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Li W, Jiang M, Liu M, Ling X, Xia Y, Wan L, Chen F. Development of a Fully Continuous-Flow Approach Towards Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Tetrahydroprotoberberine Natural Alkaloids. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200700. [PMID: 35357730 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Continuous flow synthetic technologies had been widely applied in the total synthesis in the past few decades. Fully continuous flow synthesis is still extremely focused on multi-step synthesis of complex natural pharmaceutical molecules. Thus, the development of fully continuous flow total synthesis of natural products is in demand but challenging. Herein, we demonstrated the first fully continuous flow approach towards asymmetric total synthesis of natural tetrahydroprotoberberine alkaloids, (-)-isocanadine, (-)-tetrahydropseudocoptisine, (-)-stylopine and (-)-nandinine. This method features a concise linear sequence involving four chemical transformations and three on-line work-up processing in an integrated flow platform, without any intermediate purification. The overall yield and enantioselectivity of this four-step continuous flow chemistry were up to 50 % and 92 %ee, respectively, in a total residence time of 32.5 min, corresponding to a throughput of 145 mg/h.
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- Weijian Li
- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.,Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Sagandira CR, Khasipo AZ, Watts P. Total Synthesis of Glipizide and Glibenclamide in Continuous Flow. Chemistry 2021; 27:16028-16035. [PMID: 34633700 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Glipizide and glibenclamide remain some of the widely prescribed antidiabetic sulfonylurea drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Herein the authors report on an isocyanate-free synthetic procedure towards the preparation of these on demand drugs at multigram scale using continuous flow technology. The safety concern over the use of isocyanates in most of the existing synthetic routes was dealt with in this present work by using N-carbamates synthesised in situ from activation of amines with chloroformates as safer alternatives. An overall yield of 80-85 % was obtained for the semi-telescoped steps within 10 min total residence time.
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- Cloudius R Sagandira
- Department of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, University Way, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, University Way, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Nelson Mandela University, University Way, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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Yalamanchili S, Nguyen T, Zsikla A, Stamper G, DeYong AE, Florek J, Vasquez O, Pohl NLB, Bennett CS. Automated, Multistep Continuous‐Flow Synthesis of 2,6‐Dideoxy and 3‐Amino‐2,3,6‐trideoxy Monosaccharide Building Blocks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202109887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chemistry Tufts University 62 Talbot Ave Medford MA 02145 USA
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- Chemistry Indiana University 800 E Kirkwood Ave Bloomington IN 47405 USA
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- Chemistry Indiana University 800 E Kirkwood Ave Bloomington IN 47405 USA
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- Chemistry Tufts University 62 Talbot Ave Medford MA 02145 USA
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- Chemistry Tufts University 62 Talbot Ave Medford MA 02145 USA
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- Chemistry Indiana University 800 E Kirkwood Ave Bloomington IN 47405 USA
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- Chemistry Tufts University 62 Talbot Ave Medford MA 02145 USA
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Yalamanchili S, Nguyen TA, Zsikla A, Stamper G, DeYong AE, Florek J, Vasquez O, Pohl NLB, Bennett CS. Automated, Multistep Continuous-Flow Synthesis of 2,6-Dideoxy and 3-Amino-2,3,6-trideoxy Monosaccharide Building Blocks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23171-23175. [PMID: 34463017 PMCID: PMC8511145 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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An automated continuous flow system capable of producing protected deoxy-sugar donors from commercial material is described. Four 2,6-dideoxy and two 3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy sugars with orthogonal protecting groups were synthesized in 11-32 % overall yields in 74-131.5 minutes of total reaction time. Several of the reactions were able to be concatenated into a continuous process, avoiding the need for chromatographic purification of intermediates. The modular nature of the experimental setup allowed for reaction streams to be split into different lines for the parallel synthesis of multiple donors. Further, the continuous flow processes were fully automated and described through the design of an open-source Python-controlled automation platform.
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- Chemistry, Tufts University, 62 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02145
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- Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47405
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- Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47405
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- Chemistry, Tufts University, 62 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02145
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- Chemistry, Tufts University, 62 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02145
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- Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, 47405
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- Chemistry, Tufts University, 62 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA 02145
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Hu C. Reactor design and selection for effective continuous manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. J Flow Chem 2021; 11:243-263. [PMID: 34026279 PMCID: PMC8130218 DOI: 10.1007/s41981-021-00164-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pharmaceutical production remains one of the last industries that predominantly uses batch processes, which are inefficient and can cause drug shortages due to the long lead times or quality defects. Consequently, pharmaceutical companies are transitioning away from outdated batch lines, in large part motivated by the many advantages of continuous manufacturing (e.g., low cost, quality assurance, shortened lead time). As chemical reactions are fundamental to any drug production process, the selection of reactor and its design are critical to enhanced performance such as improved selectivity and yield. In this article, relevant theories, and models, as well as their required input data are summarized to assist the reader in these tasks, focusing on continuous reactions. Selected examples that describe the application of plug flow reactors (PFRs) and continuous-stirred tank reactors (CSTRs)-in-series within the pharmaceutical industry are provided. Process analytical technologies (PATs), which are important tools that provide real-time in-line continuous monitoring of reactions, are recommended to be considered during the reactor design process (e.g., port design for the PAT probe). Finally, other important points, such as density change caused by thermal expansion or solid precipitation, clogging/fouling, and scaling-up, are discussed.
