Abstract
A convenient synthesis of ketamine metabolite dehydronorketamine-d(4), starting from commercially available deuterium labeled bromochlorobenzene, was achieved. Key steps include Grignard reaction, regioselective hydroxybromination, Staudinger reduction, and dehydrohalogenation.
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Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Chlorobenzenes / chemistry*
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Chlorobenzenes / metabolism
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Deuterium / metabolism
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Drug Design*
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Drug Discovery*
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Halogenation
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Ketamine / analogs & derivatives*
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Ketamine / chemical synthesis
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Ketamine / chemistry
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Ketamine / metabolism*
Substances
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Chlorobenzenes
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Ketamine
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Deuterium
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chlorobenzene
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norketamine