U.S. patent application number 14/876235 was filed with the patent office on 2016-04-07 for use of a polymorph of flibanserin for treating disease.
The applicant listed for this patent is Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Invention is credited to Carlo Bombarda, Enrica Dubini, Antoine Ezhaya.
Application Number | 20160095855 14/876235 |
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Family ID | 27440133 |
Filed Date | 2016-04-07 |
United States Patent
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20160095855 |
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A1 |
Bombarda; Carlo ; et
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April 7, 2016 |
USE OF A POLYMORPH OF FLIBANSERIN FOR TREATING DISEASE
Abstract
The invention relates to the polymorph A of flibanserin, to a
technical process for the preparation thereof, as well as to the
use thereof for preparing medicaments.
Inventors: |
Bombarda; Carlo; (Chester,
VA) ; Dubini; Enrica; (Milano, IT) ; Ezhaya;
Antoine; (Milano, IT) |
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Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Raleigh |
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27440133 |
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14/876235 |
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October 6, 2015 |
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Current U.S.
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514/254.06 |
Current CPC
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A61P 25/16 20180101;
C07D 403/06 20130101; A61P 15/00 20180101; A61P 25/22 20180101;
C07D 233/26 20130101; A61P 25/28 20180101; A61P 25/20 20180101;
A61K 31/496 20130101; A61P 25/00 20180101; C07D 235/26 20130101;
A61P 25/18 20180101 |
International
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A61K 31/496 20060101
A61K031/496 |
Foreign Application Data
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Aug 2, 2001 |
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01118593.1 |
Dec 19, 2001 |
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01130180.1 |
Claims
1. A method of treating a disease, wherein said disease is
schizophrenia, Parkinson's, anxiety, sleep disturbances, sexual and
mental disorders or age associated memory impairment in a patient,
comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically
effective amount of a crystalline polymorph of flibanserin 1,
##STR00003## having an endothermic maximum at about 161.degree. C.
which occurs during thermal analysis using Differential Scanning
Calorimetry.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the crystalline polymorph of
flibanserin 1 of flibanserin is characterized by an X-ray powder
diffraction pattern comprising peaks (.degree.2.THETA.) at 15.460,
19.140, 19.820, 20.080, 20.385, 22.630, 24.355, 24,610, 26.575, and
28.325.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the crystalline polymorph of
flibanserin 1 of flibanserin is characterized by an X-ray powder
diffraction pattern comprising peaks (.degree.2.THETA.) at 5.195,
9.045, 9.335, 10.025, 10.595, 11.290, 13.225, 14.595, 15.460,
16.655, 17.085, 17.285, 17.420, 18.140, 18.650, 19.140, 19.820,
20.080, 20.385, 21.215, 21.890, 22.630, 23.210, 24.355, 24.610,
24.995, 25.260, 26.575, 27.155, 27.310, 27.865, 28.210, 28.325,
28.650, 29.520, 30.250, 31.105, 31.905, 32.350, 33.300, 33.640,
34.880, 35.275, 36.055, 36.910, 37.160, 37.680, 39.435, 39.675,
40.325, 40.930, 41.445, 41.990, 42.670, 43.145, 44.190, 46.095,
46.510, 48.305, 48.900, 50.330, 51.035, 53.550, 54.500, 55.420,
56.220, 56.770, 57,405, and 58.500.
4. A method of treating a disease, wherein said disease is
schizophrenia, Parkinson's, anxiety, sleep disturbances, sexual and
mental disorders or age associated memory impairment in a patient,
comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically
effective amount of flibanserin 1, ##STR00004## having an
endothermic maximum at about 161.degree. C. which occurs during
thermal analysis using Differential Scanning Calorimetry.
5. A method of treating a disease, wherein said disease is
schizophrenia, Parkinson's, anxiety, sleep disturbances, sexual and
mental disorders or age associated memory impairment in a patient,
comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically
effective amount of a polymorph of flibanserin 1 characterized by
the following X-ray powder diffraction pattern: TABLE-US-00003 Peak
Back. Angle d-value d-value width Peak int int Rel. int
[.degree.2.THETA.] .alpha.1 [.ANG.] .alpha.2 [.ANG.]
