Process for the preparation of 1-aminomethyl-1-cyclohexaneacetic acid

US5091567A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Godecke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Wolfram Geibel · Nettetal, DE
• Johannes Hartenstein · Kirchzarten, DE
• Wolfgang Herrmann · Gothenburg, SE
• Joachim Witzke · Nimburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 21, 1990
• Grant date: Feb 25, 1992
• Expiry date: Aug 21, 2010

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P20/582
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The instant invention concerns a novel process for the preparation of 1-aminomethyl-1-cyclohexaneacetic acid (gabapentin), a known compound useful for treating certain cerebral diseases such as epilepsy and dizziness.