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US 12,122,788 · App. 18/093,142 · Granted Oct 22, 2024

Process of making CFTR modulators

Inventors: Paul Angell (Carlsbad, CA); John E. Cochran (Marshfield, MA); Benjamin J. Littler (Carlsbad, CA); David Siesel (San Diego, CA); Armando Urbina (San Diego, CA); Corey Don Anderson (Brighton, MA); Jeremy J. Clemens (San Diego, CA); Thomas Cleveland (San Marcos, CA); Timothy Richard Coon (Carlsbad, CA); Bryan Frieman (La Jolla, CA); Peter Grootenhuis (Del Mar, CA); Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah (La Jolla, CA); Jason McCartney (Cardiff by the Sea, CA); Mark Thomas Miller (San Diego, CA); Prasuna Paraselli (San Diego, CA); Fabrice Pierre (La Jolla, CA); Sara E. Swift (San Diego, CA); Jinglan Zhou (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
C07D513/22C07D207/08C07D213/71C07D213/82C07D231/20C07D401/04C07D401/14
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Patent No.
US 12,122,788
App. No.
18/093,142
Granted
Oct 22, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides processes for synthesizing Compound I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Claims (32)

1. A method of preparing Compound I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprising converting a compound of Formula (I):

or a salt thereof, into Compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

X a is Br; and

X c is F.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conversion of the compound of Formula (I), or a salt thereof, into Compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprises the steps of:

1) combining the compound of Formula (I), or a salt thereof, with at least one first base to produce a compound of Formula (II):

or a salt thereof; and

2) combining the compound of Formula (II), or a salt thereof, with compound 1:

or a salt thereof,

and at least one second base to produce Compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein in the compound of Formula (II), or a salt thereof, X a is Br.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one first base is selected from carbonate bases, hydroxide bases, alkoxide bases, acetate bases, amine bases, phosphate bases, and sulfate bases.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one first base is selected from sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 ), potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ), 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (MTBD), t-Bu-tetramethylguanidine, potassium bicarbonate (KHCO 3 ), and potassium phosphate tribasic (K 3 PO 4 ).

5. The method of any one of claims 2 to 4 , wherein the at least one second base is potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ).

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the combination of the compound of Formula (II), or a salt thereof, with compound 1, or a salt thereof, further comprises at least one metal catalyst.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one metal catalyst is selected from palladium catalysts and copper catalysts.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the palladium catalyst is selected from [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)] palladium(II) methanesulfonate (tBuXPhos Pd G3), [1,1′-bis(di-tertbutylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (Pd 2 dba 3 )/2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl)Pd 2 dba 3 /N-phenyl-2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)pyrrole, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′-methylbiphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /5-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-1′,3′,5′-triphenyl-1′H-[1,4′]bipyrazole, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrole, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)3,6-dimethoxy-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl (Pd 2 dba 3 /BrettPhos), Pd 2 dba 3 /di-tert-butyl(2,2-diphenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclopropyl)phosphine, Pd 2 dba 3 /1-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2,2-diphenyl-1-methylcyclopropane, dichloro[1,3-bis(2,6-di-3-pentylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene](3-chloropyridyl)palladium(II), Pd 2 dba 3 /1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, dichloro[1,1′-bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II), (2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)[2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate, dichloro[2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl]palladium(II) (Pd(BINAP)Cl 2 ), Pd 2 dba 3 /bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl] ether (Pd 2 dba 3 /DPEPhos), Pd 2 dba 3 /1,2,3,4,5-Pentaphenyl-1′-(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-(di-tertbutylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-3,6-dimethoxy-1,1′-biphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′-(N,N-dimethylamino)biphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /1,1′-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene, 2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl/Pd 2 dba 3 (tert-Butyl XPhos/Pd 2 dba 3 ), [2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl][2-(2-aminoethyl)phenyl)]palladium(II) chloride (tBuXPhos-Pd-G1), allyl(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl) palladium(II) triflate, [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-3,6-dimethoxy-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate (t-BuBrettPhos-Pd-G3), 2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-3,6-dimethoxy-1,1′-biphenyl/Pd 2 dba 3 (t-BuBrettPhos/Pd 2 dba 3 ), trifluoromethanesulfonate allyl[(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-3,6-dimethoxy-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)] palladium(II), (2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl) [2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate/Pd 2 dba 3 (SPhos/Pd 2 dba 3 ), [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloro palladium(II) (Pd(dppf)Cl 2 , [1,1′-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (Pd(dtbpf)Cl 2 ), dichloro[1,3-bis(2,6-Di-3-pentylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene](3-chloropyridyl)palladium(II) (PEPSIIpent), di-tert-butyl(2,2-diphenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclopropyl)phosphine/Pd 2 dba 3 (cBRIDP/Pd 2 dba 3 ), and 1-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2,2-Diphenyl-1-methylcyclopropane/Pd 2 dba 3 (Cy-cBRIDP/Pd 2 dba 3 ).

