T&,r&adron
NO. 38,
Letters
TRANSFORMATION
OF
pp 3303
Tanida,*
3306,
PENICILLIN
PENICILLIN
Hiroshi
-
Tadahiko
Tsuji,
Research
Laboratory,
m Jtqmn 25 July
(Received
ESTER INTO
INTERMEDIATE
Toshisada Yano, Shionogi
Pergomon
SULFOXIDE
ESTER,
Teruji
1975.
TO
Tsushima,
Shionogi
1975;
received
One of the most important approaches to the conversion structure
is due to Morin
anhydride (Eq.
affords two principal
1).
cedure
and coworkers’
Although leading
several
entirely
into a 3-sutetituted
products,
modified
of a penicillin
nucleus
(3
1975)
into a cephalosporin ester (I_) with acetic
and a 3-acetoxycepham
we wish to present
(3
here a simple pro-
It is also found that this penam can be transformed
penam.
cepham or a deacetoxycephem
553 Japan
12 August
penicillin
methods have been reported,2-4
to a 2-halogen-substituted
Osaka,
of a penam sulfoxide
a 2-acetoxy-substituted
Britr&.
Tori
publication
who found that treatment
great
Tadashi Irie,
Fukushima-ku,
in UR for
in
SYSTEM
Ishitobi,
and Karuo
Ltd.,
& Co.,
printed
P-HALOGEN-SUBSTITUTED
CEPHAM
Hiroyuki
Hiromu Matsumura
Praaa.
derivative.
(Eq. 1) CO,R
CO,R
1
When
a toluene
amide side chain fluxed
ester, 3.62 30-7m i
2
solution
at C-6)
of a penicillin
G (S)-sulfoxide
and one equivalent
of each of acyl
for 1-2 hrs, it was found that a sort of 8-lactam
established
as the 28-chlorcmethyl
m.p.
116-117”:
(CH,Ph),
4.95
depending
was obtained
CO,R
vz!:13 (3-H),
-5.6
upon the C-6
frcm 13C and ‘H
penam
w
1788,
1745,
(5-
and 6-H,
(Eq. 2),
NMR6
as well
ester (1) (or an analogue halide
derivative =,
and 1680 cm”:
amide chain
?
(or aroyl halide) was formed,
SB-chloro
’H
NMR
and the acyl halide
8(CDC13)
ernpl~yed.~
as other spectroscopic
methods.
a secondary
and pyridine
the structure
derivative
(CHPb) .
and NH) , and 6.93
bearing
of which
of penicillin I .25 (CH,),
The yield Evidence
was re-
varied
was
G benzhydryl 3.25
(CH&f),
in a range of
for the structure
of
Nb. 38
AcCl 2
-
(Eq. 2)
Pyridine d02R tL
(Eq. 3) CO,CH,
CO&H,
2
COz~3
,6
22
Z
z.CH,
0 C02R &
When mixture cally
the reaction
was carried
of two p-lactam
established
[cz]~~*~D 205 f 2.5O methylpenam
out with phthalimidopenicillin
derivatives
by 13C and ‘H (c 0.996
derivative
Q,
was obtained
in CH,CN): m .p.
107-l
It appeared
obtained
from the reported
reaction
structure
of a 3P-chlorocepham
‘H
NMR
In fact,
(the Table),6
dimethylsulfoxide Preparation a satisfactory sulfoxide
was realized
of 67%;
NMR
(Table),
[o]23*5D
08”:
253.7
from the physical thionyl
*3.1”
of s
m.p.
on heating
194-196O:
7 in a solvent
derivative
m.p.
is identical
125.3
(9,
163-165”:
and as the 2p-chloro-
in Cl-l&N):
‘H
NMR
(Table),
with the major product
and triethylamine,
[a]24D
a 53 :47
were unequivo-
(c 0.996
However,
ester (3,
their structures
for the major product
data that2
chloride
methyl
although
a different
this was recently
corrected
i5.Y
in CH&N):
of a high dielectric
(c 0.304 constant,
to
for example,
in
was achieved
in
for 1 hr.
directly
in the presence
yield
(8J has been proposed for that. ’
of a corresponding
yield
‘H
of zwith
the formation
at 100”
in a total
(R)-sulfoxide
NMR studies6 as the Sa-chloromethylpenam
for the minor one (Eq. 3).
structure_7.sr9
li.
cephem derivative
from a penam chloride
of a weak
base, *,
(9J by eliminating
or -via a cepham
urea.
hydrogen
chloride
chloride
by warming
at 130”
in dimethyl-
No.
3305
38
TABLE
Solvent
Compound Methyl
3B-H
CDClsb
phthalimido-
6
a
CO&H,
5.61
5.69
1 .52
1.83
3.80
5.42
1.29
1.69
3.29
CDCI,
4.78
5.62
5.67
3.80
3.87
1 .93
3.81
C6D6
4.77
5.26
5.34
3.48
3.67
1 .79
3.31
5.13 5.22
5.73
5.73
1.60
3.72
4.50
5.53
5.39
1.42
3.65
4.65
3.83 3.28
C02CH3
C6D6
4B-H
6o-H
7a-H
2a-H
2B-H
3-CH,
CDCI,
4.96
5.39
5.61
3.42
3.09
1.78
3.83
C6D6
5.04
4.95
5.24
2.91
2.?’
1.35
3.15
‘H NMR spectra
Identical
28-CH2X
2a-CHZX
5.35
’
CDCIB
b
6o-H
6a
4.72
Z
&
50-H
Shifts,
4.68
C,D,
penicillanate
‘H Chemical
were taken with a Varian
with the reported
values.tO
’
A-60A
spectrometer
Considerably
differ
at 38’;
precisions
from the reported
of 6H are iO.02.
values.iO
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was refluxed
was poured into a 3% aq NaHCO,
solution
was washed with water,
The residue was purified
dilute
solution HCI,
by TLC (Merk-silica
for 80 min and ex-
and water, gel,
benzene-
of 4_ was 180 mg.
assignmenk
See,
the following the structure
of a penicillin
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for Penicillin
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by about +O.l
communication,
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completing
of such a chloride
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Y.
and 3-halogenocephams
H.
the assignment, by ‘H and +0.5
since they could
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NMR
H.
however,
could
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T.
a simple
ba derived
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as change
No.
into a 2a*J value (7)
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derivative
CH, should be ca.
Sot.
g,
if it is a cepham derivative, should be ca.
7169
of this laboratory
97,
3192
(1975).
unequivocally
proved
the structures
them.
Darnarco
and D. 0.
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the
12 Hz).*
(1972).
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(1969).