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HRID 392532Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → Clopidogrel

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantMethyl alpha-bromo-2-chlorophenylacetateHCID 10730282—
ReactantTetrahydrothienopyridine hydrochlorideHCID 68420022—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
ProductClopidogrelHCID 60606—

Reaction Steps

Tetrahydrothienopyridine hydrochloride from Example 1 was reacted with α-bromo-2-chlorophenyl acetic acid methyl ester in acetone in the presence of potassium carbonate to give racemic clopidogrel. After inorganic salt filtration, the product was recovered as bisulfate, by addition of sulfuric acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06800759B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_10
ORD IDord-33c9c70198eb41cb9da239572974b3f0
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_10