U.S. patent number 4,160,015 [Application Number 05/937,099] was granted by the patent office on 1979-07-03 for 2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid derivatives and their use as x-ray contrast agents.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Mallinckrodt, Inc.. Invention is credited to Philip E. Wiegert.
United States Patent |
4,160,015 |
Wiegert |
July 3, 1979 |
2,4,6-Triiodobenzoic acid derivatives and their use as x-ray
contrast agents
Abstract
5-Gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid,
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid, related compounds and salts and esters thereof are useful as
x-ray contrast agents. The corresponding acyl halides are useful as
intermediates.
Inventors: |
Wiegert; Philip E. (Glens
Falls, NY) |
Assignee: |
Mallinckrodt, Inc. (St. Louis,
MO)
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Family
ID: |
24876215 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/937,099 |
Filed: |
August 28, 1978 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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715974 |
Aug 19, 1976 |
4125599 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
424/9.43;
562/433; 562/451; 562/456; 562/439; 562/455; 424/9.455 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C07C
233/00 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
C07C
233/00 (20060101); A61K 029/02 (); C07C 101/44 ();
C07C 101/72 (); C07C 103/24 () |
Field of
Search: |
;424/5
;562/433,456,439,455 ;260/501.11,501.16 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Thomas, Jr.; James O.
Assistant Examiner: Clarke; Vera C.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Koenig, Senniger, Powers and
Leavitt
Parent Case Text
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 715,974, filed Aug. 19,
1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,125,599.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A compound of the formula: ##STR15## wherein X is selected from
the group consisting of lower acylamino, N-(lower alkyl)-lower
acylamino, N-(hydroxy lower alkyl)-lower acylamino, carbamyl and
N-(lower alkyl) carbamyl and Y is trishydroxymethylacetamido, and
salts thereof with pharmaceutically acceptable cations and esters
thereof with lower alkanols.
2. A compound defined by claim 1 which is
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid.
3. A compound as defined by claim 1 which is a salt of
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
with a pharmaceutically acceptable cation.
4. A compound as defined by claim 3 wherein the pharmaceutically
acceptable cation is sodium.
5. A compound as defined by claim 3 wherein the pharmaceutically
acceptable cation is N-methylglucamine.
6. An x-ray contrast medium comprising an aqueous solution of an
effective amount of a salt of a compound of the formula: ##STR16##
wherein X is selected from the group consisting of lower acylamino,
N-(lower alkyl)-lower acylamino, N-(hydroxy lower alkyl)-lower
acylamino, carbamyl and N-(lower alkyl) carbamyl and Y is
trishydroxymethylacetamido, with at least one pharmaceutically
acceptable cation.
7. An x-ray contrast medium as defined by claim 6 wherein said
compound is
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of organic chemistry and more
particularly to 5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic
acid,
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid, related compounds and certain salts, esters and acyl halides
thereof. The acids, salts and esters are useful as x-ray contrast
agents.
Many 2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid derivatives have been proposed for
use as x-ray contrast agents. These include, as a subgroup, many
2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamic acid derivatives such as
5-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid and its salts
(G. B. Hoey, U.S. Pat. No. 3,145,197 (1964). The coined terms
"iothalamic acid" and "iothalamate" have been applied to these
compounds. A profuse literature relating to the radiological uses
of these compounds have been published in succeeding years.
Certain N-hydroxyalkyl-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamic acids have also
been disclosed. For example, Guerbet U.S. Pat. No. 3,622,616 and
Salvesen et al. U.S. Pat. No. 3,702,866 disclose
5-acetamido-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamic acid. In
addition, Salvesen et al. also disclose the compound
N-(3-acetamido-5-carboxy-2,4,6-triiodobenzoyl)-N-methylglucamine
which may also be designated
5-acetamido-N-(D-gluco-1-deoxy-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexyl)-2,4,6-triiodo-
N-methylisophthalamic acid.
Further, Almen et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 3,701,771) disclose a
considerable number of non-ionic N-(2,4,6-triiodobenzoyl)-amines
said to be useful as x-ray contrast agents in the cerebrospinal
cavities, including one (compound 41) derived from tris
(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane. This compound is designated as
N-[3-N-methylacetamido-5-N-(beta-hydroxyethyl)-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenz
oyl] N-[tris-(hydroxymethyl)-methyl] amine. This compound was
reported to have a rather low water solubility (0.86%) although
many other compounds in the series were disclosed to be relatively
highly soluble in water.
