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US009115175B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,115,175 B2 Phadke et al. (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 25, 2015 (54) PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SOVAPREVIR Di Marco et al., “Inhibition of the Heapatitis C Virus NS3/4A Protease' The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 275, No. 10, (71) Applicant: Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New Issue of Mar. 10, 2000, pp. 7152-7157. Haven, CT (US) (Continued) (72) Inventors: Avinash Phadke, Branford, CT (US); Akihiro Hashimoto, Branford, CT (US); Primary Examiner — Thomas S Heard Venkat Gadhachanda, Hamden, CT (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Cantor Colburn LLP (US) (57) ABSTRACT (73) Assignee: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, The disclosure includes novel processes for producing INC., New Haven, CT (US) Sovaprevir comprising adding (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. (21) Appl. No.: 14/211,510 (22) Filed: Mar 14, 2014 (65) Prior Publication Data US 2014/0275480 A1 Sep. 18, 2014 Related U.S. Application Data (60) Provisional application No. 61/784, 182, filed on Mar. 14, 2013. (51) Int. Cl. C07K 5/097 (2006.01) CO7D 40/12 (2006.01) CO7D 207/6 (2006.01) CO7D 40/06 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ............ C07K5/0821 (2013.01); C07D 207/16 (2013.01); C07D401/06 (2013.01); C07D 401/12 (2013.01) (58) Field of Classification Search None See application file for complete search history. (56) References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 6,872,805 B2 3/2005 Campbell et al. 6,908,901 B2 6/2005 Bailey et al. 6,995,174 B2 2/2006 Wang et al. (Continued) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS WO 02060926 A2 8, 2002 WO O3O99274 A1 12/2003 (Continued) OTHER PUBLICATIONS Andrews et al., “Pyrrodlidine-5,5-trans-lactams. 2. The Use of X-ray Crystal StructureData in the Optimization of P3 and P4Substituents' Organic Letters, vol. 4. 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WO 2006096652 A2 9, 2006 Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority for Inter WO 2005.007681 A2 1, 2007 national Patent Application No. PCT/US2014/028278; International WO 2007OO5838 A2 1, 2007 Filing Date: Mar. 14, 2014: Date of Mailing: Nov. 10, 2014;9 Pages. U.S. Patent Aug. 25, 2015 Sheet 1 of 4 US 9,115,175 B2 FIG. 1 U.S. Patent Aug. 25, 2015 Sheet 2 of 4 US 9,115,175 B2 ::: U.S. Patent Aug. 25, 2015 Sheet 3 of 4 US 9,115,175 B2 FIG. 3 -4 r------------ O 50 100 150 200 250 Temperature (C) U.S. Patent Aug. 25, 2015 Sheet 4 of 4 US 9,115,175 B2 F.G. 4 00 90 80 i 70 60 50 O 50 100 50 200 250 300 350 Temperature (C) US 9,115,175 B2 1. 2 PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SOVAPREVIR FIG.3 is a graph of heat flow (Watts per gram, W/g) versus temperature (C.) showing the results of differential scanning CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED calorimetry analysis of the Form F polymorph, Sample size APPLICATION 0.990 mg. Additional experimental details for the DSC analy 5 sis are provided in Example 9. This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/784,182, filed Mar. 14, 2013, which is FIG. 4 is a graph of weight (percent) versus temperature ( hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. C.) showing the results of thermogravimetric analysis of the Form F polymorph. The analysis was performed on a 3.4990 BACKGROUND mg sample. Analysis was performed using a TA Instruments 10 2950 thermogrametric analyzer. Data were collected by heat Sovaprevir is a hepatitis C virus NS3 protease inhibitor, ing under nitrogen at a rate of 10° C./min to a maximum effective for treating HCV infection in humans. temperature of 350° C. Sovaprevir can be prepared by the method presented in U.S. Pat. No. 7,906,619, Example 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION 15 Starting materials for Sovaprevir production are prepared by methods known in the art. For example Compound A (tert-butyl ((1R)-1-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)carbamoyl)-2-vi nylcyclopropyl)carbamate) is prepared by the method dis cussed in WO 2006/122188, page 34, Scheme III and pages 77-78. This procedure is illustrated in Scheme I. Scheme 1 25 30 Coupling agent, Base He Sovaprevir O 35 D -Ni, SUMMARY The disclosure provides methods of preparing Sovaprevir. These methods are designated Methods 1 and 2 in the EXAMPLES section of the application. A number of the steps 40 in the methods are unique as are the overall methods for preparing Sovaprevir. The disclosure provides the steps occurring after the synthesis of Compound 13 in Synthetic Method 1 to form Sovaprevir. The disclosure also provides the addition of Compound F-1 to Compound E to form 45 Sovaprevir. The formation of the product in Scheme IX, Method 2. (Compound IX) is provided, as is the formation of Sovaprevir from the steps occurring after the formation of the Compound B ((S)-4-(tert-butoxy)-2-(tert-butyl)-4-oxobu Scheme IX product. tanoic acid) is prepared by the method discussed in Evans et. The disclosure also provides intermediates useful for pre 50 al. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 6411-6417. The synthesis of paring Sovaprevir and close analogues of Sovaprevir. Particu Compound B is shown in Scheme II. larly the disclosure provides, as useful intermediates, at least Compounds 13, 14, 15, C, C-1, and D in Method 1, the compounds of Schemes IX, X, and XI, F, F-1 (the first com Scheme II pound of Scheme XIII in Method 2), and F-2. The disclosure provides a crystalline polymorph, Form F. 55 O The disclosure further provides a bioavailable amorphous form of Sovaprevir and a method for making the amorphous p-( form. NH Base BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 60 FIG.1. Amino acids residues P1", P1, P2, P2 Top, P3, and P4 as present in Sovaprevir.