Potassium Hydroxide → (+)-cis-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-5-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-7,8-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one

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A mixture of 8.2 g of (±)-cis-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one, 3.1 g of potassium hydroxide and 100 ml of dimethylsulfoxide is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. Then, 4 g of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride are added to the mixture, and said mixture is stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. After the reaction is completed, the mixture is poured into ice-water. The aqueous mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate, and the ethyl acetate layer is further extracted with 20% hydrochloric acid. The hydrochloric acid layer is alkalized with conc. aqueous ammonia, and the precipitated crystals are collected by filtration, washed with water and then dried. 6.4 g of (±)-cis-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-5-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-7,8-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one are obtained.

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