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Process for the purification of roxithromycin

US6204368A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1999
Grant dateMar 20, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H17/08
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the purification of roxithromycin, an antibiotic for therapeutic purposes, in which the purification is carried out by the dissolution or suspension of the product in methanol followed by cooling. Purification may also be obtained by addition of a non-solvent and/or by concentration of the mixture, thus obtaining a purified product.

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