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Novel and improved process for the preparation of citalopram
Reddy, M. Pulla,Bhujanga Rao,Usharani,Dubey
, p. 1829 - 1832 (2012/01/13)
A novel process for the preparation of citalopram (1) has been described. The key intermediate 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran- 5-carbonitrile (2) of citalopram is prepared using novel intermediates. The process involves simple acylation, hydrolysis and reduction, which can be easily adapted to commercial scale.