METHOD OF PREPARING EZETIMIBE AND INTERMEDIATES USED THEREIN

摘要

Disclosed is a method for preparing ezetimibe which is effective for preventing or treating arteriosclerosis, and novel intermediates used therein. In accordance with the method which does not use expensive reagents, unwanted diastereoisomers can be easily removed by a step-by-step crystallization procedure, and the ezetimibe of formula 1 can be prepared in a high yield without the use of a hydrogenation procedure under a high pressure.