PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ARIPIPRAZOLE, NOVEL INTERMEDIATES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION

摘要

The invention disclosed in this application relates to an improved process for the preparation of aripiprazole (1) which comprises (i) Reacting 6-hydroxy-l-indanone (11) with 1,4-dihalobutane (12) in the presence of a base and a solvent at a temperature in the range of 90 to 110°C to form the novel intermediate 6-(4-halo butoxy)-indan-l-one (3), (ii) reacting the novel intermediate with 1-(2,3-clichlorophenyl)-piperazine (9) to get another novel intermediate 6-[4-[4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-l-piperazinyl] butoxy]-indan-l-one (2) and (iii) Reacting the resulting novel compound with sodium azide. The invention also relates to the novel intermediates of the formulae (2) & (3) and processes for their preparation.