Bk. Wilk et al., MAGNESIUM MEERWEIN-PONNDORF-VERLEY-OPPENAUER REACTION - THE ORIGIN OFAN IMPURITY IN PDA-641 BATCHES, Organic process research & development, 2(6), 1998, pp. 407-411
An impurity in the initial scale-up batch of PDA-641 was identified an
d the pathway of its formation was established. The precursor of the i
mpurity was formed by magnesium Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-Oppenauer rea
ction during the Grignard addition step. As a result of the investigat
ion, the level of the impurity could be reduced 6-fold in the subseque
nt batch.