Claims
- 1. A process for preparing a fluoromalonaldehyde acetal comprising contacting a 1-fluoro-1-halo-3,6-dioxabicyclo heptane compound of the formula (I): ##STR7## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine and bromine, in a reaction mixture with a strong acid and an alcohol for a time sufficient to cause the formation of said fluoromalonaldehyde acetal.
- 2. The process of claim 1, wherein said alcohol is aliphatic containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
- 3. The process of claim 2, wherein said alcohol is selected from methanol and ethanol.
- 4. The process of claim 1, wherein said strong acid is selected from sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, trifluoroacetic acid and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.
- 5. The process of claim 1, wherein the reaction is conducted at a temperature ranging from 40.degree. C. to 200.degree. C.
- 6. The process of claim 3, wherein the reaction is conducted at a temperature ranging from 4520 C. to 12020 C.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/191,047, filed May 6, 1988 now abandoned.
The present invention relates to a class of new products, 1-fluoro-1-halo-3,6-dioxabicycloheptanes and a process for preparing these compounds. It relates more specifically to the above class of compounds in which the halogen unit is chlorine or fluorine, and still more preferably to 1-chloro 1-fluoro-3,6-dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane. The present invention also relates to fluoromalonaldehyde acetal compounds and also to a process for making these compounds utilizing the 1-fluoro-1-halo-3,6-dioxabicycloheptanes of the invention. Finally, the present invention relates to a process for preparing fluoromalonates and also a process for preparing nitrogen-containing heterocycles utilizing the fluoromalonaldehyde acetals of the invention.
It is known, as disclosed by German Pat. No. 2,017,010, to prepare fluoromalonaldehyde having the formula: ##STR1## by alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydrolysis of 2-fluoro-3-(dimethylamino)acrolein having the formula: ##STR2##
To prepare 2-fluoro-3-(dimethylamino)acrolein, sodium fluoroacetate is introduced into dimethylformamide, followed by addition of oxalyl chloride at a temperature below 10.degree. C. The mixture is then heated to 60.degree. C. After cooling to approximately 0.degree. C., triethylamine is added slowly, maintaining a temperature below 10.degree. C. The resulting operations of washing and extracting the acrolein are particularly difficult. This process is extremely lengthy and complicated and thus has hampered the industrial production of fluoromalonaldehyde.
The pharmaceutical industry has for a long time been seeking a simple and economic method for preparing fluoromalonates or their salts.
Ishikawa and Takaoka have proposed, in Chemistry Letters, 1981, pp. 107-110, a process for preparing such malonates from hexafluoropropene by alcoholysis. Fuchikami, Yamanouchi and Suzuki have described, in Chemistry Letters, 1984, pp. 1573-1576, a process for preparing such malonates from chlorotrifluoroethylene, proceeding via the lithium salt of trifluoroacrylic acid.
Since the starting materials used and the working conditions employed in these two processes are costly, such processes are not suitable for use at the industrial level.
The present invention enables fluoromalonates or their derivatives to be prepared by a new process, from more readily available starting materials. It enables, in addition, a class of new intermediates to be synthesized, namely 1-fluoro-1-halo-3,6-dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes of the following formula (I): ##STR3## in which X denotes chlorine, bromine or fluorine.
The compounds of formula (I) in which X is chlorine or fluorine are preferred.
The process for preparing the fluoromalonates according to the present invention comprises, in a first stage, synthesizing the 1-fluoro-1-halo-3,6-dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, and in particular 1-chloro-1-fluoro-3,6-dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane. To manufacture these intermediates, 1,4-dioxene or 1,4-dioxacyclohexene is brought into contact in a basic medium with a dihalofluoromethane of formula HX.sub.1 FCX.sub.2, in which X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 denote a halogen which may be identical (except in the case of fluorine) or different and is chosen from among fluorine, chlorine or bromine, according to the following reaction: ##STR4##
Among dihalofluoromethanes, it is preferred to use dichlorofluoromethane or chlorodifluoromethane.
