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Process for preparing entecavir and intermediates thereof
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, (2013/06/06)
It comprises the preparation of entecavir of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof by submitting a compound of formula (III) where X is an halogen selected from Cl, Br, and I, first to a hydrolysis reaction using formic acid and then to a deprotection reaction, and isolating the entecavir either as free base or as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt. It also comprises intermediates which intervene in this preparation process.