Water → Famciclovir

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Reaction Steps

To a dry 1 L flask were added the intermediate diol 5 (50 g, 21.5 mmol), dichloromethane (500 ml), triethylamine (31 g, 30.6 mmol) and catalytic dimethylaminopyridine (3.1 g). The acetic anhydride (120 g, 31 mmol) was then added dropwise, keeping the solution at 25˜30° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 hours. Water was added to dilute the reaction mixture, and 5% Sodium hydroxyl solution (5%) was added till the solution turned neutral. The separated organic layer was washed with water (200 ml×2), saturated brine and dried by sodium sulphate. The dichloromethane was then removed under reduced pressure, and residue was dissolved with boiling methanol (180 ml). The famciclovir crystallized out by keeping the methanol solution at 0˜4° C. for 4 hours (60 g, yield 90%).

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