Synthesis of ranitidine (Zantac) from cellulose-derived 5-(chloromethyl)furfural

Mark Mascal; Saikat Dutta

doi:10.1039/c1gc15537g

Synthesis of ranitidine (Zantac) from cellulose-derived 5-(chloromethyl)furfural

Mark Mascal, Saikat Dutta

Chemistry

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The biomass-derived platform chemical 5-(chloromethyl)furfural is converted into the blockbuster antiulcer drug ranitidine (Zantac) in four steps with an overall 68% isolated yield. This journal is

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3101-3102
Number of pages	2
Journal	Green Chemistry
Volume	13
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1gc15537g
State	Published - Nov 2011

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Synthesis of ranitidine (Zantac) from cellulose-derived 5-(chloromethyl)furfural

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