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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1719327
Synthesis of Gefapixant
Development of a Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Process for Gefapixant Citrate (MK-7264) Part 1: Introduction and Process Overview.
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2020;
24: 2445-2452
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00248.
Key words
gefapixant - P2X3 antagonist - copper-catalyzed C–O coupling - flow chemistry - sulfonamidation - chlorosulfonylation![](https://www.thieme-connect.de/media/synfacts/202102/i_k112_s1_10-1055_s-0040-1719327.gif)
Significance
Gefapixant citrate (MK-7264) is a P2X3 receptor antagonist that reduces the frequency of cough in patients with refractory chronic cough. The six-step synthesis of gefapixant citrate (G) is described in forensic detail in six back-to-back papers. Part 1 provides an overview of the commercial manufacturing process. Parts 2–6 elaborate the process development of each step. Compared with the clinical supply route, this route has a much improved overall process mass intensity from commodity raw materials resulting in a five-fold reduction compared to the clinical supply route. In addition, a higher overall yield (60% vs 16%) and a six-fold reduction in raw material costs were realized.
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Comment
Salient features of the synthesis are (1) a highly efficient two-step methoxyphenol synthesis (A → C), (2) an innovative pyrimidine synthesis in flow (D → E), and (3) a simplified sulfonamidation reaction using chlorosulfonic acid (E → F). In order to address adverse solubility and form issues, the free base F was transiently converted into a highly soluble glycolate salt enabling complete dissolution, from which direct crystallization of the final citrate salt occurred in a high yield through salt metathesis.
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20. Januar 2021
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