A novel synthetic route to stable deuterium labeled ractopamine was disclosed with 6.49% total yield and 97.7% isotopic abundance. Its structure and the isotope-abundance were confirmed according to (1)H-NMR and high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Keywords: deuterium labeling; drug standards; ractopamine; β-adrenergic agonists.
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