PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 6(R)-[2-(8'(S)-2 ,2 -DIMETHYLBUTYRYLOXY-2'(S),6'(R)-DIMETHYL-1,2,6,7', 8',8A'(R)- HEXAHYDRONAPHTHYL-L'(S))ETHYL]-4(R)-HYDROXY-3,4,5,6- TETRAHYDRO-2H-PYRAN-2-ONE

摘要

Disclosed herein is an improved process for producing HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, 6(R)-[2-(8 '(S)-2 ",2 ''-dimethylbutyryloxy-2'(S),6 '(R)-dimethyl- 1', 2', 6', 7', 8',8a'(R)-hexahydronaphthyl-r(S))ethyl]-4(R)-hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H- pyran-2-one, the process comprising hydrolyzing (lS,3R,7S,8S,8aR)-8-{2-[(2R,4R)- 4-hydroxy-6-oxotetrahydro-2H-?yran-2-yl]ethyl}-3,7-dimethyl-l,2,3,7,8,8a- hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl (2S)-2-methylbutanoate in presence of a base and antioxidant, lactonizing and selectively protecting the hydroxyl group of the resultant compound, followed by acylation with an acylating agent to obtain 6(R)-[2-(8'(S)- 2",2''-dimethylbutyryloxy-2 '(S),6 '(R)-dimethyl- 1',2',6',7',8',8a'(R)- hexahydronaphthyl-r(S))ethyl]-4(R)-substituted)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one and further deprotection to obtain 6(R)-[2-(8'(S)-2",2"-dimethylbutyryloxy- 2'(S),6'(R)-dimethyl-1',2',6',7',8',8a'(R)-hexahydronaphthyl-1'(S))ethyl]-4(R)- hydroxy-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one.