WO2023111488A1 - Procédé de préparation du propofol - Google Patents
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- this synthetic route leads to numerous impurities due in particular to the reactivity of phenol not only in the ortho positions of the hydroxyl, but also in the para position of the hydroxyl and on the hydroxyl itself. These impurities have close boiling points and are therefore difficult to remove.
- the alkylation step and the decarboxylation step each take place in continuous flow.
- the Friedel-Crafts alkylation is carried out in the presence of acid and isopropanol.
- Decarboxylation takes place in the presence of an organic base in various organic solvents, in particular 2-butoxyethanol
- the inventors have developed a process that meets the needs expressed.
- the process for the preparation of 2,6-diisopropylphenol or 2,6-bis(propan-2-yl)phenol, commonly designated propofol, proposed by the inventors comprises a step of decarboxylation of the 4-hydroxy-3,5- diisopropylbenzoic acid (also called 4-hydroxy-3,5-di(propan-2-yl)benzoic acid) or a salt thereof in an aqueous medium under pressure.
- the reaction time of the decarboxylation step is reduced, especially when the reaction takes place in continuous flow.
- propofol is obtained with a degree of purity of up to 98% even before purification.
- the degrees of purity presented here are determined by high performance liquid chromatography - HPLC - according to a method of the European Pharmacopoeia.
- the decarboxylation step of 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid or one of its salts takes place in an aqueous medium under pressure.
- under pressure means a pressure above normal atmospheric pressure, ie above 0.1 MPa.
- the pressure can be greater than 0.1 MPa and go up to 3 MPa or go from 0.2 MPa to 2.5 MPa.
- the 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid useful in the process of the present invention can be in the form of salts, such as a mono-salt or a di-salt.
- salts include, but are not limited to, alkali metal salts (e.g., lithium, sodium, potassium, and cesium salts), alkaline earth metal salts (e.g., calcium, barium, , strontium and magnesium), or ammonium salts derived from ammonia or from a primary, secondary or tertiary organic amine having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms such as ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, ethyldiisopropylamine, piperidine.
- the 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid salt is preferably an alkali metal mono- or di-salt.
- the decarboxylation step is carried out in the absence of enzyme.
- the decarboxylation step can take place in batch (in other words in “batch”) or in continuous flow. It can thus be implemented in an autoclave.
- the decarboxylation step takes place in a batch, in particular, the decarboxylation step takes place at a temperature ranging from 120° C. to 200° C., preferably from 125° C. to 190° C., more preferably from 135° C. C to 180°C.
- the pressure of the reaction medium of the decarboxylation stage typically varies from 1.0 MPa to 2.5 MPa, preferably from 1.5 MPa to 2.0 MPa.
- the decarboxylation step is preferably carried out at a pressure ranging from 1.0 MPa to 2.5 MPa, preferably from 1.5 MPa to 2.0 MPa.
- the temperature and the pressure are adapted so that the reaction medium is always in the liquid phase.
- 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid can be prepared from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid.
- the molar amount of acid added generally varies from 8 to 16 equivalents relative to the molar amount of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, preferably from 10 to 15 equivalents.
- the acid is in the form of an acidic aqueous solution, in particular it is aqueous sulfuric acid.
- aqueous sulfuric acid is typically at a concentration ranging from 85 to 98% by weight, preferably from 89% to 98% by weight.
- the molar amount of isopropanol typically ranges from 2.0 to 3.5 equivalents relative to the molar amount of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, preferably from 2.2 to 3.0 equivalents.
- the alkylation is typically carried out at a temperature ranging from 40°C to 70°C, preferably from 50°C to 65°C.
- the reaction medium during the alkylation step is typically heated for 3 to 24 hours, preferably for 4 to 16 hours.
- the reaction crude is treated in order to isolate the 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid and possibly to purify it.
- the treatment may include the following steps, in particular as described in the article by Pramanik et al. cited above: a) Addition of an aqueous solution and an organic solvent to the reaction crude obtained at the end of the alkylation step, b) Separation of the organic phase containing the 4-hydroxy- 3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid, c) Optionally concentration of the organic phase, d) Optionally precipitation or recrystallization of 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid.
- the aqueous solution added in step a) may be water.
