Lenperone (Elanone-V) is a

typical antipsychotic Typical antipsychotics (also known as major tranquilizers, and first generation antipsychotics) are a class of antipsychotic drugs first developed in the 1950s and used to treat psychosis (in particular, schizophrenia). Typical antipsychotics ma ...

of the

butyrophenone Butyrophenone is an organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)C3H7. It is a colorless liquid. The butyrophenone structure—a ketone flanked by a phenyl ring and a butyl chain—forms the basis for many other chemicals containing various sub ...

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. It was first reported as an

anti-emetic An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics, and chemotherapy directed against cancer. They may b ...

in 1974, and its use in treatment of acute

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social w ...

was reported in 1975. Related early antipsychotic agents include declenperone and milenperone. Lenperone was never approved by the FDA for use in humans in the United States, but prior to 1989 it was approved for use in veterinary medicine for sedation.

Synthesis

The alkylation between 2-(3-chloropropyl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dioxolane 308-94-9(1) and 4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)piperidine 6346-57-7(2) gives 2-(p-fluorophenyl)-2--1,3-dioxolane
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(3). Deprotection of the ketal function completes the synthesis of lenperone (4).

References

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Synthesis

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