[.degree.2.THETA.] [counts] [counts] [%] Signif. 5.195 16.9967
17.0390 0.960 8 69 0.1 1.05 9.045 9.7689 9.7931 0.100 92 96 1.3
0.97 9.335 9.4660 9.4896 0.080 114 98 1.6 0.88 10.025 8.8160 8.8379
0.140 400 100 5.5 7.18 10.595 8.3430 8.3637 0.140 204 102 2.8 3.46
11.290 7.8309 7.8503 0.140 467 104 6.4 6.91 13.225 6.6891 6.7058
0.180 548 112 7.5 13.10 14.595 6.0642 6.0793 0.180 404 121 5.5 9.17
15.460 5.7268 5.7410 0.140 4186 125 57.3 23.20 16.655 5.3185 5.3317
0.200 515 130 7.0 12.38 17.085 5.1856 5.1985 0.100 1347 132 18.4
2.78 17.285 5.1260 5.1388 0.060 1399 135 19.1 2.26 17.420 5.0866
5.0992 0.100 1204 135 16.5 4.71 18.140 4.8863 4.8984 0.180 1043 139
14.3 13.14 18.650 4.7538 4.7656 0.120 1063 142 14.5 0.91 19.140
4.6332 4.6447 0.140 7310 144 100.0 32.77 19.820 4.4757 4.4869 0.160
3624 146 49.6 9.02 20.080 4.4184 4.4294 0.140 5402 149 73.9 21.06
20.385 4.3530 4.3638 0.160 2652 149 36.3 23.25 21.215 4.1845 4.1949
0.160 369 154 5.0 5.78 21.890 4.0570 4.0670 0.200 773 156 10.6 3.09
22.630 3.9259 3.9357 0.280 4277 161 58.5 74.66 23.210 3.8291 3.8386
0.120 484 164 6.6 3.33 24.355 3.6516 3.6607 0.060 2725 169 37.3
1.16 24.610 3.6144 3.6234 0.140 3540 172 48.4 17.08 24.995 3.5596
3.5684 0.100 529 174 7.2 1.01 25.260 3.5228 3.5316 0.120 557 174
7.6 3.02 26.575 3.3514 3.3597 0.240 2421 182 33.1 42.58 27.155
3.2811 3.2893 0.140 676 185 9.2 1.32 27.310 3.2629 3.2710 0.100 767
185 10.5 2.75 27.865 3.1991 3.2071 0.120 420 188 5.7 1.08 28.210
3.1608 3.1686 0.100 1467 190 20.1 0.79 28.325 3.1482 3.1560 0.140
1789 190 24.5 4.41 28.650 3.1132 3.1210 0.180 1204 190 16.5 11.65
29.520 3.0234 3.0309 0.220 1011 196 13.8 15.74 30.250 2.9521 2.9594
0.120 159 199 2.2 1.22 31.105 2.8729 2.8800 0.360 282 204 3.9 8.14
31.905 2.8026 2.8096 0.100 339 207 4.6 0.96 32.350 2.7651 2.7720
0.120 237 210 3.2 3.01 33.300 2.6884 2.6950 0.180 1347 216 18.4
14.06 33.640 2.6620 2.6686 0.100 404 216 5.5 1.45 34.880 2.5701
2.5765 0.200 202 222 2.8 1.04 35.275 2.5422 2.5486 0.240 299 225
4.1 4.84 36.055 2.4890 2.4952 0.280 202 228 2.8 3.78 36.910 2.4333
2.4393 0.320 169 234 2.3 0.90 37.160 2.4175 2.4235 0.120 216 234
3.0 2.14 37.680 2.3853 2.3912 0.240 240 2.37 3.3 1.58 39.435 2.2831
2.2888 0.280 449 246 6.1 2.67 39.675 2.2698 2.2755 0.080 396 246
5.4 0.82 40.325 2.2347 2.2403 0.160 520 250 7.1 0.95 40.930 2.2031
2.2086 0.120 480 253 6.6 2.66 41.445 2.1769 2.1823 0.240 372 256
5.1 2.65 41.990 2.1499 2.1552 0.120 538 259 7.4 1.31 42.670 2.1172
2.1225 0.160 428 262 5.9 1.45 43.145 2.0950 2.1002 0.120 433 266
5.9 1.50 44.190 2.0478 2.0529 0.160 376 269 5.1 0.89 46.095 1.9675
1.9724 0.160 279 279 3.8 0.86 46.510 1.9509 1.9558 0.240 310 282
4.2 0.87 48.305 1.8826 1.8872 0.200 506 292 6.9 2.06 48.900 1.8610
1.8657 0.240 615 296 8.4 1.67 50.330 1.8115 1.8160 0.160 437 303
6.0 1.73 51.035 1.7881 1.7925 0.080 416 306 5.7 0.93 53.550 1.7099
1.7141 0.480 177 317 2.4 2.84 54.500 1.6823 1.6865 0.400 130 324
1.8 1.37 55.420 1.6565 1.6606 0.320 130 328 1.8 1.72 56.220 1.6348
1.6389 0.320 121 331 1.7 0.87 56.770 1.6203 1.6243 0.240 142 335
1.9 1.59 57.405 1.6039 1.6079 0.240 112 339 1.5 1.19 58.500 1.5764
1.5804 0.240 67 342 0.9 1.57
6. A method of treating a disease, wherein said disease is
schizophrenia, Parkinson's, anxiety, sleep disturbances, sexual and
mental disorders or age associated memory impairment in a patient,
comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically
effective amount of a polymorph of flibanserin 1 characterized by
having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern as shown in FIG. 1.
Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No.
14/269,420 filed May 5, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser.
No. 13/905,709 filed May 30, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S.
Ser. No. 13/541,214 filed Jul. 3, 2012, which is a continuation of
U.S. Ser. No. 12/170,884 filed Jul. 10, 2008, which is a
continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/079,070 filed Mar. 14, 2005, which
is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 10/210,474 filed Aug. 1, 2002, now
U.S. Pat. No. 7,183,410, which claims, as does the present
application, benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No.
60/329,435, filed on Oct. 15, 2001, European Patent Application EP
01 118 593, filed Aug. 2, 2001, and European Patent Application EP
01 130 180, filed Dec. 19, 2001, the disclosures of all of which
are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to the polymorph A of flibanserin, to
a technical process for the preparation thereof, as well as to the
use thereof for preparing medicaments.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The compound
1-[2-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-1H-be-
nzimidazol-2-one (flibanserin) is disclosed in form of its
hydrochloride in European Patent Application EP-A-526434 and has
the following chemical structure:
##STR00001##
[0004] Flibanserin shows affinity for the 5-HT.sub.1A and
5-HT.sub.2-receptor. It is therefore a promising therapeutic agent
for the treatment of a variety of diseases, for instance
depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson, anxiety, sleep disturbances,
sexual and mental disorders and associated memory impairment.
[0005] A certain pharmaceutical activity is of course the basic,
prerequisite to be fulfilled by a pharmaceutically active agent
before same is approved as a medicament on the market. However,
there are a variety of additional requirements a pharmaceutically
active agent has to comply with. These requirements are based on
various parameters which are connected with the nature of the
active substance itself. Without being restrictive, examples of
these parameters are the stability of the active agent under
various environmental conditions, its stability during production
of the pharmaceutical for formulation and the stability of the
active agent in the final medicament compositions. The
pharmaceutically active substance used for preparing the
pharmaceutical compositions should be as pure as possible and its
stability in long-term storage must be guaranteed under various
environmental conditions. This is absolutely essential to prevent
the use of pharmaceutical compositions which contain, in addition
to the actual active substance, breakdown products thereof, for
example. In such cases the content of active substance in the
medicament might be less than that specified.
[0006] Uniform distribution of the medicament in the formulation is
a critical factor, particularly when the medicament has to be given
in low doses. To ensure uniform distribution, the particle size of
the active substance can be reduced to a suitable level, e.g. by
grinding. Since breakdown of the pharmaceutically active substance
as a side effect of the grinding (or micronising) has to be avoided
as far as possible, in spite of the hard conditions required during
the process, it is absolutely essential that the active substance
should be highly stable throughout the grinding process. Only if
the active substance is sufficiently stable during the grinding
process is it possible to produce a homogeneous pharmaceutical
formulation which always contains the specified amount of active
substance in reproducible manner.
[0007] Another problem which may arise in the grinding process for
preparing the desired pharmaceutical formulation is the input of
energy caused by this process and the stress on the surface of the
crystals. This may in certain circumstances lead to polymorphous
changes, to a change in the amorphous configuration or to a change
in the crystal lattice. Since the pharmaceutical quality of a
pharmaceutical formulation requires that the active substance
should always have the same crystalline morphology, the stability
and properties of the crystalline active substance arc subject to
stringent requirements from this point of view as well.