This reaction is carried out in the presence of a base, preferably a strong inorganic base, optionally in aqueous solution, and, optionally, an organic solvent. The strong inorganic base may be selected from, for example, alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides. If an organic solvent is used, a solvent should be selected that does not participate in the reaction. Among the solvents that may be used are, for example, halomethanes such as dichloromethane, and aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene or toluene. When the reaction is carried out in the presence of a base that is not soluble in the organic medium, a phase transfer agent is added to the mixture. The phase transfer agent may be selected, for example, from ammonium or phosphonium salts, or from tertiary amines. Representative tertiary amines include, in particular, tris(polyoxaalkyl)amines and, more particularly, tris(dioxaheptyl)amine.
The reaction temperature conditions are preferably not too severe. A temperature of between 0.degree. and 20.degree. C. is preferred. Pressure above atmospheric is not necessary for the reaction to take place, however, since dihalofluoromethanes are gaseous, a pressure of between 1 and 5 bars is preferred.
After the reaction is complete, the 1-fluoro-1-halo-3,6dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane is, depending on the reaction conditions, either filtered or extracted with a suitable organic solvent selected from among, for example, ethers, halomethanes or hydrocarbons.
The process for preparing fluoromalonaldehyde acetals according to the present invention takes place in a second stage, bringing the previously synthesized 1-fluoro-1-halo-3,6-dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane into contact with a strong acid and an alcohol having the formula ROH according to the following reaction: ##STR5##
The alcohol of formula ROH is preferably selected from among, for example, aliphatic alcohols preferably containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and more preferably is methanol or ethanol. The aliphatic alcohols can be unsubstituted or substituted, for example, by an aromatic group.
The strong acid is selected from among, for example, sulfuric acid, trifluoroacetic acid, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and hydrochloric acid.
The reaction conditions involved in this second stage will be selected by one skilled in the art in accordance with the reactivity of the acid and the rate of the reaction. It is preferred to utilize a temperature ranging from 40.degree. to 200.degree. C., and when utilizing methanol or ethanol as the alcohol, a temperature ranging from 45.degree. to 120.degree. C. is preferred.
The present invention thus also relates to production of fluoromalonaldehyde acetals having the following formula (II): ##STR6## in which R represents an alkyl group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
The present invention also relates to a process for the production of alkyl fluoromalonates. Fluoromalonaldehyde acetals may be readily oxidized to alkyl fluoromalonates according to methods known to those skilled in the art. Among the oxidizing agents that may be used are, for example, an inorganic peracid, such as Caro's acid, consisting of a mixture of ammonium persulfate and 90% sulfuric acid, or an organic peracid such as peracetic acid.
The present invention also relates to the production of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. The fluoromalonaldehyde acetals of the present invention may be contacted with hydrazinium dichloride, water and ethanol to form nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds that are fluorinated on the ring, such as 4-fluoropyrazoles and fluoropyrimidines.
Fluoromalonaldehyde is useful, for example, as described in German Pat. No. 2,016,990, for the preparation of nitrogen-containing heterocycles substituted with a fluorine atom which possess anticancer, antineoplastic and antibacterial properties. Alkyl fluoromalonates are useful in the synthesis of amino acids and of fluorinated heterocycles such as, for example, fluorouracil, which is an antineoplastic. As disclosed by Fuchikami, Yamanouchi and Suzuki in Chemical Letters (1984), pp. 1573-1576, fluoromalonic acid diesters are useful for preparing fluorouracil. According to Buchanan, Dean and Pattison, Canadian Journal of Chemistry (1962), Vol. 40, p. 1571, fluoromalonic acid diesters can be used to prepare alpha-fluoroglutamic acid.
Non-Patent Literature Citations (4)
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| Yamanaka et al., C.A., 42549b (1973). |
| Chemistry Lettters, 1981, pp. 107-110, Ishikawa and Takaoka. |
| Canadian Journal of Chemistry (1962), vol. 40, p. 1571, Buchanan, Dean and Pattison. |
| Journal Chemical Engineering Data, 1967, vol. 12, p. 452, Moss and Paige. |
Divisions (1)
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Patent Grant
4992592
