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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Applicant:
Chin-tsai Fan, Tainan Hsien, TW;
Inventor:
Chin-Tsai Fan, Tainan Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 401/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for preparing an antiulcer agent, 2-(2-pyridinylmethylsulfinyl)benzimidazoles, such as Omeprazole, Lansoprazole, Pantoprazole and Rabeprazole, which includes oxidizing an intermediate having a linkage of methylthio group (—CHS—) to methylsulfinyl (—CHS(O)—) in the presence of an oxidation catalyst of an alkali metal salt of tungstate at a temperature of 10-50° C.