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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Renzo Rossi, Pisa, IT;

Stefano Turchetta, Rome, IT;

Maria Donnarumma, Latina, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
Abstract

A process for the production of paroxetine is described, wherein N-substituted derivatives of 4-(p-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxymethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine are treated according to the following sequence of reactions: (a) hydrogenation catalyzed by transition metal complexes with chiral diphosphinic ligands; (b) —OH derivatisation and nucleophilic substitution, the substituent being sesamol; (c) N-dealkylation. The process is highly stereospecific and brings about the formation of intermediates enriched with the desired isomeric components, which are converted into paroxetine in quantitative yields.


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