest. This G1 growth arrest was followed by apoptosis as 15a dose dependently increased phosphatidylserine exposure, PARP cleavage and DNA fragmentation that are hallmarks of apoptotic cell death. Interestingly, 15a activated components of both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis characterized by activation of caspase-8 and -9, mitochondrial membrane depolarization and increase in Bax/Bcl2 ratio. However, use of selective caspase inhibitors revealed that the caspase-8-dependent pathway is the major contributor to 15a-induced apoptosis. Compound 15a also significantly reduced the growth of MCF-7 xenograft tumors in athymic nude mice. Together, 15a could serve as a base for the development of a new group of effective breast cancer therapeutics.

Two approaches to the aromatic core of the aminonaphthoquinone antibiotics

Two complementary approaches are presented for the synthesis of the quinone chromophores of the naphthoquinone ansamycins and related natural products. The first involves the use of an improved protocol for the manganese(III) acetate mediated cyclization of 5-aryl-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to β-naphthols, leading to the simple, scalable preparation of building blocks suitable for the synthesis of naturally occurring aminonaphthoquinones. The second approach involves the Diels-Alder reaction of a series of new, ester-containing Danishefsky-type dienes with N-protected aminobenzoquinones to allow more expeditious access to similar intermediates.

Synthesis of marchantin C, a novel microtubule inhibitor from liverworts

Recently, remarkable microtubule inhibitor and anti-tumor activities of the bisbibenzyl marchantin C-isolated from liverworts like Marchantia polymorpha since 1983-were found. In this Letter we describe the first and efficient total synthesis of this subt

Expeditious synthesis of benzopyrans via lewis acid-catalyzed C-H functionalization: Remarkable enhancement of reactivity by an ortho substituent

An expeditious construction of a benzopyran skeleton via Lewis acid-catalyzed C-H functionalization was achieved. In this process, a [1,5] hydride shift and 6-endo cyclization successively occurred to give benzopyrans. The presence of substituents ortho to the alkoxy group significantly enhanced the reactivity, affording the desired compounds in excellent chemical yields with short reaction times.

1,2-AZOLE DERIVATIVES WITH HYPOGLYCEMIC AND HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY

A compound represented by the formula (1) wherein ring A is a ring optionally having 1 to 3 substituents; ring B is a 1,2-azole ring which may further have 1 to 3 substituents; Xa, Xb and Xc are the same or different and each is a bond, - O -, - S - and the like; Ya is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; Yb and Yc are the same or different and each is a bond or a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; ring C is a monocyclic aromatic ring which may further have 1 to 3 substituents; and R represents -OR4 (R4 is hydrogen atom or optionally substituted hydrocarbon group) and the like, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes and the like.

Design, synthesis, structure-activity relationships, and biological characterization of novel arylalkoxyphenylalkylamine σ ligands as potential antipsychotic drugs

Receptor antagonists may be effective antipsychotic drugs that do not induce motor side effects caused by ingestion of classical drugs such as haloperidol. We obtained evidence that 1-(2-dipropylaminoethyl)-4-methoxy- 6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran hydrochloride 2a had selective affinity for σ receptor over dopamine D2 receptor. This compound was designed to eliminate two bonds of apomorphine 1 to produce structural flexibility for the nitrogen atom and to bridge two benzene rings with a -CH2O- bond to maintain the planar structure. In light of the evidence, N,Y-dipropyl-2-(4-methoxy-3- benzyloxylphenyl)ethylamine hydrochloride 10b was designed. Since compound 10b had eliminated a biphenyl bond of 6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran derivative 2a, it might be more released from the rigid structure of apomorphine 1 than compound 2a. The chemical modification of compound 10b led to the discovery that N,N-dipropyl-2-[4-methoxy-3-(2-phenylethoxyl)phenyl]ethylamine hydrochloride 10g (NE- 100), the best compound among arylalkoxyphenylalkylamine derivatives 3, had a high and selective affinity for σ receptor and had a potent activity in an animal model when the drug was given orally. We report here the design, synthesis, structure-activity relationships, and biological characterization of novel arylalkoxyphenylalkylamine derivatives 3.

Selective reduction of aldehydes to alcohols by CoCl2*6H2O-Zn-THF system

Aldehydes have been selectively converted into the corresponding alcohols at room temperature with CoCl2*6H2O-Zn-THF system.

Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetahydroisoquinolines with angiotensin II receptor antagonist properties

This invention relates to novel substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines which are useful in the treatment of vascular restenosis, various disorders of the central nervous system, in the regulation of female reproductive functions, in cognitive enhance