METHOD FOR ISOLATING EPOTILONS FROM REACTION MIXTURE AND DESORPTION FROM SYNTHETIC RESIN (VARIANTS), USING LOW-POLAR OR NONPOLAR SOLVENT FOR REALIZATION OF METHOD Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC C07D493/04 

FIELD: organic chemistry, chemical technology, medicine, oncology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method for isolation of epotilons used in medicine in treatment of cancer diseases. Method for desorption of epotilons A, B, D and/or E from synthetic resin is based on using low-polar or nonpolar solvent chosen from the group comprising (lower)-alkyl halides and aromatic solvents, or mixture of two or more amount of such solvents wherein prefix "(lower)" means that radical comprises up to 7 carbon atoms. Used aromatic solvent is chosen from the group including naphthalene, benzene or naphthalene and benzene substituted with one or some substitutes chosen from the following group: (lower)-alkyl, (lower)-alkoxy-group, halogen atom, nitro-group and (lower)-alkoxy-(lower)-alkyl wherein prefix "(lower)" means that radical comprises up to 7 carbon atoms. Solvent is removed to the required level but up to preparing a dry residue preferably. If necessary, residue is dissolved in mixture alcohol/hydrocarbon in the corresponding volume ratio. Alcoholic phase is evaporated until dry and then alcoholic extract is crystallized from mixture alcohol and hydrocarbon. Then formed crystallized product is dissolved in mixture nitrile/water but preferably in mixture acetonitrile/water taken in the ratio = 2:3 (vol./vol.). Formed solution is applied on column (if necessary, after separation for some distillates) for preparative chromatography in reversed phase followed by elution with mixture nitrile/water, removing nitrile and extraction of an aqueous phase with ester. Ester extract is evaporated and formed product is subjected for crystallization. Method for preparing epotilons A, B, D and/or E from resin or reaction mixture involves the following steps: (a) desorption of epotilons with low-polar or nonpolar solvent chosen from the group including (lower)-alkyl halides and aromatic solvents, or mixture of two or more amount of such solvents being the desorption step can be repeated up to achievement of the more complete desorption; (b) removal of solvent used in desorption from formed solutions by evaporation; (c) optional crystallization of epotilon(s) after desorption and first of all for crystallization of epotilon B by addition of mixture of alcohol with hydrocarbon and the following evaporation of alcoholic phase until dry and crystallization of epotilon B from the corresponding mixture of solvents; (d) (obligatory step) separation of epotilons by method of chromatography in reversed phase and the following dissolving a residue obtained in previous step in suitable solvent, elution with mixture nitrile/water and removing nitrile from epotilon-containing fractions by evaporation. If necessary, water remained with epotilon is extracted with ester followed by evaporation of epotilon-containing ester phase until dry; (e) optional purification by adsorption chromatography method, and final recrystallization of purified epotilon from corresponding solvents or mixture of solvents. If necessary, in this process between each step formed solutions or suspensions are concentrated, and/or liquid or solid components are separated of one another. Separation of epotilons A and B is carried out by chromatography method based on a mobile layer modeling. Invention provides simplifying methods for preparing large amounts of epotilons for satisfying requirement in these agents.

EFFECT: improved isolating method.

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