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Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005

Filed:

May. 20, 2004
Applicant:

Charles A. Francis, Valparaiso, IN (US);

Inventor:

Charles A. Francis, Valparaiso, IN (US);

Assignee:

Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Palatine, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D489/02 ; C07D489/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A morphine component, e.g., a concentrate of poppy straw, is converted into codeine in high yield and high purity and in a highly controlled manner. The conversion process involves the following steps: (a) providing a solution or suspension of a morphine component in an inert solvent or a mixture of solvents; (b) methylating the resultant solution or suspension with a methylating agent in the presence of an alkaline ingredient; and (c) recovering the resultant codeine as the free base or as a salt.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Francis, Charles. (2005). Process for the production of opiates (U.S. Patent No. 6949645). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6949645

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