Losartan Cum-Alcohol → Losartan

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Reaction Steps

10 g (0.02 moles) of (2-butyl-5-chloro-3-{2′-[2-(1-methyl-1-phenyl-ethyl)-2H-tetrazol-5-yl]-biphenyl-4-ylmethyl}-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-methanol are dissolved in 50 ml of dichloromethane and gaseous HCl is bubbled at a temperature of 0-10° C. After 2 h the reaction mixture is poured into a solution of 55 g of sodium acetate in water, the formed precipitate is filtered, thoroughly washed with water and dried under vacuum at 70° C., thereby obtaining 7.8 g of losartan.

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