[0008] The stability of a pharmaceutically active substance is also
important in pharmaceutical compositions for determining the shelf
life of the particular medicament; the shelf life is the length of
time during which the medicament can be administered without any
risk. High stability of a medicament in the abovementioned
pharmaceutical compositions under various storage conditions is
therefore an additional advantage for both the patient and the
manufacturer.
[0009] Apart from the requirements indicated above, it should be
generally borne in mind that any change to the solid state of a
pharmaceutical composition which is capable of improving its
physical and chemical stability gives a significant advantage over
less stable forms of the same medicament.
[0010] The aim of the invention is thus to provide a new, stable
crystalline form of the compound flibanserin which meets the
stringent requirements imposed on pharmaceutically active
substances as mentioned above.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0011] FIG. 1 shows the X-ray powder diffraction pattern of
polymorph A of flibanserin.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0012] Surprisingly, it has been found that the free base of
flibanserin in a specific polymorphic form fulfils the requirements
mentioned hereinbefore.
[0013] Moreover it has been found that, depending on the choice of
conditions which can be applied during the synthesis of flibanserin
the free base occurs in different crystalline modifications,
polymorphs A and B.
[0014] It has been found that these different modifications can be
deliberately produced by a suitable choice of the process
conditions used in the manufacturing process.
[0015] Surprisingly, it has been found that polymorph A, which can
be obtained in crystalline form by choosing specific reaction
conditions, meets the stringent requirements mentioned above and
thus solves the problem on which the present invention is based.
Accordingly the present invention relates to polymorph A of
flibanserin.
[0016] Polymorph A of flibanserin is characterised by a melting
point of about 161.degree. C. (determined via DSC; heating rate 10
K/min). 161.degree. C. as determined using DSC.
[0017] Polymorph B, the less stable modification of flibanserin
displays a melting point of about 120.degree. C. (determined via
DSC; heating rate 10 K/min). Whereas polymorph B shows little
stability under the effects of for instance mechanical stress
produced by grinding, polymorph A turned out to fulfill the
aforementioned stability requirements.
[0018] According to another aspect, the present invention relates
to a process for the manufacture of polymorph A of flibanserin in
technical scale. The process according to the invention is
illustrated in diagram 1.
##STR00002##
[0019] The benzimidazolone 2 is reacted with the
piperazine-derivative 3 under basic reaction conditions in a
suitable solvent to lead to 1. In 2 the group R denotes an amino
protecting group. The protecting group used may be any of the
groups commonly used to protect the amino function. Examples
include groups selected from alkyl, substituted alkyl,
heterosubstituted alkyl, unsaturated alkyl, alkyl substituted
heteroatoms, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or
unsubstituted benzyl, alkyloxycarbonyl groups and aryloxycarbonyl
groups. Preferred protecting groups are selected from butyl,
1,1-diphenylmethyl, methoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl,
trichloroethoxymethyl, pyrrolidinomethyl, cyanomethyl,
pivaloyloxymethyl, allyl, 2-propenyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl,
methoxy, thiomethyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, benzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl,
2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, 2-nitrobenzyl, t-butoxycarbonyl,
benzyloxycarbonyl, phenoxy carbonyl, 4-chloro-phenoxycarbonyl,
4-nitro-phenoxycarbonyl, methoxycarbonyl and ethoxycarbonyl. Among
them the preferred protecting groups are selected from
t-butoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, methoxycarbonyl,
benzyloxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl and 2-propenyl, the latter being
most preferred. X in 3 represents a leaving group selected from
chlorine, bromine, iodine, methanesulphonate,
trifluoromethanesulphonate or para-toluenesulphonate. Preferably X
denotes chlorine, bromine or iodine, chlorine being most preferred.
