Abstract
The development of a continuous diazomethane generator comprising a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) cascade and membrane separation technology is reported. This reactor concept was applied for the telescoped three-step synthesis of a chiral α-chloroketone, a key building block for many HIV protease inhibitors, via a modified Arndt–Eistert reaction starting from N-protected l-phenylalanine. The initial mixed anhydride was generated in a coil reactor and directly introduced into the CSTR diazomethane cascade. The use of a semipermeable Teflon membrane (AF-2400) allowed the generation of anhydrous diazomethane, which diffuses through the membrane into the CSTR where it is immediately consumed by the anhydride to furnish the corresponding diazoketone. The subsequent halogenation with concentrated HCl was performed downstream in batch and allowed production of the α-chloroketone on a multigram scale, with a productivity of 1.54 g/h (5.2 mmol/h).
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