IP Library Granted Patent US 8,519,148
Granted Patent B2
US 8,519,148 · App. 12/049,235 · Granted Aug 27, 2013

Synthesis of chirally purified substituted benzothiazole diamines

Inventors: Prasad Raje (North Syracuse, NY); Rajendrakumar Reddy Gadikota (North Syracuse, NY); Jian-Xie Chen (Manlius, NY); Olga V. Lapina (Clifton Park, NY); John M. McCall (Boca Grande, FL)
Assignee: Knopp Neurosciences, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,519,148
App. No.
12/049,235
Granted
Aug 27, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for preparing chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamines such as, for example, (6R)2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-6-(propylamino)benzothiazole and purifying a dominant enantiomer of substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamines from entantiomerically enriched mixtures of substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamines are provided herein.

Claims (114)

1. A process for preparing a chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine comprising:

heating a solution to a temperature of from about 50° C. to about 125° C., the solution comprising enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine of formula (1):

wherein:

R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group each having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl alkyl or phenyl alkanoyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part;

R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, a phenyl alkyl or phenyl alkanoyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part,

R4 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and

at least one or R1, R2, R3 or R4 is a hydrogen in an organic solvent; and

an alkyl sulfonate or an alkyl halide in a solvent to form a reaction mixture;

reacting the reaction mixture at a temperature of from about 50° C. to about 125° C.; and

recovering a chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the alkyl sulfonate is n-propyl tosylate.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein the alkyl halide is a propyl halide selected from n-propyl bromide, n-propyl chloride, n-propyl iodide and combinations thereof.

4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least greater than about 97% chirally pure.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least greater than about 99% chirally pure.

6. The process of claim 1 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least about 99.9% chirally pure.

7. The process of claim 1 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 98%.

8. The process of claim 1 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 99.9%.

9. The process of claim 1 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 99.99%.

10. The process of claim 1 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is 100%.

11. The process of claim 1 , wherein the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine contains less than 1.5 ppm of achiral salts.

12. The process of claim 1 , wherein the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine contains less than 2.5 ppb of achiral salts.

13. The process of claim 1 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for an R-enantiomer and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is chirally purified for an R-enantiomer.

14. The process of claim 1 , wherein enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for (6R)-2,6 diamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole is (6R)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N6-propyl-2,6-benzothiazole-diamine.

15. The process of claim 1 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for an S-enantiomer and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is chirally purified for an S-enantiomer.

16. The process of claim 1 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for (6S)-2,6 diamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole is (6S)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N6-propyl-2,6-benzothiazole-diamine.

17. The process of claim 1 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine comprises a ratio of greater than about 1:4 R-enantiomer to S-enantiomer to about 4:1 R-enantiomer to S-enantiomer.

18. The process of claim 1 , wherein the solvent is selected from an organic solvent and an organic solvent mixed with water.

19. The process of claim 1 , wherein the solvent is selected from ethanol, 1-propanol, i-propanol, n-butanol, i-butanol, dihydrofuran, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, hexamethylphosphoric triamide or mixtures or hydrates thereof.

20. The process of claim 1 , wherein the steps of heating, reacting and recovering each independently comprise stirring.

21. The process of claim 1 , further comprising cooling the reaction mixture to a temperature of about 25° C. after the step of reacting.

22. The process of claim 1 , wherein the step of heating further comprises adding the alkyl sulfonate or alkyl halide to the heated 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine.

23. The process of claim 22 , wherein the step of adding is carried out for about 0.5 hours to about 2 hours.

24. The process of claim 1 , wherein about 1.0 to about 2.0 molar equivalents of the alkyl sulfonate or alkyl halide is added.

25. The process of claim 1 , wherein the step of recovering comprises one or more steps selected from filtering the reaction mixture to isolate a precipitate, washing a precipitate, and drying a precipitate.

