A Practical Synthesis of Cefcapene Pivoxil

作者:Jiang, Jian-An; Zhai, Jiao-Jiao; Yu, Xin-Hong; Teng, Xin*; Ji, Ya-Fei
来源:Synthesis (Germany), 2012, 44(2): 207-214.
DOI:10.1055/s-0031-1289654

摘要

Cefcapene pivoxil monohydrochloride monohydrate, a broad spectrum third-generation cephalosporin for oral administration, was prepared by reacting three centers of 7 beta-amino-3-(hydroxymethyl)cephalosporinic acid (7-HACA), derived from 7 beta-aminocephalosporanic acid. The coupling of 7-HACA and (Z)-2-[2-(Boc-amino)thiazol-4-yl]pent-2-enoic acid, followed by carbamylation with chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, and precipitation with diiso-propylamine gave the key intermediate, in which thiazole side chain and carbamoyl group had been introduced into the 7-amino and 3-hydroxymethyl groups of 7-HACA, respectively, in a continuous procedure. Afterwards, the intermediate was esterified with pivaloyloxymethyl iodide to complete the modification of the C4 carboxy group affording Boc-cefcapene pivoxil, from which the desired product was finally obtained by an economical Boc removal and successive formation of the hydrochloride in 36% overall yield on a decagram scale. This synthesis promises an easy entry to cefcapene pivoxil monohydrochloride monohydrate with convenient manipulation, simple isolation, and good yields; it is of potential value for production on an industrial scale.