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HRID 591871Generated: October 25, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → 3alpha-Hydroxy-7-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant7-Ketolithocholic acidHCID 444262—
ReactantObeticholic AcidHCID 447715—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product3alpha-Hydroxy-7-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid methyl esterHCID 9931088—

Reaction Steps

The present invention relates to a process for preparing obeticholic acid Form 1, wherein reacting 3α-hydroxy-7-keto-5β-cholan-24-oic acid with CH3OH and H2SO4 to form 3α-hydroxy-7-keto-5β-cholan-24-oic acid methyl ester is heated for about 3 hours and the pH of the reaction mixture is adjusted with an aqueous basic solution to a pH-value of about 6.5 to about 8.0.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09238673B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_01
ORD IDord-e2367bcf87e74690a5b7945bc7e79883
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_01