Carnitine Chloride → p-Isobutylphenyl-alpha-methyl acetyl carnitine hydrochloride

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Reaktionsschritte

4.95 g (0.025 moles) of D,L-carnitine hydrochloride are dissolved in 8 mls of CF3COOH, and to the solution an excess (16 mls) of p-isobutylphenyl-alpha-methyl acetyl chloride is added and the mixture is kept under stirring at a temperature of 40°-45° C. for 4-5 hours. At the end of this period of time, the mixture is partitioned with H2O--CHCl3, the organic phase is discarded whereas the aqueous phase is concentrated under reduced pressure at a bath temperature of about 50° C. A gelatinous raw material is obtained which is crystallized with isopropanol. The precipitate thus obtained is filtered, rapidly washed with ether because of its hydroscopicity, and dried under vacuum at a temperature not exceeding 50° C.; 6.3 g of a product are obtained (yield 65%) having the following characteristics:

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