26. The process of claim 1 , wherein the solution further comprises a base.

27. The process of claim 26 , wherein the base is selected from sodium hydroxide, sodium hydride, potassium carbonate, sodium acetate, potassium-tertbutyloxide, triethylamine, and di-isopropylethylamine.

28. The process of claim 27 , wherein the base is di-isopropylethylamine.

29. A process for preparing a chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothaizole diamine comprising:

heating a solution comprising a base and enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine of formula (1):

wherein:

R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group each having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl alkyl or phenyl alkanoyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part;

R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, a phenyl alkyl or phenyl alkanoyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part,

R4 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and

at least one or R1, R2, R3 or R4 is a hydrogen in an organic solvent; and

an alkyl sulfonate or an alkyl halide in a solvent to form a reaction mixture;

reacting the reaction mixture; and

recovering a chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine;

wherein enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for (6R)-2,6 diamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole is (6R)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N6-propyl-2,6-benzothiazole-diamine.

30. The process of claim 29 , wherein the base is selected from sodium hydroxide, sodium hydride, potassium carbonate, sodium acetate, potassium-tertbutyloxide, triethylamine, and di-isopropylethylamine.

31. The process of claim 30 , wherein the base is di-isopropylethylamine.

32. A process for preparing a chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothaizole diamine comprising:

heating a solution comprising enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine of formula (1):

wherein:

R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group each having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl alkyl or phenyl alkanoyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part;

R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms, a phenyl alkyl or phenyl alkanoyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl part,

R4 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and

at least one or R1, R2, R3 or R4 is a hydrogen in an organic solvent; and

an alkyl sulfonate or an alkyl halide in a solvent to form a reaction mixture;

reacting the reaction mixture for up to about 12 hours; and

recovering a chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine.

33. The process of claim 32 , wherein the alkyl sulfonate is n-propyl tosylate.

34. The process of claim 32 , wherein the alkyl halide is a propyl halide selected from n-propyl bromide, n-propyl chloride, n-propyl iodide and combinations thereof.

35. The process of claim 32 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least greater than about 97% chirally pure.

36. The process of claim 32 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least greater than about 99% chirally pure.

37. The process of claim 32 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least about 99.9% chirally pure.

38. The process of claim 32 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 98%.

39. The process of claim 32 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 99.9%.

40. The process of claim 32 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 99.99%.

41. The process of claim 32 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is 100%.

42. The process of claim 32 , wherein the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine contains less than 1.5 ppm of achiral salts.

43. The process of claim 32 , wherein the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine contains less than 2.5 ppb of achiral salts.

44. The process of claim 32 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for an R-enantiomer and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is chirally purified for an R-enantiomer.

45. The process of claim 32 , wherein enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for (6R)-2,6 diamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole is (6R)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N6-propyl-2,6-benzothiazole-diamine.

46. The process of claim 32 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for an S-enantiomer and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is chirally purified for an S-enantiomer.

47. The process of claim 32 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for (6S)-2,6 diamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole is (6S)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N6-propyl-2,6-benzothiazole-diamine.

48. The process of claim 32 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine comprises a ratio of greater than about 1:4 R-enantiomer to S-enantiomer to about 4:1 R-enantiomer to S-enantiomer.

49. The process of claim 32 , wherein the solvent is selected from an organic solvent and an organic solvent mixed with water.

50. The process of claim 32 , wherein the solvent is selected from ethanol, 1-propanol, i-propanol, n-butanol, i-butanol, dihydrofuran, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, hexamethylphosphoric triamide or mixtures or hydrates thereof.

51. The process of claim 32 , wherein the steps of heating, reacting and recovering each independently comprise stirring.

52. The process of claim 32 , further comprising cooling the reaction mixture to a temperature of about 25° C. after the step of reacting.

53. The process of claim 32 , wherein the step of heating further comprises adding the alkyl sulfonate or alkyl halide to the heated 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine.

