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Dabigatran etexilate (a compound of formula (I)) is the international commonly accepted non-proprietary name for ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-{[(hexyloxy)carbonyl]carbamimidoyl}phenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate, which has an empirical formula of C34H41N7O5 and a molecular weight of 627.73.
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Dabigatran etexilate is the pro-drug of the active substance, dabigatran, which has a molecular formula C25H25N7O3 and molecular mass 471.51. The mesylate salt (1:1) of dabigatran etexilate is known to be therapeutically useful and is commercially marketed as oral hard capsules in the United States and in Europe under the trade mark Pradaxa™ for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Additionally, it is also marketed in Europe under the same trade mark for the primary prevention of venous thromboembolic events in adult patients who have undergone elective total hip replacement surgery or total knee replacement surgery.
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Dabigatran etexilate was first described in U.S. Patent No. 6,087,380 , according to which the synthesis of dabigatran etexilate was carried out in three synthetic steps (see Scheme 1). Example 58 describes the condensation between ethyl 3-{[3-amino-4-(methylamino)benzoyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound II) and N-(4-cyanophenyl)glycine (compound III) in the presence of N,N‘-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) in tetrahydrofuran to give the hydrochloride salt of ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-cyanophenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound IV), which is subsequently reacted with ethanolic hydrochloric acid, ethanol and ammonium carbonate to give the hydrochloride salt of ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound V). Finally, example 113 describes the reaction between compound V and n-hexyl chloroformate (compound VI), in the presence of potassium carbonate, in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and water, to give dabigatran etexilate after work-up and chromatographic purification. However, no information is given about the purity of the isolated dabigatran etexilate.
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U.S. Patent No. 7,202,368 describes an alternative process for the synthesis of dabigatran etexilate (see Scheme 2). Example 3 describes the condensation between ethyl 3-{[3-amino-4-(methylamino)benzoyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound II) and 2-[4-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-on-3-yl)phenylamino]acetic acid (compound VII) in the presence of a coupling agent such as N,N‘-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI), propanephosphonic anhydride (PPA), or pivaloyl chloride, to give ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-{1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-on-3-yl}phenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound VIII), which is subsequently hydrogenated (Example 4) in the presence of a palladium catalyst to give ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound V). Then, Example 5 describes the acylation of compound V with n-hexyl chloroformate (compound VI) to give dabigatran etexilate. Finally, Example 6 describes the conversion of dabigatran etexilate into its mesylate salt. Although the patent describes the HPLC purities of intermediate compounds II, VII, VIII and V, no information is given neither about the purity of the isolated dabigatran etexilate nor about its mesylate salt.
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European Patent Applications EP 1966171A and EP 1968949Adescribe similar processes for the synthesis of dabigatran etexilate to that depicted in Scheme 2, but without isolating some of the intermediate compounds. HPLC purities higher than 99% are described for both dabigatran etexilate (see Examples 6B and 6C ofEP 1966171A ) and its mesylate salt (see Example 9 ofEP 1966171A and Example 7 ofEP 1968949A). However, no information is given about the structure of the impurities present in dabigatran etexilate and / or its mesylate salt.
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PCT Patent Application WO 2010/045900 describes the synthesis of dabigatran etexilate mesylate with 99.5% purity by HPLC (Examples 3 and 4) by following a similar synthetic process to that described in Scheme 1. However, no information is given about the structure of the impurities present in the mesylate salt of dabigatran etexilate.
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human use (CHMP) assessment report for Pradaxa (i.e. dabigatran etexilate mesylate salt 1:1) reference EMEA/174363/2008, as published in the European Medicines Agency website on 23/04/2008, describes (page 8) that the proposed specifications for impurities in the active substance are for some specified impurities above the qualification threshold of the ICH guideline “Impurities in new drug substances”, i.e. above 0.15%. However, no information is given about the structure of the impurities present in the mesylate salt of dabigatran etexilate.
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Patent
http://www.google.com/patents/EP2522662A1?cl=en
There is still further provided by the present invention a process of preparing dabigatran etexilate mesylate, which process comprises the following synthetic steps:
wherein X is a leaving group, such as chloro.
Typically, intermediate (I) is prepared, preferably as a hydrochloride salt, by the following intermediate steps.
Example 1: Synthesis of dabigatran etexilate mesylate
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The overall synthetic scheme, and associated reagents, is as follows.