The use, as x-ray contrast media, of aqueous solutions of salts of
various 2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamic and other 2,4,6-triiodobenzoic
acids with pharmaceutically acceptable cations such as sodium,
calcium and magnesium and alkanolamines such as ethanolamine,
diethanolamine and meglumine (N-methylglucamine) is well known to
those skilled in the art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Among the objects of the invention may be mentioned the provision
of new isophthalamic acid derivatives; the provision of new
2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamic acid compounds; the provision of
compounds of the type indicated which are useful for the
preparation of roentgenographic contrast media; and the provision
of methods of preparing such compounds. Other objects and features
will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.
The present invention is thus directed to the compounds of the
formula: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting
of lower acylamino, N-(lower alkyl)-lower acylamino, N-(hydroxy
lower alkyl)-lower acylamino, carbamyl, N-(lower alkyl) carbamyl
and ureido and Y is selected from the group consisting of
gluconamido and trishydroxymethylacetamido, and salts and acyl
halides and esters thereof. More particularly, the invention is
directed to 5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid,
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
and salts and acyl halides and ester derivatives thereof. The
invention is also directed to a method of preparing a compound of
the formula: ##STR2## wherein X is selected from the group
consisting of lower acylamino, N-(lower alkyl)-lower acylamino,
N-(hydroxy lower alkyl)-lower acylamino, carbamyl, N-(lower alkyl)
carbamyl and ureido which comprises the steps of acylating a
compound of the formula: ##STR3## wherein X is as defined above, by
reacting it with penta-O-acetylgluconyl chloride and hydrolyzing
the resultant compound. The invention is further directed to the
method of preparing
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
which comprises reducing 3-nitro-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid, iodinating the 3-amino-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid to form
3-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid,
and acylating the
3-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid to
form 3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In accordance with the present invention, it has now been found
that compounds of the following formula: ##STR4## wherein X is
selected from the group consisting of lower acylamino, N-(lower
alkyl)-lower acylamino, N-(hydroxy lower alkyl)-lower acylamino,
carbamyl, N-(lower alkylcarbamyl and ureido and Y is selected from
the group consisting of gluconamido and trishydroxymethylacetamido,
and salts and acyl halides and esters thereof are useful as x-ray
contrast agents. The salts of these acids with pharmaceutically
acceptable cations are useful in the preparation of x-ray contrast
media intended primarily for intravascular administration. Other
salts, such as ammonium salts, are useful as intermediates. Esters
of the acids of the invention are useful in x-ray contrast media
intended primarily for use in instillation procedures. Acyl halide
derivatives of the acids are useful as intermediates for the
preparation of amides and other non-ionic derivatives.
The substituents which may constitute X in the above formula
include the following: lower acylamino, e.g., acetamido and
propionamido; N-(lower alkyl)-lower acylamino, e.g.,
N-methylacetamido and N-methylpropionamido; N-(hydroxy lower
alkyl)-lower acylamino, e.g., N-(hydroxy ethyl)-acetamido and
N-(hydroxy ethyl)-propionamido; carbamyl; N-(lower alkyl) carbamyl,
e.g., N-methylcarbamyl and N-ethylcarbamyl; and ureido. As used
herein, the term "lower" (e.g., lower alkyl and lower acylamino)
means that the function contains between 1 and 6 carbon atoms.
In the preparation of
5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid and related
compounds of the formula: ##STR5## wherein X is selected from the
group consisting of lower acylamino, N-(lower alkyl)-lower
acylamino, N-(hydroxy lower alkyl)-lower acylamino, carbamyl,
N-(lower alkyl) carbamyl and ureido, a compound of the following
formula is first acylated with penta-O-acetylgluconyl chloride:
##STR6## wherein X is as defined above; and the resultant compound
is then hydrolyzed. The acylation reaction is carried out utilizing
a polar aprotic solvent, preferably N,N-dimethylacetamide, as a
reaction medium. Other polar aprotic solvents that may be utilized
include dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, etc.
In the preparation of the
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
of the invention, 3-nitro-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
is reduced to form 3-amino-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid. The latter is then iodinated to form
3-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamidobenzoic acid,
after which the 3-amino compound is acylated to form the desired
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid.