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the copper catalyst is selected from copper(II) fluoride, copper(I) bromide (CuBr), copper(I) iodide (CuI), copper(I) thiophene-2-carboxylate, and copper(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate toluene complex, optionally substituted with a ligand such as N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine, N,N′-dimethylcyclohexane-1,2-diamine), 1,10-phenanthroline, 8-hydroxyquinoline, trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine, cis-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine, N,N-dimethylglycine, 2-picolinic acid, 2,2′-bipyridine, 2-acetylcyclohexanone, 1,3-di-tert-butyl-1,3-propanedione, rac-BINOL, dipivaloylmethane, 2-isobutyrylcyclohexanone, 2-amino-4,6-pyrimidinediol, (1R,2S,4S,5R)-6-methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, salicylaldoxime, glycolic acid, L-proline, 2,2′-dipyridyl, and N-cyclohexyl-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)benzenamine, N,N-diisopropyl-1,3-propanediamine, trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane, N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine, N,N′-diethylethane-1,2-diamine, 3-(dimethylamino)-propylamine, 1,4-diaminocyclohexane, N,N′-dimethylethane-1,2-diamine, diethylenetriamine, and trans-N,N-dimethylcyclohexane-1,2-diamine.

10. The method of any one of claims 7 to 9 , wherein the at least one metal catalyst is [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)] palladium(II) methanesulfonate (tBuXPhos Pd G3), bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium(0) (Pd 2 dba 3 ), copper iodide (CuI), or a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the combination of the compound of Formula (II), or a salt thereof, with compound 1, or a salt thereof, further comprises excess 2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (tBuXPhos) relative to [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate (tBuXPhos Pd G3).

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conversion of the compound of Formula (I), or a salt thereof, into Compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprises combining the compound of Formula (I), or a salt thereof, with compound 1:

or a salt thereof, and at least one third base to produce Compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one third base is selected from carbonate bases, hydroxide bases, alkoxide bases, acetate bases, amine bases, phosphate bases, and sulfate bases.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one third base is selected from sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 ), potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ), 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 7-methyl-1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (MTBD), t-Bu-tetramethylguanidine, potassium bicarbonate (KHCO 3 ), and potassium phosphate tribasic (K 3 PO 4 ).

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one third base is potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3 ).

