合成路线1

Reaction of 4-cyano-pyridine (I) with Na in methanol followed by treatment with ammonium chloride provides 4-amidino-pyridine hydrochloride (II), which is then converted into 5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-(pyridin-4-yl)-pyrimidine-4,6-diol (IV) by condensation with diethyl malonate derivative (III) by means of Na in MeOH. By heating compound (IV) with phosphorus oxychloride (POCl3), 4,6-dichloro-5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-pyridin-4-yl)pyrimidine (V) is obtained, which in turn is oxidized with peracetic acid in refluxing acetonitrile to afford N-oxide derivative (VI). Condensation of (VI) with 5-isopropylpyridine-2-sulfonamide potassium (VII) furnishes 5-isopropylpyridine-2-sulfonic acid 6-chloro-5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-(1-oxy-pyridin-4-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl amide (VIII), which is then dissolved in dimethoxyethane and subjected to reaction with Na in hot ethylene glycol (IX) to provide N-[6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-(1-oxy-pyridin-4-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-5-isopropylpyridine-2-sulfonamide (X). Refluxing of (X) with trimethylsilylcyanide and Et3N in acetonitrile yields cyano derivative (XI), which is then converted into the tetrazole derivative (XII) by reaction with sodium azide and NH4Cl in DMF at 70 C. Finally, the disodium salt of tezosentan is obtained by treatment of (XII) with Na/MeOH in THF.