PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of succinylcholine chloride, a pharmaceutically active compound used as skeletal muscle relaxant which comprises condensing succinic anhydride with N,N-diemthylaminoethanol using a catalyst in presence of a solvent to form bis[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]succinate; in situ purifying the bis[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]succinate using a base; reacting pure bis[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]succinate with methyl chloride gas using an alcohol; and purifying the obtained crude succinylcholine chloride using water and alcohol.