Immobilization Of Phenolic Compounds

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of immobilizing a phenolic compound having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol, wherein the method comprises the steps of ionizing the phenolic compound by subjecting it to a base; and contacting, under agitation, the ionized phenolic compound with a cross-linked resin comprising the functionality of —C(═0)—CHXCH.sub.2R, wherein X is chosen from the group consisting of Br, Cl, I, CN, OMs, OTs, or OTf, and R is H, CH.sub.3 or an branched or unbranched alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, in the presence of a base and a solvent. The present disclosure also relates to a method of removing phenolic compounds having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol from a composition comprising compounds having at least one alkoxy silane group. The present disclosure also relates to the use of a method according to the present disclosure as well as to a product, from which at least one phenolic compound having a M.sub.w>500 g/mol has been removed by a method according to the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method of immobilizing a phenolic compound having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol, wherein the method comprises the steps of: ionizing the phenolic compound by subjecting it to a base; and contacting, under agitation, the ionized phenolic compound with a cross-linked resin comprising the functionality of —C(═O)—CHXCH.sub.2R, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of Br, Cl, I, CN, OMs, OTs, and OTf; and R is H, CH.sub.3 or branched or unbranched alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said phenolic compound has a M.sub.w>750 g/mol.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said phenolic compound has a M.sub.w<2,000 g/mol.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said functionality of —C(═O)—CHXCH.sub.2R is a a-haloketo group.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein said cross-linked resin is a cross-linked polymer resin, comprising the functionality of ##STR00028##

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said base is selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal hydride, an alkaline earth metal hydride, a sterically hindered alkoxide, a strong amidine base, an amide base, and a phosphazene base.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said step of contacting is performed in the presence of the base and a solvent.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of THF, MTBE, dioxane, cyclopentylmethyl ether, dibutylether, toluene, dichloromethane, DMF, NMP, and MeCN.

9. A method according to claim 7, wherein said cross-linked resin has a swelling factor of 1-5.5 in the given solvent.

10. (canceled)

11. A method of removing phenolic compounds having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol from a composition comprising compounds having at least one alkoxysilane group, wherein the alkoxysilane group is —SiR.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3; and wherein R.sup.1 is —O(CH.sub.2).sub.x—CH.sub.3, wherein x=0 to 7; R.sup.2 is the same as R.sup.1 or OH; R.sup.3 is the same as R.sup.1 or OH; wherein the method comprises the steps of: ionizing the phenolic compound by subjecting it to a base; and contacting, under agitation, the ionized phenolic compound with a cross-linked resin comprising the functionality of —C(═O)—CHXCH.sub.2R, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of Br, Cl, I, CN, OMs, OTs, and OTf; and R is H, CH.sub.3 or branched or unbranched alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein said base is CH.sub.3—(CH.sub.2).sub.y—O—Y; wherein y=0 to 7, wherein y=x; and Y is Na, K, Li.

13. (canceled)

14. A product, from which at least one phenolic compound having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol has been removed by a method according to claim 11.

15. A method according to claim 1, wherein said phenolic compound has a Mw≥1,000 g/mol.

16. A method of removing a phenolic compound having a Mw≥500 g/mol from a mixture, wherein the method comprises the steps of: ionizing the phenolic compound by subjecting it to a base; and contacting, under agitation, the ionized phenolic compound with a cross-linked resin comprising the functionality of —C(═O)—CHXCH.sub.2R, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of Br, Cl, I, CN, OMs, OTs, and OTf; and R is H, CH.sub.3 or a branched or unbranched alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

17. A product, from which at least one phenolic compound having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol has been removed by a method according to claim 16.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0117] Further objects, features and advantages will appear from the following detailed description, with reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0118] FIG. 1 shows a chromatogram (Scheme 1, HPLC method 1) of the impurity profile of a crude material comprising compound 1 and the phenol 2. The numbers under the peaks correspond to the numbers in Schemes 1 to 4.

[0119] FIG. 2 shows a chromatogram (HPLC method 1) of the material from FIG. 1 when all hidden phenol (4) has been liberated by the nucleophilic attack from ethoxide (i.e. converted to phenol 2) in the course of a method according to the present disclosure. The numbers under the peaks correspond to the numbers in Schemes 1 to 4 below.

