反应详情

In accordance with the process of the present invention, the starting material, i.e., the 4-(10,11-dibromo-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-piperidine (I) is treated in an inert polar solvent with hydroxide ion, but preferably by dissolving the salt in water, to produce the biologically active 10,11-dihydroxy derivative of 4-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-piperidine (II). The product produced in this manner is biologically active and is a mixture of primarily the cis and trans isomers, the major portion being present in the cis configuration. The cis isomer of the compound may be isolated by selective fractional crystallization.