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HRID 1069421Generated: October 30, 2026

5,6-Dimethoxy-1-indanone → Donepezil

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5,6-Dimethoxy-1-indanoneHCID 75018—
Reactant1-Benzylpiperidine-4-carbaldehydeHCID 89584—
ReactantLithium diisopropylamideHCID 2724682—
ProductDonepezilHCID 3152—

Reaction Steps

As it was disclosed in Example 3 and 4 of JP-A 64-79151(1989), indanone derivative was produced by reacting 5,6-dimethoxy-1-indanone with 1-benzyl-4-formylpiperidine in the presence of strong base such as lithium diisopropylamide (Example 3), followed by reduction (Example 4) for example. According to this method, yield for Donepezil through Example 3 and 4 was 50.8% (62%×82%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06252081B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_06
ORD IDord-b08503b745ae44b6b3adc8bc1144e125
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_06