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a) 4-(Methylamino)-3-nitrobenzoic acid
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300 g (1.49 mol) of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid were suspended in 769 g of a 25-30% aqueous solution of methylamine. After heating to reflux temperature, a clear solution was obtained. The solution was kept at reflux temperature for 2 hours and total consumption of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid was checked by TLC. The solution was cooled to room temperature, and pH was adjusted to about 1 by addition of 2M aqueous sulphuric acid. Precipitation of a yellow solid was observed, which was isolated by filtration. The filtered cake was washed with water and subsequently with methanol to obtain 331 g of wet 4-(methylamino)-3-nitrobenzoic acid as a yellow powder. Purity (HPLC, method 2): 99.1 %.
b) Ethyl 3-(2-pyridylamino)propanoate
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75.2 g (0.80 mol) of 2-aminopyridine and 88.0 g (0.88 mol) of ethyl acrylate were dissolved in 20 mL of acetic acid. The mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 24 hours at the same temperature. Solvent was removed under vacuum, and the title compound was isolated by vacuum distillation (b.p. 160-172°C, 10-15 mmHg) to obtain 77.0 g of ethyl 3-(2-pyridylamino)propionate as a white solid. Yield: 49.6 %.
c) Ethyl 3-{[{1-(methylamino)-2-nitrophen-4-yl}carbonyl](pyridyn-2-yl)aminolpropanoate hydrochloride
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50 g (0.25 mol) of 4-(methylamino)-3-nitrobenzoic acid as obtained in step (a) were suspended in a mixture of 459.2 g of thionyl chloride and 3 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide. The mixture was stirred at reflux temperature for 45 minutes. Excess thionyl chloride was removed by vacuum distillation. The residue was dissolved in 300 mL of toluene, which was subsequently removed by vacuum distillation to remove completely any residual thionyl chloride. The brownish crystalline residue obtained was dissolved in 280 mL of tetrahydrofuran at 60°C. At this point, 35.1 g of triethylamine were added to the solution. Then, a solution of 45 g (0.23 mol) of ethyl 3-(2-pyridylamino)propanoate as obtained in step (b) in 95 mL of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise over the reaction mixture, keeping the temperature at about 30°C. The resulting mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. Solvent was removed by vacuum distillation, and the residue was dissolved in 1 L of dichloromethane. The resulting solution was washed with 500 mL of water, 500 mL of 2M hydrochloric acid, 500 mL of saturated sodium bicarbonate and 500 mL of water. The organic phase was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved with 600 mL of ethyl acetate, and dry hydrogen chloride was bubbled into the solution until precipitation was completed. The solid was isolated by filtration and dried to obtain 63 g of the title compound, which was recrystallized in a mixture of 450 mL of ethanol and 50 mL of acetonitrile at reflux temperature. After cooling to 10°C, solid was isolated by filtration and dried to yield 44.7 g of ethyl 3-{[{1-(methylamino)-2-nitrophen-4-yl}carbonyl](pyridyn-2-yl)amino}propanoate hydrochloride as a yellow solid. Yield: 47.2 %. Purity (HPLC, method 1): 97.6 %.
d) Ethyl 3-{[{2-amino-1-(methylamino)phen-4-yl}carbonyl](pyridyn-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound II)
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82.2 g (0.20 mol) of ethyl 3-{[{1-(methylamino)-2-nitrophen-4-yl}carbonyl](pyridyn-2-yl)amino}propanoate hydrochloride as obtained in step (c) were suspended in 1.1 L of isopropanol, in the presence of 126.7 g of ammonium formate and 17.5 g of a 5 % Pd/C catalyst (55% water content). The reaction mixture was stirred at reflux temperature for 2.5 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the catalyst was removed by filtration, the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum, and the residue was dissolved in 1.5 L of ethyl acetate. The resulting solution was washed with 800 mL of saturated sodium bicarbonate and with 800 mL of water. The organic phase was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and was concentrated under vacuum to yield 44 g of ethyl 3-{[{2-amino-1-(methylamino)phen-4-yl}carbonyl](pyridyn-2-yl)amino}propanoate as a dark oil. Yield: 63.9 %. Purity (HPLC, method 2): 90.8 %.
