Claims
- 1. A process for the preparation of alendronic acid, which comprises the steps of:a) reacting a compound of the formula I with H3PO3 wherein R is an imido group; and R1 is selected from the group which consists of chloro, bromo, iodo, fluoro, hydroxy, amino, —OR2 or —OC(O)R2, wherein R2 is C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 cycloalkyl, or C1-C12 aryl; b) reacting the product of step (a) with a deprotecting agent; and c) recovering alendronic acid.
- 2. A process according to claim 1 wherein R is selected from the group which consists of N-phthalimido and N-maleimido.
- 3. A process according to claim 1 wherein R1 is selected from the group which consists of chloro, bromo and hydroxy.
- 4. A process according to claim 1 wherein step (a) further comprises the use of one or more of the compounds selected from the group which consists of H3PO4, PCl3, PCl5 and POCl3.
- 5. A process according to claim 1 wherein step (b) comprises using one or more deprotecting agents selected from the group which consists of HCl, HBr, acetic acid, H3PO3, and H3PO4.
- 6. A process according to claim 1, wherein steps (a) and (b) take place in a single vessel.
- 7. A process according to claim 1 in which step (a) is performed at the temperature of between about 25° C. and about 180° C.
- 8. A process according to claim 7 in which step (a) is performed at the temperature of between about 80° and about 140° C.
- 9. A process according to claim 1 in which step (b) is performed at the temperature of between about 25° C. and about 130° C.
- 10. A process according to claim 9 in which step (b) is performed at the temperature of between about 100° C. and about 130° C.
- 11. A process according to claim 6 which is performed at the temperature of between about 25° C. and about 180° C.
- 12. A process according to claim 11 which is performed at the temperature of between about 80° C. and about 140° C.
- 13. A process according to claim 1 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and H3PO3 is between 1:1 and 1:6.
- 14. A process according to claim 13 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and H3PO3 is between 1:2 and 1:5.
- 15. A process according to claim 4 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and PCl3 is between 1:1 and 1:6.
- 16. A process according to claim 15 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and PCl3 is between 1:2 and 1:3.
- 17. A process according to claim 4 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and H3PO4 is between 1:1 and 1:6.
- 18. A process according to claim 17 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and H3PO4 is between 1:2 and 1:4.
- 19. A process according to claim 4 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and PCl5 is between 1:1 and 1:6.
- 20. A process according to claim 19 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and PCl5 is between 1:2 and 1:3.
- 21. A process according to claim 4 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and POCl3 is between 1:1 and 1:6.
- 22. A process according to claim 21 wherein the molar ratio between the compound of formula I and POCl3 is between 1:2 and 1:3.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/251,634, filed Feb. 17, 1999, now abandoned.
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