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. 2016 Jan 27;12:144–153. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.12.16

Table 3.

The influence of the purification method on the amount of Fe impurities in papaveraldine (15) after oxidation.

Entry Purification method Fe impurity in 15 (ppm)

1 Extractiona + column chromatographyb 54
2 Extractiona 1097
3 Extractiona + recrystallizationc 300

aWashing subsequently with sat. aq NaHCO3 and brine, extraction with dichloromethane. bSilica flash cartridge applying a heptane/ethyl acetate gradient. cRecrystallization from a 2 M HCl solution.