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Process Development and Scale-Up of (S)-tert-Butyl(6-oxopiperdin-3-yl)carbamate

  • Yongsheng Li ,
  • Xiaowen Tang ,
  • Xu Li ,
  • Peng Yang
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  • a Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001
    b Institute of Chemistry Co. Ltd, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002

Received date: 2024-06-06

  Revised date: 2024-08-16

  Online published: 2024-09-27

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(22101268); Henan Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project(242300420180); Henan Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project(242300420193); Henan Provincial Key R&D and Promotion Special (Science and Technology Tackling) Project(242102230180); Basic Research Fund of Henan Academy of Sciences China(230603001)

Abstract

An efficient four-step synthesis methodology has been devised for the synthesis of the high-value chiral pharmaceutical building block (S)-tert-butyl(6-oxopiperdin-3-yl)carbamate (1). Commencing with L-pyroglutaminol, p-tosyl (p-Ts) was innovatively employed as the activating and leaving group for the hydroxyl moiety, thereby replacing the methylsulfonyl (Ms) group. Meanwhile, dibenzylamine was successfully substituted for sodium azide as the amine source. This effectively circumventing the utilization of difficult-to-obtain controlled reagents like MsCl and the highly toxic and explosive NaN3. The synthesis process of 1 has been comprehensively optimized, resulting in an impressive total yield of 67% at the hundred-gram scale, while maintaining a purity of 99.4% for the target product. The reagents employed throughout the synthesis route are readily available and cost-effective. The synthesis route is concise and efficient, and the purification method is simple and user-friendly, laying a robust foundation for potential industrial-scale production.

Cite this article

Yongsheng Li , Xiaowen Tang , Xu Li , Peng Yang . Process Development and Scale-Up of (S)-tert-Butyl(6-oxopiperdin-3-yl)carbamate[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2025 , 45(1) : 220 -226 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202406006

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