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Paul Janssen

Dr. rer. nat. Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster 1970

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Nov 10, 2025
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What is the Janssen method for fentanyl synthesis and how does it work?

The Janssen method refers to the original multi-step synthetic route developed by Paul Janssen in the late 1950s–1960s to create fentanyl and its analogs; it proceeds from piperidone precursors throug...

Dec 17, 2025
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What are the key chemical steps in the Janssen synthesis of fentanyl?

The classical “Janssen” route to fentanyl is a short, high-yield synthetic sequence that constructs the 4-anilidopiperidine core, reduces the piperidone to the corresponding piperidine, installs the N...

Jan 4, 2026

was fentanyl first created in the u.s.

Fentanyl was not first created in the United States; it was synthesized and developed by Belgian chemist Paul Janssen at Janssen Pharmaceutica in the late 1950s/early 1960s, where the compound was fir...

Jan 4, 2026

where was fentenyl created first

Fentanyl was first synthesized and developed by Paul Janssen and patented by his company, Janssen Pharmaceutica; sources describe the compound’s laboratory creation around 1959–1960 and list a formal ...

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