Intermediates for the production of citalopram

摘要

Citalopram can be industrially and economically produced and at a high yield by reacting a compound of the following formula ÄVIÜ with 3-(dimethylamino)propyl chloride in the presence of at least one of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine and 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone and a condensing agent. The compound of the following formula ÄIIIÜ, which is a key compound for the production of citalopram, can be easily produced by subjecting the compound of the following formula ÄIIÜ to reduction and cyclization.