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HRID 2063188Generated: November 3, 2026

Naphthalene → Duloxetine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNaphthaleneHCID 931—
Reactant3-(N-Methylamino)-1-(2-thienyl)-1-propanol, (-)-HCID 10095047—
ProductDuloxetineHCID 60835—

Reaction Steps

contacting the (S)—N-methyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamine with an activated naphthalene in a reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to produce (3S)—N-methyl-3-naphthalen-1-yloxy-3-thiophen-2-yl-propan-1-amine (Duloxetine) having the structure of formula (VIII); and (e) recovering the (3S)—N-methyl-3-naphthalen-1-yloxy-3-thiophen-2-yl-propan-1-amine from the reaction mixture.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08288141B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_10
ORD IDord-c6d391424f39420ca94f53de53dbc8a5
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_10