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HRID 893794Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl acetoacetate → Nifedipine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl acetoacetateHCID 7757—
Reactant2-NitrobenzaldehydeHCID 11101—
ReactantAmmonium HydroxideHCID 14923—
ProductNifedipineHCID 448580.5%

Reaction Steps

One proceeds as described in Example 7 except that 0.4 mole of 2-nitro-benzaldehyde, 0.8 mole of a 25% aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution and 0.88 mole of methyl acetoacetate are used. Thus 111.4 g of nifedipine are obtained, yield 80.5%. The product complies with the requirements of USP XXI without further purification. M. p.: 172°-175° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05126457
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_06
ORD IDord-dfec5e5f6fbe410d9f13ad8f443ac468
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_06