| CPC A61K 31/4184 (2013.01) [A61K 31/454 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A method of preparing deuterated domperidone Compound 1:
![]() wherein, each R is, independently, H or D;
the method comprising:
(i) reacting a 1,2-diaminobenzene having 0-4 deuterium atoms with tetraethyl orthocarbonate;
(ii) reacting the product of step (i) with a 1,3-bifunctional propyl derivative containing 0-6 deuteriums, to produce an intermediate; and
(iii) reacting the intermediate with 5-chloro-1-(4-piperidyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2 (3H)-one;
wherein at least one R in Compound 1 is D.
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