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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2021

Advanced Real-Time Process Analytics for Multistep Synthesis in Continuous Flow*.

Peter Sagmeister, René Lebl, Ismael Castillo, Jakob Rehrl, Julia Kruisz, Martin Sipek, Martin Horn, Stephan Sacher, David Cantillo, Jason D Williams and 1 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Peter SagmeisterCenter for Continuous Flow Synthesis and Processing (CCFLOW), Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.
René LeblCenter for Continuous Flow Synthesis and Processing (CCFLOW), Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Ismael CastilloInstitute of Automation and Control, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 21b, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Jakob RehrlResearch Center Pharmaceutical Engineering (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Julia KruiszResearch Center Pharmaceutical Engineering (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Martin SipekEvon GmbH, Wollsdorf 154, 8181, St. Ruprecht a. d. Raab, Austria.
Martin HornInstitute of Automation and Control, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 21b, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Stephan SacherResearch Center Pharmaceutical Engineering (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.
David CantilloCenter for Continuous Flow Synthesis and Processing (CCFLOW), Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Jason D WilliamsCenter for Continuous Flow Synthesis and Processing (CCFLOW), Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5449-5094
C Oliver KappeCenter for Continuous Flow Synthesis and Processing (CCFLOW), Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH (RCPE), Inffeldgasse 13, 8010, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2983-6007

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In multistep continuous flow chemistry, studying complex reaction mixtures in real time is a significant challenge, but provides an opportunity to enhance reaction understanding and control. We report the integration of four complementary process analytical technology tools (NMR, UV/Vis, IR and UHPLC) in the multistep synthesis of an active pharmaceutical ingredient, mesalazine. This synthetic route exploits flow processing for nitration, high temperature hydrolysis and hydrogenation reactions, as well as three inline separations. Advanced data analysis models were developed (indirect hard modeling, deep learning and partial least squares regression), to quantify the desired products, intermediates and impurities in real time, at multiple points along the synthetic pathway. The capabilities of the system have been demonstrated by operating both steady state and dynamic experiments and represents a significant step forward in data-driven continuous flow synthesis.

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flow chemistrymultistep synthesisprocess analytical technologiesprocess controlreal-time analysis

Identifiers

PMID33433918
PMCPMC8048486

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