HCID 14674417, compound → Venlafaxine

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Reaction Steps

A solution of N,N-dimethyl-α-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)-p-methoxyphenylthioacetamide in 5 ml per gram of thioamide in dioxan/acetic acid (9:1) is added to Raney nickel (20 grams per gram of thioamide) in 50 ml per gram of the thioamide of the same solvent at room temperature to 50° C. After 15 minutes to 10 hours the Raney nickel is filtered through kieselguhr and the solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue is partitioned between 2N sodium hydroxide solution and methylene chloride. The organic phase is dried and the solvent is evaporated. The residue is converted into the hydrochloride salt of the title compound using 4N isopropanolic hydrogen chloride.

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