e) 2-(4-Cyanophenylamino)acetic acid (compound III)
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54.0 g (0.46 mol) of 4-aminobenzonitrile and 106.5 g (0.92 mol) of sodium chloroacetate were suspended in 750 mL of water, and the resulting mixture was stirred at reflux temperature for 4 hours. After cooling to room temperature, pH was adjusted to 8-9 with sodium bicarbonate. The resulting solution was washed with 2 x 200 mL of ethyl acetate, and 5M hydrochloric acid was added to the aqueous phase until pH=3. The precipitated solid was isolated by filtration, washed with 100 mL of water and dried to yield 57.1 g of 2-(4-cyanophenylamino)acetic acid as an off-white solid. Yield: 70.9 %. Purity (HPLC, method 3): 88.4 %.
f) Ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-cyanophenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate oxalate (salt of compound IV)
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25.7 g (0.15 mol) of 2-(4-cyanophenylamino)acetic acid as obtained in step (e) and 22.8 g (0.14 mol) of 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole were suspended in 720 mL of tetrahydrofuran. The mixture was stirred at reflux temperature for 1 hour. Then, a solution of 44.0 g (0.13 mol) of ethyl 3-{[{2-amino-1-(methylamino)phen-4-yl}carbonyl](pyridyn-2-yl)amino}propanoate as obtained in step (d) in 180 mL of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise over the reaction mixture. The resulting mixture was stirred overnight at reflux temperature, and the solvent was removed by distillation under vacuum. The resulting residue was dissolved in 486 mL of acetic acid and heated to reflux temperature for 1 hour. After cooling to room temperature, solvent was removed by distillation under vacuum. The resulting residue was dissolved in 450 mL of ethyl acetate, and the solution was washed with 450 mL of water. The organic phase was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and heated to 50-60°C. At this temperature, 15.1 g (0.17 mol) of oxalic acid were added, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 50-60°C. After cooling to room temperature, the precipitated solid was filtered and dried under vacuum, to yield 47.7 g of ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-cyanophenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate oxalate as a brownish solid. Yield: 64.8 %. Purity (HPLC, method 1): 87.9 %
g) Ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-{carbamimidoyl}phenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate (compound V)
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[0084]47.7 g (83 mmol) of ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-cyanophenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate oxalate as obtained in step (f) and 21.8 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid were suspended in 142 g of a 10M hydrogen chloride solution in ethanol. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. At this point, 400 mL of ethanol were added and the resulting mixture was cooled to 0°C. Ammonia gas was bubbled at this temperature until formation of precipitate was completed. The mixture was stirred at 10°C for 2 hours, and then was stirred at room temperature overnight. Solvent was removed by distillation under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of 400 mL of ethanol, 400 mL of water and 2.3 g of sodium hydroxide at 55°C, and was stirred at this temperature for 45 minutes. After cooling to 10°C, the mixture was stirred at this temperature for 1 hour. The solid was removed by filtration and discarded. The mother liquors were concentrated under vacuum to remove ethanol. The precipitated solid was isolated by filtration, washed with 200 mL of water and with 2 x 100 mL of acetone, to yield 34.7 g of ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-{carbamimidoyl}phenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate as an off-white solid. Yield: 83.4 %. Purity (HPLC, method 3): 83 %.
h) Dabigatran etexilate
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33.7 g (67 mmol) of ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4-{carbamimidoyl}phenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate as obtained in step (g) and 24.7 g of potassium carbonate were suspended in a mixture of 280 mL of water and 1.4 L of tetrahydrofuran. After stirring at room temperature for 15 minutes, 9.2 g (56 mmol) of hexyl chloroformate were added dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The organic phase was extracted, washed with 400 mL of brine and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed under vacuum, and the resulting solid was purified by column chromatography eluting with ethyl acetate, to yield 24.9 g of dabigatran etexilate as an off-white solid. Yield: 71.0 %. Purity (HPLC, method 1): 96.3 %.
i) Dabigatran etexilate mesylate
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18.7 g (30 mmol) of dabigatran etexilate as obtained in step (h) were suspended in 103 g of acetone. The mixture was heated to 45°C. After cooling to 36°C, a solution of 2.83 g of methanesulfonic acid in 11.6 g of acetone at 0°C was added dropwise over the reaction mixture. The reaction was stirred at 23-33°C for 90 minutes and at 17-23°C for 60 minutes. The resulting solid was isolated by filtration, washed with 97 mL of acetone and dried at 50°C under vacuum, to yield 18.7 g of dabigatran etexilate mesylate as a pale yellow solid. Yield: 86.7 %. Purity (HPLC, method 1): 98.8 %.
