QUINOLONECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with certain novel quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following for­ mula, wherein R is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group and X is halogen atom, which are useful intermediate for the syn­ thesis of antibacterial agent.

Description: Quinolonecarboxylic acid and process for their preparation Detailied description of the invention: The present invention is concerned with certain novel quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives of the following formula (I) EMI1.1 wherein R is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group and X is halogen atom, which are useful intermediate for the synthesis of a medicine, especially antibacterial agent, and with a process for their preparation. Compounds of this type, which have bromine atom at 8 position can not find in the prior arts. We have found that the introduction of a bromine atom to the 8 position in the antibacterial quinolonecarboxylic acid derivatives give rise to enhance their activity. Thus, 8-bromo-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1, 4-dihydro-7-substi- tuted amino-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives were. found to be useful antibacterial agent. The compounds of the present invention are used as the intermediate for the synthesis of the agent. The compounds of the formula (I) are synthesized as below. The compound of the formula (11), EMI2.1 wherein R1 is lower alkyl group, X and Y are each independently halogen atom, is reacted with an equimolar or excess amount of orthoformic ester in acetic anhydride (1 to 20-fold volume per the total volume of the other,reagents) at room temperature to 200"C, preferably 100 to 1500C for several hours to give the compound of the formula (III), EMI2.2 2 1 wherein R is lower alkyl group and R , X and Y have the abovestated meanings. The compound of the formula (III) is converted by treating with cyclopropylamine (an equimolar or excess amount) in a solvent such as ethanol to the compound of the formula (IV), EMI3.1 wherein R1, X and Y have the above-stated meanings. The compound of the formula (IV) is treated with an appropriate base such as sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride or sodium hydride in a solvent such as dioxane, alcohol, dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and sulfolane at 0 to 200 C, preferably 50 to 1500C for one or several hours to give the compound of the formula (I'), EMI3.2 wherein R1 and X have the above-stated meanings. The compound of the formula (I') can be hydrolyzed by the usual acid or alkali hydrolysis to the compound of the formula (I") , EMI4.1 wherein X has the above-stated meaning. The starting compound of the formula (11) is also new and obtained, for example, from 3-chloro-4-fluoroaniline via several steps as illustrated in the following chart and in example. EMI4.2 EMI5.1 The following example will further illustrate the invention without, however, limiting it thereto. Example 1. N-(3-Chloro-4-fluorophenyl)acetamide To 3-chloro-4-fluoroaniline (100 g) was slowly added acetic anhydride (200 ml). After allowed to stand for 30 minutes, the reaction mixture was poured into water (1 litter). The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and recrystallized from aqueous ethanol to give the title compound (119.4 g), mp 118 119"C. Example 2. N-(3-Chloro-4-fluoro-6-nitrophenyl)acetamide To a solution of N-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)acetamide (55 g) in concentrated sulfuric acid (165 ml) was added dropwise concentrated nitric acid (d 1.42, 154 ml) at 5-10"C during an hour with stirring in an ice-salt bath. After stirring for an hour at the same temperature, the reaction mixture was poured into ice water. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, suf ficiently washed with water and recrystallized from acetonitrile to give the title compound (48.9 g) as yellow needles, mp 114 115"C. Example 3. 3-Chloro-4-fluoro-6-nitroaniline A solution of N-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-6-nitrophenyl)acetamide (30 g) in concentrated hydrochloric acid (50 ml) and ethanol (200 ml) was refluxed for 2.5 hours. To the reaction mixture was added ice water (300 ml) and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried to give the title compound (24.9 g) as yellow needles, mp 149.5-1500C. Analysis (8) for C6H4ClFN2O2, Calcd. (Found): C, 37.82 (37.85); H, 2.11 (2.03); N, 14.70 (14.80). Example 4. 2-Bromo-3-chloro-4-fluoro-6-nitroaniline Into a solution of 3-chloro-4-fluoro-6-nitroaniline (200.3 g) in acetic acid (1.5 litter) was added bromine (339 g) during a period of 80 minutes at 50"C under stirring and stirred for further 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into ice water (3 litter) and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and added to a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid (300 ml) and ethanol (1.2 litter). The mixture was refluxed for 8.5 hrs. After cooling, the precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water and dried. The title compound thus obtained weighed 235.6 g as yellow needles, mp 146-147 C. Example 5. 