Publication number: 20140235852
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing (2R,3aR,10Z,11aS,2aR,14aR)-cyclopenta[c]cyc-lopropa[g][1,6]diazacyclotetradecine-12a(1H)-carboxylic acid, 2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,8,9,11a,12,13,14,14a-tetradecahydro-2[[7-methoxy-8-methyl-2-[4-10 (1-methylethyl)-2-thiazolyl]-4-quinolinyl]oxy]-5-methyl-4,14-dioxo-, ethyl ester. This compound is an intermediate in the overall synthesis route of the macrocyclic compound TMC 435. TMC 435 is an inhibitor of NS3/4A protease which plays an important role in the replication of the hepatitis C virus.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 26, 2012
Publication date:
August 21, 2014
Applicant:
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Andras Horvath, Stijn Wuyts, Dominique Paul Michel Depré, Wouter Louis J. Couck, Jozef Ludo Jan Cuypers, Syuzanna Harutyunyan, Gregory Fabien Sebastian Binot