PROCESS FOR PREPARING CIS-BICYCLOOCTYLAMINES

摘要

PROCESS FOR PREPARING CIS-BICYCLOOCTYLAMINES A process for preparing antidepressant 2-phenylbicyclooctyl-amines of formula (I) : (I) where R1 and R2 represent C1-3 alkyl and Ar represents a phenyl group optionally substituted by up to two halogen atoms, by reduction of a novel enamine intermediate of formula : (II) where R3 and R4 are hydrogen or taken together represent a single bond and where X is hydrogen, bromine or chlorine.