摘要 |
<p>A process for producing a paroxetine represented by the following formula (4), which comprises reacting an N-alkylpiperidine represented by the following general formula (1) with a haloformic acid ester represented by the general formula (2) to prepare an alkoxycarbonylpiperidine represented by the general formula (3), and hydrolyzing the alkoxycarbonylpiperidine under alkaline conditions: <CHEM> wherein each of R<1> and R<2> is a lower alkyl group, a lower cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group or CmF2m+1 (wherein m is an integer of from 1 to 6), and X is a halogen atom.</p> |