Synlett 2020; 31(19): 1925-1929
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690878
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Continuous-Flow Synthesis of (–)-Oseltamivir Phosphate (Tamiflu)

Cloudius R. Sagandira
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Paul Watts
We thank the National Research Foundation (NRF SARChI Grant), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-DST Grant) and Nelson Mandela University for financial support.
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Publication History

Received: 27 February 2020

Accepted after revision: 13 March 2020

Publication Date:
24 April 2020 (online)


Published as part of the Cluster Integrated Synthesis Using Continuous-Flow Technologies

Abstract

Herein the anti-influenza drug (–)-oseltamivir phosphate is prepared in continuous flow from ethyl shikimate with 54% overall yield over nine steps and total residence time of 3.5 min from the individual steps. Although the procedure involved intermediate isolation, the dangerous azide chemistry and intermediates involved were elegantly handled in situ. It is the first continuous-flow process for (–)-oseltamivir phosphate involving azide chemistry and (–)-shikimic acid as precursor.

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