5-Gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamoyl chloride,
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamidobenzoyl
chloride or other acyl halides of the invention may be made by the
following general method.
The acids of the invention may be treated with excess thionyl
halide in N,N-dimethylacetamide. After removing the unreacted
thionyl halide by evaporation under reduced pressure, the product
is suitable for use as an intermediate in situ. Alternatively, the
product is isolated by evaporating the solvent under vacuum.
The lower alkyl 5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamates
and 3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamidobenzoates
of the invention may be prepared by the following general method.
Either a 5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamoyl halide
or a 3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamidobenzoyl
halide with the hydroxyl groups in a suitable protected form is
treated with excess anhydrous lower alkanol in, for example,
N,N-dimethylacetamide, in the presence of potassium carbonate.
After reaction is complete, the protecting groups are removed in a
suitable manner, the reaction mixture is filtered to remove the
inorganic salts and the lower alkyl
5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamate or
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamidobenzoate is
isolated by evaporating the excess alcohol and the solvent.
EXAMPLE 1
Preparation of 5-Gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic
Acid
1. Preparation of
5-Penta-O-acetyl-D-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic
Acid; II ##STR7##
Dried 5-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid (I; 0.5
mole, 286 g.) was added in one portion to N,N-dimethylacetamide
(DMAC, 858 ml.) in a 3-liter three-necked flask equipped with a
stirrer, thermometer, drying tube (CaCl.sub.2) and condenser. The
5-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid mostly dissolved
and the temperature was held to 25.degree.-30.degree. C. with a
water bath. Five minutes later penta-O-acetyl-gluconyl chloride
(318 g., 0.75 mole) was added in one portion. Stirring was
continued for 140-164 hours at 26.degree. C. A clear solution was
obtained after 1-2 days of stirring. The reaction was followed by
thin-layer chromatography. Aliquots were taken periodically, the
N,N-dimethylacetamide was removed from the aliquots on a rotovapor
under reduced vacuum and the residue was examined in two thin-layer
chromatographic systems (benzenemethyl ethyl ketone-formic acid
(97%), 60:25:25; and isobutanol-isopropanol-ammonium hydroxide,
100:40:50). When it was concluded that the reaction was complete
(140 hrs.), the N,N-dimethylacetamide was removed on the rotovapor
at 50.degree.-82.degree. (1-10 mm). Yield of II: 801.44 g. of brown
gum.
2. Preparation of 5-Gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic
Acid; III ##STR8##
(a) Hydrolysis
The
5-penta-O-acetyl-D-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic
acid (II; 801.4 g.) without further purification was dissolved in a
50:50 methanol-water mixture (42 l.) and sodium carbonate (278 g.,
5.25 equivalent) was added. The hydrolysis was followed by
thin-layer chromatography using a benzene-methyl ethyl
ketone-formic acid (60:25:25) system. The reaction was quenched
after 21/2 hours of hydrolysis by adding 12% w/v hydrochloric acid
to a pH of 4-5.
(b) Phenol Extraction
The hydrolysis solution (43 l.) was concentrated on rotovators at
55.degree.-60.degree. C. under aspirator and house vacuums to 2500
ml. The 2500 ml. of reaction mixture was acidified to pH 1.0 with
concentrated hydrochloric acid (175 ml.) and extracted with 90%
aqueous phenol (45 ml. H.sub.2 O/lb. of phenol). Five 350 ml.
phenol extractions were used. All extractions were done with a
mechanical stirrer in a beaker and the layers were separated in a
separatory funnel. The combined phenol extracts were washed with
2.times.250 ml. of water and 5.times.350 ml. of water. Ether (5250
ml.) was added to the phenol extracts, and the oil that
precipitated was extracted into water (5.times.700 ml.). The water
extracts were back washed with ether (4.times.500 ml.). A
thin-layer chromatogram (benzene-methyl ethyl ketone-formic acid,
60:25:25) taken at this time showed that there was product left (a)
in the mother liquor and (b) in the water wash of the combined
phenol extracts. The product left behind in these two liquors was
actually purer than the product in the main extract. These liquors
were concentrated and reextracted (see (c) below).
