The present invention relates to a continuous flow process for synthesis of acephate and its intermediates. The present invention more particularly relates to synthesis of acephate and its intermediates in a microreactor system.

A method for fully continuous-flow preparation of a nitroimidazole antimicrobial agent using a fully continuous-flow system is provided herein. The method adopts a raw material of a glyoxal aqueous solution, an acetaldehyde aqueous solution and an ammonium hydroxide solution followed by multi-step chemical reactions and continuous post-treatments to yield a nitroimidazole antimicrobial agent with a high purity. The fully continuous-flow system for implementing the method includes a plurality of micromixers, a plurality of microreactors, a plurality of back pressure valves, a plurality of gas-liquid separators, a first plurality of online solvent switching units and a feed unit.