Acetic Acid → HCID 178476642, compound

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Reaction Steps

78 g (1 equivalent) of metformin free base, 234 Ml of isopropanol, 234 Ml of water and 57 Ml (1.65 equivalents) of acetic acid were added to a reactor, and stirred. The resulting crystal was filtered and washed with isopropanol, and then dried at 60° C. to obtain 54.6 g of metformin acetate (yield: 47.8%).

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