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PATENT
http://www.google.com/patents/WO2010045900A1?cl=en
One of the advanced intermediates during the production of dabigatran is the substance of formula VI.
VI
The compound of formula VI is prepared by a reaction of substance IV with reagent V as shown in Scheme 1.
Scheme 1
The procedure described in WO 9837075 produces compound VI in the form of its base or acetate. Both these products require chromatographic purification, which is very difficult to apply in the industrial scale. This purification method burdens the process economy very much and has a negative impact on the yield.
In the next stage acidic hydrolysis of the nitrile function of compound VI and a reaction with ammonium carbonate is performed to produce the substance of formula VII. The reaction is shown in Scheme 2.
Vl VII
Scheme 2 The procedure in accordance with WO 9837075 produces substance VII in the monohydro chloride form.
When reproducing the procedure of WO 9837075 we found out, in line with WO 9837075, that compound VII prepared by this method required subsequent chromatographic purification as it was an oily substance with a relatively high content of impurities. We did not manage to find a solvent that would enable purification of this substance by crystallization.
The last stage is a reaction of intermediate VII with hexyl chloroformate producing dabigatran and its transformation to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt; in the case of the above mentioned patent application it is the methanesulfonate.
Scheme 3.
EtOH
DABIGATRAN
Example 3: Preparation of dabigatran mesylate
To 9.1 g of compound VII-2HC1 (0.016 mol) 270 ml of chloroform and 9 ml (0.064 mol) of triethylamine are added. Then, a solution of 3.1 ml (0.018 mol) of hexyl chloroformate in chloroform is added dropwise at the laboratory temperature. After one hour the reaction mixture is shaken with brine and the organic layer is separated, which is dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated. The obtained evaporation residue is crystallized from ethyl acetate. Yield: 8.6 g (86%)
This product is dissolved in acetone and an equimolar amount of methanesulfonic acid is added dropwise. The separated precipitate is aspirated and dried at the laboratory temperature. Yield: 75%; content according to HPLC: 99.5%. 27
Example 4:
Preparation of dabigatran mesylate
9 g of compound VII-HCl (0.017 mol) were dissolved in 300 ml of chloroform. 6, ml of triethylamine were added to this solution and then a solution of 3.4 ml (0.02 mol) of hexyl chloroformate in chloroform was added dropwise. After one hour the reaction mixture is shaken with brine, the organic layer is separated, which is dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated. The obtained evaporation residue is crystallized from ethyl acetate. Yield: 9.6 g (90%)
This product is dissolved in acetone and an equimolar amount of methanesulfonic acid is added dropwise. The separated evaporation residue is aspirated and dried at the laboratory temperature. Yield: 73%; content according to HPLC: 99.5%.
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PATENT
http://www.google.com/patents/WO2014009966A2?cl=en
DabigatranEtexilateMesylate chemically know as N-[[2-[[[4-[[[(hexyloxy) carbonyl] amino]-iminomethyl] phenyl] amino] . methyl]-l -methyl-lH- benzimidazol-5-yl] carbonyI]-N-2- pyridinyl-beta-Alanine ethyl ester methanesulfonate having the formula I as provided below,
Formula I
is a direct thrombin inhibitor having anti – coagulant activity when administered orally.
DabigatranEtexilate is first time reported in the US patent 6087380 (hereinafter referred as US’380) in which the process fo the preparation of DabigatranEtexilate is disclosed in the Example 49, 58a and Example 59, said process for the preparation of DabigatranEtexilate is depicted below:
Dabigatran etexilate
In accordance to the process in the Patent US’380 the substance requires complex purifying operations, such as chromatography for the production of high- quality API. Further the chromatographic purification is expensive and difficult to implement in large scale. The impurity in the Dabigatran single prodrug and Dabigatran Etexilate affects the purity of the final product DabigatranEtexilateMesylate.. Hence there is a necessity to maintain the purity level of every intermediate involved in the preparation of DabigatranEtexilateMesylate.
