Prodrugs of treprostinil
Provided are novel treprostinil based compounds, methods of treatment using the same, and their methods of making.
1. A compound of (4a) or (4b):
wherein R 1 is a carboxylic acid protecting group, R 2 is H or a hydroxyl protecting group, R 3 is H or a hydroxyl protecting group, and R 5 is a polymeric carrier.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is a silyl carboxylic acid protecting group or a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl carboxylic acid protecting group.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is a silyl carboxylic acid protecting group selected from trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, tri-iso-propylsilyloxymethyl, triisopropyl silyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, t-butyldiphenylsilyl, and phenyldimethylsilyl.
4. The compound of claim 3 , wherein R 1 is trimethylsilyl.
5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl carboxylic acid protecting group.
6. The compound of claim 5 , wherein R 1 is a benzyl group.