Inline purification in continuous flow synthesis – opportunities and challenges
- Jorge García-Lacuna and
- Marcus Baumann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1720–1740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.182
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Automated in-line chromatography with the Advion puriFlash® system. The rightmost part of the schem...
Scheme 2: Purification via pH tuning and several Zaiput membranes. Redrawn from [51].
Scheme 3: Two-phase recirculating system for purifications of an immobilized enzyme-based reaction. Redrawn f...
Scheme 4: Countercurrent L–L purification using large Zaiput membranes in the presence of a phase transfer ca...
Scheme 5: General scheme of a telescoped flow process using L–L separators.
Scheme 6: Example of phase separation using a computer-vision approach. Redrawn from [68].
Scheme 7: Example of an inline purification using heterogeneous scavenging. Redrawn from [76].
Scheme 8: General scheme of a telescoped process using heterogenous cartridges.
Scheme 9: Comparison of two strategies for flow-based imatinib syntheses. Redrawn from [91] and [92].
Scheme 10: General purification scheme using the catch and release strategy.
Scheme 11: Exemplar catch and release purification of a stereoselective oxidation. Redrawn from [105].
Scheme 12: Catch and release-type purification using conventional SiO2. Redrawn from [107].
Scheme 13: Schematic representation of an industrial continuous crystallization. Redrawn from [109].
Scheme 14: General scheme of an academic inline crystallization approach.
Scheme 15: Simplified overview of purification options and selected criteria.
Flow synthesis of oxadiazoles coupled with sequential in-line extraction and chromatography
- Kian Donnelly and
- Marcus Baumann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 232–239, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.27
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Methods for accessing 1,3,4-oxadiazoles.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of acyl hydrazones 1a–j.
Scheme 3: Iodine-mediated cyclisation of hydrazones 1a–j yielding oxadiazoles 2a–j. Reaction conditions: 1a–j...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of complex oxadiazoles.
Scheme 5: Continuous flow scale-up reaction with in-line quench and extraction.
Scheme 6: Continuous flow setup equipped with in-line extraction and purification.
Coupling biocatalysis with high-energy flow reactions for the synthesis of carbamates and β-amino acid derivatives
- Alexander Leslie,
- Thomas S. Moody,
- Megan Smyth,
- Scott Wharry and
- Marcus Baumann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 379–384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.33
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The continuous flow set-up used.
Figure 1: Scope of Cbz-carbamate products obtained via flow process (*tRes = 60 min, **T = 80 °C; isolated yi...
Scheme 2: Side reaction during formation of product 3m.
Scheme 3: Flow set-up for the CALB-mediated impurity tagging approach.
Scheme 4: Strategies towards accessing β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 5: Complementary flow approaches towards the β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 6: Batch hydrolysis of the ester group in the presence of the carbamate.
A concise flow synthesis of indole-3-carboxylic ester and its derivatisation to an auxin mimic
- Marcus Baumann,
- Ian R. Baxendale and
- Fabien Deplante
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2549–2560, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.251
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Natural indole containing molecules 1–7 of biological importance and synthetic auxin analogue 8 req...
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategy towards desired indole product 8.
Scheme 2: Initial flow reactor setup for the synthesis of intermediate 11.
Scheme 3: Coflore ACR setup for the synthesis of intermediate 11.
Scheme 4: Quenching and work-up of the reaction stream from the Coflore ACR for the synthesis intermediate 11....
Figure 2: X-ray structure of intermediate 11, and reductive cyclisation products 12 and 14, assigned structur...
Scheme 5: Stepwise reduction of intermediate 11 under hydrogenation conditions. * Indicates potential tautome...
Scheme 6: Flow sequence for the construction of product 8.
Scheme 7: Assembled process for flow synthesis of product 8 with yields and throughputs.
The synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) using continuous flow chemistry
- Marcus Baumann and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1194–1219, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.134
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Pharmaceutical structures targeted in early flow syntheses.
Scheme 1: Flow synthesis of 6-hydroxybuspirone (9). Inserted photograph reprinted with permission from [45]. Copy...
Figure 2: Configuration of a baffled reactor tube (left) and its schematic working principle (right).
Scheme 2: McQuade’s flow synthesis of ibuprofen (16).
Scheme 3: Jamison’s flow synthesis of ibuprofen sodium salt (17).
Scheme 4: Flow synthesis of imatinib (23).
Scheme 5: Flow synthesis of the potent 5HT1B antagonist 28.
Scheme 6: Flow synthesis of a selective δ-opioid receptor agonist 33.
Scheme 7: Flow synthesis of a casein kinase I inhibitor library (38).
Scheme 8: Flow synthesis of fluoxetine (46).
