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Method for preparing brexanolone from pregnenolone acetate

A technology of monoenolone acetate and diketone, applied in organic chemistry methods, steroids, organic chemistry, etc., can solve problems such as high reaction cost, difficult separation and purification, and reduced total yield, and achieve stereoselectivity High efficiency, simple and convenient operation, and mild reaction conditions

Active Publication Date: 2021-03-16
EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIV +1
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[0004] Regarding the synthesis of brenolone, the more classic synthesis method (World Intellectual Property Organization patent WO2009108804, Chinese invention patent document CN103396467A) is based on 3β-hydroxy-5-pregnenolone-20-one (abbreviation: pregnenolone) As the starting material, using H 2 / Palladium carbon reduction of the 5,6-position double bond, and then through the Mitsunobu reaction, in the presence of triphenylphosphine, diethyl azodicarboxylate, trifluoroacetic acid, sodium benzoate, the 3β-configuration is reversed, and then Reflux hydrolysis in methanol to obtain brenolone, the reaction cost is high, and many wastes are generated during the reaction process. At the same time, a certain proportion of 5β-stereoisomers are always produced during the reduction process of the 5,6-position double bond , separation and purification are difficult and lead to a decrease in the overall yield
The method reported by J.Med.Chem., 2005, 48(16), 5203 uses potassium tri-sec-butyl borohydride to reduce 3-keto group to prepare 3α-hydroxyl group at -78°C, and the yield is only 63%.

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Embodiment 15

[0045] Example 1 Preparation of 5α-pregnane-3β-hydroxyl-20-one

[0046]Add 50g of monoenolone acetate, 500g of ethanol, and 2.5g of 5% palladium / carbon into a 1L hydrogenation tank, replace with nitrogen five times, stir and raise the temperature to 50±5°C, control the system temperature at 50±5°C, pressure 0.005 ~ 0.01MPa, hydrogenation reaction 6 ~ 12h, TLC detection reaction end point. Replace with nitrogen three times, filter, rinse with ethanol, add 11.5g of potassium carbonate and 10g of water to the filtrate, heat up to 60±5°C and keep it warm for 2-5 hours, adjust the pH to neutral with 10% dilute hydrochloric acid, concentrate the ethanol to a large amount under reduced pressure Crystallization, cooling to 0±5°C for crystallization for 12-24 hours, filtering, rinsing with ice ethanol, drying the solid in a hot-air oven at 75°C for 6-12 hours, and obtaining white crystals of 5α-pregnane-3β-hydroxy-20-one 42.2 g, yield 95%. 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ,400MHz):δ3.63-3.57(m,1H),2...

Embodiment 25

[0047] Example 2 Preparation of 5α-pregnane-3,20-dione

[0048] Add 16g of water into a 500mL three-neck flask, add 2g of sodium bicarbonate, 200g of dichloromethane, and 40g of the hydrogenated hydrolyzate of the previous step, 5α-pregnane-3β-hydroxy-20-one under stirring, and then cool down after stirring completely. When the internal temperature of the reaction liquid reached 10°C, 1.2 g of tetramethylpiperidine oxide (TEMPO) was added. Evenly add 150 g of 10% sodium hypochlorite solution dropwise, the dropping time is controlled at 1-2 hours, and the dropping temperature is controlled at 6-15°C. After the dropwise addition, insulate and react at 10-15°C for 2-5 hours, take a sample and analyze the raw materials by TLC. After the reaction, add 30 g of 20% sodium bicarbonate solution to quench the reaction, stir for 10 minutes, and let stand to separate into layers (the emulsified layer is separated into water). phase extraction), the aqueous phase was extracted once with d...

Embodiment 35

[0049] Example 3 Preparation of 5α-pregnane-3α-hydroxy-20-one (Brenolone)

[0050] Inoculate the BL21(DE3) / pET24a-RH strain into a test tube containing 4mL LB medium (yeast extract 5g / L, tryptone 10g / L, sodium chloride 10g / L), cultivate overnight at 37°C, and inoculate the culture medium Erlenmeyer flask filled with 1L TB medium (yeast extract 24g / L, tryptone 12g / L, dipotassium hydrogen phosphate trihydrate 16.4g / L, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 2.3g / L, glycerol 5g / L), 37 When cultured with shaking at °C until OD=3.0, 0.2 mM isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG) was added for induction, and the temperature was lowered to 25 °C to continue culturing overnight. Centrifuge at 3500 rpm for 20 minutes to collect the precipitate to obtain RH cells, add 3 times the volume of deionized water to the RH cells, and centrifuge at 8000 rpm for 30 minutes after ultrasonic disruption, and take the supernatant to obtain RH enzyme solution. Using the BL21(DE3) / pET24a-GDH strain, the GDH enzym...

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The invention discloses a method for preparing a drug brexanolone from pregnenolone acetate. According to the method, the pregnenolone acetate is used as a raw material, and hydrogenation-hydrolysis,oxidation and enzyme catalytic reduction, namely a four-step reaction three-pot process, are conducted to prepare the brexanolone. According to the preparation method, the raw material pregnenolone acetate from natural products is adopted, a 5 alpha- configuration is single, the stereoselectivity of the enzyme catalytic reduction of 3-keto in the reaction process is high, chemical reagents and catalysts with the high cost do not need to be used in the preparation method, and defects of generation of many wastes, harsh reaction conditions and the like in the common preparation method are avoided; and the method has the advantages of mild reaction conditions and simple and convenient operation, and can realize efficient and low-cost preparation of the drug brexanolone.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of organic compound preparation, and relates to a method for preparing drug brenolone from monoenolone acetate. Background technique [0002] Postpartum depression (PPD) is an obvious mental syndrome that occurs in women during the puerperium. Epidemiological data in 2016 showed that there were 300 million PPD patients worldwide, and the prevalence of depression in developed countries was 7% to 40%. The pathophysiology of PPD is not fully understood and may be related to many factors, including hormonal and genetic factors. Before the approval of brenolone, there were no drugs specifically approved for the treatment of PPD, and most of them chose antidepressants, hormones, electroshock and psychotherapy. [0003] Brienolone, chemically known as 5α-pregnane-3α-hydroxy-20-one, is the first and only drug approved by the FDA to obtain indications for postpartum depression and is a GABAA receptor positive mutan...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C12P33/06C07J7/00
CPCC12P33/06C07J7/002C07B2200/07
Inventor 杨帆盖祎戴龙华汤杰汤天天
Owner EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIV