Dimethylformamide → Desfluoro Iloperidone (Impurity)

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A mixture of 3-(4-piperidinyl)-1,2-benzisoxazole hydrochloride (4.8 g, 20 mmol), K2CO3 (5.2 g, 40 mmol), 1-[4-(3-chloropropoxy)-3-methoxyphenyl]ethanone (5.3 g, 22 mmol), a few crystals of KI and dimethylformamide (60 ml) was stirred at 90 C for 16 hours. The reaction was poured into water and the aqueous mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed (water), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to afford a brown oil. The oil was chromatographed on a Waters Prep 500 utilizing silica gel columns and ethyl acetate-diethylamine (2%), as eluent. Concentration of the appropriate fractions afforded 3.9 g of product as an off-white solid. Recrystallization from absolute ethyl alcohol afforded 2.6 g (33%) of 1-[4-[4-[3-[4-(1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]propoxy]-3-methoxyphenyl]ethanone, m.p.=102-104° C., as colorless needles.

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