A novel and practical asymmetric synthesis of dapoxetine hydrochloride

• Yijun Zhu,
• Zhenren Liu,
• Hongyan Li,
• Deyong Ye and
• Weicheng Zhou

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2641–2645, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.283

• ., Shanghai 201203, China 10.3762/bjoc.11.283 Abstract A novel and practical asymmetric synthesis of dapoxetine hydrochloride by using the chiral auxiliary (S)-tert-butanesulfinamide was explored. The synthesis was concise, mild, and easy to perform. The overall yield and stereoselectivity were excellent

• . Keywords: asymmetric synthesis; dapoxetine hydrochloride; stereoselectivity; (S)-tert-butanesulfinamide; Introduction Premature ejaculation (PE) is the most frequent form of ejaculatory dysfunction with a distribution of 39% of the general male population [1][2]. Dapoxetine hydrochloride (1, (S)-(+)-N,N

• synthesis of this interesting drug has attracted great attention, especially asymmetric synthesis approaches. However, only a few methods have been reported for the synthesis of enantiopure dapoxetine hydrochloride. The earlier methods included chiral/enzymatic resolution [5], whereas the newer approaches