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diphenoxylate hydrochloride
diphenylbutanenitrile
phenylpiperidine
carboxylate
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S Iyengar Dr D
Saikia Dr Anil
M Niranjan T
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Hygro Chemicals Pharmtek Pvt Ltd
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The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of diphenoxylate hydrochloride of the formula (I) by condensing 4-Bromo-2,2-diphenylbutanenitrile ( II) and Ethyl 4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate (III) in aqueous medium under basic conditions in the presence of a catalyst. This invention also relates to an improved method for purification of the diphenoxylate hydrochloride.