Suitable solvents are selected from water, alcohols and mixtures of
water with alcohols, polar aprotic solvents and mixtures thereof
with water. Preferred solvents are selected from the group
consisting of dimethylformamid, dimethylsulfoxid, acetonitrile,
tetrahydrofurane, dioxane, methanol, ethanol isopropanaol and
mixtures of one or several of the aforementioned solvents with
water. Preferred solvents are those being readily miscible with
water. Preferably, a mixture of water with one of the alcohols
methanol, ethanol or isopropanol is used as the solvent. In a
preferred embodiment a mixture of water and isopropanol is used as
the solvent. The base used may be an alkali metal- or alkaline
earth metal carbonate of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium such
as sodium carbonate, lithium carbonate, potassium carbonate,
calcium carbonate and preferably potassium carbonate. It is also
possible to use the hydrogen carbonates of lithium, sodium and
potassium. Preferably, the alkali metal- or alkaline earth metal
hydroxides of lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, but
preferably sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide
and calcium hydroxide in alcohols or water may also he used. Most
preferred base is sodium hydroxide. The base is preferably added in
form of its aqueous solution, preferably in form of concentrated
aqueous solutions, for example in concentrations between 30-50%
weight/volume. in a preferred embodiment aqueous sodium hydroxide
solution in a concentration of about 45% weight/volume is used.
[0020] The compounds 2 and 3 are introduced into the reaction in a
molar ratio of between 1:1 to 1:2, preferably in a molar ratio of
between 1:1.1 to 1:1.5.
[0021] As mentioned hereinbefore a mixture of water and isopropanol
is used as a preferred solvent mixture for the conduction of the
process according to the invention. In this solvent mixture the
weight-ratio of water to isopropanol in the preferred solvent
mixture is between 10:1 and 1:1, more preferred between 8:1 and
3:1, particular preferred between 7:1 and 5:1. Per mol of compound
2 about 2-10 kg, preferably 3-8 kg, more preferred 4-7 kg of the
aforementioned solvent mixture are used. In a preferred embodiment
the reaction is conducted using aqueous sodium hydroxide solution
in a concentration of about 45% weight/volume as the base. Per mol
of 2 about 0.1-1.5 kg, preferably 0.2-1.0 kg, particularly
preferred 0.3-0.6 kg of the aforementioned sodium hydroxide
solution are used. The reaction mixture containing 2, 3 and the
base in the aforementioned suitable solvent is preferably heated to
at least 50.degree. C. In a preferred embodiment the reaction
temperature is in a range of between 60.degree. C. to the boiling
point of the solvent. Particularly preferred is a temperature
between 70-90.degree. C. The reaction mixture is heated at the
aforementioned temperature for about 10 minutes to about 12 hours,
preferably for about 15 minutes to about 6 hours, more preferably
for about30 minutes to about 3 hours. The reaction mixture is
preferably heated at the aforementioned temperature for about 45 to
60 minutes.
[0022] Subsequently the protective group R is cleaved. The cleaving
conditions depend on the choice of group R. If R denotes for
instance benzyl, cleavage is conducted via hydrogenation in acetic
acid in the presence of an appropriate catalyst (e.g. Pd on
charcoal) or it can be cleaved in aqueous HBr. In case R is
methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, phenoxy carbonyl,
4-nitrophenoxycarbonyl it can be cleaved for example by using
aqueous alkaline solutions such as NaOH (aq) or KOH (aq). In case R
is t-butoxycarbonyl it can be cleaved for instance in aqueous HCl
or HBr. In case R denotes 2-propenyl, the particularly preferred
protective group according to the invention, cleavage of R is
effected via acidic reaction conditions. In a particularly
preferred process according to the invention the 2-propenyl group
is cleaved by using a strong mineral acid, preferably an acid
selected from the group consisting of hydrobromic acid,
hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid, more preferably hydrochloric
acid. Hydrochloric acid can be added in gaseous form or in form of
its aqueous solutions, the addition of aqueous solutions being
preferred. Particularly preferred is the addition of hydrochloric
acid in form of its concentrated solution (about 36%
weight/volume). Per mol 2 at least one mol of hydrochloric acid is
to be added. Preferably the amount of added concentrated
hydrochloric acid (36% weight/volume) per mol 2 is between 50-500
g, more preferred between 80-250 g. Particularly preferred about
120-160 g of concentrated (36% w/v) aqueous hydrochloric acid are
added per mol 2 used. Additional water can be optionally added. At
a temperature of about 70-90.degree. C. about 30-70%, preferably
about 35-60% of the solvent is removed via distillation. At a
temperature of about 60-80.degree. C. the pH of the remaining
residue is adjusted to about 5-9, preferably to about 6-8 by
addition of aqueous sodium hydroxide (45% w/v). At a temperature of
about 40-55.degree. C. the pH is adjusted to about 8-9 by addition
of aqueous sodium hydroxide (45% w/v). Subsequently the mixture is
cooled to about 20-40.degree. C., preferably about 30-35.degree. C.
and centrifuged. The residue thus obtained is washed with about 100
to 750 ml water per mol introduced 2, preferably with about 200 to
500, particularly preferred with about 300 to 400 ml water per mol
introduced 2 and isopropanol (about 50 to 250 g per mol 2,
preferably about 100 to 200 g per mol 2) and then with water until
chlorides elimination. Optionally the product thus obtained can be
subjected to another purification step. Preferably, said
purification is conducted via crystallization of 1 from for
instance acetone.
