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HRID 854612Generated: October 30, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → Clopidogrel

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantMethyl alpha-bromo-2-chlorophenylacetateHCID 10730282—
ReactantTetrahydrothienopyridine hydrochlorideHCID 68420022—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
ProductClopidogrelHCID 60606—

Reaction Steps

Tetrahydrothienopyridine hydrochloride from Example 1 was reacted with α-bromo-2-chlorophenyl acetic acid methyl ester in acetone in the presence of potassium carbonate to give racemic clopidogrel. After inorganic salt filtration, the product was recovered as bisulfate, by addition of sulfuric acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07259261B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2007_08
ORD IDord-bfb6021ed1ef404e8940be3679ac995a
Source noteuspto-grants-2007_08