3-Bromo-2 , 4-dichloro-5-fluoronitrobenzene To a mixture of anhydrous cupric chloride (147 g) and 2bromo-3-chloro-4-fluoro-6-nitroaniline (235.6 g) in anhydrous acetonitrile (1.5 litter) was added tert-butylnitrite (135.2 g) at 60"C during 70 minutes. The reaction mixture was poured into ice-chilled diluted hydrochloric acid (1.5 litter) and extracted with benzene. The organic layer was successively washed with ice-chilled diluted hydrochloric acid and water saturated with sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by distillation to give the title compound(218.8 g), bp 78-117"C/2 mmHg. The oil was crystallized from methanol to give yellow prisms, mp 65.5 67.5C. Example 6. 3-Bromo-2,4-dichloro-5-fluoroaniline To a suspension of iron powder (135.4 g) in water (140 ml), with vigorous stirring at 50-60"C, was slowly added concentrated hydrochloric acid (18 ml). After ethanol (350 ml) was mixed, 3bromo-2,4-dichloro-5-fluoronitrobenzene (218.8 g) was added portionwise to the suspension at 52-76 C during an hour. After stirring for 75 minutes at the same temperature, the hot reaction mixture was filtered after adding benzene (500 ml) and the insoluble material was successively washed with hot ethanol (100 ml) and benzene (200 ml). The filtrate and washings were combined. The organic layers were washed with water saturated with sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then concentrated. The resulting residue was recrystallized from ethanol-water to give the title compound (141.6 g) as light brown needles, mp 126-129.5"C. Example 7. 3-Bromo-2,4-dichloro-5-fluorobenzonitrile To a suspension of 3-bromo-2,4-dichloro-5-fluoroaniline (141.6 g) in concentrated hydrochloric acid (900 ml) with vigorous stirring was added sodium nitrite (56.6 g) in water (120 ml) at -2 "i00C for 40 minutes. After stirred for 30 minutes, the mixture was poured into ice water (700 ml) containing sodium tetrafluoroborate (180 g), stirred vigorously for 20 minutes and then allowed to stand for 15 minutes in an ice bath. The - resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with chilled water. The wet crude tetrafluoroborate thus obtained weighed 270.8 g. The borate was added portionwise during 45 minutes-to a solution of cuprous cyanide (98 g), potassium cyanide (142.4 g) and sodium carbonate (29 g) in water (800 ml) with vigorous stirring at 9-10"C. After the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature, benzene (700 ml) and potassium cyanide (71 g) were added to the suspension and then the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The insoluble material was collected by filtration, and washed with benzene (300 ml x 2). The filtrate and washings were combined and washed five times with water saturated with sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then concentrated. The resulting residue was recrystallized from ethanol to give the title compound (75.5 g) as red brown prisms, mp 110:5-112.50C. Example 8. 3-Bromo-2 ,4 , 5-trifluorobenzonitrile To a solution of potassium fluoride (123 g) in dimethyl sulfoxide (400 ml) with stirring at 1330C was added 3-bromo-2,4dichloro-5-fluorobenzonitrile (68.4 g) and then the mixture was stirred for 5 hours and 20 minutes at 1300C. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into ice water (1 litter) and extracted with benzene. The organic layer was washed with water saturated with sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and distilled to give the title compound (15.7 g) as colorless oil, bp 82.5cm/13 mmHg - 80.0"C/lmmHg. Example 9. 3-Bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid A mixture of 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzonitrile (13.9 g)-in concentrated sulfuric acid (8 ml) was heated for 20 minutes on an oil bath (100"C), poured into ice water (350 ml). The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water. The filtrate and washings were extracted 3 times with dichloromethane. The dichloromethane layer was washed with water saturated with sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to give the residue. The combined mixture of the precipitate obtained previously and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with dichloromethane , dichloromethane : methanol (10 : 1) to give 3-bromo2,4,5-trifluorobenzamide (8.7 g). A mixture of 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzamide (8.7 g) and 18N-sulfuric acid (50 ml) was stirred at 100 C for 4 hours, and then poured into ice water (209, ml). The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane to give the title compound (6.9 g), mp 125 127"C. Example 10. 3-Bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoyl chloride A solution of the 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid (2.5 g) in thionyl chloride (10 ml) was refluxed for 2.5 hours, and then concentrated. The resulting residue was purified by distil lation through Widmer fractionating column to give the title compound (2.3 g), bp 98-102"C/18 mmHg. Example 11. Diethyl 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoylmalonate Magnesium turnings (0.22 g) and carbon tetrachloride (0.1 ml) was added to absolute ethanol (1.5 ml). To the stirring suspension was added dropwise a solution of diethyl malonate 81.4 g) and absolute ethanol (2 ml) in toluene (6 ml) during 25 minutes at 50-60eC. