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                  2.82                  MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICALS

                                                                    NOH
                            NH 2       COCl                   NH 2
                                 +

                           Cl                                 Cl
                                                                       (CH ) SO ,
                                                                          3 2
                                                                              4
                                                                       ClCH COCl, heat,
                                                                           2
                                                                       sodium hydroxide
                                                                CH     (-HCl)
                              CH 3                                3
                                 N   O                             N    O
                                                  H 2
                       Cl                                Cl
                                    N                                 N
                  Diazepam                                               OH


                  FIGURE 1  Manufacture of diazepam (Valium).
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