Scheme 9: Flow synthesis of artemisinin (55).
Scheme 10: Telescoped flow synthesis of artemisinin (55) and derivatives (62–64).
Scheme 11: Flow approach towards AZD6906 (65).
Scheme 12: Pilot scale flow synthesis of key intermediate 73.
Scheme 13: Semi-flow synthesis of vildagliptine (77).
Scheme 14: Pilot scale asymmetric flow hydrogenation towards 83. Inserted photograph reprinted with permission...
Figure 3: Schematic representation of the ‘tube-in-tube’ reactor.
Scheme 15: Flow synthesis of fanetizole (87) via tube-in-tube system.
Scheme 16: Flow synthesis of diphenhydramine.HCl (92).
Scheme 17: Flow synthesis of rufinamide (95).
Scheme 18: Large scale flow synthesis of rufinamide precursor 102.
Scheme 19: First stage in the flow synthesis of meclinertant (103).
Scheme 20: Completion of the flow synthesis of meclinertant (103).
Scheme 21: Flow synthesis of olanzapine (121) utilising inductive heating techniques.
Scheme 22: Flow synthesis of amitriptyline·HCl (127).
Scheme 23: Flow synthesis of E/Z-tamoxifen (132) using peristaltic pumping modules.
Figure 4: Container sized portable mini factory (photograph credit: INVITE GmbH, Leverkusen Germany).
Scheme 24: Flow synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 136 linked to frontal affinity chromatography (FAC).
Figure 5: Structures of zolpidem (142) and alpidem (143).
Scheme 25: Synthesis and screening loops in the discovery of new Abl kinase inhibitors.
Figure 6: Schotten–Baumann approach towards LY573636.Na (147).
Scheme 26: Pilot scale flow synthesis of LY2886721 (146).
Scheme 27: Continuous flow manufacture of alikiren hemifumarate 152.
An overview of the synthetic routes to the best selling drugs containing 6-membered heterocycles
- Marcus Baumann and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2265–2319, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.265
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Scaled industrial processes for the synthesis of simple pyridines.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of nicotinic acid from 2-methyl-5-ethylpyridine (1.11).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 3-picoline and nicotinic acid.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 3-picoline from 2-methylglutarodinitrile 1.19.
Scheme 5: Picoline-based synthesis of clarinex (no yields reported).
Scheme 6: Mode of action of proton-pump inhibitors and structures of the API’s.
Scheme 7: Hantzsch-like route towards the pyridine rings in common proton pump inhibitors.
Figure 1: Structures of rosiglitazone (1.40) and pioglitazone (1.41).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of rosiglitazone.
Scheme 9: Syntheses of 2-pyridones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis and mechanism of 2-pyrone from malic acid.
Scheme 11: Polymer-assisted synthesis of rosiglitazone.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of pioglitazone.
Scheme 13: Meerwein arylation reaction towards pioglitazone.
Scheme 14: Route towards pioglitazone utilising tyrosine.
Scheme 15: Route towards pioglitazone via Darzens ester formation.
Scheme 16: Syntheses of the thiazolidinedione moiety.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of etoricoxib utilising Negishi and Stille cross-coupling reactions.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of etoricoxib via vinamidinium condensation.
Figure 2: Structures of nalidixic acid, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of moxifloxacin.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of (S,S)-2,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane 1.105.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of levofloxacin.
Scheme 22: Alternative approach to the levofloxacin core 1.125.
Figure 3: Structures of nifedipine, amlodipine and clevidipine.
Scheme 23: Mg3N2-mediated synthesis of nifedipine.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of rac-amlodipine as besylate salt.
Scheme 25: Aza Diels–Alder approach towards amlodipine.
Scheme 26: Routes towards clevidipine.
Figure 4: Examples of piperidine containing drugs.
Figure 5: Discovery of tiagabine based on early leads.
Scheme 27: Synthetic sequences to tiagabine.
Figure 6: Structures of solifenacin (2.57) and muscarine (2.58).
Scheme 28: Enantioselective synthesis of solifenacin.
Figure 7: Structures of DPP-4 inhibitors of the gliptin-type.
Scheme 29: Formation of inactive diketopiperazines from cis-rotameric precursors.
Figure 8: Co-crystal structure of carmegliptin bound in the human DPP-4 active site (PDB 3kwf).
Scheme 30: Improved route to carmegliptin.
Figure 9: Structures of lamivudine and zidovudine.
Scheme 31: Typical routes accessing uracil, thymine and cytosine.
Scheme 32: Coupling between pyrimidones and riboses via the Vorbrüggen nucleosidation.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of lamivudine.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of raltegravir.
