“One-Pot” Synthesis of Molnupiravir from Cytidine

T Hu, Y Xie, F Zhu, X Gong, Y Liu, H Xue… - … Process Research & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A one-pot process for preparing molnupiravir from cytidine was developed. The advantages
of this synthesis were as follows:(1) The presence of N, N-dimethylformamide dimethyl …

A path from synthesis to emergency use authorization of molnupiravir as a COVID-19 therapy

N Sakander, A Ahmed, M Bhardwaj, D Kumari… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are a group of enveloped viruses with non-segmented, single-stranded, and
positive-sense RNA genomes. It belongs to the 'Coronaviridae family', responsible for …

Early Kilogram Scale Delivery of MK-7845 as a Potential COVID-19 Therapy: Rapid Process Development of Key Intermediates

F Peng, J Qi, J Zhang, E Wang, X Cao… - … Process Research & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
MK-7845 was designed as a 3C-like protease inhibitor for the treatment of COVID-19. To
enable a rapid kilo-scale delivery of MK-7845 to accelerate its First-in-Human studies, we …

Concise synthesis of antiviral drug, molnupiravir by direct coupling of fully protected d-Ribose with cytosine

T Sahoo, BVS Reddy - Tetrahedron Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
A four step synthetic process has been developed for the synthesis of orally active
ribonucleoside molnupiravir (MK-4482 & EIDDD-2801), starting from a readily available d …

Two short approaches to the COVID-19 drug β-dN 4-hydroxycytidine and its prodrug molnupiravir

KE Persaud, RR Sahu, MC Neary, AR Kapdi… - Organic & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Molnupiravir, the prodrug for β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC), is marketed by Merck as
Lagevrio™ against mild–moderate COVID-19, under FDA emergency use authorization. It is …

Evaluating Multienzyme Cascade Routes for Pharmaceutically Relevant Molecules

K Naik, S Dheeraj, K Jeevani… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The constant demand for sustainable approaches to pharmaceutical synthesis has thrived
the enzyme catalysis (biocatalysis) field. The most sought‐after features like high specificity …

A clean industrial scheme for de-ketalization of EIDD-2801 intermediate in water to give molnupiravir (MK-4482) anti-COVID-19 agent (containing its pharmaceutical …

SA Siadati, M Samadi, M Soheilizad… - Scientiae …, 2023 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Due to the need for molnupiravir (EIDD-2801, MK-4482) anti-COVID-19 agent, in the present
report, we have systematically investigated the effect of different solvents, acids (as catalyst) …

Design and Synthesis of Bicyclo [4.3. 0] nonene Nucleoside Analogues

S Scheeff, Y Wang, MY Lyu, B Nasiri Ahmadabadi… - Organic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nucleoside analogues are effective antiviral agents, and the continuous emergence of
pathogenic viruses demands the development of novel and structurally diverse analogues …

Streamlined Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of Molnupiravir via Lipase Catalyst

K Rosangzuala, RR Patlolla, A Shaikh, KAP Naik… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
An enzymatic approach for the synthesis of Molnupiravir has been developed using
immobilized lipase as a biocatalyst. This method involves a concise process of the …

[HTML][HTML] Inverse Method-Based Kinetic Modelling and Process Optimization of Reverse-Phase Chromatography for Molnupiravir Synthesis

A Kritikos, R Singh, F Muzzio, G Tsilomelekis - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Our research addresses the shift towards continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutical
industry, focusing on optimizing chromatographic separation for the synthesis of …