The main water extract was concentrated to an oil on a rotovapor
(55.degree.-60.degree. C./1-10 mm), yield 261.0 g., and
crystallized from boiling isopropyl alcohol (1500 ml.), yield
155.83 g. (the sample was submitted for nuclear magnetic resonance
examination; isopropyl alcohol was present). A thin-layer
chromatographic examination of the 155.8 g. product (benzene-methyl
ethyl ketone-formic acid (97%), 60:25:25; and
isobutanol-isopropanol-ammonium hydroxide, 100:40:50) showed very
little 5-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid left as an
impurity but some of an unknown that runs at the same place as the
pentaacetate starting material. No further work was done with this
portion of product.
(c) Phenol Extractions of Mother Liquor and Wash
The mother liquor from the above extraction (3500 ml.) was
concentrated on the rotovapor to 800 ml. (aspirator,
60.degree.-65.degree. C.) and extracted with 4.times.160 ml. of 90%
phenol. The phenol extracts were washed with 4.times.70 ml. of
water, then ether (2400 ml.) was added and the ether-phenol was
extracted with 4.times.200 ml. of water. The combined water
extractions were back extracted with 3.times.200 ml. of ether and
the water was concentrated to dryness on the rotovapor under
aspirator vacuum at 55.degree.-60.degree. C. and finally at
60.degree. C./.2 mm for 45 minutes; yield 15.73 g.
The water wash from the main extract ((b) above, 2500 ml.) was
concentrated on the rotovapor to 300 ml., and extracted with
3.times.60 ml. of 90% phenol at pH 1. The phenol layer (about 400
ml.) was washed with 4.times.80 ml. of water, ether (1125 ml.) was
added to the phenol layer and the ether-phenol solution was
extracted with 4.times.100 ml. of water. The water layer was back
washed with 3.times.80 ml. of ether and evaporated on the rotovapor
under aspirator vacuum at 55.degree.-60.degree. C. and finally at
60.degree. C./.2 mm for 45 minutes; yield 84.53 g. The thin-layer
chromatogram benzene-methyl ethyl ketone-formic acid, 60:25:25 and
isobutanol-isopropanol-ammonium hydroxide, 100:40:50) of this
fraction and the 15.23 g. fraction were similar. There was mainly a
product spot with a small amount of
5-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid and traces of two
unknowns. The two fractions were combined (100.25 g.) and slurried
in boiling isopropyl alcohol (3500 ml.) for one hour. The slurry
(2500 ml. volume) was stirred without cooling and with intermittent
scratching. At 40.degree. C. the first crop was collected, yield
40.05 g. (air dried 40 hours, then 2-3 hours at
60.degree.-65.degree. C. in vaccum oven). A second crop was
collected after the mother liquor had air evaporated to 1250 ml.;
yield 11.20 g. (dried at 60.degree.-65.degree. C. 2-3 hours in a
vacuum oven). A third crop of 15 g. was collected but not used nor
was the mother liquor. The thin-layer chromatograms taken of the
first and second crops were similar (in the previously described
formic acid and ammoniacal systems). The thin-layer chromatograms
showed a single product with a small amount of
5-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid as an impurity
plus a trace of an unknown. The two crops were combined and
submitted for nuclear magnetic resonance examination. Isopropyl
alcohol was trapped in the product, so the sample was dissolved in
water (350 ml.), filtered to remove a haze, and evaporated on the
rotovapor at 50.degree. C./0.2 mm.
A sample of this material was dried at 56.degree. C. in an
Abderhalden drying pistol at 0.1-0.2 mm for 18 hours. The water
content by loss-on-drying was 4.84% plus an additional 0.92% of
water as shown by Karl Fisher titration. This material was used for
a neutral equivalent, found/theory, 754.0/750.0 and sent for
elemental analysis.
Calculated for C.sub.15 H.sub.17 I.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.9 : C,
24.02%; H, 2.28%; I, 50.76%; N, 3.74%. Found: C, 23.57%; H, 2.52%;
I, 48.79%; N, 3.87%
Examination by thin-layer chromatography in two systems
(benzene-methyl ethyl ketone-formic acid, 60:25:25 and
isobutanol-isopropanol-ammonium hydroxide, 100:40:50) showed a
single spot with some 5-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic
acid plus a small amount of another impurity. Infrared and nuclear
magnetic resonance spectra are in agreement with the postulated
structure.
