Nimodipine → Dehydro nimodipine

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Reaction Steps

6.8 g of chromium(VI) oxide were added in portions to a boiling solution of 41.8 g (100 mmols) of isopropyl 2-methoxyethyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate in 160 ml of glacial acetic acid. The mixture was then heated under reflux for a further 30 minutes and, after cooling down, poured into ammoniacal ice-water. The mixture was extracted with chloroform and the extracts, after drying over sodium sulphate, were evaporated in vacuo. 35.9 g (86% of theory) of an oil resulted.

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