Improved Synthesis of Cetirizine Hydrochloride
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Abstract
Chlorodiphenylbromomethane, prepared by the bromination following the Friedel-Crafts reaction of benzene with p-chlorobenzyl chloride, underwent the reaction sequences of two condensations, and salt formation with hydrochloric acid to obtain cetirizine hydrochloride with an overall yield of 29%.
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