Abstract
A simple, new synthesis of fosphenytoin sodium 1, a prodrug, via imidate ester and employing mild reaction conditions is described.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors thank the management of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. for supporting this work. We thank Dr. Y. Ravindra Kumar for discussion related to NMR spectroscopy.
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a Treatment of 3 with K2CO3 in the absence of CCl3CN.