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US 2014/0228383 A1Published application
Process for the production of moxonidine
AssigneeArevipharma GmbH
InventorsHarald HOFMEIER, Michael LIMMERT, Heike HEYDEMÜLLER, Helge HARTENHAUER
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Abstract
4,6-dichloro-2-methyl-5-(1-acyl-2-imidazolin-2-yl)-aminopyrimidine is reacted with methanol in the presence of a non-ionic organic base, and moxonidine is obtained directly from the reaction mixture.
Claims14
A process for the synthesis of moxonidine of formula I
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the process comprising the steps of:
- reacting a 4,6-dichloro-2-methyl-5-(1-acyl-2-imidazolin-2-yl)-aminopyrimidine derivative of formula II
- wherein R denotes an acyl group;
- with methanol in the presence of a non-ionic organic base;
- and
- obtaining moxonidine (I) from the reaction mixture.
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