The patent application US201 1082299 discloses a process for the preparation Dabigatran from 3- ([2-[(4-cyanophenyl amino)-methyl]- l-methyl- l H-benzimidazole-5-carbonyl]-pyridin-2-yl-amino) ethyl propionate oxalate as one of the intermediate in order to overcome the problem of the process depicted in the product pate
The patent US81 19810 discloses the process for the preparation Dabigatran from 3- ([2-[(4-cyanophenylamino)-methyl]-l-methyl-lH- benzimidazole-5-carbonyl]-pyridin-2-yl-amino) ethyl propionate hydro bromide as one of the intermediate in order to overcome the problem of the process depicted in the product patent.
The single prodrug of Dabigatran having the formula-II,
and double
which is DabigatranEtexilate are exemplified in the examples of the patent US’380. The patent US’380 has no information about the solid state properties of the single prodrug of Dabigatran and DabigatranEtexilate. However, a similar process described in a publication of Hauel et al in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2002, 45, .1757 – 1766, wherein DabigatranEtexilate is characterized by 128 – 129°C.
The PCT publication WO2006131491 discloses the anhydrous form [ of DabigatranEtexilate having the melting point 135°C, anhydrous form II of DabigatranEtexilate having the melting point 150°C, and hydrate form of DabigatranEtexilate having the melting point 90°C.
The PCT publication WO2008059029 discloses anhydrous form III of DabigatranEtexilate having melting point 128°C, anhydrous form IV of DabigatranEtexilate having the melting point 133°C, and mono hydrate form I of DabigatranEtexilate having melting point 128°C and mono hydrate form II of DabigatranEtexilate having melting point 123°C.
The different forms of the single prodrug of Dabigatran and/or the DabigatranEtexilate are disclosed in the patent applications of WO2012027543, WO2012004396 and WO 2012044595.
The patent application US2007185333 discloses the process ; for the preparation of DabigatranEtexilateMesylate from the DabigatranEtexilate by adding acetone solution of , methanesulfonic acid in an acetone solution of DabigatranEtexilate.
The patent application US 200601 83779 discloses the process for the preparation of DabigatranEtexilateMesylate from the DabigatranEtexilate by adding ethylacetate solution of methanesulfonic acid in an ethylacetate solution of DabigatranEtexilate.
Example-9: Process for the preparation of DabigatranEtexilateMesylate from DabigatranEtexilate
[0086] The DabigatranEtexilate (0.04 mol) was dissolved in acetone (250.0 ml) and added Methanesulfonic acid (0.04 mol) in Ethyl acetate (25 ml) at 25-30°C. Stirred the reaction mass for 3 hrs at the same temperature, the isolated solid was filtered and washed with acetone, dried under vacuum to get the DabigatranEtexilateMesylate. Yield: 85 %, Purity: Not less than 99.0%
Example 10: Process for the preparation of DabigatranEtexilateMesylate
[0087] To a solution of DabigatranEtexilate (0.04 mol) in Acetone (8 volumes) and Ethanol (2 volumes), Methanesulfonic acid solution [Methanesulfonic acid (0.04 mol) was dissolved in Ethyl acetate (25 ml) was added at 25-30°C and stirred for 3 hrs at the same temperature. After completion of the reaction, the resultant solid was filtered, washed with acetone and dried under vacuum. Yield: 93%
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http://www.google.com/patents/WO2013150545A2?cl=en
l-methyl-2-|Tvi-[4-(TSi-n-hexyloxycarbonylamidino)phenyl]aminomethyl]benzimidazole- 5-yl-carboxylicacid-N-(2-pyridyl)-N-(2-ethoxycarbonylethyl)amide is commonly known as Dabigatran etexilate. Dabigatran is an anticoagulant from the class of the direct thrombin inhibitors developed by Boehringer Ingelheim and is used for the treatment of thrombosis, cardiovascular diseases, and the like. Dabigatran etexilalte mesylate was approved in both US and Europe and commercially available under the brand name Pradaxa.
Dabigatran etexilate and process for its preparation was first disclosed in WO 98/37075.