[0023] One aspect of the present invention relates to flibanserin
polymorph A obtainable via the method described above.
[0024] The following example of synthesis serves to illustrate a
method of preparing polymorph A of flibanserin. It is to be
regarded only as a possible method described by way of example,
without restricting the invention to its contents.
EXAMPLE
[0025] 375 kg of
1-[(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-(2-chloroethyl)piperazin are
charged in a reactor with 2500 kg of water and 200 kg of aqueous
Sodium Hydroxide 45%. Under stirring 169.2 kg of
1-(2-propenyl)-1,3-dihydro-benzimidazol-2B-one, 780 kg of
isopropanol, 2000 kg of water and 220 kg of aqueous Sodium
Hydroxide 45% are added. The reaction mixture is heated to
75-85.degree. C. and 160 kg of concentrated hydrochloric acid and
200 kg of water are added. The reaction mixture is stirred at
constant temperature for about 45 minutes. After distillation of a
mixture of water and Isopropanol (about 3000 kg) the remaining
residue is cooled to about 65-75.degree. C. and the pH is adjusted
to 6.5-7.5 by addition of 125 kg of aqueous Sodium Hydroxide 45%.
After cooling to a temperature of 45-50.degree. C., the pH value is
adjusted to 8-9 by addition of about 4 kg of aqueous Sodium
Hydroxide 45%. Subsequently the mixture is cooled to 30-35.degree.
C. and centrifuged. The residue thus obtained is washed with 340 l
of water and 126 l of isopropanol and then with water until
chlorides elimination. The wet product is dried under vacuum at a
temperature of about 45-55.degree. C. which leads to 358 kg of
crude flibanserin polymorph A. The crude product thus obtained is
loaded in a reactor with 1750 kg of Acetone and the resulting
mixture is heated under stirring until reflux. The obtained
solution is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated by
distillation. The temperature is maintained for about 1 hour
0-5.degree. C., then the precipitate solid is isolated by
filtration and dried at 55.degree. C. for at least 12 hours.
[0026] The final yield is 280 kg of pure flibanserin polymorph
A.
[0027] As mentioned hereinbefore flibanserin polymorph A was
characterised by DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry). The peak
temperature (endothermic maximum) determined for polymorph A is
about 161.degree. C. For the characterization via DSC a Mettler TA
3000 System equipped with TC 10-A processor and DSC 20 cell was
applied. The heating rate was 10 K/min.
[0028] The flibanserin polymorph A was additionally characterised
by powder x-ray diffractometry. The x-ray powder diffraction
pattern for polymorph A was obtained according to the following
conditions:
TABLE-US-00001 Equipment: Philips PW 1800/10 diffractometer
equipped with a digital microvax 2000. Setting parameters: X-ray
Type tube: Cu (long fine focus) Wavelengths (.lamda.):
K.sub..alpha.1 = 1.54060 .ANG. K.sub..alpha.2 = 1.54439 .ANG.
