Patent 7544802 was granted and assigned to Neurosearch A/S on June, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a 2-(ethoxymethyl)-tropane derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, by reacting the corresponding 2-(hydroxymethyl)-tropane derivative with ethyl bromide in the presence of a base, and a phase transfer catalyst.