The disclosed process involves the reaction of ethyl 3-(3-amino-4-(methylamino)-N-(pyridin-2- yl)benzamido)propanoate with 2-(4-cyanophenylamino) acetic acid in the presence of N,N- carbonyldiimidazole in tetrahydrofuran to provide ethyl 3-(2-((4-cyanophenylamino)methyl)-l- methyl-N-(pyridin-2-yl)-lH-benzo[d] imidazole-5-carboxamido)propanoate, which is further converted into l-methyl-2-[N-[4-amidinophenyl]aminomethyl]benzimidazol-5-ylcarboxylicacid- N-(2-pyridyl)-N-(2-ethoxycarbonylethyl)amide hydrochloride by reacting with ammonium carbonate in ethanol, followed by treating with ethanolic hydrochloric acid. The obtained compound was reacted with n-hexyl chloroformate in presence of potassium carbonate in tetrahydrofuran/water provides Dabigatran etexilate and further conversion into its mesylate salt was not disclosed. The purity of Dabigatran etexilate prepared as per the disclosed process is not satisfactory, and also the said process involves chromatographic purification which is expensive and difficult to implement in the large scale. Hence the said process is not suitable for commercial scale up.
Moreover, the said process proceeds through the l-methyl-2-[N-[4-amidinophenyl] aminomethyl]benzimidazol-5-ylcarboxylicacid-N-(2-pyridyl)-N-(2-ethoxycarbonylethyl)amide hydrochloride (herein after referred as “Dabigatran hydrochloride”), which degrades to form impurities and resulting in the formation of Dabigatran etexilate with low purity. In view of intrinsic fragility of Dabigatran hydrochloride, there is a need in the art to develop a novel salt form of 1 -methyl-2-[N-[4-amidinophenyl]aminomethyl]benzimidazol-5-ylcarboxylicacid-N-(2- pyridyl)-N-(2-ethoxycarbonyl ethyl)amide, which enhances the purity of the final compound.
The prior reported processes disclosed in WO2012004396 and WO2008095928 Al involves the usage of inorganic salts like hydrochloride and hydrobromide salts of ethyl 3-(2-((4- cyanophenylamino)methyl)- 1 -methyl -N-(pyridin-2-yl)- 1 H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxamido) propanoate (herein after referred as “cyano intermediate”) and ethyl 3-(2-((4-carbamimidoyl phenylamino)methyl)- 1 -methyl -N-(pyridin-2-yl)- 1 H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxamido) propanoate (herein after referred as “amidino intermediate”). The inorganic acid addition salts are less stable when compared to the organic acid addition salts and also the process for the preparation of organic acid addition salts is very much easy when compared to inorganic acid addition salt. Inorganic acid addition salts of amidine intermediate seem to be hygroscopic in nature. Therefore, organic acid addition salts are always preferable to synthesize stable salts which in-turn enhances the purity of the final compound.
The oxalate salt of cyano intermediate was disclosed in WO2009111997. However as on date, there is no other organic acid addition salts of cyano intermediate were reported in the prior art for preparing pure Dabigatran etexilate. Henceforth, there is a need to develop a novel organic acid addition salt of cyano intermediate compound which is very much efficient when compared to its corresponding oxalate salt and that result in the formation of final compound with high purity and yield.
The process disclosed in WO 98/37075 also involves the reduction of, ethyl 3-(4- (methylamino)-3-nitro-N-(pyridin-2-yl)benzamido)propanoate (herein after referred as “nitro compound”) using Pd-C in a mixture of dichloromethane and methanol under hydrogen pressure to provide ethyl 3-(3-amino-4-(methylamino)-N-(pyridin-2-yl)benzamido)propanoate (herein after referred as “diamine compound”).
The reduction of nitro compound through catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of tertiary amine under hydrogen pressure was also disclosed in WO2009153214; and in presence of inorganic base under hydrogen pressure was also disclosed in WO2012004397.
However, most of the prior art processes proceed through catalytic hydrogenation which involves the pressure reactions. Handlings of these pressure reactions are not suitable for the large scale process. Therefore, there is a significant need in the art to provide a simple reduction process which avoids the difficulties associated with catalytic hydrogenation.
JMC, 2002, 45(9), 1757-1766 disclosed a process for the preparation of ethyl 3-(3-amino- 4-(methylamino)-N-(pyridin-2-yl)benzamido)propanoate starting from 4-(methylamino)-3- nitrobenzoic acid. The disclosed process involves the conversion of 4-(methylamino)-3- nitrobenzoic acid into its acid chloride using thionyl chloride and the obtained compound was reacted with ethyl 3-(pyridin-2-ylamino)propanoate to provide nitro compound, followed by catalytic reduction using Pd-C to provide diamine compound.