[0120] FIG. 3 shows a chromatogram (HPLC method 1) of the material from FIG. 1 after phenols present in the material have been removed according to the present disclosure. The numbers under the peaks correspond to the numbers in Schemes 1 to 4 below.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0121] WO2018/130713A1 discloses a number of compounds for the use in coating nanomaterials for use as pharmaceutical products. One example of such a coating material is the compound 1. 1 is produced from methoxy PEG, which has a distribution of molecular weights around an average of 750 g/mol. The most common degree of polymerization is 16 and analogues with polymerization degrees from 9-25 can be detected in 1. Thus, in this disclosure, compound 1 is interpreted as having 9-25 (—CH.sub.2—CH.sub.2—O—)-units, such as 10-22, such as 12-20, such as 14-18, such as 15-17. The same applies to compounds 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 13. The molecular weights for these compounds (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 13) containing a polymeric moiety, i.e. the PEG-moiety, are the weight average molecular weights, also referred to as mass average molar mass or weight average molar mass.

[0122] When producing the coating material 1 (scheme 1, Mw=1267.7 g/mol) on a large scale, a brown coloration of the product is sometimes encountered. The brown coloration can be traced to the presence of a phenolic impurity (2) which is found in the product, sometimes in rather large amounts. In the chromatogram of FIG. 1, the impurity profile of a crude material with structural assignments is shown. The hydrosilylation reaction in the presence of a platinum catalyst such as Karstedt's catalyst, always gives a mixture of the desired hydrosilylation and reduction to the alkane. In cases where the double bond can migrate that is usually also encountered to some degree (J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2018, 56, 527-536). In the present case, the double bond migration gives rise to a vinyl ether (3, Scheme 1), which is sensitive to hydrolysis, and later liberates a phenol, which will in turn give rise to a dark brown coloration of the product. This is undesirable for a pharmacological product. It is well known that phenols can form dark, high molecular weight polymers under oxidizing condition, a reaction called phenol coupling (e.g. J. Org. Chem., 1973, (5) 97-134, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84(4), 1677-1686). The sensitive nature of 1 precludes the use of standard purification methods such as extraction or reverse-phase chromatography, which proceed under hydrolytic conditions. Straight phase silica chromatography is also unsuitable since the ethoxysilyl groups of 1 react with the surface silanols of silica. Furthermore, the high molecular weight makes distillation, even under reduced pressure, impossible and, for mixtures comprising compounds having a polymeric moiety, the spread of molecular weights precludes the use of fractional crystallization for purification.

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[0123] A large number of reactive resins are available for the large and expanding field of solid-phase peptide synthesis. However, compound 2 has a molecular weight of 1063.4 g/mol, which is already large enough to prevent or substantially slow down diffusion in network polymers (gels/resins). The general opinion in the literature is that compounds with a molecular weight above 500 g/mol start to become difficult to immobilize on resins. Despite this generally accepted preconception, we performed an initial screen of commercially available resins (Table 1). This initial screen (Table 2) of commercially available resins indicated that some of them could potentially be useful for immobilizing phenolic compounds having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol and/or for removing phenolic compounds having a M.sub.w≥500 g/mol from a composition comprising compounds having at least one alkoxysilane group.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Resins and bases used. DVB is divinylbenzene. Solid Cross- Loading Reactive Resin Structure support linking (mmol/g) functionality Merrifield's peptide resin [00013] Poly- styrene 200-400 mesh 2% DVB   1-1.5 Bensylic chloride Sulfonyl- chloride resin [00014] Poly- styrene 100-200 mesh 1% DVB 1.5-2.0 Sulfonyl chloride Wang bromide [00015] Poly- styrene 100-200 mesh 1% DVB 0.5-1.0 Bensylic bromide Tentagel R Br [00016] Poly- styrene Peg spacer ~3000 Da 90 μm Not specified 0.18-0.22 Primary alkyl bromide Tentagel S Br [00017] Poly- styrene Peg spacer ~3000 Da 130 μm Not specified  0.2-0.30 Primary alkyl bromide Polystyrene A Br [00018] Poly- styrene 500-560 μm 1% DVB 0.8-1.2 Primary alkyl bromide Brominated PPOA [00019] Poly- styrene 100-200 mesh Not specified 0.5-1   Secondary α-bromo ketone Brominated Wang [00020] Poly- styrene 100-200 mesh 1% DVB   1.1 Secondary α-bromo ketone 4-(Dimethyl- amino)- pyridine, polymer- bound [00021] Poly- styrene 200-400 mesh 2% DVB ~6.0 Base 1.5.7-Triaza- biocyclo- [4.4.0]dec-5- ene-poly- styrene [00022] Poly- styrene 200-400 mesh 2% DVB   2.6 Base

[0124] The initial amount of phenolic compounds in the mixture was 5.4% a/a (220 nm) and the ratio (% a/a (220 nm):% a/a (220 nm)) between compounds 1 and 5 was 3.66. It was found that when agitating the crude 1 mixture (FIG. 1) in a solvent in the presence of a base the amount of phenol 2 was increased to 17% a/a (220 nm) (FIG. 2) via the hydrolysis of the hidden phenols 4 (FIG. 1). “% a/a” is calculated as the area of the peak representing the specific compound divided by the total area of all peaks in the chromatogram. In this case, the chromatogram was obtained at a wavelength of 220 nm.

