Method for preparing 2- (2-pyridylmethylsulphinyl) benzimidazoles
Patent 7064213 Issued on June 20, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date: April 27, 2025. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
The present invention provides a method for preparing an antiulcer agent, 2-(2-pyridylmethylsulphinyl)benzimidazoles, such as Omeprazole, Lansoprazole and Pantoprazole, which includes oxidizing an intermediate having a linkage of methylthio group (—CH2S—) to methylsulfinyl (—CH2S(O)—) in the presence of an oxidation catalyst of acetyl acetonate of molybdenium (II) [(CH3C(O)CH2C(O)CH2)2Mo].
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