However, particularly in large scale synthesis the reduction reaction occasionally stops due to catalyst poisoning which leads to incomplete reaction and requires additional catalyst to complete the reaction. Moreover the sulfur impurities which are present in nitro compound formed due to the reaction with thionyl chloride in the previous stages of the synthesis of diamine compound are strongly influence the reaction time, quality and catalyst consumption in the manufacturing process.
Surprisingly, the problem associated with the catalytic hydrogenation and catalyst poisoning is solved by the present invention by adopting a suitable reducing agent such as Fe- acetic acid and Fe-hydrochloric acid.
The crystalline forms-I, II, V and VI of Dabigatran etexilate oxalate were disclosed in WO2008043759 and WO2011110876.
The crystalline forms-Ill, IV and V of Dabigatran etexilate fumarate were disclosed in WO2008043759 and WO2011110876.
Various different salts for Dabigatran etexilate and their polymorphs were reported in WO98/37075, WO03074056, WO2005028468, WO2006114415, WO2008043759, WO2011110876, WO2012027543 and WO2012044595.
The process for the preparation of crystalline form-I of Dabigatran etexilate mesylate was described in WO2005028468 and WO2012027543.
HPLC analysis of Innovator Tablet
The present inventors has also analyzed the Pradaxa 110 mg tablet having Lot no: 808809 and compared with dabigatran etexilate mesylate obtained from the present invention and found that, the impurity profile of both the products are similar to each other i.e., amide impurity, despyridyl ethyl ester etc. are well present even in Pradaxa tablet. Henceforth, we can presume that these impurities are known from the art.
Amide Impurity: 0.31%; Despyridyl ethyl ester: 0.10%; Deshexyl Impurity: 0.08%. HPLC Method of Analysis:
a) Dabigatran etexilate (Formula-1) and Dabigatran etexilate mesylate (Formula-la):
Apparatus: A liquid chromatographic system is to be equipped with variable wavelength
UV-detector; Column: Zorbax Eclipse XDB CI 8, 100 X 4.6mm, 3.5 μιη θΓ Equivalent; Flow Rate: 1.0 mL/min; Wavelength : 300 nm; Column temperature: 25°C; Injection volume: 5 μΐ,; Run time: 50 minutes; Auto sampler temperature: 5°C; Buffer: Dissolve 0.63gm of Ammonium formate in lOOOmL of Milli-Q- Water and mix well. Adjust its pH to 8.2 with Ammonia and filtered through 0.22 μιη nylon membrane and degas it. Mobile phase-A: Buffer; Mobile phase- B: Acetonitrile: Water (80:20) v/v; Diluent: N,N-Dimethylformamide; Needle wash: Diluent; Elution: Gradient. b) Ethyl 3-(2-((4-cyanophenylamino)methyl)-l-methyl-N-(pyridin-2-yl)-lH-benzo[d] imidazole-5-carboxamido)propanoate methanesulfonate (Formula-10)
Apparatus : A liquid chromatograph is equipped with variable wavelength UV- Detector; Column: Zorbax SB CN 150 x 4.6mm, 5μπι (or) Equivalent (Make: Agilent and PNo: 883975- 905); Flow Rate: 1.0 mL / min; Column temperature: 25°C; Wave length: 290 nm; Injection volume: 5 μΐ-.; Run time: 60 minutes; Elution: Gradient; Diluent: Water: Acetonitrile (70:30) v/v; Needle wash: Diluent; Buffer: Weigh accurately about 2 g of 1 -Octane sulphonic acid sodium salt anhydrous and add 5 mL of Ortho phosphoric acid in 1000 mL of Milli-Q- Water and mix well, filter this solution through 0.22 μηι^ΐοη membrane and sonicate to degas; Mobile Phase- A: Buffer(100%);Mobile Phase- B: Acetonitrile: Methanol (90: 10) v/v. c) Ethyl 3-(2-((4-carbamimidoylphenylamino)methyl)-l-methyl-N-(pyridin-2-yl)-lH- benzo[d] imidazole-5-carboxamido)propanoate methanesulfonate (Formula-11)
Apparatus : A liquid chromatographic system is to be equipped with variable wavelength UV- Detector and Integrator; Column : Zodiac CI 8 250 X 4.6 mm, 5 μηι (or) equivalent (Make: Zodiac and PNo. ZLS.C18.46.250.0510 ); Flow Rate: 1.0 mL/min; Wavelength: 290 nm; Column temperature: 25°C; Injection Volume: 5μί; Run time: 55 min; Elution: Gradient;
Buffer: Take 5 mL of Ortho phosphoric acid(85%) and 2 g of 1 -Octane sulfonic acid sodium salt anhydrous in 1000 mL of Milli-Q-water and adjust its pH to 2.5 with Triethyl amine filter, through 0.22 μπι Nylon membrane filter paper and sonicate to degas it; Mobile Phase-A: Buffer(l 00%) Mobile Phase-B: Acetonitrile: Water (90: 10) v/v; Diluent : Water: Acetonitrile (80:20) v/v.
