Continuous synthesis of artemisinin-derived medicines
Contributor(s):: Gilmore, Kerry, Kopetzki, Daniel, Lee, Ju Weon, Horváth, Zoltán, McQuade, D. Tyler, Seidel-Morgenstern, Andreas, Seeberger, Peter H.
Described is a continuous, divergent synthesis system which is coupled to continuous purification and is capable of producing four anti-malarial APIs. The system is comprised of three linked reaction modules for photooxidation/cyclization, reduction, and derivatization. A fourth module couples...
High-yielding continuous-flow synthesis of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine
Contributor(s):: Yu, E, Mangunuru, HPRTelang, NS, Kong, CJ, Verghese, J, Gilliland, SE, Ahmad, S, Dominey, RN, Gupton, BF
Numerous synthetic methods for the continuous preparation of fine chemicals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API's) have been reported in recent years resulting in a dramatic improvement in process efficiencies. Herein we report a highly efficient continuous synthesis of the antimalarial...