The synthesis process of 2-mercapto-5-methoxyimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, a crucial intermediate of tenatoprazole which is a new proton pump inhibitor, was studied.2,6-Dichloropyridine as raw material was nitrated by nitri...The synthesis process of 2-mercapto-5-methoxyimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, a crucial intermediate of tenatoprazole which is a new proton pump inhibitor, was studied.2,6-Dichloropyridine as raw material was nitrated by nitric acid/sulfuric acid, and after amination 2-amino-3-nitro-6-chloropyridine was obtained.It then reacted with sodium methoxide to give 2-amino-3-nitro-6-methoxypyridine and the intermediate was reduced by H2 with Raney Ni as catalyst to give 2,3-diamino-6-methoxypyridine.Finally cyclization was finished with carbon bisulfide to give the title compound.The optimal reaction conditions and yield(temperature, time, molar yield) were as follows: nitration,110℃, 8 h, 79.3%; amination, room temperature, 10 h, 87.6%; methoxylation,65℃, 30min, 98.7%; reduction,70℃, 3 h; cyclization, reflux, 4 h, 72.4% (two steps).The melting point of the title compound was the same as that reported in literature, and its structure was confirmed by 1H NMR.展开更多
文摘The synthesis process of 2-mercapto-5-methoxyimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, a crucial intermediate of tenatoprazole which is a new proton pump inhibitor, was studied.2,6-Dichloropyridine as raw material was nitrated by nitric acid/sulfuric acid, and after amination 2-amino-3-nitro-6-chloropyridine was obtained.It then reacted with sodium methoxide to give 2-amino-3-nitro-6-methoxypyridine and the intermediate was reduced by H2 with Raney Ni as catalyst to give 2,3-diamino-6-methoxypyridine.Finally cyclization was finished with carbon bisulfide to give the title compound.The optimal reaction conditions and yield(temperature, time, molar yield) were as follows: nitration,110℃, 8 h, 79.3%; amination, room temperature, 10 h, 87.6%; methoxylation,65℃, 30min, 98.7%; reduction,70℃, 3 h; cyclization, reflux, 4 h, 72.4% (two steps).The melting point of the title compound was the same as that reported in literature, and its structure was confirmed by 1H NMR.
