An efficient, commercially viable and safe process for the preparation of losartan potassium, an antihypertensive drug substance, with an overall yield of 55.5% and ∼99.9% purity (including five chemical reactions and two recrystallizations) and meeting all other regulatory requirements is described. Formation and control of all the possible impurities are also described.

A simple one-pot synthesis has been developed for the synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles using magnetic recyclable spinel nano copper and cobalt ferrites by the condensation of benzil, aromatic aldehyde and ammonium acetate in ethanol as solvent. The reaction, with these catalysts was carried out under mild reaction conditions with very good yields of substituted imidazoles. These catalysts can be recycled very easily and reused, which makes this methodology environmentally benign.

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A simple, multi component, one-pot method has been reported for the synthesis of poly substituted imidazoles in presence of magnetically separable and recyclable spinel nano copper ferrite as heterogeneous catalyst by the cyclo-condensation of benzil, aromatic aldehyde, ammonium acetate and substituted amines under ultrasonic irradiation. This method of preparation has many advantages compared to those methods which are previously reported in the literature. This methodology offers simple experimental procedure, milder reaction conditions and environmentally benign approach.

Effect of lanthanide chloride in the Luche regioselective 1,2-reduction of 1-bromo-11-formyl-nornarwedine (5) was studied. Thus, 1-bromo-11-formyl-nornarwedine ( 5) is reduced with sodium borohydride in the presence of lanthanide chloride to yield 1-bromo-11-formyl-galanthamine isomers ( 6), which is a key intermediate for the commercial production of highly pure galanthamine hydrobromide (1), a modern drug against Alzheimer's disease.

A commercially viable process for the preparation of azilsartan kamedoxomil, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, has been developed. The present work describes the novel synthesis of azilsartan medoxomil from amidoxime methyl ester. The present work also describes the improved synthesis of amidoxime methyl ester and azilsartan kamedoxomil. This process features a high overall yield (36%) with 99.52% HPLC purity.

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Copper Tungstate-Graphene Oxide nano composites have been successfully applied as excellent catalysts for the photocatalytic degradation with Methylene blue and Malachite green dyes under visible light irradiation. A facile solid state metathesis synthesis of copper tungstate (CuWO 4) followed by ball milling and subsequent preparation of copper tungstate-graphene oxide (CuWO 4-GO) nano composite using a colloidal blending process and its application as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of Malachite green and Methylene blue dyes. The morphology and composition of copper tungstate (CuWO 4) nano composite have been characterized using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), UV-Visible Diffuse Reflectance Spectra (UV-DRS), Raman Spectra, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM)-EDS and UV Visible Spectroscopy. It shows a band gap value of 2.13 eV, an increase in range and intensity of light absorption and the reduction of electron-hole pair recombination in CuWO 4 with the introducing of GO on to it.