[0125] We found that the resins Merrifields peptide resin (experiment 1, Table 2), Wang bromide (experiment 3, Table 2), Tentagel R Br (experiment 4, Table 2), Tentagel S Br (experiment 5, Table 2) and sulfonyl chloride resin (experiment 2, Table 2) reduced the concentration of phenol 2 but also led to substantial degradation of 1 as indicated by a lowering of the 1/5 ratio (Table 2). The degradation of 1 indicates that the resin used is unsuitable as a phenol scavenger resin in hydrolysis sensitive reaction mixtures.

[0126] The experiments revealed that brominated PPOA (brominated [4-propionylphenoxy]-acetic acid) resin (experiment 6, Table 2) and brominated Wang (experiment 7, Table 2) may be used for immobilizing phenolic compounds having a molecular weight of ≥500 g/mol, since the ratio between between compounds 1 and 5 at the end of the experiment was above 2.0.

[0127] The functionality in brominated PPOA resin and brominated Wang share the same electrophilic functionality (methyl substituted a-bromo ketone, Table 1) but differ in the attachment of the linker to the polymeric support (C-C vs. amide/ether linkage). The secondary amide functionality is susceptible for a deprotonation/nucleophilic attack and the ether linkage alters the electron density on the α-bromo ketone. Surprisingly, brominated Wang resin (experiment 7, Table 2) removed phenol 2 from the dipod mixture in just two hours without any degradation of 1 while brominated PPOA (experiment 6, Table 2) reduced the total concentration of phenol 2 but also led to substantial degradation of 1. Surprisingly, the results above show that the resin sold under the name brominated Wang with the structure shown in Table 1 may be used in the scavenging of phenols with a M.sub.w≥500 in a reaction mixture consisting of hydrolysis sensitive substrates. Thus, this resin was chosen for further evaluation (Table 3).

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Resins for the immobilization of phenol 2. The experiments were performed on the same batch of crude material comprising 1 and phenolic compounds. The solvent was THF. The experiments were performed at room temperature (RT). Results in columns F-I are reported after the time indicated in column E (Time 2). The amount of resin and base is expressed as % a/a (220 nm) in relation to phenol 2 (Scheme 1). The phenol content (expressed as % a/a (220 nm) of the total mixture) after removal of phenols is shown. Left and right shoulders correspond to 4 (FIG. 1). The ratio (% a/a (220 nm):% a/a (220 nm)) between compound 1 and 5 is also shown. B) Resin C) Base D) Time 1 F) Phenol G) Left shoulder H) Right shoulder 1) 1/5 A) Experiment eq eq minutes E) Time 2 (% a/a (220 nm)) (% a/a (220 nm)) (% a/a (220 nm)) ratio Reference — — — — 5.4 4.4 12.4 3.66 (starting material) 1 Merrifield NaH 60 over 8 3.3 5.6 1.68 7.6 5.9 night 2 Sulfonyl- NaH 60 over 0 2.6 8.9 1.97 chloride 5.9 night resin 7.6 3 Wang NaH 60 over 0 ~0 13.8 1.89 bromide 5.9 night 7.6 4 Tentagel R NaH 80 over 3 0.5 3.6 6.4 1.84 Br 1.8 nights 2.3 5 Tentagel S NaH 85 over 2 5.7 2.8 3.6 1.83 Br 1.8 nights 2.3 6 Brominated NaH 60 over 5.4 2.8 5.4 2.31 PPOA 5.9 night 7.6 7 Brominated NaH 0 2 h 0.3 ~0 3.1 3.65 Wang 5.9 7.6

[0128] In particular, the immobilization of phenols with molecular weights above 500 g/mol is relevant for the current invention. If the molecular weight is 5,000 g/mol or more the reaction times become prohibitively long (Example 5 below) and falls outside the scope of the current invention. For molecular weights between and including 500 g/mol and 2,000 g/mol the current method is particularly useful.

[0129] Two other high molecular weight phenols were synthesized and investigated (compounds 10 and 12 of schemes 2 and 3, respectively).

