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Synlett 2004(14): 2489-2492  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834793
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Convenient Synthesis and Isolation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid (ACC) and N-Protected ACC Derivatives

Shawn P. Allwein*a, Elizabeth A. Secorda, Andrew Martinsa,b, Jeffrey V. Mittena, Todd D. Nelsona, Michael H. Kressa, Ulf H. Dollingc
a Merck Research Laboratories, Department of Process Research, 466 Devon Park Drive, Wayne PA 19087, USA
Fax: +1(215)9932100; e-Mail: shawn_allwein@merck.com;
b Merck Summer Intern
c Merck Research Laboratories, Department of Process Research, 126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway NJ 07065, USA
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Received 8 July 2004
Publikationsdatum:
20. Oktober 2004 (online)

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Abstract

A convenient route to 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxyl­ic acid (1, ACC) and N-protected derivatives was developed. This route utilizes a bisalkylation of an O-benzyl glycine derived imine followed by global deprotection via hydrogenation. Direct isolation of ACC from a non-aqueous stream or efficient conversion to N-protected derivatives in a single flask is described.

Key words

amino acids - imine alkylation - intramolecular alkyl­ation - hydrogenation

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The elimination by-product is shown in Scheme [3] .

Scheme 3

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A representative procedure for the bisalkylation to 4 is as follows: To a 1 L round bottom flask containing NMP (300 mL) was charged(diphenylmethylene)-glycine benzyl ester (25.0 g, 76.0 mmol) and cooled to -5 °C. 1-Bromo-2-chloroethane (6.90 mL, 83.6 mmol) was added followed by portionwise addition of pulverized KOH (5 × 4.27 g, 380 mmol). The resulting orange slurry was aged for 9 h at -5 °C at which time <0.5% starting material remained. The reaction was then diluted with cold (2 °C) toluene (270 mL) and quenched with H2O (250 mL). The organic layer was separated and washed with H2O (2 ¥ 250 mL). Concentration and recrystallization from a heptane-toluene (9:1) solution gave 49.3 g (65%) of a white crystalline solid. Mother liquor losses accounted for 12% of 4, mp 50 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): d = 7.66-7.64 (m, 2 H), 7.44-7.27 (m, 11 H), 7.22-7.18 (m, 2 H), 4.97 (s, 2 H), 1.56 (dd, J = 7.5, 4.2 Hz, 2 H), 1.21 (dd, J = 7.5, 4.2 Hz, 2 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): d = 174.7, 172.3, 140.1, 137.8, 135.9, 130.6, 129.0, 128.8, 128.6, 128.3, 128.2, 128.1, 66.5, 45.4, 20.5.

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Detected by crude NMR.

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Water content determined by coulometric Karl Fischer titration with Metrohm 756 titrator.

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Attempts to bisalkylate the corresponding benzaldehyde imine failed. This route would have been advantageous in the hydrogenation step by generating a single inert by-product, toluene.

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A representative procedure for the hydrogenation and in situ N-protection to 5c is as follows: A 500 mL Parr hydro-genation vessel was charged with [(diphenylmethyl-ene)amino]cyclopropyl benzyl ester (4, 50.0 g, 141 mmol) followed by MeOH (300 mL) and wet Pd(OH)2/C (12.5 g, 20 wt.% Pd). The mixture was shaken under 40 psi of H2 for 1.5 h then assayed to show quantitative formation of toluene and diphenylmethane. The crude ACC stream was charged with MeOH (36 mL), ethyl trifluoroacetate (50.4 mL, 422 mmol) and Et3N (58.8 mL, 422 mmol) and heated to 50 °C for 3 h. The slurry was cooled to r.t., filtered through a pad of solka floc, and concentrated. The resulting residue was treated with HCl (3 M, 166 mL), stirred for 30 min and washed with heptane (3 × 140 mL). This removes the diphenylmethane by-product. The aqueous solution was saturated with NaCl and the TFA-ACC was extracted with i-PrOAc (3 × 140 mL). The combined TFA-ACC extracts were concentrated while adding heptane to 144 mg/mL. Concentration and crystallization from heptane-i-PrOAc (8:1) gave 22.2 g (80%, 113 mmol) of TFA-ACC(5c) as a white crystalline solid, mp 174 °C. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 12.74 (s, 1 H), 9.91 (s, 1 H), 1.37 (dd, J = 7.8, 4.5 Hz, 2 H), 1.09 (dd, J = 7.8, 4.5 Hz, 2 H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 172.8, 157.8 (t, J = 36 Hz, 1C), 116.3 (t, J = 293 Hz, 1 C), 118.2, 114.3, 33.2, 16.5. 19F NMR: δ = -75.0.