Hydrochloric Acid → Topotecan Hydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

10-hydroxy-camptothecin (0.1 g), N,N-dimethylmethyleneiminium iodide (about 0.06 g), dichloromethane (about 1.3 g), and isopropanol (about 0.8 g) were charged into a suitable reactor. The resulting mixture was stirred for 5-10 minutes. Then triethylamine (0.002-0.03 g) was added, and the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature. After the reaction was complete, the mixture of hydrochloride acid (37%, 0.003-0.045 g) and isopropanol (about 0.14 g) was added to the resulting mixture. The resulting mixture was stirred over 4 hours, and then the solid was filtered, washed with dichloromethane (about 1 g) and dried under vacuum to give about 0.11 g of topotecan HCl.

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