Improved Process for Preparation of (3R,4R)-3-(3,4-Dimethyl-4-piperidinyl)phenol, A Key Intermediate for the Synthesis of Alvimopan
文摘
This report discloses an industrially feasible and cost efficient process for the preparation of the compound [(3R, 4R)-3-(3,4-dimethyl-4-piperidinyl)phenol] (1), which is used as the key intermediate for preparation of the opioid drug Alvimopan. The overall yield in this process is increased from 15 to 30%, mainly due to the improvement in yield from 26 to 53% for intermediate 7.