Method for preparation of 3,7-bis-(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium chloride or bromide
The present invention relates to: a process for preparing 3,7-bis-(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium bromide or chloride; a method of converting 3,7-bis-(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium bromide to 3,7-bis-(di-methylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium chloride; and the purification of 7-bis-(di-methylamino)-...
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Zusammenfassung: | The present invention relates to: a process for preparing 3,7-bis-(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium bromide or chloride; a method of converting 3,7-bis-(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium bromide to 3,7-bis-(di-methylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium chloride; and the purification of 7-bis-(di-methylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium chloride by crystallization from aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, leading to a pharmaceutically acceptable 3,7-bis-(di-methylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium chloride (methylthioninium chloride, methylene blue, MTC) of formula I below reported. |
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