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[0130] The result was that phenol 10, having a molecular weight (weight average molecular weight, also referred to as mass average molar mass or weight average molar mass) of about 2,000 g/mol (2 kDa), was immobilized and removed from the solution in less than 24 hours (Example 1c below), which is considered useful whereas phenol 12, having a molecular weight (weight average molecular weight, also referred to as mass average molar mass or weight average molar mass) of about 5,000 g/mol (5 kDa) was unaffected after a week (sodium ethoxide (NaOEt) and brominated Wang in THF at room temperature). Thus the current method is useful for the immobilization and removal of phenols with a molecular weight of less than 5,000 g/mol (5 kDa).

[0131] Since the ethoxy groups in compound 1 are sensitive to nucleophilic attack by the base used in the method according to the present disclosure, the choice of base used is important. The relevant resins are all reactive towards nucleophiles and most bases are nucleophilic too. This gives rise to two issues: I, the possibility of degradation of the activated resin by direct reaction with the base and II, degradation of compounds 1 and/or 5 by reaction with a nucleophile, the alkoxy silane being the most sensitive group. To avoid the first issue, it is important to use a strong enough base so essentially all the phenol can be deprotonated by contacting it with the base in a first step prior to the addition of the reactive resin.

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[0132] The best choice for the current case (when the composition comprises ethoxy-silanes) turned out to be using sodium ethoxide which has a number of advantages. I, it is cheap and available in high quality, II, it can react with the silane but the net effect is zero since it is only an exchange of identical groups (Scheme 4), III, it is strong enough to essentially deprotonate the phenol completely so the resin can be added afterwards so the risk of resin degradation is minimized.

[0133] Although the most practical base for the purification of 1 from phenol 2 on a large scale was sodium ethoxide (Table 3) many other bases are also suitable. Bases such as the alkali metal hydrides such as sodium hydride, lithium hydride, and potassium hydride are useful. It is also conceivable to use the alkaline earth metal hydrides such as calcium hydride. Sterically hindered alkoxides such as t-butoxide is also conceivable. Strong amidine bases such as tetramethyl guanidine, DBU or DBN, amide bases such as LDA, LiHMDS or KHMDS, phosphazene bases such as tert-butylimino-tris(dimethylamino)phosphorane may also be useful. It is conceivable to use the very non-nucleophilic bases such as the phosphazene bases directly in the presence of the resins.

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Investigation of the effect of phenol dilution, solvent, base, number of equivalents of base, number of equivalents of resin and reaction time. The experiments were performed on the same batch of crude material comprising 1 and phenolic compounds. Results in columns H-K are reported after the time indicated in column 6 (time 2). The amount of resin (Brominated Wang) and base is expressed as molecular equivalents in relation to phenol 2. The phenol content (expressed as % a/a (220 nm) of the total mixture) after removal of phenols is shown. Left and right shoulders correspond to hidden phenol 4 (FIG. 2). The ratio (% a/a (220 nm):% a/a (220 nm)) between compound 1 and 5 is also shown. 1) Left J) Right H) Phenol shoulder shoulder B) Brominated C) Base D) Phenol F) Time 1 (% a/a (% a/a (% a/a K) Ratio A) Experiment Wang (eq) (eq) dilution (mM) E) Solvent (min) G) Time 2 (220 nm)) (220 nm)) (220 nm)) 1/5 7 7.6 NaH 12 THF 0 2 h 0.3 ~0 3.1 3.65 5.9 8 2.3 Dimethyl- 24 MTBE 0 over 2 5.5 4.9 13.5 3.55 amino- nights methyl- poly- styrene 1.8 9 2.3 1.5.7- 24 MTBE 70 over 4 5.6 8.8 2.31 Triaza- night bicyclo- [4.4.0]dec- 5-ene- poly- styrene 1.8 10 11.8 Pyridine 8 THF 0 over 5.4 4.5 11.4 3.82 17.6 night 11 7.6 NaH 12 THF 0 65 min 0 ~0 3.6 3.36 5.9 12 3.1 NaH 24 THF 0 5 h 20 0 ~0 2.8 3.79 2.4 min 13 1.5 NaH 48 THF 0 over 2.7 ~0 5.3 3.79 1.2 night 14 3.1 NaOEt 24 THF 0 over 0 ~0 4.3 3.63 2.4 night 15 3.1 NaOEt 24 THF 85 over 0.8 ~0 3.7 3.83 2.4 night 16 3.1 NaOEt 24 Toluene 60 over 0 ~0 2.7 3.91 2.4 night 17 2.3 NaOEt 24 THF 90 over 0 ~0 4.6 3.45 1.8 night 18 2.3 NaOEt 24 Toluene 70 28 h 1.7 ~0 3.1 3.79 1.8 19 1.5 NaOEt 36 Toluene 70 over 2 6.6 ~0 5.6 3.69 1.2 nights 20 2.3 NaOEt 24 MTBE 70 over 0.1 ~0 3 3.88 1.9 night 21 1.8 NaOEt 24 MTBE 70 over 1.3 ~0 3.3 3.87 1.4 night 22 2.3 NaOEt 24 CH2Cl2 70 over 0 N/A N/A 3.25 1.8 night 23 2.1 NaOEt 24 MTBE 65 over 1 ~0 1.8 3.66 1.6 night

