PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN THE PREPARATION OF (4R, 5S, 6S)-3-[[(2R,3R)-2-[[[(S)-2-AMINO-3-METHYL-1-OXOBUTYL]AMINO]METHYL]TETRAHYDRO-3-FURANYL]THIO]-6-[(R)-1-HYDROXYETHYL]-4-METHYL-7-OXO-1-AZABICYCLO[3.2.0]HEPT-2-ENE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID

摘要

The invention is a process improvement for producing the carbapenem antibacterial agent (4R, 5S, 6S)-3-[[2R,3R)-2-[[[(S)-2-amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutyl]amino]methyl]tetrahydro-3-furanyl]thio]-6-[R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid by hydrogenation of 4-nitrobenzyl (4R,5S,6S)-6-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-3-{[2R,3R)-2-({[(2S)-3-methyl-2-({[4-nitrobenzyl)oxy]carbonyl}amino)butanoyl]amino}methyl)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yl]thio}-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylate in a biphasic solvent mixture comprising a water portion and an organic solvent portion, not containing an acid acceptor. The water portion is separated from the organic solvent portion and (4R,5S,6S)-3-[[(2R,3R)-2-[[[(S)-2-amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutyl]amino]methyl]tetrahydro-3-furanyl]thio]-6-[R-hydroxyethyl]-4-methyl-7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid is isolated from the separated water portion by lyophilization or reverse osmosis.