The invention discloses a process and a device for preparing
carbidopa through
continuous flow reaction, and the process comprises the following steps: firstly mixing
cyclohexanone and a
solvent, then reacting with
ammonia water and
sodium hypochlorite to generate 1-oxa-2-azaspiro [2.5]
octane, and carrying out gas-liquid-
liquid phase separation to obtain an organic phase and 2-amino-3-(3, 3, 5, 6-tetramethyl-2-oxo-2-azaspiro [2.5]
octane; the preparation method comprises the following steps: reacting 2-[(cyclohexyl) hydrazino]-3-(3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-
methyl propionate (methyl dopa methyl ester) to generate 2-[(cyclohexyl) hydrazino]-3-(3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-
methyl propionate, and finally hydrolyzing with
hydrochloric acid to obtain
carbidopa. According to the invention, the synthesis of high-purity and high-content
carbidopa is realized through the full-flow
continuous flow reactor. The yield reaches 90%, and the purity reaches 99% or above. The
reaction system solves the problems that the
reaction temperature is difficult to control, the production efficiency is low, an
intermediate product is unstable and the like in an existing kettle type process, the yield and the purity of a target product are remarkably improved,
material consumption is greatly reduced, and the
reaction system has the advantages of being short in production period, high in selectivity, continuous in production and intrinsically safe.