[0134] It was found that the base may be present in an amount as low as 1.2 (experiment 13) and as high as 5.9 (experiment 7) equivalents in relation to the amount of phenol compounds.

[0135] It was also found that the functionality of the resin, i.e.

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can be present in an amount as low as 1.5 (experiment 13) and as high as 7.6 (experiment 7) equivalents in relation to the amount of phenol compounds relative to the amount of phenol compounds.

[0136] The pKa values of phenols typically range from 8 to 11 (in water) so to deprotonate a phenol to 99% or more, a difference of two or more pKa units is suitable for a given phenol. For example, 1,3,5-trihydroxy benzene has a pKa value of 8.45 so a suitable base in this case would have pKa value of 10.45 or higher. Although pKa values are different in different solvents, this simple rule should be useful for the selection of base for one skilled in the art.

[0137] We also discovered that during the purification of the reaction mixture shown in FIG. 1, more phenol was liberated gradually from some of the products identified as dimers or trimers by mass spectroscopy. Presumably the phenols are masked by silylgroups and are gradually released by nucleophilic attack from a nucleophile e.g. ethoxide. If sodium ethoxide is added to the reaction mixture and then left stirring for some time, such as 1, 2, 6, 12, 24, 48 h, the masked phenol impurity is liberated and amenable to removal by the resin (FIG. 2). This is seen in FIG. 2 as an increase of the peak designated 2 (the phenol) and a decrease of the peaks designated 4 (the masked phenol) compared to the corresponding peaks in FIG. 1.

[0138] In Example 4 below it is shown how the initial phenol concentration is 5% and after liberation of the masked phenol fraction by sodium ethoxide, it goes up to 17%. After treatment with the Brominated Wang resin, the phenol content was down to 1% (FIG. 3). This is seen in FIG. 3 as a decrease of the peak designated 2 (the phenol) compared to the corresponding peaks in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0139] To utilize a resin to purify a compound for clinical use, it has to be carefully washed to remove compounds with potential toxicity without deactivating or physically destroying it. Resins are in general very fragile after swelling in an organic solvent so non-abrasive stirring is necessary. This can be achieved in a multitude of ways. We found shaking at moderate speed (320 rpm) in a shaker to be useful on a small scale. For larger scale, gentle mechanical stirring with a blunt stirring blade is useful. Agitation by nitrogen bubbling can also be useful. The optimal solvent for the washing was found to be ethers such as methoxy t-butyl ether which was effective but didn't degrade the resin appreciably. Efficient washing of the resin can be achieved by soaking it repeatedly with batches of fresh solvent (Example 5) or, more efficiently, by subjecting it to continuous extraction in a Soxhlet setup (Example 4). Other solvents suitable for washing of the resin are toluene, dibutyl ether, cyclopentyl methyl ether, dioxane, DMF, DCM, MeCN.

List of Embodiments

[0140] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin, comprising the functionality of

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is used to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture containing compound 1.

[0141] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin is used to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture containing compound 1, so that the concentration of 2 in the solution becomes less than 5% of the concentration of 1.

[0142] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin is used to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture containing compound 1, so that the concentration of 2 in the solution becomes less than 2% of the concentration of 1.

[0143] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin is used to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture containing compound 1, so that the concentration of 2 in the solution becomes less than 1% of the concentration of 1.

[0144] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin is used to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture containing compound 1, so that the concentration of 2 in the solution is less than 0.1% of the concentration of 1.

[0145] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin is used to immobilize and/or remove a phenol of molecular weight 2,000 g/mol (2 kDa) from a solution to a degree of 90%, or 99%, or close to 100%.

[0146] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin is used to immobilize and/or remove a phenol of molecular weight between 500 g/mol (0.5 kDa) and 4,000 g/mol (4 kDa) from a solution and then further modifying it by chemical reactions while bound to the resin and finally releasing the product from the resin by a chemical reaction such as a photochemical reaction.