Scheme 35: Mechanistic studies on the formation of 3.22.
Figure 10: Structures of selected pyrimidine containing drugs.
Scheme 36: General preparation of pyrimidines and dihydropyrimidones.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of imatinib.
Scheme 38: Flow synthesis of imatinib.
Scheme 39: Syntheses of erlotinib.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of erlotinib proceeding via Dimroth rearrangement.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of lapatinib.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of rosuvastatin.
Scheme 43: Alternative preparation of the key aldehyde towards rosuvastatin.
Figure 11: Structure comparison between nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists.
Scheme 44: Syntheses of varenicline and its key building block 4.5.
Scheme 45: Synthetic access to eszopiclone and brimonidine via quinoxaline intermediates.
Figure 12: Bortezomib bound in an active site of the yeast 20S proteasome ([114], pdb 2F16).
Scheme 46: Asymmetric synthesis of bortezomib.
Figure 13: Structures of some prominent piperazine containing drugs.
Figure 14: Structural comparison between the core of aplaviroc (4.35) and a type-1 β-turn (4.36).
Scheme 47: Examplary synthesis of an aplaviroc analogue via the Ugi-MCR.
Scheme 48: Syntheses of azelastine (5.1).
Figure 15: Structures of captopril, enalapril and cilazapril.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of cilazapril.
Figure 16: Structures of lamotrigine, ceftriaxone and azapropazone.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of lamotrigine.
Scheme 51: Alternative synthesis of lamotrigine (no yields reported).
Figure 17: Structural comparison between imiquimod and the related adenosine nucleoside.
Scheme 52: Conventional synthesis of imiquimod (no yields reported).
Scheme 53: Synthesis of imiquimod.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of imiquimod via tetrazole formation (not all yields reported).
Figure 18: Structures of various anti HIV-medications.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of abacavir.
Figure 19: Structures of diazepam compared to modern replacements.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of ocinaplon.
Scheme 57: Access to zaleplon and indiplon.
Scheme 58: Different routes towards the required N-methylpyrazole 6.65 of sildenafil.
Scheme 59: Polymer-supported reagents in the synthesis of key aminopyrazole 6.72.
Scheme 60: Early synthetic route to sildenafil.
Scheme 61: Convergent preparations of sildenafil.
Figure 20: Comparison of the structures of sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil.
Scheme 62: Short route to imidazotriazinones.
Scheme 63: Alternative route towards vardenafils core imidazotriazinone (6.95).
Scheme 64: Bayer’s approach to the vardenafil core.
Scheme 65: Large scale synthesis of vardenafil.
Scheme 66: Mode of action of temozolomide (6.105) as methylating agent.
Scheme 67: Different routes to temozolomide.
Scheme 68: Safer route towards temozolomide.
Figure 21: Some unreported heterocyclic scaffolds in top market drugs.
The rapid generation of isothiocyanates in flow
- Marcus Baumann and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1613–1619, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.184
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Strategies towards isothiocyanates.
Scheme 2: Flow approach towards isothiocyanates.
An overview of the key routes to the best selling 5-membered ring heterocyclic pharmaceuticals
- Marcus Baumann,
- Ian R. Baxendale,
- Steven V. Ley and
- Nikzad Nikbin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 442–495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.57
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of atorvastatin and other commercial statins.
Figure 2: Structure of compactin.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of pentasubstituted pyrroles.
Scheme 2: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition to prepare 5-isopropylpyrroles.
Scheme 3: Regiospecific [3 + 2] cycloaddition to prepare the pyrrole scaffold.
Scheme 4: Formation of the pyrrole core of atorvastatin via [3 + 2] cycloaddition.
Scheme 5: Formation of pyrrole 33 via the Paal–Knorr reaction.
Scheme 6: Convergent synthesis towards atorvastatin.
Figure 3: Binding pocket of sunitinib in the TRK KIT.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of sunitinib.
Scheme 8: Alternative synthesis of sunitinib.
Scheme 9: Key steps in the syntheses of sumatriptan and zolmitriptan.
Scheme 10: Introduction of the N,N-dimethylaminoethyl side chain.
Scheme 11: Japp–Klingemann reaction in the synthesis of sumatriptan.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the intermediate sulfonyl chlorides 62 and 63.
Scheme 13: Alternative introduction of the sulfonamide.
Scheme 14: Negishi-type coupling to benzylic sulfonamides.
Scheme 15: Heck reaction used to introduce the sulfonamide side chain of naratriptan.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the oxazolinone appendage of zolmitriptan.
Scheme 17: Grandberg indole synthesis used in the preparation of rizatriptan.
Scheme 18: Improved synthesis of rizatriptan.
