Tropatepine
Chemical compound
Tropatepine (brand name Lepticur) is an anticholinergic used as an antiparkinsonian agent.
01Synthesis
Tropatepine can be synthesized from 3-chlorotropane (1). A Grignard reaction between 3-chlorotropane and dibenzo[b,e]thiepin-11(6H)-one (2) followed by dehydration to the olefin produces tropatepine (3).
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