54. The process of claim 53 , wherein the step of adding is carried out for about 0.5 hours to about 2 hours.

55. The process of claim 32 , wherein about 1.0 to about 2.0 molar equivalents of the alkyl sulfonate or alkyl halide is added.

56. The process of claim 32 , wherein the step of recovering comprises one or more steps selected from filtering the reaction mixture to isolate a precipitate, washing a precipitate, and drying a precipitate.

57. The process of claim 32 , wherein the solution further comprises a base.

58. The process of claim 32 , wherein the base is selected from sodium hydroxide, sodium hydride, potassium carbonate, sodium acetate, potassium-tertbutyloxide, triethylamine, and di-isopropylethylamine.

59. The process of claim 58 , wherein the base is di-isopropylethylamine.

60. The process of claim 29 , wherein the alkyl sulfonate is n-propyl tosylate.

61. The process of claim 29 , wherein the alkyl halide is a propyl halide selected from n-propyl bromide, n-propyl chloride, n-propyl iodide and combinations thereof.

62. The process of claim 29 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least greater than about 97% chirally pure.

63. The process of claim 29 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least greater than about 99% chirally pure.

64. The process of claim 29 , wherein the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is at least about 99.9% chirally pure.

65. The process of claim 29 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 98%.

66. The process of claim 29 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 99.9%.

67. The process of claim 29 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is greater than about 99.99%.

68. The process of claim 29 , wherein the chemical purity of the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is 100%.

69. The process of claim 29 , wherein the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine contains less than 1.5 ppm of achiral salts.

70. The process of claim 29 , wherein the substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine contains less than 2.5 ppb of achiral salts.

71. The process of claim 29 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for an R-enantiomer and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is chirally purified for an R-enantiomer.

72. The process of claim 29 , wherein enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for (6R)-2,6 diamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole is (6R)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N6-propyl-2,6-benzothiazole-diamine.

73. The process of claim 29 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for an S-enantiomer and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is chirally purified for an S-enantiomer.

74. The process of claim 29 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine is enantiomerically enriched for (6S)-2,6 diamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole and the chirally purified substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole is (6S)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-N6-propyl-2,6-benzothiazole-diamine.

75. The process of claim 29 , wherein the enantiomerically enriched 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine comprises a ratio of greater than about 1:4 R-enantiomer to S-enantiomer to about 4:1 R-enantiomer to S-enantiomer.

76. The process of claim 29 , wherein the solvent is selected from an organic solvent and an organic solvent mixed with water.

77. The process of claim 29 , wherein the solvent is selected from ethanol, 1-propanol, i-propanol, n-butanol, i-butanol, dihydrofuran, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, hexamethylphosphoric triamide or mixtures or hydrates thereof.

78. The process of claim 29 , wherein the steps of heating, reacting and recovering each independently comprise stirring.

79. The process of claim 29 , further comprising cooling the reaction mixture to a temperature of about 25° C. after the step of reacting.

80. The process of claim 29 , wherein the step of heating further comprises adding the alkyl sulfonate or alkyl halide to the heated 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-benzothiazole diamine.

81. The process of claim 80 , wherein the step of adding is carried out for about 0.5 hours to about 2 hours.

82. The process of claim 29 , wherein about 1.0 to about 2.0 molar equivalents of the alkyl sulfonate or alkyl halide is added.

83. The process of claim 29 , wherein the step of recovering comprises one or more steps selected from filtering the reaction mixture to isolate a precipitate, washing a precipitate, and drying a precipitate.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2025
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From: KNOPP BIOSCIENCES LLC
To: ARETEIA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2025
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2021
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2019
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2008
From: RAJE, PRASAD; GADIKOTA, RAJENDRAKUMAR REDDY; CHEN, JIAN-XIE; LAPINA, OLGA V.; MCCALL, JOHN M.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 60894829 · Mar 14, 2007
Provisional Application 60894814 · Mar 14, 2007
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