EXAMPLE 2
Preparation of Sodium
5-Gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamate
5-Gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid (9.28 g.)
was stirred with water (ca. 5 ml.) and 50% sodium hydroxide
solution was added to achieve a pH of 7.17. The resulting solution
was concentrated under reduced pressure (25.degree. C., 1 mm.) to
provide sodium
5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamate.
The solubility of the sodium salt was greater than 101%. After
standing for over five months at 5.degree.-10.degree. C. no
crystals formed.
EXAMPLE 3
Preparation of
3-Acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-(trishydroxymethyl)acetamido-benzoic
Acid
1. Preparation of trisacetoxymethyl-acetic Acid; II ##STR9##
Granular zinc chloride (9 g.) was added to acetic anhydride (450
ml.). The slurry was stirred 45 minutes to dissolve most of the
zinc chloride. Trimethylol acetic acid (I; 89.87 g. (0.6 mol) was
added in one portion. The temperature rose in 2-3 minutes to
85.degree. C. and was cooled with an ice bath to prevent a higher
temperature rise. All the solids dissolved and the solution was
stirred 11/2 hours at 45.degree.-70.degree. C. When the solution
cooled to 45.degree. C., it was poured into water (900 ml.) at
25.degree. C. The water was extracted with ether (4 l.), the ether
was dried overnight with sodium sulfate and concentrated under
aspirator vacuum at 47.degree. C. on a rotovapor and with a vacuum
pump at 50.degree.-62.degree. C./l mm. The solid residue, 173.81
g., was recrystallized from carbon tetrachloride (550 ml.),
collected and dried 4 hours at 70.degree. C. M.P.
88.degree.-91.5.degree. C., yield 155.69 g., 94%; N.E.
found/theory, 277.8/276.3 (reported M.P. 85.degree.-90.degree. C.,
K. Hayns, Ber., 89, 1648 (1956)).
2. Preparation of Trisacetoxymethylacetyl Chloride; III
##STR10##
Thionyl chloride (434 ml.) was placed in a 3-liter, 3-necked flask
fitted with stirrer, heating mantle and a calcium chloride drying
tube. Trisacetoxymethyl acetic acid (II; 155 g., 0.55 mole) was
added in one portion. The solid dissolved readily and the solution
was refluxed at 74.degree.-78.degree. C. for 1/2 hr. Excess thionyl
chloride was removed with an aspirator at 55.degree. C. (bath
temp.).
Some of the residue that remained after removal of excess thionyl
chloride was charred from overheating. Benzene (650 ml.) was added
to the solidified residue and the solution was decanted from the
tar. A total of 1150 ml. of benzene was distilled from the decanted
solution at 37.degree.-75.degree. C. (bath temperature) under
aspirator vacuum. Distillation was stopped when the pot temperature
reached 75.degree. C. The residue was extracted with petroleum
ether (750 ml.) for 15 minutes and again with petroleum ether (1400
ml.) for 1.5 hours. The petroleum ether was decanted and the solid
was placed in the dessicator under house vacuum overnight, M.P.
74.degree.-77.degree. C.; yield 133.62 g., 82.4% (reported 61%,
M.P. 78.degree. C., K. Hayns, Ber. 89, 1648 (1956).
3. Purification of 3-Amino-5-nitrobenzoic Acid.
3-Amino-5-nitrobenzoic acid containing about 20-30% dinitrobenzoic
acid was slurried in water (1820 ml.), concentrated hydrochloric
acid (182 ml.) was added and the slurry was stirred and warmed to
dissolve everything. After cooling to 25.degree.-30.degree. C. the
solution was extracted three times with 1 liter of CH.sub.2
Cl.sub.2 using magnetic stirring. Sodium hydroxide (50%) was added
to the aqueous layer to pH 3, and the yellow solid that
precipitated was collected and dried at 75.degree.-80.degree. C.
overnight at 105.degree. C. (3 hours), yield 70.5 g. Most of the
dinitrobenzoic acid was removed leaving about 1-2%.
