PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS AND PURIFICATION OF OXYCODONE

PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS AND PURIFICATION OF OXYCODONE

A method of preparing oxycodone includes forming 14-hydroxycodeine by reduction of 14-hydroxycodeinone and rearrangement of the 14-hydroxycodeine to form the oxycodone. During the reduction step, the ketone group of an undesirable contaminant precursor, 8,14-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrocodeinone, is reduce...

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Hauptverfasser: MENCEL, JAMES, J, DUNG, JEN-SEN, KESKENY, ERNO, M
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method of preparing oxycodone includes forming 14-hydroxycodeine by reduction of 14-hydroxycodeinone and rearrangement of the 14-hydroxycodeine to form the oxycodone. During the reduction step, the ketone group of an undesirable contaminant precursor, 8,14-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrocodeinone, is reduced to a hydroxyl group thus forming a triol. This triol is substantially inert with respect to reforming 14-hydroxycodeinone and can be readily separated from oxycodone.