93982-97-9Relevant articles and documents
AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING HIGHLY PURE ATOMOXETINE
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The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of highly pure atomoxetine of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof Formula (I) The present invention also aims at novel processes for the preparation and purification of intermediates involved in the process of the present invention.
A process for the preparation of aryloxypropylamines
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A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I), or a salt thereof, both as the as individual isomer and as mixtures thereof, wherein each of A and B is independently aryl or heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1 to 4 substituents; and R and R1, which can be the same or different, are hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or an amino-protecting group; comprising the reaction of a compound (II) wherein A and B are as defined above, with a compound (III) wherein each of R and R1 is independently C1-C6 alkyl or an amino-protecting group; and X is a leaving group; in the presence of a basic agent; and, if desired the conversion of a compound (I) to another compound (I); and/or, if desired, the separation of an isomeric mixture of a compound (I) into the individual isomers; and/or, if desired, the conversion of a compound (I) to a salt thereof.
A METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF (R)-N-METHYL-3-(2-METHYLPHENOXY)-3-PHENYLPROPYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (ATOMOXETINE)
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Racemic N-benzyl-N-methyl-3-(2-methylphenoxy)-3-phenylproρylamine (VIII) is an intermediate for obtaining atomoxetine. Racemic N-benzyl-N-methyl-3-(2-methylphenoxy)-3- phenylpropylamine (VIII) further reacts in a solution of an organic solvent with an optically active acid producing a mixture of diastereoisomers, which are subsequently resolved by crystallization and converted to the respective (R) and (S) enantiomers of N-benzyl-N-methyl- 3-(2-methylphenoxy)-3-phenylpropylamine by treatment with an organic or inorganic base. The (R)-enantiomer of N-methyl-3-(2-methylphenoxy)-3-phenylpropylamine ((R)-VIII) is further subjected to debenzylation by means of an alkyl or aryl chloro formate yielding an alkyl/aryl (R)-3-(2-methylphenoxy)-3-phenylpropylmethylcarbamate ((R)-IX), which is then hydrolyzed in the basic environment yielding the base of (R)-N-methyl-3-(2-methylphenoxy)- 3-phenylpropaneamine, which is finally converted to (R)-N-methyl-3-(2-methylphenoxy)-3- phenylpropanamine hydrochloride ((R)-I) by treatment with hydrochloric acid.