Optimisation by Design of Experiment of Benzimidazol-2-One Synthesis under Flow Conditions
Serena Mostarda1,2, Tugçe Gür Maz3, Alessandro Piccinno1, Bruno Cerra1, Erden Banoglu3
- 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Liceo 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- 2Current affiliation: Novartis Pharma AG, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
- 3Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Etiler, 06560 Ankara, Turkey
Read the publication that featured this abstractA novel flow-based approach for the preparation of benzimidazol-2-one (1) scaffold by the 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI)-promoted cyclocarbonylation of o-phenylenediamine (2) is reported. Starting from a preliminary batch screening, the model reaction was successfully translated under flow conditions and optimised by means of design of experiment (DoE). The method allowed the efficient preparation of this privileged scaffold and to set up a general protocol for the multigram-scale preparation in high yield, purity, and productivity, and was successfully applied for the multigram flow synthesis of N-(2-chlorobenzyl)-5-cyano-benzimidazol-2-one, which is a key synthon for hit-to-lead explorations in our anti-inflammatory drug discovery program.
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