Process Intensified Flow Synthesis of 1H-4-Substituted Imidazoles: Toward the Continuous Production of Daclatasvir

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3445-3453

  Carneiro, Paula F ^a   Gutmann, Bernhard ^a   De Souza, Rodrigo O M A ^b   Kappe, C Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flow chemistry; Microwave chemistry; Pharmaceuticals; Process intensification; Sustainable manufacturing

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; KETONES; STAINLESS STEEL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTORS; CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; CONTINUOUS-FLOW SYNTHESIS; FLOW CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE CHEMISTRY; OPTICALLY PURE COMPOUNDS; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84948986214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01191     Document Type: Article

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