Morphology: Method of analysis: Samples were mounted on aluminium stubs using double adhesive tape, coated with gold using HUS-5GB vacuum evaporation and observed in Hitachi S-3000 N SEM at an acceleration voltage of 10KV.
Following are the impurities observed during the preparation of Dabigatran etexilate mesylate.
Deshexyl Impurity Despyridyl Ethyl Ester
Methyl Carbamate Ethyl Carbamate
The present invention is schematically represented as follows:
Formula-2 ene
Formula-6
Fe-AcOH
Formula-7
Dabigatran etexilate Dabigatran etexilate Mesylate The process described in the present invention was demonstrated in examples illustrated below.
Example-13: Preparation of Dabigatran etexilate (Formula-1)
n-hexanol (30.8 g) was added to a solution of N, N-carbonyldiimidazole (61.15 g) and dichloromethane (360 ml) at 15-25°C and stirred for 3 hours. The organic layer was washed with water followed by sodium chloride solution. Distilled off the solvent from the organic layer completely under reduced pressure to get amide compound. Acetonitrile (157.5 ml) was added to the obtained amide compound. This was added to a mixture of ethyl 3-(2-((4- carbamimidoylphenylamino)methyl)-l-methyl-N-( yridin-2-yl)-lH-benzo[d]imidazole-5- carboxamido)propanoate mesylate compound of formula- 11 (90 g), potassium carbonate (62.5 g), acetonitrile (378 ml) and water (252 ml) at 25-35°C. The reaction mixture was heated to 40- 50°C and stirred for 8 hours. After completion of the reaction, both the organic and aqueous layers were separated; the organic layer was cooled to -5 to +5°C and stirred for 2 hours. Filtered the precipitated solid washed with acetonitrile and water. The obtained compound was dissolved in a mixture of acetone (270 ml) and acetonitrile (270 ml) at 45-50°C. Cooled the reaction mixture to 25-30°C and water (360 ml) was added to it. Filtered the obtained solid and dissolved in the mixture of dichloromethane and sodium chloride solution at 35-40°C. Both the organic and aqueous layers were separated; the organic layer was distilled under reduced pressure and then co-distilled with ethyl acetate. The obtained crude compound was dissolved in ethyl acetate (540 ml) by heating it to 70-80°C and stirred for 30 minutes. Filtered the reaction mixture, the filtrate was cooled to 35-45°C and ethanol (8 ml) was added to the reaction mixture. The reaction mixture was again cooled to 25-35°C and stirred for 3 hours. Filtered the precipitated solid and then dried to get pure title compound.
Yield: 44 g; MR: 128-131 °C. Purity by HPLC: 99.63%.
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EXAMPLE 6
Preparation of dabigatran etexilate mesylate: l-methyl-2-[N-[4-( -n-hexyloxycarbonylamidino)phenyl] amino methyl]benzimidazol-5- yl-carboxylicacid-N-(2-pyridyl)-N-(2-ethoxycarbonyl ethyl) amide (100 gm) was dissolved acetone (1000 ml) under heating at 25-35 °C. A solution of methane sulfonic acid (13.77 gm) in acetone (100 ml) was added to the reaction mixture. The solution is filtered and after the addition of acetone cooled to approximately 20° C. The precipitated product was filtered and washed with acetone then dried at 50° C under reduced pressure.
Wet weight : 0.120-0.140 kg
Dry weight : 0.90-1.0 kg
Yield (W/W) : 0.90-1.0
Theoretical Yield (w/w) : 1.15
Percentage Yield : 78.2-86.9%
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