Abstract
A new method is described for manufacturing 3-ethoxy-4-ethoxycarbonylphenylacetic acid, which is a key intermediate of the antidiabetic drug repaglinide, starting from 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and involving esterification, formylation, oxidation, etherification and selective hydrolysis. The effect of reaction temperature, time, solvent and substrate ratios on the yield were studied in detail and the optimal conditions are presented in the paper. The new method makes the scale-up operation easier and the environmental problems are fewer. The impurities in the intermediate of the new route were also determined. Characterisation of the product and intermediates involved was achieved by FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HRMS and DSC.
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