Varenicline synthesis method
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 唐山臻越科技有限公司
- Publication Date
- 2021-07-30
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a process for preparing varenicline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to intermediate compounds useful in this process and the preparation of such intermediate compounds. Background technique
[0002] Varenicline, chemically known as 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,10-methylene-6H-pyrazino[2,3-h][3]benzazepine , represented by formula (1).
[0003]
[0004] Varenicline and its pharmaceutical salts, such as varenicline tartrate, marketed by Pfizer as CHANTIX TM Marketed as a selective partial agonist of nicotinic receptors for certain subtypes, it is useful for smoking cessation.
[0005] The synthesis of varenicline and its pharmaceutical salts are described in US6410550B1, US6890927B2, US2008 / 0275051A1, US8314235B2 and WO2018163190A1. Most of the reported methods involve the following process:
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[0007] Formula (2) is nitrated to obtain formula (3), followed by reduction and cyc...