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US 12,252,502 · App. 17/311,743 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

L-glufosinate intermediate and L-glufosinate preparation method

Inventors: Jinwoo Jeon (Seoul, KR); Joo Young Lee (Seoul, KR); Changsuk Lee (Seoul, KR); Hyunjin Kim (Seoul, KR); Jun Ok Moon (Seoul, KR); In Seok Oh (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
C07F9/5428C07C231/12C07D307/33C07F7/1896C07F9/301C07F9/3205C07B2200/07
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Patent No.
US 12,252,502
App. No.
17/311,743
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are L-glufosinate intermediate preparation method or L-glufosinate preparation method, the method, for preparing L-glufosinate intermediate or L-glufosinate from an L-homoserine derivative, comprising a step of preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 from a compound of Chemical Formula 1.

Claims (31)

1. A method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2, the method comprising a step a of preparing a compound of the following Chemical Formula 2 from a compound of the following Chemical Formula 1,

wherein the step a comprises

(i) a step b of preparing a compound of the following Chemical Formula 3 by reacting the compound of Chemical Formula 1 with a first base catalyst, or

(ii) a step b-1 of preparing a compound of the following Chemical Formula 4 by reacting the compound of Chemical Formula 1 with a second acid catalyst,

where in the above formulas,

R 1 is R a —(C═O)—, where R a is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms,

R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or —Si(R b )(R c )(R a ), where R b , R c and R d independently of one another are a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

X is halogen, and

substituents of the alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, aryl group, and heteroaryl group independently of one another are at least one selected from halogen, a carboxyl group (—COOH), an amino group (—NH 2 ), a nitro group (—NO 2 ), a cyano group (—CN), an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms.

2. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the step a comprises a step c of preparing a compound of the following Chemical Formula 4 by reacting the compound of Chemical Formula 3 with a first acid catalyst after the step b

where in the above formula, R 1 is R a —(C═O)—, where R a is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

3. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 2 , wherein the step a comprises a step d of preparing the compound of Chemical Formula 2 by reacting the compound of Chemical Formula 4 with a halogenating agent and at least one R 2 —OH after the step c, wherein R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or —Si(R b )(R c )(R a ), where R b , R c and R d independently of one another are a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

4. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the step a comprises a step c-1 of preparing the compound of Chemical Formula 2 by reacting the compound of Chemical Formula 3 with a halogenating agent and at least one R 2 —OH after the step b, wherein R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or —Si(R b )(R c )(R a ), where R b , R c and R d independently of one another are a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

5. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the step a comprises a step d-1 of preparing the compound represented by Chemical Formula 2 by reacting the compound of Chemical Formula 4 with a halogenating agent and at least one R 2 —OH after the step b-1, wherein R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or —Si(R b )(R c )(R a ), where R b , R c and R d independently of one another are a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

6. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the R 1 is acetyl or succinyl, and the R 2 is any one selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, benzyl, phenyl and naphthyl.

7. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of Chemical Formula 1 is prepared from a fermentation liquid containing the compound of Chemical Formula 1.

8. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the first base catalyst includes at least one selected from the group consisting of NH 3 , KOH, NaOH, CaSO 4 , LiOH, NaH, KH, NaOCH 3 , NaOCH 2 CH 3 , NaOC(CH 3 ) 3 , KOC(CH 3 ) 3 , K 2 CO 3 , Na 2 CO 3 , 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-7-ene (DBU), 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-5-ene (DBN), tri(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)amine, pyridine and n-butyllithium.

9. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the step b is carried out at pH of 9 to 14.

10. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 2 , wherein the first acid catalyst includes at least one selected from the group consisting of CH 3 COOH, HCl, H 2 SO 4 , HBr and HI.

11. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the first acid catalyst is 0.1 to 100 equivalents based on 1 equivalent of the compound of Chemical Formula 3.

12. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 2 , wherein the step c is carried out at a temperature of 20 to 150° C. for a reaction time of 0.1 to 20 hours.

13. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 3 , wherein the halogenating agent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of HCl, HBr, HI, phosgene, SOCl 2 , oxalyl chloride, triethylsilane+ (CH 2 CH 3 ) 3 SiH)+ palladium chloride (PdCl 2 )+methyl iodide (CH 3 O), POCl 3 , PCl 3 , PCl 5 , PBr 3 , PI 3 , H 2 SO 4 +KBr, P+Cl 2 , P+Br 2 , P+I 2 , TiCl 4 , ZnCl 2 and BBr 3 .

14. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 3 , wherein the R 2 —OH includes at least one selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, iso-propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, benzyl alcohol, phenol and naphthol.

15. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 4 , wherein the step c-1 is carried out at a reaction temperature of 20 to 120° C. for a reaction time of 0.1 to 30 hours.

16. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 5 , wherein the step d-1 is carried out at a reaction temperature of 20 to 100° C. for a reaction time of 0.1 to 30 hours.

17. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 3 , wherein a content of the halogenating agent is 1 to 10 equivalents based on 1 equivalent of the compound of Chemical Formula 3 or the compound of Chemical Formula 4, and

a content of the R 2 —OH is 1 to 60 equivalents based on 1 equivalent of the compound of Chemical Formula 3 or the compound of Chemical Formula 4.

18. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the second acid catalyst includes at least one selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, formic acid, butyric acid, pentanoic acid, and propionic acid.

19. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the second acid catalyst is 0.1 to 20 equivalents based on 1 equivalent of the compound of Chemical Formula 1.

20. The method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 2 according to claim 1 , wherein the step of preparing the compound of Chemical Formula 4 is carried out at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. for a reaction time of 1 to 20 hours.

21. A method for preparing L-glufosinate, the method comprising a step of preparing a compound of the following Chemical Formula 2 from a compound of the following Chemical Formula 1 by the method according to claim 1 and a step of preparing L-glufosinate from the compound of Chemical Formula 2:

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: JEON, JINWOO; LEE, JOO YOUNG; LEE, CHANGSUK; KIM, HYUNJIN; MOON, JUN OK; OH, IN SEOK
To: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056465/0174 →
Priority Claims (5)
KR 10-2019-0004164 · Jan 11, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0005282 · Jan 15, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0005283 · Jan 15, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0005404 · Jan 15, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0005405 · Jan 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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