Intensity ratio (.alpha.2/.alpha.1): 0.500 Start angle
[.degree.2.THETA.]: 2.000 End angle [.degree.2.THETA.]: 60.000 Step
size [.degree.2.THETA.]: 0.020 Maximum intensity[s]: 7310.250 Type
of scan: continuous Minimum peak tip width: 0.00 Maximum peak tip
width: 1.00 Peak base width: 2.00 Minimum significance: 0.75 Number
of peaks: 69 Generator: high voltage: 50 KV tube current: 30 mA
[0029] The x-ray powder diffraction pattern obtained for polymorph
A is illustrated in FIG. 1. The appropriate values are shown below
in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 1 Peak Back. Angle d-value d-value width Peak
int int Rel. int [.degree.2.THETA.] .alpha.1 [.ANG.] .alpha.2
[.ANG.] [.degree.2.THETA.] [counts] [counts] [%] Signif. 5.195
16.9967 17.0390 0.960 8 69 0.1 1.05 9.045 9.7689 9.7931 0.100 92 96
1.3 0.97 9.335 9.4660 9.4896 0.080 114 98 1.6 0.88 10.025 8.8160
8.8379 0.140 400 100 5.5 7.18 10.595 8.3430 8.3637 0.140 204 102
2.8 3.46 11.290 7.8309 7.8503 0.140 467 104 6.4 6.91 13.225 6.6891
6.7058 0.180 548 112 7.5 13.10 14.595 6.0642 6.0793 0.180 404 121
5.5 9.17 15.460 5.7268 5.7410 0.140 4186 125 57.3 23.20 16.655
5.3185 5.3317 0.200 515 130 7.0 12.38 17.085 5.1856 5.1985 0.100
1347 132 18.4 2.78 17.285 5.1260 5.1388 0.060 1399 135 19.1 2.26
17.420 5.0866 5.0992 0.100 1204 135 16.5 4.71 18.140 4.8863 4.8984
0.180 1043 139 14.3 13.14 18.650 4.7538 4.7656 0.120 1063 142 14.5
0.91 19.140 4.6332 4.6447 0.140 7310 144 100.0 32.77 19.820 4.4757
4.4869 0.160 3624 146 49.6 9.02 20.080 4.4184 4.4294 0.140 5402 149
73.9 21.06 20.385 4.3530 4.3638 0.160 2652 149 36.3 23.25 21.215
4.1845 4.1949 0.160 369 154 5.0 5.78 21.890 4.0570 4.0670 0.200 773
156 10.6 3.09 22.630 3.9259 3.9357 0.280 4277 161 58.5 74.66 23.210
3.8291 3.8386 0.120 484 164 6.6 3.33 24.355 3.6516 3.6607 0.060
2725 169 37.3 1.16 24.610 3.6144 3.6234 0.140 3540 172 48.4 17.08
24.995 3.5596 3.5684 0.100 529 174 7.2 1.01 25.260 3.5228 3.5316
0.120 557 174 7.6 3.02 26.575 3.3514 3.3597 0.240 2421 182 33.1
42.58 27.155 3.2811 3.2893 0.140 676 185 9.2 1.32 27.310 3.2629
3.2710 0.100 767 185 10.5 2.75 27.865 3.1991 3.2071 0.120 420 188
5.7 1.08 28.210 3.1608 3.1686 0.100 1467 190 20.1 0.79 28.325
3.1482 3.1560 0.140 1789 190 24.5 4.41 28.650 3.1132 3.1210 0.180
1204 190 16.5 11.65 29.520 3.0234 3.0309 0.220 1011 196 13.8 15.74
30.250 2.9521 2.9594 0.120 159 199 2.2 1.22 31.105 2.8729 2.8800
0.360 282 204 3.9 8.14 31.905 2.8026 2.8096 0.100 339 207 4.6 0.96
32.350 2.7651 2.7720 0.120 237 210 3.2 3.01 33.300 2.6884 2.6950
0.180 1347 216 18.4 14.06 33.640 2.6620 2.6686 0.100 404 216 5.5
1.45 34.880 2.5701 2.5765 0.200 202 222 2.8 1.04 35.275 2.5422
2.5486 0.240 299 225 4.1 4.84 36.055 2.4890 2.4952 0.280 202 228
2.8 3.78 36.910 2.4333 2.4393 0.320 169 234 2.3 0.90 37.160 2.4175
2.4235 0.120 216 234 3.0 2.14 37.680 2.3853 2.3912 0.240 240 237
3.3 1.58 39.435 2.2831 2.2888 0.280 449 246 6.1 2.67 39.675 2.2698
2.2755 0.080 396 246 5.4 0.82 40.325 2.2347 2.2403 0.160 520 250
7.1 0.95 40.930 2.2031 2.2086 0.120 480 253 6.6 2.66 41.445 2.1769
2.1823 0.240 372 256 5.1 2.65 41.990 2.1499 2.1552 0.120 538 259
7.4 1.31 42.670 2.1172 2.1225 0.160 428 262 5.9 1.45 43.145 2.0950
2.1002 0.120 433 266 5.9 1.50 44.190 2.0478 2.0529 0.160 376 269
5.1 0.89 46.095 1.9675 1.9724 0.160 279 279 3.8 0.86 46.510 1.9509
1.9558 0.240 310 282 4.2 0.87 48.305 1.8826 1.8872 0.200 506 292
6.9 2.06 48.900 1.8610 1.8657 0.240 615 296 8.4 1.67 50.330 1.8115
1.8160 0.160 437 303 6.0 1.73 51.035 1.7881 1.7925 0.080 416 306
5.7 0.93 53.550 1.7099 1.7141 0.480 177 317 2.4 2.84 54.500 1.6823
1.6865 0.400 130 324 1.8 1.37 55.420 1.6565 1.6606 0.320 130 328
1.8 1.72 56.220 1.6348 1.6389 0.320 121 331 1.7 0.87 56.770 1.6203
1.6243 0.240 142 335 1.9 1.59 57.405 1.6039 1.6079 0.240 112 339
1.5 1.19 58.500 1.5764 1.5804 0.240 67 342 0.9 1.57
[0030] In the light of the pharmaceutical efficacy of flibanserin,
the present invention furthermore relates to the use of flibanserin
polymorph A as a medicament.
