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This thesis studied the process of the N-alkylation reaction of an ergoline derivative in a flow-through microreactor using phase transfer catalysis, which provides a faster exchange of substances at the phase interface and thus accelerates the reaction. Specifically, this reaction involved the N-methylation of LUME (10--methoxy-dihydrolysergic acid methyl ester) to the product MeLUME (1-methyl 10--methoxydihydrolysergic acid methyl ester). Dimethyl sulfate served as the alkylating agent and tetraethylammonium hydroxide as the phase transfer catalyst. Several side products are formed during this reaction. These are mainly LUME acid, which is formed by hydrolysis of the starting substance LUME, as well as the quaternary ammonium salt of the starting substance and the quaternary ammonium salt of the reaction product (MeLUME), which is formed by quaternization of the ergoline skeleton nitrogen due to used excess of the alkylating agent. The aim of this work was to develop an analytical method for the quantitative determination of the starting substance LUME and the products of the investigated N-alkylation reaction, including the most important side products. For this purpose, it was necessary to selectively prepare the above-mentioned side products and, on this basis, to determine their reaction... |
