Butaperazine (Repoise, Tyrylen) is a
typical antipsychotic of the
phenothiazine class.
It was approved in 1967, and possibly discontinued in the 1980s.
Synthesis

2-Butyrylphenothiazine
5244-91-1(1) is the requisite starting material for carrying out the procedure. It is prepared in a manner that is synonymous with the method used in the
propiomazine and
propiopromazine already discussed.
The 1-(γ-chloropropyl)-4-methylpiperazine
04-16-5(2) is prepared in the conventional way from alkylating
1-methylpiperazine
''N''-Methylpiperazine is a heterocyclic organic compound.
Uses
''N''-Methylpiperazine is a common building block used in organic synthesis. For example, ''N''-methylpiperazine is used in the manufacture of various pharmaceutical drugs includin ...
and
1-Bromo-3-chloropropane
1-Bromo-3-chloropropane is an organohalogen compound with the formula Br(CH2)3Cl. It is a colorless liquid, produced by free-radical addition of hydrogen bromide to allyl chloride. It is used as an alkylating agent to install the –(CH2)3Cl
an ...
.
Sodamide is used to extract the 10-H thereby facilitating the nucleophilic substitution reaction. And completing the instalment of the sidechain.
See also
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Typical antipsychotic
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Phenothiazine
References
Phenothiazines
Piperazines
Aromatic ketones
Typical antipsychotics
Propyl compounds
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