EP1095010A1 - Procede de preparation de gabapentine - Google Patents

Procede de preparation de gabapentine

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EP1095010A1
EP1095010A1 EP99931121A EP99931121A EP1095010A1 EP 1095010 A1 EP1095010 A1 EP 1095010A1 EP 99931121 A EP99931121 A EP 99931121A EP 99931121 A EP99931121 A EP 99931121A EP 1095010 A1 EP1095010 A1 EP 1095010A1
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gabapentin
process according
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methoxyethanol
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Maurizio Paiocchi
Katiuscia Arrighi
Laura Russo
Marco Villa
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Zambon Group SpA
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C227/00—Preparation of compounds containing amino and carboxyl groups bound to the same carbon skeleton
    • C07C227/38—Separation; Purification; Stabilisation; Use of additives
    • C07C227/40—Separation; Purification
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C2601/00—Systems containing only non-condensed rings
    • C07C2601/12—Systems containing only non-condensed rings with a six-membered ring
    • C07C2601/14—The ring being saturated

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  • the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of gabapentin and, more particularly, it relates to a process for the preparation of gabapentin in _ anhydrous form by treating an aqueous suspension of gabapentin with 2- methoxyethanol or 2-ethoxyethanol and crystallising with an alcoholic solvent.
  • Gabapentin, 1-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanacetic acid (The Merck Index, XII ed., page 733, no. 4343), is a known drug with anti-epileptic activity described for the first time by Warner-Lambert Co. in the US patent 4,024,175.
  • monohydrate gabapentin is particularly troublesome because it foresees, after the usual treatment of an aqueous solution of a gabapentin salt through a weak basic ionic exchange resin, the partial evaporation of water from the aqueous gabapentin solution eluted from the resin, the addition of an alcoholic solvent and the crystallisation.
  • the resultant pure monohydrate gabapentin is then dissolved in warm methanol, diluted with isopropanol and crystallised obtaining anhydrous gabapentin with a content of methanol and of isopropanol equal to 100 ppm respectively.
  • object of the present invention is a process for the preparation of pure gabapentin in anhydrous form comprising (a) the addition of 2-methoxyethanol or of 2-ethoxyethanol to an aqueous gabapentin suspension, (b) the removal of water by azeotropic distillation up to obtain a suspension still containing 20-30% by weight of water with respect to gabapentin, (c) the dilution with an alcoholic solvent and the cooling to a temperature from -10°C to +10°C and (d) the filtration and the drying of the crystallised of gabapentin
  • the anhydrous gabapentin obtained with the process object of the present invention is characterised by a high purity degree and by a total content of residual solvents lower than 100 ppm
  • 2-methoxyethanol is used
  • the amount of 2-methoxyethanol or of 2-ethoxyethanol that is added is not a critical parameter but it will obviously depend on the amount of water present in the aqueous gabapentin suspension to be treated Generally the aqueous suspension which 2-methoxyethanol or 2-ethoxyethanol is added has a gabapentin concentration from 30% to 40% (w/w)
  • the amount of 2-methoxyethanol or of 2- ethoxyethanol must allow the removal of water by azeotropic distillation up to a residual amount equal to 20%-30% by weight with respect to gabapentin according to what foreseen in step (b) of the process
  • step (b) the gabapentin suspension is heated under reduced pressure by distilling the water/2-methoxyethanol or 2-ethoxyethanol mixture Preferably a temperature from 40°C to 50°C and a pressure from 50 to 80 mmHg are used
  • step (c) the suspension is diluted with an alcoholic solvent
  • the amount of alcoholic solvent is generally from 4 to 10 times by weight with respect to gabapentin, preferably from 4 to 6 times by weight
  • alcoholic solvents are linear or branched C C 4 alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, sec-butanol, tert- butanol and mixtures thereof Isopropanol is preferably used After optional heating to a temperature from 50°C to 70°C, the mixture is cooled to a temperature from -10°C to +10°C, preferably from -5°C to 0°C
  • the subsequent step (d) foresees the filtration and the drying of the crystallised according to conventional techniques so allowing to obtain gabapentin in pure _ anhydrous form (HPLC t ⁇ tre>99 5%) and with a content of residual solvents (alcoholic solvent + 2-methoxyethanol or 2-ethoxyethanol) lower than 100 ppm
  • the aqueous gabapentin suspension used as starting product in the process object of the present invention is generally an aqueous suspension obtained after elution from a weak basic ionic exchange resin, according to one of the methods described in the literature, and concentration
  • a further object of the present invention is a process for the preparation of pure gabapentin in anhydrous form comprising the preparation of an aqueous gabapentin solution by eluting a gabapentin salt solution through a Relite EXA10 resin, the concentration up to obtain an aqueous gabapentin suspension at 30%- 40% by weight and the subsequent treatment according to what foreseen in the already reported steps (a), (b), (c) and (d)
  • Gabapentin hydrochlonde can be prepared according to one of the methods described in the literature
  • the process object of the present invention has the advantage to avoid the complete removal of water and to be reproducible at industrial level because during the concentration phase, the mass can be aiways easily stirred
  • the used amount of solvent is reduced (high productivity) and the product is obtained in anhydrous form with yields higher than 90%, even in the presence of amounts of water higher than 30% w/w with respect to gabapentin
  • the content of residual solvents is extremely low, generally lower than 100 ppm, notwithstanding gabapentin monohydrate is not used
  • Example 1 Water (130 g), gabapentin hydrochlonde (40 g, HPLC titre 94%), prepared according to the process described in US 4,024,175, and charcoal L4S (1 0 g) were charged into a 250 ml reactor at room temperature After keeping under stirring for 15 minutes, the mixture was filtered through a cehte.
  • Example 2 2-Methoxyethanol (200 ml) and gabapentin hydrochlonde (100 g, HPLC titre 92%) were charged into a 0 5 I reactor, equipped with mechanic stirring, condenser and thermometer, kept under inert atmosphere

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Pyridine Compounds (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé de préparation de gabapentine pure sous forme anhydre, par traitement d'une suspension aqueuse de gabapentine avec 2-méthoxyéthanol ou 2-éthoxyéthanol, et par cristallisation avec un solvant alcoolisé.
EP99931121A 1998-07-03 1999-06-21 Procede de preparation de gabapentine Withdrawn EP1095010A1 (fr)

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IT98MI001535A ITMI981535A1 (it) 1998-07-03 1998-07-03 Processo per la preparazione di gabapentina
ITMI981535 1998-07-03
PCT/EP1999/004289 WO2000001660A1 (fr) 1998-07-03 1999-06-21 Procede de preparation de gabapentine

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ES2164527B1 (es) * 1999-04-26 2003-04-01 Medichen S A Procedimiento de obtencion de gabapentina de calidad farmaceutica.
WO2003089403A1 (fr) * 2002-04-16 2003-10-30 Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Procede pour l'elaboration de gabapentine
EP1615875A2 (fr) 2003-04-21 2006-01-18 Matrix Laboratories Limited Processus de preparation de gabapentine forme ii
ITMI20031247A1 (it) 2003-06-20 2004-12-21 Zambon Spa Processo per la purificazione di gabapentina
GB0416228D0 (en) 2004-07-20 2004-08-25 Sandoz Ind Products S A Process for the preparation of gabapentin
CN102363598B (zh) * 2011-11-25 2014-02-12 浙江精进药业有限公司 高纯度加巴喷丁的制备方法

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