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the combination of the compound of Formula (I), or a salt thereof, with compound 1, or a salt thereof, further comprises at least one metal catalyst.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one metal catalyst is selected from palladium catalysts and copper catalysts.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the palladium catalyst is selected from [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)] palladium(II) methanesulfonate (tBuXPhos Pd G3), [1,1′-bis(di-tertbutylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (Pd 2 dba 3 )/2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl)Pd 2 dba 3 /N-phenyl-2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)pyrrole, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′-methylbiphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /5-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-1′,3′,5′-triphenyl-1′H-[1,4′]bipyrazole, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrole, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)3,6-dimethoxy-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl (Pd 2 dba 3 /BrettPhos), Pd 2 dba 3 /di-tert-butyl(2,2-diphenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclopropyl)phosphine, Pd 2 dba 3 /1-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2,2-diphenyl-1-methylcyclopropane, dichloro[1,3-bis(2,6-di-3-pentylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene](3-chloropyridyl)palladium(II), Pd 2 dba 3 /1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, dichloro[1,1′-bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II), (2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)[2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate, dichloro[2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl]palladium(II) (Pd(BINAP)Cl 2 ), Pd 2 dba 3 /bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl] ether (Pd 2 dba 3 /DPEPhos), Pd 2 dba 3 /1,2,3,4,5-Pentaphenyl-1′-(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-(di-tertbutylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-3,6-dimethoxy-1,1′-biphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′-(N,N-dimethylamino)biphenyl, Pd 2 dba 3 /1,1′-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene, 2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl/Pd 2 dba 3 (tert-Butyl XPhos/Pd 2 dba 3 ), [2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl][2-(2-aminoethyl)phenyl)]palladium(II) chloride (tBuXPhos-Pd-G1), allyl(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl) palladium(II) triflate, [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-3,6-dimethoxy-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate (t-BuBrettPhos-Pd-G3), 2-(di-tert-butylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-3,6-dimethoxy-1,1′-biphenyl/Pd 2 dba 3 (t-BuBrettPhos/Pd 2 dba 3 ), trifluoromethanesulfonate allyl[(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-3,6-dimethoxy-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)] palladium(II), (2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl) [2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate/Pd 2 dba 3 (SPhos/Pd 2 dba 3 ), [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (Pd(dppf)Cl 2 , [1,1′-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (Pd(dtbpf)Cl 2 ), dichloro[1,3-bis(2,6-di-3-pentylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene](3-chloropyridyl)palladium(II) (PEPSIIpent), di-tert-butyl(2,2-diphenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclopropyl)phosphine/Pd 2 dba 3 (cBRIDP/Pd 2 dba 3 ), and 1-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2,2-diphenyl-1-methylcyclopropane/Pd 2 dba 3 (Cy-cBRIDP/Pd 2 dba 3 ).

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the copper catalyst is selected from copper(II) fluoride, copper(I) bromide (CuBr), copper(I) iodide (CuI), copper(I) thiophene-2-carboxylate, and copper(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate toluene complex, optionally substituted with a ligand such as N,N-dimethylethylenediamine, N,N′-dimethylcyclohexane-1,2-diamine), 1,10-phenanthroline, 8-hydroxyquinoline, trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine, cis-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine, N,N-dimethylglycine, 2-picolinic acid, 2,2′-bipyridine, 2-acetylcyclohexanone, 1,3-di-tert-butyl-1,3-propanedione, rac-BINOL, dipivaloylmethane, 2-isobutyrylcyclohexanone, 2-amino-4,6-pyrimidinediol, (1R,2S,4S,5R)-6-methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, salicylaldoxime, glycolic acid, L-proline, 2,2′-dipyridyl, and N-cyclohexyl-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)benzenamine, N,N-diisopropyl-1,3-propanediamine, trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane, N,N′-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine, N,N′-diethylethane-1,2-diamine, 3-(dimethylamino)-propylamine, 1,4-diaminocyclohexane, N,N′-dimethylethane-1,2-diamine, diethylenetriamine, and trans-N,N-dimethylcyclohexane-1,2-diamine.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one metal catalyst is [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)]palladium(II) methanesulfonate (tBuXPhos Pd G3), bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium(0) (Pd 2 dba 3 ), copper iodide (CuI), or a combination thereof.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the combination of the compound of Formula (I), or a salt thereof, with compound 1, or a salt thereof, further comprises excess 2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (tBuXPhos) relative to [(2-di-tert-butylphosphino-2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-1,1′-biphenyl)-2-(2′-amino-1,1′-biphenyl)] palladium(II) methanesulfonate (tBuXPhos Pd G3).

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2024
From: COCHRAN, JOHN E.; LITTLER, BENJAMIN J.; ANDERSON, COREY DON; MCCARTNEY, JASON; PARASELLI, PRASUNA; PIERRE, FABRICE; SWIFT, SARA E.
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 068596/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2024
From: ANGELL, PAUL; SIESEL, DAVID; URBINA, ARMANDO; CLEMENS, JEREMY J.; CLEVELAND, THOMAS; COON, TIMOTHY RICHARD; FRIEMAN, BRYAN; RUAH, SARA SABINA HADIDA; MILLER, MARK THOMAS; ZHOU, JINGLAN
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
Reel/Frame 068596/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2024
From: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 068596/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2024
From: GROOTENHUIS, PETER, DR.
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
Reel/Frame 068597/0150 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16992419 · Aug 13, 2020
Provisional Application 62886660 · Aug 14, 2019
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