[0031] A further aspect of the present invention relates to the use
of flibanserin polymorph A for preparing a pharmaceutical
composition for treating diseases in which the use of compounds
displaying affinity for the 5HT.sub.1A and 5-HT.sub.2-receptor may
have a therapeutic benefit.
[0032] A further aspect of the present invention relates to the use
of flibanserin polymorph A for preparing a pharmaceutical
composition for treating a disease selected from depression,
schizophrenia, Parkinson, anxiety, sleep disturbances, sexual and
mental disorders and age associated memory impairment.
[0033] In particular, the instant invention relates to the use of
flibanserin polymorph A for the preparation of a medicament for the
treatment of disorders of sexual desire.
[0034] In a preferred embodiment the invention relates to the use
of flibanserin polymorph A for the preparation of a medicament for
the treatment of disorders selected from the group consisting of
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, loss of sexual desire, lack of
sexual desire, decreased sexual desire, inhibited sexual desire,
loss of libido, libido disturbance, and frigidity.
[0035] Particular preferred according to the invention is the use
of flibanserin polymorph A for the preparation of a medicament for
the treatment of disorders selected from the group consisting of
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, loss of sexual desire, lack of
sexual desire, decreased sexual desire, inhibited sexual
desire.
[0036] In a particularly preferred embodiment the invention relates
to the use of flibanserin polymorph A for the preparation of a
medicament for the treatment of disorders selected from the group
of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder and loss of sexual desire.
[0037] The aforementioned therapeutic effects of flibanserin
polymorph A can be achieved in men and women. However, according to
a further aspect of the invention the use of flibanserin polymorph
A for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of female
sexual dysfunction is preferred.
[0038] The beneficial effects of flibanserin polymorph A can be
observed regardless of whether the disturbance existed lifelong or
was acquired, and independent of etiologic origin (organic--both,
physically and drug induced--, psychogen, a combination of
organic--both, physically and drug induced--, and psychogen, or
unknown).
[0039] As a further feature of the present invention there are
provided pharmaceutical compositions comprising as an active
ingredient flibanserin polymorph A in addition with one or more
pharmaceutical carrier, diluents or excipients. For pharmaceutical
administration flibanserin polymorph A may be incorporated into the
conventional pharmaceutical preparation in solid, liquid or spray
form. The composition may, for example, be presented in a form
suitable for oral, rectal, parenteral administration or for nasal
inhalation: preferred forms includes for example, capsules,
tablets, coated tablets, ampoules, suppositories and nasal spray.
The active ingredient may be incorporated in excipients or carriers
conventionally used in pharmaceutical compositions such as, for
example, talc, arabic gum, lactose, gelatine, magnesium stearate,
corn starch, aqueous or non aqueous vehicles, polyvynil
pyrrolidone, semisynthetic glicerides of fatty acids, benzalconium
chloride, sodium phosphate, EDTA, polysorbate 80. The compositions
are advantageously formulated in dosage units, each dosage unit
being adapted to supply a single dose of the active ingredient.
Each dosage unit may conveniently contain from 0.01 mg to 100 mg,
preferably from 0.1 to 50 mg.
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