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HRID 412674Generated: October 26, 2026

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid → Alendronic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHCID 119—
ReactantPhosphorus trichlorideHCID 24387—
ReactantPhosphorous acidHCID 107909—
ProductAlendronic AcidHCID 2088—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature70 °C

Reaction Steps

The mixture of 5 eq. phosphorous acid, 4-aminobutyric acid and morpholine. HCl is melted together until uniform solution is formed. The reaction mixture is cooled to about 70° C. and 2 eq. of PCl3 are carefully added. The mixture is heated for about 5.5 hours before the reaction mixture is hydrolyzed in aqueous acid at about 80° C. and alendronate is isolated from an ethanolic solution.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06562974B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_05
ORD IDord-b3a0f7fd2bd7403f9357ce99aee0cb71
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_05