Improved one-pot synthesis of citalopram diol and its conversion to citalopram

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 798-805

  Vedantham, Ravindra ^a,b   Vetukuri, Vnkv Prasada Raju ^a   Boini, Ambaiah ^a   Khagga, Mukkanti ^b   Bandichhor, Rakeshwar ^a  

^a DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; CONTROL STRATEGIES; GRIGNARD REACTION; IMPROVED PROCESS; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS SAFETY; SCALE-UP;

EID: 84878085785     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op3002596     Document Type: Article

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