PROCESS FOR PREPARING SERTRALINE

摘要

The invention provides the substantially geometrically pure cis-stereoisomeric form of a compound of formula (I) and the substantially geometrically and optically pure cis-stereoisomeric form of a compound of formula (II) wherein R1 is H or C1-C4 alkyl, together with processes for their preparation. The compounds are intermediates for the preparation of the antidepressant agent known as sertraline.