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- Chuntian Hu
- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, Woburn, MA 01801 USA
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Jiao J, Nie W, Yu T, Yang F, Zhang Q, Aihemaiti F, Yang T, Liu X, Wang J, Li P. Multi-Step Continuous-Flow Organic Synthesis: Opportunities and Challenges. Chemistry 2021; 27:4817-4838. [PMID: 33034923 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Continuous-flow multi-step synthesis takes the advantages of microchannel flow chemistry and may transform the conventional multi-step organic synthesis by using integrated synthetic systems. To realize the goal, however, innovative chemical methods and techniques are urgently required to meet the significant remaining challenges. In the past few years, by using green reactions, telescoped chemical design, and/or novel in-line separation techniques, major and rapid advancement has been made in this direction. This minireview summarizes the most recent reports (2017-2020) on continuous-flow synthesis of functional molecules. Notably, several complex active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have been prepared by the continuous-flow approach. Key technologies to the successes and remaining challenges are discussed. These results exemplified the feasibility of using modern continuous-flow chemistry for complex synthetic targets, and bode well for the future development of integrated, automated artificial synthetic systems.
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- Jiao Jiao
- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Xian Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Xian Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Xian Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Xian Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China.,Xian Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Fu WC, Jamison TF. Deuteriodifluoromethylation and
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H in Continuous Flow. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wai Chung Fu
- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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Fu WC, Jamison TF. Deuteriodifluoromethylation and
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H in Continuous Flow. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13885-13890. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Wai Chung Fu
- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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Ishitani H, Kanai K, Yoo W, Yoshida T, Kobayashi S. A Nickel‐Diamine/Mesoporous Silica Composite as a Heterogeneous Chiral Catalyst for Asymmetric 1,4‐Addition Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13313-13317. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Haruro Ishitani
- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation LaboratoryGraduate School of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation LaboratoryGraduate School of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and TechnologyOsaka City University 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka 558-8585 Japan
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation LaboratoryGraduate School of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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Ishitani H, Kanai K, Yoo W, Yoshida T, Kobayashi S. A Nickel‐Diamine/Mesoporous Silica Composite as a Heterogeneous Chiral Catalyst for Asymmetric 1,4‐Addition Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201906349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Haruro Ishitani
- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation LaboratoryGraduate School of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation LaboratoryGraduate School of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and TechnologyOsaka City University 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku Osaka 558-8585 Japan
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- Department of ChemistrySchool of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation LaboratoryGraduate School of ScienceThe University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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Russell MG, Jamison TF. Seven‐Step Continuous Flow Synthesis of Linezolid Without Intermediate Purification. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7678-7681. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- M. Grace Russell
- Department of ChemistryMassachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of ChemistryMassachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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Seven‐Step Continuous Flow Synthesis of Linezolid Without Intermediate Purification. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rao X, Ishitani H, Yoo W, Kobayashi S. Zirconium‐β Zeolite‐Catalyzed Continuous‐Flow Friedel‐Crafts Acylation Reaction. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201900012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiaofeng Rao
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science The University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation Laboratory, Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation Laboratory, Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science The University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Cooperation Laboratory, Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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Gérardy R, Emmanuel N, Toupy T, Kassin VE, Tshibalonza NN, Schmitz M, Monbaliu JCM. Continuous Flow Organic Chemistry: Successes and Pitfalls at the Interface with Current Societal Challenges. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Romaric Gérardy
- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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Trobe M, Burke MD. The Molecular Industrial Revolution: Automated Synthesis of Small Molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:4192-4214. [PMID: 29513400 PMCID: PMC5912692 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Today we are poised for a transition from the highly customized crafting of specific molecular targets by hand to the increasingly general and automated assembly of different types of molecules with the push of a button. Creating machines that are capable of making many different types of small molecules on demand, akin to that which has been achieved on the macroscale with 3D printers, is challenging. Yet important progress is being made toward this objective with two complementary approaches: 1) Automation of customized synthesis routes to different targets by machines that enable the use of many reactions and starting materials, and 2) automation of generalized platforms that make many different targets using common coupling chemistry and building blocks. Continued progress in these directions has the potential to shift the bottleneck in molecular innovation from synthesis to imagination, and thereby help drive a new industrial revolution on the molecular scale.
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- Melanie Trobe
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA and Carle-Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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Trobe M, Burke MD. Die molekulare industrielle Revolution: zur automatisierten Synthese organischer Verbindungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201710482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Melanie Trobe
- Department of Chemistry University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 600 S. Mathews, 454 RAL Urbana-Champaign IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 600 S. Mathews, 454 RAL Urbana-Champaign IL 61801 USA
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Zhang P, Weeranoppanant N, Thomas DA, Tahara K, Stelzer T, Russell MG, O'Mahony M, Myerson AS, Lin H, Kelly LP, Jensen KF, Jamison TF, Dai C, Cui Y, Briggs N, Beingessner RL, Adamo A. Advanced Continuous Flow Platform for On-Demand Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. Chemistry 2018; 24:2776-2784. [PMID: 29385292 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201706004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
As a demonstration of an alternative to the challenges faced with batch pharmaceutical manufacturing including the large production footprint and lengthy time-scale, we previously reported a refrigerator-sized continuous flow system for the on-demand production of essential medicines. Building on this technology, herein we report a second-generation, reconfigurable and 25 % smaller (by volume) continuous flow pharmaceutical manufacturing platform featuring advances in reaction and purification equipment. Consisting of two compact [0.7 (L)×0.5 (D)×1.3 m (H)] stand-alone units for synthesis and purification/formulation processes, the capabilities of this automated system are demonstrated with the synthesis of nicardipine hydrochloride and the production of concentrated liquid doses of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, neostigmine methylsulfate and rufinamide that meet US Pharmacopeia standards.
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- Ping Zhang
- Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research, 250 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, 169 Long-Hard Bangsaen Road, Chonburi, 20131, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu, 501-1196, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, 00936, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Pharmaceutical & Preclinical Sciences, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering or Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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