Water → Ramelteon

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Reaktionsschritte

To a mixed solution of (S)-2-(1,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[5,4-b]furan-8-yl)ethylamine hydrochloride (74 kg, 309 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (185 L) and city water (259 L) were added 30% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (70 L) and propionyl chloride (32.8 kg), and stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. To the reaction solution was added city water (592 L), and cooled. The precipitated crystals were collected by filtration, and dried under reduced pressure to give title compound (78.0 kg, yield 97.4%).

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