Potassium Hydroxide → Imatinib amine

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Reaction Steps

Under inert atmosphere, 16 g sodium salt of β-oxo-3-pyridinepropanal, with HPLC purity of 99% (A %) and 25% salt content (residue by calcination), and 11.7 g (2-methyl-5-aminophenyl)guanidine in 115 mL n-butanol is suspended. 9 mL acetic acid is added, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for an hour. 6 g potassium hydroxide is added portionwise, and the mixture is refluxed for 18 hours, removing the water with a Dean Stark apparatus. Once completed the conversion, the suspension is cooled and the organic layer is washed with water. The organic layer is concentrated to a small volume, and toluene is added. The precipitate is filtrated, yielding, upon drying, 15.5 g of product with HPLC purity of 99.2% (A %), identified through LC-MS and 1H-NMR.

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