Tetrabenazine

This chapter of the book Advances in Synthetic Organic Chemistry discusses tetrabenazine in detail. It mentions one US patent in complete detail. The patent is described in a format that is followed throughout the book. The patent covered in this chapter is iodine derivatives of tetrabenazine, authored by H.F. Kung. The chapter mentions other details about the patent before discussing the organic compound. These details include the assignee and the utility designation. The assignee for this patent is the Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania and the utility designation is preparation of monoamine uptake inhibitors and radiolabeled derivatives. Thereafter, the chapter describes reactions related to tetrabenazine. This is followed by experimental details. It also outlines some useful notes for further explanation. Lastly, certain references to other significant prior US patents are mentioned.