Issue 5, 2020

Continuous flow synthesis of the URAT1 inhibitor lesinurad

Abstract

Herein, the urate anion exchange transporter 1 (URAT1) inhibitor lesinurad is synthesized from commercially available building blocks by a five-step linear continuous flow sequence. Our previously developed continuous flow platform was successfully applied to generate the 3-thio-1,2,4-triazole key intermediate 2 in 88% yield, after 55 minutes of residence time. Condensation, cyclization and S-alkylation were telescoped in a single operation without conducting solvent exchanges and intermediate purifications. Next, 1,2,4-triazole bromination and ester hydrolysis were also performed in continuous flow regime to deliver lesinurad in 68% overall yield in a total residence time of 2 hours. Our approach enables the fast generation of lesinurad and can be directly applied to produce major quantities of this important API.

Graphical abstract: Continuous flow synthesis of the URAT1 inhibitor lesinurad

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Dec 2019
Accepted
27 Jan 2020
First published
27 Jan 2020

React. Chem. Eng., 2020,5, 865-872

Continuous flow synthesis of the URAT1 inhibitor lesinurad

M. C. F. C. B. Damião, H. M. Marçon and J. C. Pastre, React. Chem. Eng., 2020, 5, 865 DOI: 10.1039/C9RE00483A

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