Back
HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 358391Generated: October 30, 2026

Methanol → Nifedipine

https://huagongshe.com/reaction/358391

Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantPyridineHCID 1049—
ReactantMethyl acetoacetateHCID 7757—
ReactantAmmonium HydroxideHCID 14923—
ReactantHCID 131713665HCID 131713665—
ProductNifedipineHCID 4485—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature15 °C

Reaction Steps

2-Nitrobenzaldehyde-diacetate (0.1 mole, 25.4 g), methyl acetoacetate (0.2 mole, 23.2 g) and NH4OH (12 ml) were heated in methanol (20 ml) in the presence of pyridine for several (7) hours. After cooling to 15° C. the precipitated product was filtered off. The crude product was crystallized from acetic acid to yield 4-(2'-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicarbmethoxy-1,4-dihydropyridine (21.7 g, 62% of the theory), m.p. 172°-174° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04467093
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_08
ORD IDord-b1d9957efac4496f95ba8a0c9c1ff410
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_08