Abstract:
The preferred route to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate involves hydrogenation of
R-epichlorohydrin under normal pressure.The resulting product
R-1-chloro-2-propanol(
7 ) was converted to
R-1-chloro-2-chloromethylpropane(
6 ) by reaction with paraformaldehyde and hydrogen chloride gas.
R-diethyl (2-methyl-1-chloroethyl)oxymethylphosphoante(
5 ) was synthesized by condensation of
6 with triethyl phosphite.The key intermediate
R-9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine(
3 ,tenofovir) was prepared from
5 via condensation and deesterification.The target product tenofovir disoproxil fumarate(
1 ) was obtained sequentially through esterification and salifying.The total yield of
1 was 8.4%,and its structure was confirmed by MS,
1H NMR and IR.