Hydrochloric Acid → Sertraline Hydrochloride

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A solution of 50 g free sertraline base in 100 ml of n-propanol was added dropwise over a period of about 30 minutes at ambient temperature onto 100 ml of n-propanol containing 13 ml of 37% aqueous hydrochloric acid. About 10 minutes after the end of the addition a white crystalline solid starts to form. Stirring is maintained for 1 hour then the solid is filtered and washed. It is dried under vacuum. 47.5 g of sertraline hydrochloride form II are obtained in a 85% yield.

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