[0147] In one embodiment of the current invention, a soluble, strong base is used to deprotonate a phenol with a molecular weight between 500 g/mol (0.5 kDa) and 4,000 g/mol (4 kDa), followed by contacting it with the Brominated Wang resin to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture or composition containing compound 1.

[0148] In one embodiment of the current invention, a soluble, strong base is used to deprotonate phenol 2 followed by contacting it with the Brominated Wang resin to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture or composition containing compound 1.

[0149] In one embodiment of the current invention, sodium ethoxide is used to deprotonate phenol 2 followed by contacting it with the Brominated Wang resin to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture or composition containing compound 1.

[0150] In one embodiment of the current invention, sodium hydride is used to deprotonate phenol 2 followed by contacting it with the Brominated Wang resin to immobilize phenol 2 in a reaction mixture or composition containing compound 1.

[0151] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin was washed with methoxy t-butyl ether in a Soxhlet extractor for 48 h prior to use.

[0152] In one embodiment of the current invention the Brominated Wang resin was washed with several portions of methoxy t-butyl ether prior to use.

Experiments

General Information

[0153] Materials, reagents and solvents were obtained from commercial sources and were used without further purification unless otherwise noted. NMR spectra (CDCl.sub.3) were recorded on a Varian Unity INOVA 400 MHz and chemical shifts are reported relative to the residual solvent peak of the deuterated solvent. HPLC was performed on a Hewlett Packard Series 1100 equipped with an Agilent Poroshell 120 EC-C18 4.6×50 mm column eluting at 1 ml/min with an oven temperature of 40° C., a DAD detector recording at 220 nm and an ELSD detector.

HPLC Methods

[0154] Method 1:

TABLE-US-00004 Time Water Acetonitrile (minutes) (volume %) (volume %) 0 60 40 1 60 40 7 5 95 11 5 95 15 60 40

[0155] Method 2:

TABLE-US-00005 Time Water Acetonitrile (minutes) (volume %) (volume %) 0 80 20 9 20 80 9.5 5 95 12 5 95 13 80 20 17 80 20

Example 1: Phenols with Higher Molecular Weight

Example 1a: Synthesis of 9 (Scheme 2)

[0156] mPeg2000OTs (1.64 g 0.75 mmol) was heated at 55° C. under vacuum overnight. To a solution of 8 (302 mg, 1.5 mmol) in THF (4 ml) at 0C.° was added NaH (44 mg, 1.6 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. After 35 minutes the mixture was allowed to reach room temperature and the above mPeg2000-OTs dissolved in THF (2 ml) was added and the mixture was heated at 50° C. After 4 days the reaction was quenched by the addition of MeOH (2 ml) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 4 h after which the volatiles were evaporated. The crude material was taken up in CHCl.sub.3 (100 ml), MgSO.sub.4 (6.4 g) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 2 h the solids were filtered off and the volatiles evaporated. The crude was dissolved in a minimum amount of CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2, precipitated by the slow addition of Et.sub.2O at 0° C., centrifuged (3200 rpm) for 10 minutes and decanted. The solids were washed with Et.sub.2O, centrifuged and decanted, repeated three times. The product was dried under vacuum, yielding 9 (1.399 g, 0.65 mmol, 86%).

[0157] .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ=7.45-7.29; (m, 5H), 6.93-6.82; (m, 4H), 5.02; (s, 2H), 4.08; (t, J=4.6 Hz, 2H), 3.82; (t, 4.6 Hz, 3H), 3.65; (bs, 208 H), 3.57-3.52; (m, 1H), 3.49-3.45; (m, 1H), 3.39; (s, 3H). NB! mPEG2000-OH as an impurity.

Example 1b: Synthesis of 10 (Scheme 2)

[0158] To the benzyl protected phenol 9 (1.399 g, 0.65 mmol) in THF (20 ml, N.sub.2 bubbled for 5 minutes) was added 10% Pd/C (0.073 g). After 3 vacuum/N.sub.2 cycles 3 vacuum/H.sub.2 cycles were performed. The mixture was stirred under an atmosphere of H.sub.2 (balloon) at room temperature. After 16 h 3 vac/N.sub.2 cycles were performed, the solids were filtered off and the volatiles were evaporated. The crude was dissolved in a minimum amount of CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2, precipitated out by the slow addition of Et.sub.2O, centrifuged (3200 rpm, 5° C.) for 10 minutes and decanted. The solids were washed with Et.sub.2O, centrifuged and decanted ×2. The product was dried under vacuum yielding 10 (1.112 g, 0.53 mmol, 81%). HPLC/NMR analysis indicates that the product is contaminated by mPeg-OH.

