deoxy donepezil (hydrochloride)

Deoxy donepezil is a potential impurity found in bulk preparations of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil .1It is produced as a by-product during donepezil synthesis.2 1.Krishna Reddy, K.V.S.R., Moses Babu, J., Anil Kumar, P., et al.Identification and characterization of potential impurities of donepezilJ. Pharm. Biomed. Anal.35(5)1047-1058(2004) 2.Krizmanic, I., Lerman, L., Samardzic, Z., et al.Impurities of donepezil(2009)