Methanesulfonate → Safinamide Mesylate

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The product of the title is prepared in a 87% yield by following the same procedure of Example 12 a1) with the exception that the 4-(3-fluorobenzyloxy)benzaldehyde is prepared according to Example 11 and converted the thus obtained (S)-2-[4-(3-fluorobenzyloxy)benzylamino]propanamide into the methanesulfonate (Ic), having 99.7 (area %) purity, determined according to the method of Example 25A and the content of the C,O-dialkylated impurity (IIa) is 0.005% by weight, measured by the method of Example 25B.

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