CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF INTERMEDIATES IN A NEW SYNTHESIS OF ANTITUMOR DRUG CABOZANTINIB

摘要

The heterocyclic antitumor drug cabozantinib was synthesized by condensation of 4-(6,7-dimethoxyquinolin-4-yloxy)aniline and methyl 1-(4-fluorophenylcarbamoyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate the presence of two equivalents of sodium methoxide and azeotropic removal of methanol. In turn, the intermediate methyl 1-(4-fluorophenylcarbamoyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate was prepared from 4-fluoroaniline and dimethyl 1,1-cyclopropanedicarboxylate in the presence of one equivalent of sodium methoxide. Four crystal structures of intermediates and a byproduct were determined.