Acetonitrile → Lapatinib ditosylate anhydrous

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Lapatinib ditosylate (5.0 g, 5.4 mmol, 96.5% HPLC purity with the maximum individual impurity at 0.8%) was dissolved in DMSO (10 mL) at 70° C. (internal temperature). MeCN (10 mL) was added dropwise into the mixture at 70-80° C. (internal temperature) and was stirred at this temperature for 1 h. Over a 4 h period the mixture was cooled to room temperature. MeCN (30 mL) was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred for 1 h, then filtered and washed with MeCN (10 mL). The filter cake was dried under vacuum at 60° C. for 16 h to give 4.0 g lapatinib ditosylate as crystalline Form 1 (as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,157,466 B2) with 99.6% HPLC purity in 78% HPLC yield.

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