Method for docetaxel synthesis
US5688977A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/55
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of producing docetaxel comprises the esterification of C7, C10 di-CBZ 10-deacetyl baccatin III and an N-CBZ C2'-protected 3-phenyl isoserine side chain wherein C2' is protected by a hydrogenatable benyl-type protecting group. The C7, C10 carbobenzyloxy groups are then replaced with hydrogen and the carbobenzyloxy group at the C3' nitrogen site is replaced with t-butoxycarbonyl. Finally, the resulting compound is deprotected at C2' by replacing the benzyl-type protecting group with hydrogen to produce docetaxel. The esterification preferably employs an excess, such as six equivalents, of the side chain for each equivalent of the C7, C10 di-CBZ 10-deacetyl baccatin III. Benzyloxymethyl is the preferred protecting group at C2'.
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