Abstract:
A process for preparing N -(1(S)-carboxy-3-phenylpropyl)-L-lysyl-L-proline (2) easily, efficiently and industrially advantageously, which comprises: the first step of conducting the alkaline hydrolysis of an N -(1(S)-alkoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-N -trifluoroacetyl-L-lysyl-L-proline (1) by the use of n molar equivalents (wherein n >/= 3) of an inorganic base per mol of the compound (1) either in a mixture of water with a hydrophilic organic solvent or in water; the second step of neutralizing the resulting reaction mixture with (n-1) to n molar equivalents (wherein n >/= 3) of an inorganic acid, replacing the solvent system by a suitable one to thereby precipitate an inorganic salt formed by the above neutralization, and separating and removing the salt; and the third step of crystallizing the compound (2) present in the liquid mixture left after the above removal of the salt at its isoelectric point and recovering the compound (2) as a crystal, while salts mainly comprising organic acid salts resulting from trifluoroacetic acid remain dissolved in the mother liquor.
Abstract:
A process for preparing pharmacologically acceptable salts of N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl amino acids, comprising the steps of: condensing an amino acid with N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanine N-carboxyanhydride under basic conditions; decarboxylating the condensate under neutral to acidic conditions to prepare an N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl amino acid; and converting the product to a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, characterized in that a series of procedures up to the formation of a pharmacologically acceptable salt or up to the withdrawal of the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are carried out in an aqueous liquid to inhibit the production of a by-product (3). According to this process, high-quality pharmacologically acceptable salts of N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl amino acids can be prepared in high yields in a cost-effective manner on a commercial scale.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide high-purity 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran in a high yield easily and simply by an industrially advantageous process. SOLUTION: The process includes: reducing a 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid ester with a boron hydride compound and/or an aluminum hydride compound in an organic solvent immiscible with water; treating the reaction mixture with an acid and water to convert it into the corresponding 4-halo-1, 3-butanediol and at the same time obtaining an aqueous solution containing the compound; carrying out the cyclization reaction in the aqueous solution; extracting the resulting 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran from the aqueous solution using an organic solvent immiscible with water; and isolating the 3-hydroxytetrahydrofuran by concentration and/or distillation of the solution obtained. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT