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Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2009
Applicants:

Guisen Zhang, Xuzhou, CN;

Daopeng Chen, Xuzhou, CN;

Yanqin MA, Xuzhou, CN;

Xiangping Yang, Xuzhou, CN;

Shixia Zhou, Xuzhou, CN;

Liang Chen, Xuzhou, CN;

Inventors:

Guisen Zhang, Xuzhou, CN;

Daopeng Chen, Xuzhou, CN;

Yanqin Ma, Xuzhou, CN;

Xiangping Yang, Xuzhou, CN;

Shixia Zhou, Xuzhou, CN;

Liang Chen, Xuzhou, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 209/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A process for the manufacture of agomelatine and its intermediate N-[2-(7-methoxy- 1-naphthy)ethyl]phthalimide is provided and inclues reacting 7-methoxy-1-naphthyl ethanol (III) with benzenesulfonyl chloride to obtain 7-methoxy-1 -naphthylethyl benzene sulfonate (IV), which is reacted with potassium phthalimide to produce N-[2-(7-methoxy-1-naphthy)ethyl]phthalimide (II); and subjecting N-[2-(7-methoxy-1-naphthy)ethyl]phthalimide (II) to alkaline hydrolysis and acetylation, to obtain agomelatine.


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