4. Preparation of 3-Nitro-5-trisacetoxymethylacetamido-benzoic
Acid; IV ##STR11##
Dry 3-amino-5-nitrobenzoic acid (56.75 g., 0.311 mol) was dissolved
in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC, 568 ml.). Trisacetoxymethylacetyl
chloride (III; 113.42 g., 0.385 mol) was added in one portion. The
temperature rose to 45.degree. C. (no cooling) and the solution was
stirred at room temperature over the weekend. The reaction appeared
complete by thin-layer chromatography (benzene-methyl ethyl
ketone-acetic acid, 90:25:5) and the DMAC was removed on the
rotovapor at 82.degree. C./0.5 mm. The gummy residue, 249.4 g., was
triturated with water (1092 ml.) and, after standing 1/2 hour,
solidified. The solid was pulverized, reslurried in water, and
collected to yield 161 g. of a wet solid (theory 136.8 g.).
5. Preparation of 3-Nitro-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic Acid;
V ##STR12##
The wet solid (IV; 161 g.) from the previous step 4 was slurried in
water (1240 ml.), concentrated ammonium hydroxide (390 ml.) was
added, and the solution was stirred at 60.degree. C. for 2
hours.
The water was removed on the rotorvapor at 50.degree. C. with
aspirator vacuum leaving a yellow solid. The yellow solid was
dissolved in water (468 ml.) and acidified with concentrated
hydrochloric acid (109 ml.) at 25.degree.-30.degree. C. After
stirring 1 hour at 25.degree. C. and 1 hour at 0.degree.-5.degree.
C. the solid was collected to yield 89.6 g. (91.7%). This material
was recrystallized from hot water (4 ml. of water per gram) and
treated with charcoal (5 g.) for 10 minutes at 90.degree. C. A
yellow solid crystallized and was collected to yield 94.6 g. The
overall yield after acylation and hydrolysis was 85.8%.
The N.E. was found/theory 317.9/314.2. Two small impurities could
be seen by thin-layer chromatography (isobutyl alcohol-isopropyl
alcohol-ammonium hydroxide, 100:40:30).
6. Preparation of
3-Amino-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic Acid; VI
##STR13##
(a) Reduction
A solution of the nitro compound (V; 58.27 g., 0.185 mol) dissolved
in water with 20% sodium hydroxide (186 ml.) at pH 6.3. The
solution was treated with charcoal (2 g.) and 5% Pd/C (1 g.) for 15
minutes, filtered and transferred to a liter Parr shaker bottle
(volume 270-300 ml.). The catalyst (1.11 g. of 5% Pd/C) was added
and the reduction was started. The hydrogen uptake was quantitative
in 33/4 hours but most of the reduction was done in 11/3 hours.
(b) Iodination
The catalyst was removed by filtration and concentrated
hydrochloric acid (37.1 ml., 0.431 mol) was added to the filtrate.
This solution was placed in a 2-liter, three-necked, round-bottomed
flask, diluted to 670 ml. and warmed to 42.degree. C. with an oil
bath. A total of 262 ml. of NaICl.sub.2 (0.618 mol) was added with
stirring in three portions. Each portion was added in 8-15 minutes
at 42.degree.-44.4.degree. C. with stirring intervals of 22-23
minutes between the additions. Stirring and heating at 44.degree.
C. was continued for 3 hours followed by 15 hours stirring at
25.degree. C. The reaction was diluted to twice its volume and the
temperature was raised slowly from 25.degree. C. to 70.degree. C.
over 22/3 hours and heating and stirring were continued at
70.degree.-80.degree. C. for 31/2 hours. After stirring at
25.degree. C. overnight and heating 61/2 more hours at
78.degree.-84.degree. C., the iodine uptake was 98.9%. The reaction
mixture was allowed to stand for 48 hours and the product was
collected to yield 117.8 g. (95.2%). Thin-layer chromatography
(benzene-methyl ethyl ketone-formic acid, 90:37.5:30) revealed one
major spot plus a minor trailing spot.
(c) Purification
Crude 3-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid (117.7 g.) was dissolved in methanol (588 ml.) with 20 ml. of
ammonium hydroxide and stirred overnight. A crystalline solid
precipitated which stopped the magnetic stirrer. Stirring was
continued for 5 hours at 25.degree. C. and 1 hour at 0.5.degree. C.
