In this work, a Taguchi experimental design has been used to identify impor
tant factors that influence the procedure of synthesis and purification of
the lutetium bisphthalocyanine (LuPc2). The working conditions have been im
proved using an L-8 (2(7)) experimental design. A statistical analysis of t
he experimental data revealed that the most influential factor in the yield
is the amount of the starting material (AR), with a 34.4% contribution, fo
llowed by the way of performing two chromatographies (C), sequentially or i
n parallel (26.8%), the temperature of the reaction T (17.8%), the type of
chromatography TC, standard or flash (9.1%), and lastly, the volume of the
sample injected in the column (5.4%). The time of the reaction (t) and the
length of the column (L-C) had little effect on the yield. Noise (N) was fo
und to have a negligible influence on the throughput. Maximum yield (20.0%)
was obtained when the synthesis was carried out at 280 degrees C (T) durin
g 1 h 30 min (t) using 0.5 g of lutetium acetate (AR) and performing a stan
dard chromatography (TC) on neutral alumina, injecting 30 ml (V) of the rea
ction mixture in two columns performed in parallel (C). This yield represen
ts an increase of 186% in relation to the 7% obtained before the applicatio
n of the Taguchi method. Under these conditions the yield is not significan
tly influenced by variability of external factors, which validates the prop
osed procedure.