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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Cheol K. Chung, Westfield, NJ (US);
Guy R. Humphrey, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Peter E. Maligres, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Timothy J. Wright, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 263/20 (2006.01); C07C 41/18 (2006.01); C07C 41/30 (2006.01); A01N 43/76 (2006.01); A61K 31/421 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 41/18 (2013.01); C07C 41/30 (2013.01); C07D 263/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An efficient process is disclosed for producing the compound of formula I, which is the CETP inhibitor anacetrapib, which raises HDL-cholesterol and reduces LDL-cholesterol in human patients and may be effective for treating or reducing the risk of developing atherosclerosis: