Synthesis of 2, 3-dimethoxy-5-iodobenzoic acid

EW Yue, JM Gerdes, CA Mathis

Index: Yue, Eddy W.; Gerdes, John M.; Mathis, Chester A. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1991 , vol. 56, # 18 p. 5451 - 5456

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Abstract

Methoxy-substituted benzamides containing 2-pyrrolidinylmethyl side chains are selective and biologically potent dopamine D2 receptor antagonists, which when used clinically display minimal deleterious side Included in this class of neuroleptics is the 2, 3-dimethoxy-5- iodobenzamide la (Chart I), also known as epidepride, which has recently been shown to possess high affinity in