Phosphate-Activated Nucleotide Synthesis for Polyphosphorylated Nucleosides

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for producing polyphosphorylated nucleosides are inefficient, require expensive starting materials, and involve multiple steps with low yield and poor time and cost performance due to the use of nucleoside 5'-diphosphate and condensing or activating agents.

Innovation Solution

A method for synthesizing polyphosphorylated nucleosides using phosphate-activated nucleotides, involving the reaction of pyrophosphoryl chloride with a co-catalyst compound to prepare a phosphate-activated compound, which is then reacted with a nucleoside to form a 5'-diphosphate-activated nucleotide, followed by condensation with a nucleoside phosphate in water, using catalysts like imidazole and Lewis acids.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If nucleoside 5'-diphosphate is used as starting material and condensing/activating agents are employed, then polyphosphorylated nucleosides can be synthesized, but the production process becomes complex with multiple steps and low yield

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct yieldVSAvoidproduction process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and eliminates the need for expensive nucleoside 5'-diphosphate starting materials and separate condensing/activating agents by incorporating these functions into a single phosphate-activated nucleotide compound. This reduces the number of steps and materials required while maintaining synthesis reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the functions of starting material, activating agent, and reaction substrate into a single phosphate-activated nucleotide compound. This integrated approach consolidates multiple separate steps into one streamlined reaction, reducing process complexity while preserving product yield.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Productivity

If multiple steps with condensing agents and activating agents are used, then polyphosphorylated nucleosides can be produced, but the production time increases and time efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoidproduction time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary activation of the phosphate group in the nucleotide compound before the coupling reaction. This pre-activation step eliminates the need for separate condensing and activating steps during the synthesis process, significantly reducing production time while maintaining high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent ensures continuous useful action by using a phosphate-activated nucleotide that is ready for immediate coupling reaction. This eliminates idle time between steps and maintains continuous progress toward the final product, improving time efficiency without sacrificing production efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Reliability

If nucleoside 5'-diphosphate and multiple reagents are used, then polyphosphorylated nucleosides can be synthesized, but the production cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduct yieldVSAvoidraw material cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces expensive nucleoside 5'-diphosphate starting materials with more cost-effective nucleoside 5'-monophosphate or nucleoside derivatives that are activated in situ. This substitution reduces raw material costs while maintaining adequate product yield through the phosphate-activated mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent eliminates the need to purchase and dispose of multiple separate reagents (condensing agents, activating agents, and expensive starting materials) by using a single phosphate-activated nucleotide compound. This reduces both material costs and waste generation, improving cost performance while preserving product yield.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The method enables efficient production of polyphosphorylated nucleosides using less expensive raw materials with a simplified process, reducing environmental impact and improving yield and time efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

reacting pyrophosphoryl chloride with a co-catalyst compound in a solvent, in the presence or absence of a catalyst compound to prepare a phosphate-activated compound

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectChemical reaction: Chemical Bonding

Implementation Method 2

reacting the phosphate-activated compound obtained in step (a) with a nucleoside in which a base moiety is protected by a protecting group or unprotected to prepare a 5'-diphosphate-activated nucleotide

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectChemical reaction: Chemical Bonding

Implementation Method 3

condensing the 5'-diphosphate-activated nucleotide according to the third to fifth aspects with a nucleoside 5'-phosphate in the presence of water to obtain a polyphosphorylated nucleoside

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCondensation reaction: Condensation

Implementation Method 4

using catalysts like imidazole and Lewis acids

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCatalysis: Catalysis

Data Source

PatentEP4667479A1Polyphosphorylated nucleoside, phosphate-activated nucleotide used for synthesis of polyphosphorylated nucleoside and method for synthesis of same, and method for synthesis of polyphosphorylated nucleoside using phosphate-activated nucleotide
Publication Date: 2025.12.24 NATIAS INC
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AI summary

The present invention provides a polyphosphorylated nucleoside having a structure of formula (I), a phosphate-activated nucleotide used for synthesizing the same and a method for synthesizing the same, and a method for synthesizing a polyphosphorylated nucleoside using the phosphate-activated nucleotide. In the formula, B is a protected or unprotected natural or artificial nucleoside base; R1, R2, R4, and R5 are each H, an alkyl group, or the like, and R1, R2, R4, and R5 may be the same or different; X and Y are each H, OH, OCH3, or the like; h is an integer of 1 to 3; and p, n, m, and q are each 0 or an integer, and p, n, m, and q are in any order, with (p + n + m + q) being an integer of 0 or more and 5000 or less.