Development and Scale-Up of a Continuous Aerobic Oxidative Chan-am Coupling
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Abstract
Despite the benefits of high atom economy and low cost, aerobic oxidations have found limited use in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) because of safety concerns and poor selectivity. In this report, the design, development, and scale-up of a continuous, high pressure aerobic oxidation to produce the penultimate of an API are described. The identification of robust homogeneous conditions for the oxidative C-N coupling of interest and the use of diluted air allowed for the process to be safely and selectively carried out on manufacturing scale as a continuous process using a vertical pipes-in-series reactor to prepare high-quality material.
Journal
Organic Process Research & Development. Volume 23, 2019, 1484-1498
DOI
10.1021/acs.oprd.9b00125
Type of publication
Peer-reviewed journal
Affiliations
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Eli Lilly Kinsale Ltd
Article Classification
Research Article
Classification Areas
- API