The ammonium salt was collected and dried 1 hour at
70.degree.-90.degree. C. to yield 103.1 g. The salt was dissolved
in water (390 ml.), treated with charcoal (5.5 g.) and acidified
with concentrated hydrochloric acid (28 ml.). A gum precipitated
which slowly crystallized. After cooling at 5.degree.-10.degree. C.
overnight the product was collected, ground with a mortar and
pestle and reslurried in water (175 ml.) at 80.degree. C. for 1
hour. Collection and drying at 85.degree.-90.degree. C. provided
917.5 g. of product (78% overall from the nitro compound).
Thin-layer chromatography (formic acid system) revealed a single
spot with a trailing trace impurity. The N.E. was found/theory
667/662.
7. Preparation of
3-Acetamido-2,4,6-Triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
Acid; VII ##STR14##
(a) Acetylation
Acetic anhydride (257 ml.) was placed in a 3-necked, 1-liter flask,
3-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
(VI; 95.4 g., 0.14 mol) was added and the slurry was warmed to
35.degree. C. H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 -acetic anhydride catalyst was added
(5 ml.) and the temperature rose from 35.degree. C. to 42.5.degree.
C. in 8-10 minutes. After stirring 7 minutes the temperature
dropped to 40.5.degree. C. and 9 ml. more catalyst was added. The
catalyst was 3.5 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid in 100 ml. of
acetic anhydride which was allowed to stand for 20-25 minutes
before use. The temperature dropped to 32.degree. C. after stirring
20 minutes (total time 35-37 minutes) and heating at
50.degree.-60.degree. C. was applied with one oil bath for 31/2
hours. The solids nearly completely dissolved after 36 minutes of
heating but the acetate began to crystallize. The slurry was
stirred at 25.degree. C. overnight and in an ice bath for 6 hours.
The solids were collected, washed with toluene (50 ml.), reslurried
in toluene (150 ml.) and washed on the Buchner funnel with toluene
(100 ml.) to yield 102.91 g. (86.75%). The thin-layer
chromatography (formic acid system) of the material had one minor
and one major spot. The 102.91 g. was recrystallized from methanol
(1.8 l.) and two crops were obtained, 68.7 g. and 18.5 g.,
respectively. A minor spot had been largely removed by
recrystallization (thin-layer chromatography) but a trace impurity
which ran below the major spot had increased in size. The yield
counting both crops was 73.5% based on the amine compound (VI). The
minor impurities are believed to be partly deacetylated
material.
(b) Hydrolysis of the Acetate
A slurry of the acetate (67.4 g. of the first crop from the
recrystallization from methanol) in water (367 ml.) was treated
with 17.6 ml. of 50% sodium hydroxide (4 equivalents, 0.325 moles).
The pH of the solution was monitored and the hydrolysis was
followed by thin-layer chromatography at 1/2, 11/2 and 3 hours. The
pH dropped from 13.32 to 9.0 in 3 hours and 4 spots were visible in
the thin-layer chromatogram. Ammonium hydroxide (60 ml.) was added
in two portions and the solution was heated 21/2 hours at
65.degree.-75.degree. C. This finally gave a single spot in the
thin-layer chromatogram. The solution was evaporated on the
rotovapor until a pH of 7.5 was obtained (to remove excess
ammonia). The solution was diluted to 1650 ml. (about 0.2 N in
NaOAc and NH.sub.4 OAc) and passed through 600 ml. of an
ion-exchange resin marketed under the trade designation "IR-120"
(1.75 meq/ml.=1050 meq) at 50-55 ml./min. The eluent was passed
through a second time at 90/ml./min. and the column was washed with
distilled water (2900 ml.). The eluent (3650 ml.) was taken to
dryness on a rotovapor at 50.degree. C./<0.1 mm. A pale yellow
foam was obtained, yield 58.22 g., theoretical yield 57.2 g. The
N.E. was found/theory 623/704. Apparently acetic acid was present.
