| abstract |
An intermediate, 2-alkoxycarbonyl-5-o-chlorobenzyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid derivatives of the following general formula (I):n n wherein R¹ represents an alkyl group nand acid salts of them are useful for synthesizing ticlopidine hydrochloride from an inexpensive, easily available compound in short steps. |