[0159] .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ=6.83-6.73; (m, 4H), 6.08; (bs, 1H), 4.08; (t, J=4.6 Hz, 2H), 3.83; (t, 4.6 Hz, 3H), 3.65; (bs, 287 H), 3.58-3.52; (m, 2H), 3.49-3.45; (m, 1H), 3.38; (s, 3H). NB! mPEG2000-OH as an impurity.

Example 1c: Loading of 10 on Brominated Wang Resin (Scheme 2)

[0160] The brominated Wang resin (0.663g, 0.73 mmol) was swelled/washed in 4 ml MTBE for 3×20 minutes followed by 4 ml THF for 3×20 minutes. To phenol 10 (486 mg, 0.24 mmol) in THF (4 ml) was added NaOEt (41 mg, 0.56 mmol) and the mixture was agitated at room temperature under a blanket of N.sub.2. After 1 h the above swelled/washed resin was added in one portion and the mixture was agitated in the dark under a blanket of N.sub.2. The progress of the reaction was monitored by HPLC (method 2). After 22 h no 10 (in solution) could be detected by HPLC. After an additional day of agitation the resin was filtered off, washed 3×5 minutes with THF (5 ml) and the pooled fractions were evaporated yielding 0.1 g of a non UV active material (unreacted mPeg2000-OH).

Example 1d: Synthesis of 11 (Scheme 3)

[0161] mPeg5000OTs (5 g, 0.97 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (50 ml) and heated at reflux in a Dean-Stark setup. After 3 h the solution was cooled to room temperature and the volatiles were evaporated. To a solution of 8 (391 mg, 1.9 mmol) in THF (10 ml) at room temperature was added NaH (60 mg, 1 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 35 minutes, the above mPeg5000OTs dissolved in THF (15 ml), was added and the mixture was heated at 50° C. After 7 days the reaction was quenched by the addition of MeOH (10 ml) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 4 h after which the volatiles were evaporated. The crude material was taken up in CHCl.sub.3 (100 ml), MgSO.sub.4 (6.5 g) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 1 h 45 minutes the solids were filtered off and the volatiles evaporated. The crude was taken up in CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2 (100 ml), MgSO.sub.4 (6.3 g) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature. After 3.5 h the solids were filtered off and the volatiles were evaporated. The crude was dissolved in a minimum amount of CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2, precipitated by the slow addition of Et.sub.2O, centrifuged (3200 rpm) for 10 minutes and decanted. The solids were washed with Et.sub.2O, centrifuged and decanted, repeated three times. The product was dried under vacuum yielding 11 (3.873 g, 0.74 mmol, 76%)

[0162] .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ=7.45-7.29; (m, 5H), 6.93-6.80; (m, 4H), 5.01; (s, 2H), 4.08; (t, J=4.6 Hz, 2H), 3.82; (m, 4H), 3.74-3.52; (bs, 513 H), 3.49-3.44; (m, 2H), 3.39; (s, 3H). NB! mPEG5000-OH as an impurity.

Example 1e: Synthesis of 12 (Scheme 3)

[0163] To the benzyl protected phenol 11 (1.020 g, 0.19 mmol) in formic acid (10 ml) and dioxane (6 ml) was added 10% Pd/C (0.115 g). The mixture was heated at reflux. After 21.5 h the mixture was cooled to room temperature, filtered through double glass micro fibre filters and a pad of MgSO4 and the volatiles were evaporated. The crude was dissolved in toluene (10 ml) and evaporated. The crude was dissolved in a minimum amount of CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2, precipitated by the slow addition of Et.sub.2O, centrifuged (3200 rpm, 5° C.) for 10 minutes. The solids were washed with Et.sub.2O, centrifuged and decanted, repeated three times. The solids were dried under vacuum, evaporated from toluene in three cycles yielding 12 (669 mg, 0.13 mmol, 68%).

[0164] .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3) δ=6.82-6.72; (m, 4H), 6.12; (bs, 1H), 4.08; (t, J=4.6 Hz, 2H), 3.81; (t, 4.6 Hz, 2H), 3.77-3.55; (bs, 598 H), 3.49-3.44; (m, 3H), 3.39; (s, 3H). mPEG5000-OH as an impurity.

