Route Optimization of the Noncovalent Modulator of Hemoglobin PF-07059013 for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease through a Palladium-Mediated C–O Coupling, Part II: Pilot Plant Scale Manufacture
Cameron Abercrombie, Christopher P. Ashcroft, Matthew Badland, Aaron Baldwin, Livia T. Baldwin, Sarah Brisley, Wayne Callar, Pedro Daddario, Elaa Hilou, Chintelle James, Ruizhi Li, Yiyang Liu*, Sebastien Monfette, Jared L. Piper, Giselle Reyes, Hud Risley, Fabrice H. Salingue, Kudzai Saunyama and Michael G. Vetelino,
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Abstract
Herein, we report the optimization of the first process chemistry route for pilot-plant-scale manufacture of PF-07059013 (1), a noncovalent modulator of hemoglobin for the treatment of sickle cell disease. Five areas of improvement are discussed in detail, namely, an alternative synthetic sequence to install the pyridone functionality before benzylic ether formation, a shorter and safer route to quinoline fragment 9, a tosyl-swap strategy to avoid isolation of a thermally unstable tosylate intermediate, Pd-catalyzed C–O coupling with low catalyst loading and efficient Pd removal, and improved final isolation of the API freebase. The new route was executed in our pilot plant facility to deliver 76 kg of API.
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The journal Organic Process Research & Development serves as a communication tool between industrial chemists and chemists working in universities and research institutes. As such, it reports original work from the broad field of industrial process chemistry but also presents academic results that are relevant, or potentially relevant, to industrial applications. Process chemistry is the science that enables the safe, environmentally benign and ultimately economical manufacturing of organic compounds that are required in larger amounts to help address the needs of society. Consequently, the Journal encompasses every aspect of organic chemistry, including all aspects of catalysis, synthetic methodology development and synthetic strategy exploration, but also includes aspects from analytical and solid-state chemistry and chemical engineering, such as work-up tools,process safety, or flow-chemistry. The goal of development and optimization of chemical reactions and processes is their transfer to a larger scale; original work describing such studies and the actual implementation on scale is highly relevant to the journal. However, studies on new developments from either industry, research institutes or academia that have not yet been demonstrated on scale, but where an industrial utility can be expected and where the study has addressed important prerequisites for a scale-up and has given confidence into the reliability and practicality of the chemistry, also serve the mission of OPR&D as a communication tool between the different contributors to the field.