Syntheses and metabolism of selected antipsychotics General synthesis of phenothiazine neuroleptics NH R 1 S or SCl2 t° N H S R 1 + N H S R 1 1. NaNH2 N R 2 R3 X N S R 1 N R 2 R3 R1 : -Cl, -OCH3, -CN, -CF3 R2 , R3 : -CH3, or R2 +R3 =piperidine, piperazine Other approach to phenothiazine skeleton: synthesis of thioridazine Br SH + N + O – O Cl S CH3 -HCl Br S N + O – O S CH3 H2 Br S NH2 S CH3 + N CH3 Cl Br S NH S CH3 NCH3 -HBr S N S CH3 N CH3 Metabolism of chlorpromazine Original synthesis of haloperidol Metabolism of haloperidol Synthesis of clozapine Main methabolic pathways of clozapine Synthesis of quetiapine Sertindole synthesis Other modification of sertindole synthesis Synthesis of ziprasidone Main metabolites of ziprasidone Some other metabolites of ziprasidone Synthesis of risperidone 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one 6-fluoro-3-(piperidin-4-yl)-1,2-benzoxazole Main metabolic pathways of risperidone paliperidone Synthesis of paliperidone Main metabolites of paliperidone = paliperidone Synthesis of sulpiride Synthesis of levosulpiride Synthesis of amisulpride