摘要 |
The invention provides a process for the preparation of a compound of the formula: or an acid addition or base salt thereof, wherein R is phenyl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 substituents each independently selected from halo and trifluoromethyl; R<SUP>1 </SUP>is C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>6 </SUB>alkyl; and "Het" is pyrimidinyl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 substituents each independently selected from C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>4 </SUB>alkyl, C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>4 </SUB>alkoxy, halo, oxo, benzyl and benzyloxy, comprising reaction of a compound of the formula: wherein R is as previously defined for a compound of the formula (I), with a compound of the formula: wherein R<SUP>1 </SUP>and "Het" are as previously defined for a compound of the formula (I) and X is chloro, bromo or iodo, in the presence of zinc, iodine and/or a Lewis acid and an aprotic organic solvent: said process being optionally followed by conversion of the compound of the formula (I) to an acid addition or base salt thereof.
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