Hydrochloric Acid → Melphalan

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Concentrated hydrochloric acid (425 ml, 5 volume) was added to the crude 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)-amino]-L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride (III) obtained in Example 1 and the reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. to 85° C. After completion of the reaction, as monitored by HPLC, the mixture was treated with activated carbon and filtered through hyflo bed. The filtrate was cooled to 0° C. and the pH of the filtrate was adjusted to pH 6.0 by addition of aqueous ammonia solution (450 ml). The product was filtered, washed with water and the wet 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)-amino]-L-phenylalanine free base (IV) was used as such for preparation of the hydrochloride salt.

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