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes, and then cooled. A solution of 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoyl chloride¯(2.27 g) in anhydrous toluene (3 ml) was added dropwise to the solution at -8 -4.5"C during 28 minutes. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours and then mixed with ice-chilled diluted sulfuric acid. The resulting organic layer was collected and the water layer was extracted with toluene (6 ml x 4). The combined organic layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then concentrated to give the title compound (3.25 g) as pale yellow oil. Example 12. Ethyl 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoylacetate To an emulsion of diethyl 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoylmalonate (3.25 g) in water (4 ml) was added p-toluenesulfonic acid (4 mg) and refluxed for 3 hours with vigorous stirring. After cooling, the reaction mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (8 ml x 4). The organic layer was washed with water saturated with sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane to give the title compound (1.51 g), mp 85-88"C. Example 13. Ethyl 2-(3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoyl)-3-ethoxy acrylate A mixture of ethyl 3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoylacetate (1.5 g), ethyl orthoformate (1.0 g) and acetic anhydride (1.2 g) was stirred at 1300C for 4.5 hours and then concentrated to give the title compound (1.75 g) as yellow oil. Example 14. Ethyl 2-( 3-bromo-2,4 , 5-trifluorobenzoyl)-3-cyclo- propylaminoacrylate To a solution of ethyl 2-(3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoyl)-3ethoxyadrylate (1.75 g) in absolute ethanol (5 ml) was added a solution of cyclopropylamine (0.32 g) in absolute ethanol (2 ml) under ice-cooling during 30 minutes. The mixture was stirred at 5-20"C for 2.5 hours and concentrated. The residue was recrystallized from petroleum ether to give the title compound (1.36 g), mp 74-76eC. Example 15. Ethyl 8-bromo-1-cyclopropyl-6, 7-difluoro-1, 4-dihydro- 4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylate To a solution of ethyl 2-(3-bromo-2,4,5-trifluorobenzoyl)-3cyclopropylaminoacrylate (1.35 g) in anhydrous dimethylformamide (5 ml) was added sodium fluoride (0.23 g). The mixture was stirred at 97-108 C for 7.5 hours, and then poured into ice water (50 ml) and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and recrystallized from dichloromethane-n-hexane to give the title compound (1.05 g), mp 163.5 168"C as colorless prisms. NMR (d in CDC13), 1.0-1.4 (4H, m, EMI11.1 1.40 (3H, t, J=7.3 Hz, -CH2CH3), 4.1-4.3 (1H, m, EMI11.2 4.39 (2H, q, J=7.2 Hz, CE CH3), 8.26 (1H, dd, J=9.7, 8.4 Hz, 5-H), 8.68 (1H, s, 2-H). IR (KBr, cm 1), 1730 (COO), 1600 (CO), 1450, 1310, 1270, 1230, 1200, 1170, 1070, 1030, 860, 800. Example 16. 8-Bromo-1-cyclopropyl-6, 7-difluoro-1 ,4-dihydro-4- oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid A mixture of ethyl 8-bromo-1-cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,- dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylate (1.0 g), acetic acid (4 ml), water (3 ml) and concentrated sulfuric acid (0.5 ml) was heated on an oil bath (9Q-100 C) for an hour under stirring, then for an hour at room temperature and poured into ice water (20 ml). The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water to give the title compound (0.82 g), mp 224 225.5 C. NMR (d in CDC13), 1.0-1.5 (4H, m, EMI12.1 4.3-4.5 (1H, m, EMI12.2 8.30 (1H, dd, J=9.2, 8.4 Hz, 5-H), 8.96 (1H, s, 2-H), 13.97 (1H, s-br, -COOH). IR (KBr, cm ), 2700 (COIL), 1720 (COO), 1610 (CO), 1560, 1450, 1320, 1310, 1260, 1090, 1070, 1040, 1020, 880, 870, 850, 830, 810, 800, 730.

Claims: What is claimed is 1. A compound of the formula (I); EMI13.1 wherein R is hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group and X is halogen atom. 2. A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula (I) specified in claim 1, which comprises condensing a compound of the formula (II), EMI13.2 wherein R1 is lower alkyl group and X and Y are each independently halogen atom; with trialkyl orthoformate to give the compound of the formula (III), EMI13.3 2 1 wherein R is lower alkyl group and R1 and X have the abovestated meanings, reacting the compound of the formula (III) with cyclopropylamine to form the compound of the formula (IV), EMI14.1 wherein R1, X and Y have the. above-stated meanings. and cyclizing the compound of the formula (IV). 3. A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula(I"), EMI14.2 wherein X is halogen atom, which comprises hydrolyzing a compound of the formula (I'), EMI14.3 wherein R1 is lower alkyl group and X has the above-stated meaning.

Inventors: HIRAI, KEIJI, IRIKURA, TSUTOMU, ISHIZAKI, TAKAYOSHI, SUZUE, SEIGO
Applicants: KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Application year: 1985
Main classification: C07D215
IPC codes: C07D215, C07C63