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HRID 860913Generated: October 25, 2026

Venlafaxine → Desvenlafaxine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantVenlafaxineHCID 5656—
Reactant1-DodecanethiolHCID 8195—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
ProductDesvenlafaxineHCID 125017—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature190 °C

Reaction Steps

Dodecanethiol (122 g), venlafaxine (111 g), and a methanolic solution of sodium methanolate (30%, 90 g) and PEG 400 are heated to 190° C. The methanol is distilled off and the solution is stirred for 2 hours at 190° C. Then the temperature is lowered, 2-propanol (450 g) is added and the pH is adjusted to 9.5 with aqueous HCl. The precipitate is collected by suction filtration, and the cake is washed with 2-propanol, toluene, 2-propanol and water. The wet O-desmethylvenlafaxine is dried in vacuo.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07154001B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_12
ORD IDord-014df8edd2784c42bdd24c0f8e68eb7e
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_12