Pannjeet Singh, Amatjit Singh & GC Sharma* Chemical Research Division, Panacea Biotec Ltd., Chandigarh road, PO Lalru (14050 I), Punjab, India E-mail : gcs harma @pblintranet. com Received 5 Novembcr 2002; accepled (revised) 10 June 2003 ... 4-Hydroxynimesulide, a unique metabolite of Nimesulide has been synthcsized by the formation of 4-lllethoxynilllcsulidc and its subsequent deillethylation with aq. HBr-AcOH/anhyd. AIClr CH2C12·
