Water → HCID 58024208, compound

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Reaction Steps

18.0 g of (10-methyl-10H-phenothiazin-2-yl)acetic acid are dissolved in a mixture of 400 ml of toluene and 200 ml of ethanol, and 5 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid are added. In a water separator filled with molecular sieve, the reaction mixture is heated at the boil under reflux for twelve hours. The reaction mixture is then cooled in an ice bath, and 200 ml of water are added. The mixture is then neutralized by addition of solid sodium carbonate. The product is then extracted five times with in each case 250 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases are dried over MgSO4 and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified on silica gel using the mobile phase n-heptane=>n-heptane:ethyl acetate=10:1. This gives 17.0 g of ethyl (10-methyl-10H-phenothiazin-2-yl)acetate as a yellow oil. C17H17NO2S (299.39), LCMS (ESI): 300.1 (M+H+), Rf (n-heptane:ethyl acetate=3:1)=0.34.

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