Thin-layer chromatography showed a single spot but some ammonium
ion was still present as shown by a Nessler's test. The foam, 58.2
g., was recrystallized from 582 ml. of isopropyl alcohol (10
ml./g.), stored at 25.degree. C. overnight, cooled 11/2 hours at
0.degree. C., filtered and reslurried in isopropyl alcohol (50
ml.), collected and dried at 25.degree. C. overnight and at
75.degree.-80.degree. C. for 2 hours to yield 53.44 g. This
material traps isopropyl alochol in the crystals so that the
alcohol cannot be removed on a vacuum pump. The crystals must be
dissolved in water to free the isopropyl alcohol after which all
the solvents can be removed under vacuum on a rotovapor. A solution
of 53.4 g. of product in 534 ml. of water (10 ml./g.) was treated
with charcoal (1 g.) and concentrated to dryness on the rotovapor
at 50.degree. C. at about 1 mm. to yield 48.7 g. (85%). N.E.
found/theory 707.0/704.0. Thin-layer chromatography indicated only
one spot in the benzene-methyl ethyl ketone-formic acid system
(90:37.5:30) and one spot with a small amount of impurity that runs
above the product in the isopropyl alcohol-ammonium hydroxide
system (150:40). The nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared
spectra confirmed the structure.
Anal. Calcd. for C.sub.14 H.sub.15 I.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.7 : C,
23.88%; H, 2.15%; I, 54.08%; N, 3.98%. Found: C, 24.04%; H, 2.22%;
I, 53.83%; N, 4.00%.
The water solubility of the product was found to be 2-2.5% w/v at
25.degree. C.
EXAMPLE 4
The sodium salt of
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
was prepared by conventional means. Its water solubility was found
to be 63.5-66% w/v at 25.degree. C.
Toxicity evaluations were carried out on solutions of the
N-methylglucamine salt of
5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid by three
different techniques and on solutions of the N-methylglucamine salt
of 3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic
acid by two different techniques. The techniques utilized are
outlined below.
I. Acute Intravenous Toxicity Studies in Mice
Swiss Albino mice (Charles River) were dosed in the lateral tail
vein with solutions of the iodinated compound containing 28.27% of
iodine, injected at the rate of 1 ml./min. Following injections the
animals were observed for immediate reactions and then daily
throughout a seven day observation period. The LD.sub.50 values
were calculated by the method of Litchfield and Wilcoxon (J. of
Pharmac. and Exptl. Therap. 96:99-113, 1949).
II. Intracerebral Toxicity in Mice
Swiss Albino mice (Charles River) were used. Fixed volumes of
solutions of various concentrations of the iodinated compounds were
injected intracerebrally via a 27 gauge needle, (1/4 inch length)
according to the method of Haley, et al. (Br. J. of Pharmac.
12:12-15, 1957). The animals were observed immediately after
injections and daily throughout a seven day observation period. The
LD.sub.50 values were calculated by the method of Litchfield and
Wilcoxon (J. of Pharmac. and Exptl. Therap. 96:99-113, 1949).
III. Intracisternal Toxicity in Rats
Sprague Dawley (Carworth) rats were used. The method used is a
variation of the procedure outlined by Melartin et al. (Invest.
Rad. 5:13-21, 1970). After dosing, the animals were housed
individually, and observed for immediate reactions and periodically
for a two day observation period. The LD.sub.50 values were
calculated according to the method of Litchfield and Wilcoxon, (J.
of Pharmac. and Exptl. Therap. 96:99-115, 1949).
The results of these toxicity evaluations are set forth in Table
1.
Table 1 ______________________________________ Toxicity Values for
N-Methylglucamine Salts of 5-Gluconamido-2,4,6-Triiodo-
N-methylisophthalamic Acid and 3-
Acetamido-2,4,6-Triiodo-5-Trishydroxy methylacetamido-benzoic Acid
LD.sub.50 of N-Methylglucamine Salt* Intra- Intra- cerebral
cisternal Acid I.V. (Mice) (Mice) (Rats)
______________________________________ 5-Gluconamido-
2,4,6-Triiodo-N- Methyliso- phthalamic Acid 5200 620 355
3-Acetamido- 2,4,6-Triiodo- 5-Trishydroxy- methylacetamido- benzoic
Acid 6000 150 -- ______________________________________ *All
LD.sub.50 values are expressed in terms of mg. contained iodine/kg.
animal body weight.
The LD.sub.50 values for the N-methylglucamine salts of
5-gluconamido-2,4,6-triiodo-N-methylisophthalamic acid and
3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodo-5-trishydroxymethylacetamido-benzoic acid
suggest that these and other non-toxic water soluble salts of these
acids would be useful x-ray contrast agents for intravenous
urography and other intravascular roentgenographic procedures.
In view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of
the invention are achieved and other advantageous results
attained.
As various changes could be made in the above products and methods
without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended
that all matter contained in the above description shall be
interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
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