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A Novel Synthetic Route for Berberine Chloride

  • Chen Cheng ,
  • Luo Zhuoma ,
  • Yang Hongjun ,
  • Feng Yuchuan
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  • College of Chemistry & Environment Protection Engineering, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041

Received date: 2015-11-16

  Revised date: 2016-01-02

  Online published: 2016-02-18

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Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Southwest University for Nationalities (No. 2014NZYQN21), and the Research Projects Sichuan Provincial Department of Education (No. 15ZB0487).

Abstract

Berberine chloride was synthesized starting from pyrocatechol in overall 13.6% yield. The key steps include a Hofmann rearrangement, chloromethylation, nucleophilic substitution, hydrolysis, decarboxylation, and cyclization. All of intermediates were determined by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS techniques.

Cite this article

Chen Cheng , Luo Zhuoma , Yang Hongjun , Feng Yuchuan . A Novel Synthetic Route for Berberine Chloride[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016 , 36(6) : 1426 -1430 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201511028

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