Dibenzylamine → Pravastatin

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The transformation is detailed in the case of pravastatin dibenzylamine salt. The recrystallized dibenzylamine salt is suspended in an isobutyl acetate-water mixture, then equivalent quantity of sodium hydroxide is added in aqueous solution to the suspension by maintaining under stirring the pH in the range of 8.0-8.5. After disappearance of the suspension the phases are separated and the pravastatin-containing aqueous solution is washed twice with isobutyl acetate. The aqueous solution is clarified with activated carbon and lyophilized yielding pravastatin in a pharmaceutically acceptable quality.

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