Glycopyrrolate → (1,1-Dimethylpyrrolidin-1-ium-3-yl) 2-cyclopentyl-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate;4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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In a dark room, silver tosylate (3.5 g) was dissolved in water (˜100 mL) by sonication. The solution was heated to approximately 40° C. and additional water was added (˜15 mL). An equimolar amount of glycopyrrolate bromide (5 g) (mixture of R,S and S,R diastereomers) was added and immediately resulted in a yellow precipitate. The slurry was stirred at approximately 40° C. overnight, and then slowly cooled while stirring to ambient temperature. At ambient temperature, the solids were vacuum filtered and the wet cake was washed three times with approximately 10 mL of water. The mother liquor was collected and filtered two times through a 0.2 μm nylon filter with glass microfiber (GMF). A clear solution was observed after filtration and was lyophilized at approximately −50° C. After 6 days, a mixture of white, needle-like and slightly sticky, glassy solids was observed. Toluene (˜20 mL) was added, and the slurry was briefly sonicated and then stirred at ambient temperature. Additional toluene (˜80 mL) was added for easier stirring, and the mixture was allowed to stand at ambient conditions for 1 day. Solids of glycopyrrolate tosylate were collected by vacuum filtration and vacuum drying at ambient temperature for 1 day.

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