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Process for the purification of chenodeoxycholic acid

US4331607A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 1980
Grant dateMay 25, 1982
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07J9/005
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Process for preparing chenodeoxycholic substantially free from impurities and from solvents; crude chenodeoxycholic acid is subjected to crystallization from a solvent selected in the group consisting of mono- and polyhalogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and that, if desired, the thus obtained product is dissolved in a water-miscible organic acid having low molecular weight and the thus obtained solution is poured into water, the precipitate is poured into water, the precipitate is collected by filtration, washed with water and dried.

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