Self-optimisation of the final stage in the synthesis of EGFR kinase inhibitor AZD9291 using an automated flow reactor

Autor: Nicholas Holmes, Rebecca E. Meadows, Robert L. Woodward, Richard A. Bourne, A. John Blacker, Geoffrey R. Akien
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. 1:366-371
ISSN: 2058-9883
DOI: 10.1039/c6re00059b
Popis: Self-optimising flow reactors combine online analysis with evolutionary feedback algorithms to rapidly achieve optimum conditions. This technique has been applied to the final bond-forming step in the synthesis of AZD9291, an irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor developed by AstraZeneca. A four parameter optimisation of a telescoped amide coupling followed by an elimination reaction was achieved using at-line high performance liquid chromatography. Optimisations were initially carried out on a model compound (2,4-dimethoxyaniline) and the data used to track the formation of various impurities and ultimately propose a mechanism for their formation. Our protocol could then be applied to the optimisation of the 2-step telescoped reaction to synthesise AZD9291 in 89% yield.
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