Sodium Hydroxide → sodium;(E)-7-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-propan-2-ylindol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoate

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Fluvastatin methyl ester (8.0 g) was dissolved in acetone (120 ml) and a solution of NaOH (0.75 g) in MeOH (8 ml) was added. The mixture was heated to 50EC for 4.25 h, cooled to room temperature and stirred over night. NaOH (0.2 g) was added and the mixture was heated again to 50EC. After 5.5 h a solution of NaOH (0.2 g) in MeOH (8 ml) was added and stirred for 1.5 h, then the mixture was cooled to room temperature and stirred for 1 h. The product was isolated by filtration under nitrogen, washed with acetone (100 ml) and dried at 50EC in a vacuum oven for 21.5 h to obtain 7.26 g of fluvastatin sodium Form CI.

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