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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Tao Jiang, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Peter X. Wang, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
David W. Berberich, St. Peters, MO (US);
Inventors:
Tao Jiang, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Peter X. Wang, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
David W. Berberich, St. Peters, MO (US);
Assignee:
Mallinckrodt LLC, Hazelwood, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 489/02 (2006.01); C07D 489/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides processes for the preparation of saturated ketone morphinan compounds from a morphinan comprising an allyl alcohol ring moiety, wherein the final product has a low metal content. In particular, the invention provides processes that utilize isomerization reactions catalyzed by transition metal catalysts and the subsequent removal of the transition metal using metal scavengers.