Vilazodone → 3-(4-oxobutyl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile

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According to another synthetic process described in US'916 patent, vilazodone is prepared by reacting 3-(4-hydroxybutyl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile with sulfur trioxide/pyridine complex in dimethylsulfoxide to produce a reaction mass, followed by customary work up and then concentrating the resulting mass to produce an oily residue. The resulting residue is then chromatographed on silica gel using a mixture of dichloromethane and methyl tert-butyl ether to produce 3-(4-oxobutyl)-1H-indole-5-carbonitrile. The oxobutyl compound is reacted with 5-(1-piperazinyl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide in the presence of sodium cyanoborohydride to produce vilazodone free base, which is further treated with aqueous hydrochloric acid to produce vilazodone hydrochloride.

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