Compact reaction-module on a pad for scalable flow-production of organophosphates as drug scaffolds

Lab Chip. 2020 Mar 3;20(5):973-978. doi: 10.1039/c9lc01099h.

Abstract

Continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing receives intense attention as an alternative way to meet flexible market needs with the assurance of higher safety and quality control. Here, we report a compact reaction-module on a pad (CRP, 170 × 170 × 1.2 mm) for scale-up production of drug precursors in a continuous-flow. The CRP system was devised by stacking 9 films of the patterned polyimide to integrate micro-flow circuits, combining the functions of the even distribution of feeds, being completely mixed in less than a few milliseconds. A methodology of using a highly reactive species for the single-step synthesis of α-phosphonyloxy ketone, a drug scaffold, required the synthesis time of a few seconds in microfluidics. The fast reaction in the single CRP was capable of producing 19.2 g h-1 drug precursor, which indicates a solid step toward kilogram-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing in small footage.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Organophosphates*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations*
  • Quality Control

Substances

  • Organophosphates
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations