Tolbutamide synthesis: Medicinal Chemistry Practical, Lab manual, PDF
BP607P Medicinal Chemistry III Practical: I Preparation of drugs Sulphanilamide * 7-Hydroxy, 4-methyl coumarin * Chlorobutanol * Triphenyl imidazole * Tolbutamide * Hexamine II Assay of drugs Isonicotinic acid hydrazide * Chloroquine * Metronidazole * Dapsone * Chlorpheniramine maleate * Benzyl penicillin III Microwave irradiation technique Synthesis of Phenytoin by Microwave * Synthesis of Aspirin by Microwave IV Drawing structures and reactions using chem draw®
Aim
To prepare and submit tolbutamide from p-toluene sulfonamide and calculate its percentage yield.
Principle synthesis of tolbutamide pdf:
The synthesis of tolbutamide involves addition reaction of p-toluene sulfonamide and butyl isocyanate in the presence of triethylamine and tetrahydrofuran.
Reaction:

starting material for synthesis of tolbutamide:
p-Toluene Sulfonamide – 1 g
Butyl isocyanate – 1 g
Triethylamine – 1.2 ml
Tetrahydrofuran – 10 ml
synthesis of tolbutamide from toluene Procedure:
About N-butyl isocyanate (1m mol) and triethylamine (1.2m mol) in a round bottom flask containing 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran, kept in an ice bath.
To the above mixture P-toluene sulfonamide (1m mol) was added drop wise at 0oc.
After completing the addition, the temperature was suddenly raised to 35-45oC and stirred for 3-4 Hrs.
Then the solution was filtered.
The product was separated and dried. Then it was recrystalised by using Diethyl ether.
Melting Point: 128oC to 129oC
Use:
Anti-diabetic
Report:
Tolbutamide was Prepared and submitted. Report the Following
Theoretical Yield:
Practical Yield:
Percentage Yield:
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sar of tolbutamide
- The benzene ring should contain one substituent, preferably in the para position. The substituents that seem to enhance hypoglycemic activity are methyl, amino, acetyl, chloro, bromo, methylthio, and trifluoromethyl groups.
- Compounds with p-(-b-arylcarboxamidoethyl) substituents (the second generation agents) are orders of magnitude better than the first generation agents. It is believed that this is because of a specific distance between the nitrogen atom of the substituent and the sulfonamide nitrogen atom.
- The group attached to the terminal nitrogen should be of certain size and should impart lipophilic properties to the molecule. The N-methyl are inactive, N-ethyl have low activity, while N-propyl to N-hexyl are most active. Activity is lost if N-substituent contains 12 or more carbons.
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