- the organic solvent added in step a) can be toluene, dichloromethane, cyclohexane, heptane or ethyl acetate.
- the organic solvent added in step a) is toluene.
- the precipitation of 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid can take place by dissolving it in an organic solvent and then adding water.
- the organic solvent used for the precipitation can be an alcohol or an alkane, for example methanol, ethanol, cyclohexane or heptane.
- step d) the recrystallization of 4-hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid can be carried out in a solvent such as an alkane, in particular heptane.
- the propofol can be isolated and purified by techniques well known to those skilled in the art.
- the method of the present invention may comprise a step of isolation and purification of propofol. Propofol is present in the organic phase formed at the end of the decarboxylation reaction.
- the organic phase can thus be separated from the aqueous phase to isolate the propofol.
- Propofol is advantageously obtained with a degree of purity greater than or equal to 97%, preferably greater than or equal to 98%.
- the resulting propofol can then be purified by distillation.
- the degree of purity obtained after distillation is then 99.9%.
- Example 2 Preparation of propofol by decarboxylation in water under pressure in batches 4-Hydroxy-3,5-diisopropylbenzoic acid (10 g, 45 mmol, 1 equiv) is suspended in water (50 mL) and shaken at room temperature. A base (2 equiv) is added while maintaining the temperature at 20° C., then the reaction medium is kept under stirring for 30 min. The reaction medium is transferred into a 100 mL autoclave, then heated for 2 hours at 160°C. The reaction medium is then cooled to room temperature and then the organic phase is decanted. The conversion is then analyzed by HPLC and reported in Table 2).
- Example 4 preparation of propofol by decarboxylation in water in continuous flow
- the “Hastelloy® C276” alloy reactor is preheated to the desired temperature and the internal pressure is set to 18 bar using a pressure regulator.
- the reaction medium is injected using a piston metering pump (Eldex Optos) at pressure P (see Table 3).
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| EP22847570.3A EP4448475A1 (fr) | 2021-12-17 | 2022-12-16 | Procédé de préparation du propofol |
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| SU443019A1 (ru) | 1973-01-05 | 1974-09-15 | Предприятие П/Я Г-4740 | Способ получени 2,6-диизопропилфенола |
| WO2011161687A1 (fr) | 2010-06-23 | 2011-12-29 | Harman Finochem Limited | Procédé pour la préparation de 2,6-diisopropylphénol extra pur |
| WO2013035103A1 (fr) | 2011-09-05 | 2013-03-14 | Davuluri Ramamohanrao | Procédé de c-alkylation de phénol |
| CN106588576A (zh) | 2016-12-21 | 2017-04-26 | 李宏 | 一种丙泊酚及其结构类似物的制备方法 |
| WO2021191832A1 (fr) | 2020-03-26 | 2021-09-30 | Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd. | Procédé de préparation de propofol |
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| SU443019A1 (ru) | 1973-01-05 | 1974-09-15 | Предприятие П/Я Г-4740 | Способ получени 2,6-диизопропилфенола |
| WO2011161687A1 (fr) | 2010-06-23 | 2011-12-29 | Harman Finochem Limited | Procédé pour la préparation de 2,6-diisopropylphénol extra pur |
| WO2013035103A1 (fr) | 2011-09-05 | 2013-03-14 | Davuluri Ramamohanrao | Procédé de c-alkylation de phénol |
| CN106588576A (zh) | 2016-12-21 | 2017-04-26 | 李宏 | 一种丙泊酚及其结构类似物的制备方法 |
| CN106588576B (zh) * | 2016-12-21 | 2019-07-09 | 李宏 | 一种丙泊酚及其结构类似物的制备方法 |
| WO2021191832A1 (fr) | 2020-03-26 | 2021-09-30 | Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd. | Procédé de préparation de propofol |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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| MOUGEOT ET AL.: "Continuous flow synthesis of propofol", MOLÉCULES, vol. 26, 2021, pages 7183 |
| PRAMANIK ET AL.: "Commercial Manufacturing of Propofol: Simplifying the Isolation Process and Control on Related Substances", ORG. PROCESS RES. DEV., vol. 18, 2014, pages 152 - 156, XP055814724, DOI: 10.1021/op400300t |
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