A short, simple and economical process for large-scale preparation of nabumetone has been developed. The single-crystal structures of nabumetone and one of its key intermediates have been determined by X-ray diffraction studies. Two impurities have been isolated and characterised.

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A short, simple, and industrially feasible process for the preparation of melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxy tryptamine), starting from phthalimide and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane, in essentially four steps is discussed. The present article elucidates the preparative process along with the impurity profile of each intermediate.

Troglitazone (or 5-{4-[(6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-chroman-2-yl) methoxy]benzyl}thiazolidine-2,4-dione, C24H27NO5S) is the first euglycemic drug. The molecules are held together in the lattice by intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydroxy O atom of the chroman moiety, and the ketone O and ring N atom of the thiazolidine-2,4-dione moiety.

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