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Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2004
Applicants:

Genevieve N. Boice, Astoria, NY (US);

Karen M. Conrad, Garwood, NJ (US);

Edward G. Corley, Old Bridge, NJ (US);

Louis Matty, Jr., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Jerry A. Murry, New York, NY (US);

Cecile G. Savarin, Cranford, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Genevieve N. Boice, Astoria, NY (US);

Karen M. Conrad, Garwood, NJ (US);

Edward G. Corley, Old Bridge, NJ (US);

Louis Matty, Jr., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Jerry A. Murry, New York, NY (US);

Cecile G. Savarin, Cranford, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 211/14 (2006.01); C07D 211/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A novel process is provided for the preparation of 4-aryl piperidines, and the useful intermediates obtained therein. These compounds are intermediates for the synthesis of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC-4R), which are useful for the treatment of disorders such as obesity, diabetes, male sexual dysfunction, and female sexual dysfunction.


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