Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride → Chlorpromazine

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Reaction Steps

3.56 g (10 mmol) of 2-chloro-10-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) phenothiazine hydrochloride are suspended in 15 ml of a 1N sodium hydroxide solution. The amine freed is extracted with diethyl ether. The organic phase is decanted and dried over sodium sulfate and then evaporated to dryness to yield 3.13 g of an oil corresponding to the expected product.

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