Abbott Laboratories Corporation

Lou S Seif

Anthony Ralph Haight

Timothy A Robbins

Shyamal I Parekh

Owen J Goodmonson

A process is disclosed for the preparation of the substantially pure compound of the formula: ##STR1## comprising catalytic hydrogenation of a compound of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are independently selected from ##STR3## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b are independently selected from hydrogen, loweralkyl and phenyl and R.sub.c, R.sub.d and R.sub.e are independently selected from hydrogen, loweralkyl, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, halo and phenyl; and ##STR4## wherein the naphthyl ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one, two or three substitutents independently selected from loweralkyl, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy and halo; or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded are ##STR5## wherein R.sub.f, R.sub.g, R.sub.h and R.sub.i are independently selected from hydrogen, loweralkyl, alkoxy, halogen and trifluoromethyl; or an acid addition salt thereof.

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Lou S Seif