Acetic Acid → Npc182939

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of qinghaosu (I) (240 g, 0.85 mol) in 12 l MeOH was added NaBH4 (240 g, 6.34 mol) over a period of 2 h keeping the reaction mixture at 0°-5° C. After an additional stirring for 1.30 h under the same conditions, the mixture was neutralized with 375 ml AcOH maintaining the temperature in the range of 0°-5° C. and subsequently diluted with 24 l water. After stirring for 1 h at 0°-1° C., the white precipitate formed was collected and washed with 700 ml water-MeOH (2:1, 0°-5° C.) The filtrate was stirred for 14 h at 0° C. The small amount of material precipitated was collected and washed with H2O--MeOH (2:1, 2×30 ml). The wet crops were combined and dissolved in 7 l CH2Cl2. After drying on magnesium sulphate (120 g) and evaporation of the solvent, 212 g (88%) of (II) was obtained: mp 149°-153° C.

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