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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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A Practical Manufacturing Synthesis of 1-(R)-Hydroxymethyl-Dtpa: An Important Intermediate in the Synthesis of MRI Contrast Agents

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Pages 2377-2391 | Received 11 Dec 1998, Published online: 17 Sep 2007

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  • Compound 2 was isolated as a solution in heptane and used directly in a phosphorylation sequence. The phosphorylation chemistry will be published elsewhere
  • McNulty , J. and Still , I. W. J. 1992 . Synth. Commun. , 22 ( 7 ) : 979 Toluene provides a suitable azeotrope with ethylenediamine under the solvent ratios described in the experimental section
  • This operation removed the remaining ethylenediamine and furnished a filterable solid
  • No change in purity was observed for 3a over a period of one year at room temperature, whereas 3b decomposes at room temperature overnight
  • The production of diethyl ether from BF3-etherate creates a safety hazard due to its flash point (-40 °C)
  • The severe exotherm was identified using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
  • Impurity 6. if carried on in >2.0% quantities, contaminated the compound 2 solution, prohibiting acceptable drug substance based on purity (see reference 3)
  • No severe exotherms were identified using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
  • When the aqueous layer was more acidic than pH=4.5 tert-butyl ester hydrolysis was observed
  • The typical weight range of the crude 2 solution was 150–250 g. The purity based on a standard (purified 2, weight %) depends on the quantity of heptane. Compound 2 as a solution in this range provided similar results in the phosphorylation sequence (see reference 3)

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