IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF DERIVATIVES OF 1-(2-FLUORO[1,1'-BIPHENYL]-4-YL)-CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R represents one or more groups independently selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine, said process comprising the cyclopropanation of a compound of formula (II) with ethylene carbonate or ethylene sulfate: wherein X is chlorine, bromine, iodine or a triflate group (CF3SO3) or a group wherein R is as defined above and G is —CN or —COOR2 wherein R2 is a C1-C4 straight or branched alkyl chain.