Example 1f: Loading of 12 on Brominated Wang Resin (Scheme 3)

[0165] The brominated Wang resin (0.214 g, 0.235 mmol) was swelled/washed in 4 ml THF for 3×20 minutes. To phenol 12 (0.398 g, 0.078 mmol) in THF (5 ml) was added NaOEt (0.014 g, 0.180 mmol) and the mixtures was agitated at room temperature under a blanket of N.sub.2. After 1.5 h the above swelled/washed resin was added in one portion and the mixture was agitated in the dark under a blanket of N.sub.2. The progress of the reaction was monitored by HPLC (method 2). After 7 days no reduction in the UV active phenol peak could be detected by HPLC, indicating that no 12 had been loaded on the brominated Wang resin.

Example 2: General Procedure, Table 2: Resins for the Immobilization of Phenols

[0166] To the reaction mixture containing 2 in the indicated solvent was added the indicated base. The mixture was purged with N2 and agitated at room temperature. After the indicated time (time 1), the electrophilic resin was added in one portion, purged with N.sub.2, protected from light and agitated. The reaction was monitored by HPLC (method 1) and the results are reported after the indicated time (time 2). NB! The number of equivalents is based on 17 mol % phenol in the 1 mixture.

[0167] Example 3: General procedure, Table 3: Investigation of dilution, solvent, base, number of equivalents of base, number of equivalents of resin and reaction time NB! In experiments 7 and 10 the resin wasn't swelled/washed. In experiment 20 the resin was Soxhlet extracted, dried and reswelled. In experiment 21 the resin was Soxhlet extracted and added to the reaction mixture without any further additional swelling/washing. The resin was swelled/washed in the indicated solvent for 3×20 minutes. To the reaction mixture containing 2 in the indicated solvent was added the indicated base, purged with N2 and agitated/stirred. After the indicated time (time 1) the swelled/washed/Soxhlet extracted resin was added in one portion, purged with N.sub.2, protected from light and agitated/stirred. The reaction was monitored by HPLC (method 1) and the results after the indicated time (time 2) are reported in Table 3.

Example 4: Small Scale Scavenging (Experiment 21, Table 3)

[0168] The brominated Wang resin (1.283 g, 1.17 mmol) was swelled/washed in a Soxhlet setup over 48 h using MTBE (60 ml) as solvent.

[0169] The mixture comprising 1 (5.001 g, 0.8 mmol total phenol (2)) was dissolved in MTBE (33 ml) in a 3 necked round bottom flask equipped with mechanical stirring. NaOEt (77 mg, 1.08 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred under an atmosphere of N.sub.2. After 70 minutes all of the masked phenol had been converted to phenol (2) (17%, FIG. 2) and the above swelled/washed brominated Wang resin was added in one portion. The mixture was stirred gently and protected from light under an atmosphere of N.sub.2. After 22 h the phenol (2) content was 1% (FIG. 3), the resin was allowed to settle and the liquid was removed using a filter stick. The resin was washed 3 times with MTBE (24 ml), the filtrates were combined, filtered through a glass fibre filter and evaporated yielding purified dipod mixture (3.6 g, 86% yield calculated on 94% of phenol (2) removed).

Example 5: Large Scale Scavenging (Experiment 23, Table 3)

[0170] The brominated Wang resin (351 g, 386 mmol) was swelled/washed with MTBE (2.7 L) batchwise in a 5 L flask equipped with mechanical stirring (Teflon coated double moon blade stirrer, 100 rpm) protected from light under an atmosphere of N2 until no resin extractables/leachables could be detected by HPLC/gravimetric analysis and no oligostyrene could be detected by NMR. 32 g of the swelled/washed resin was removed and not used in the following scavenging process. NB! the solvent from the washings was distilled and reused in the following washings. The reaction mixture described in Scheme 1 (1048 g, 165 mmol impurity) was dissolved in MTBE (6.5 L) in a 10 L Duran bottle equipped with mechanical stirring (Teflon coated double moon blade stirrer, 100 rpm). After 3 vacuum/nitrogen cycles, NaOEt (18.8 g, 271 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred (175 rpm) at room temperature under an atmosphere of N.sub.2 for 65 minutes, after which the phenol (2) content was 19%. The above swelled/washed resin was added via cannula vacuum transfer to the mixture in one portion. The mixture was protected from light and stirred gently (100 rpm) under an atmosphere of N2. After 17.5 h the phenol content was 1%, the liquid was removed using a filter stick, the resin was washed 2 times with MTBE (1.8 L, 30 minutes per cycle). The fractions were combined, filtered through double glass fibre filters and evaporated yielding purified dipod mixture (788 g, 89% yield calculated on 94% phenol (2) removed).