Scheme 19: Larock-type synthesis of rizatriptan.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of eletriptan.
Scheme 21: Heck coupling for the indole system in eletriptan.
Scheme 22: Attempted Fischer indole synthesis of elatriptan.
Scheme 23: Successful Fischer indole synthesis for eletriptan.
Scheme 24: Mechanistic rationale for the Bischler–Möhlau reaction.
Scheme 25: Bischler-type indole synthesis used in the fluvastatin sodium synthesis.
Scheme 26: Palladium-mediated synthesis of ondansetron.
Scheme 27: Fischer indole synthesis of ondansetron.
Scheme 28: Optimised Pictet–Spengler reaction towards tadalafil.
Figure 4: Structures of carvedilol 136 and propranolol 137.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of the carbazole core of carvedilol.
Scheme 30: Alternative syntheses of 4-hydroxy-9H-carbazole.
Scheme 31: Convergent synthesis of etodolac.
Scheme 32: Alternative synthesis of etodolac.
Figure 5: Structures of imidazole-containing drugs.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of functionalised imidazoles towards losartan.
Scheme 34: Direct synthesis of the chlorinated imidazole in losartan.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of trisubstituted imidazoles.
Scheme 36: Preparation of the imidazole ring in olmesartan.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of ondansetron.
Scheme 38: Alternative route to ondansetron and its analogues.
Scheme 39: Proton pump inhibitors and synthesis of esomeprazole.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of benzimidazole core pantoprazole.
Figure 6: Structure of rabeprazole 194.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of candesartan.
Scheme 42: Alternative access to the candesartan key intermediate 216.
Scheme 43: .Medicinal chemistry route to telmisartan.
Scheme 44: Improved synthesis of telmisartan.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of zolpidem.
Scheme 46: Copper-catalysed 3-component coupling towards zolpidem.
Figure 7: Structure of celecoxib.
Scheme 47: Preparation of celecoxib.
Scheme 48: Alternative synthesis of celecoxib.
Scheme 49: Regioselective access to celecoxib.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of pazopanib.
Scheme 51: Syntheses of anastrozole, rizatriptan and letrozole.
Scheme 52: Regioselective synthesis of anastrozole.
Scheme 53: Triazine-mediated triazole formation towards anastrozole.
Scheme 54: Alternative routes to 1,2,4-triazoles.
Scheme 55: Initial synthetic route to sitagliptin.
Figure 8: Binding of sitagliptin within DPP-IV.
Scheme 56: The process route to sitagliptin key intermediate 280.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of maraviroc.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of alprazolam.
Scheme 59: The use of N-nitrosoamidine derivatives in the preparation of fused benzodiazepines.
Figure 9: Structures of itraconazole, ravuconazole and voriconazole.
Scheme 60: Synthesis of itraconazole.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of rufinamide.
Scheme 62: Representative tetrazole formation in valsartan.
Figure 10: Structure of tetrazole containing olmesartan, candesartan and irbesartan.
Scheme 63: Early stage introduction of the tetrazole in losartan.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of cilostazol.
Figure 11: Structure of cefdinir.
Scheme 65: Semi-synthesis of cefdinir.
Scheme 66: Thiazole syntheses towards ritonavir.
Scheme 67: Synthesis towards pramipexole.
Scheme 68: Alternative route to pramipexole.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of famotidine.
Scheme 70: Efficient synthesis of the hyperuricemic febuxostat.
Scheme 71: Synthesis of ziprasidone.
Figure 12: Structure of mometasone.
Scheme 72: Industrial access to 2-furoic acid present in mometasone.
Scheme 73: Synthesis of ranitidine from furfuryl alcohol.
Scheme 74: Synthesis of nitrofurantoin.
Scheme 75: Synthesis of benzofuran.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of amiodarone.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of raloxifene.
Scheme 78: Alternative access to the benzo[b]thiophene core of raloxifene.
Scheme 79: Gewald reaction in the synthesis of olanzapine.
Scheme 80: Alternative synthesis of olanzapine.
Figure 13: Access to simple thiophene-containing drugs.
Scheme 81: Synthesis of clopidogrel.
Scheme 82: Pictet–Spengler reaction in the preparation of tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridine (422).
Scheme 83: Alternative synthesis of key intermediate 422.
Figure 14: Co-crystal structures of timolol (left) and carazolol (right) in the β-adrenergic receptor.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of timolol.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of tizanidine 440.
Scheme 86: Synthesis of leflunomide.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of sulfamethoxazole.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of risperidone.
Figure 15: Relative abundance of selected transformations.
Figure 16: The abundance of heterocycles within top 200 drugs (5-membered rings).
