# US 10,870,650 B2 · Process for the preparation of amorphous idelalisib

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- Number: US 10,870,650 B2
- Document ID: US10870650B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/607,914
- Filed: 2018-04-11
- Published: 2020-03-26
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-04-24
- Assignees: Natco Pharma Limited
- Applicants: Natco Pharma Limited
- Inventors: Amala Kompella; Sreenivas Rachakonda; Venugopala Krishna Gampa; Subhash Kusumba; Durga Prasad Konakanchi; Pulla Reddy Muddasani; Venkaiah Chowdary Nannapaneni
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870650B2

## CPC

- C07D 473/34: attached in position 6, e.g. adenine
- C07D: HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of stable and 5 pure amorphous form of Idelalisib. Further, the present process is simple, more economical, cost effective and efficient method of manufacturing that is suitable for industrial scale-up having a high degree of chromatographic purity.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for the preparation of the compound of Formula G:
the process comprising reacting the compound of Formula C:
with an acid chloride in a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent to obtain the compound of Formula D:
which is treated with 2-amino-6-fluoro-benzoic acid in a polar aprotic solvent to obtain the compound of Formula E:
which is further treated with diphenylphosphine and pyridine in a polar aprotic solvent to obtain the compound of Formula F:
followed by treatment with aniline to obtain the compound of Formula G.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process according to claim 1, comprising reacting the compound of Formula C with thionyl chloride in dichloromethane to obtain the compound of Formula D, which is treated with 2-amino-6-fluoro-benzoic acid in dimethylformamide to obtain the compound of Formula E, which is further treated with diphenylphosphine and pyridine in dimethylformamide to obtain the compound of Formula F, followed by treatment with aniline to obtain the compound of formula G.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process according to claim 1, wherein the process further comprises the steps of:
1) obtaining the compound of Formula C by reacting the compound of Formula A:
with the compound of Formula B:
in the presence of a base in a solvent to obtain the compound of Formula C;
3) deprotecting the compound of Formula G by treatment with piperidine in a polar aprotic solvent to obtain the compound of Formula H:
and
4) reacting the compound of Formula H with 6-bromo-9H-purine in the presence of a base in a suitable solvent, and then treating the obtained compound with an acid followed by base to provide idelalisib:

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The process according to claim 3, wherein,
the acid chloride is selected from thionyl chloride, phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus pentachloride, and oxalyl chloride;
the halogenated hydrocarbon solvent is selected from methylene chloride, trichloroethane, and tetrachloroethylene;
the polar solvent used for preparation of the compound of Formula E is selected from dimethylformamide and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol;
the polar solvent used for preparation of the compound of Formula F is selected from methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol;
in step 1, the base is an inorganic base; and
in step 3, the polar aprotic solvent is an ester.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The process according to claim 4, wherein the inorganic base in step 1 is a carbonate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The process according to claim 5, wherein the carbonate is selected from sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The process according to claim 4, wherein the ester in step 3 is selected from ethyl acetate and isobutyl acetate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 3)

The process according to claim 3, comprising the steps of:
1) reacting the compound of Formula A with the compound of Formula B in the presence of sodium bicarbonate in tetrahydrofuran to obtain the compound of Formula C;
2) reacting the compound of Formula C with thionyl chloride in dichloromethane to obtain the compound of Formula D, which is treated with 2-amino-6-fluoro-benzoic acid in dimethylformamide to obtain the compound of Formula E, which is further treated with diphenylphosphine and pyridine in dimethylformamide to obtain the compound of Formula F, followed by treatment with aniline to obtain the compound of Formula G;
3) deprotecting the compound of Formula G by treatment with piperidine in ethyl acetate to obtain the compound of Formula H; and
4) reacting the compound of Formula H with 6-bromo-9H-purine in the presence of N,N-diisopropylethylamine in t-butanol, and then treating the obtained compound with methanesulfonic acid in isopropyl alcohol followed by aqueous potassium carbonate solution to provide idelalisib.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

Idelalisib obtained by the process according to claim 3, having a purity greater than 99.5% as determined by HPLC.

### Claim 10 (depends on 3)

The process according to claim 3, wherein the process further comprises steps for the preparation of purified idelalisib, wherein:
the purified idelalisib contains less than about 0.10% of 6-bromopurine, and the process comprises:
i) dissolving the idelalisib obtained in step 4 in a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent,
ii) treating the reaction mixture with ammonia solution and distilling off the solvent, and
iii) isolating the pure idelalisib by adding an aqueous alcohol to the reaction mixture obtained in step ii; or
the purified idelalisib contains polar impurities in an amount less than about 0.15%, and the process comprises:
a) dissolving the idelalisib obtained in step 4 or a solvate thereof in an aqueous alkylsulfonic acid,
b) treating the reaction mixture with organic solvent,
c) separating the layers obtained in step b and adding a chloro solvent to the aqueous layer,
d) neutralizing the obtained layer by adding aqueous potassium carbonate,
e) distilling off the solvents from the reaction mixture, and
f) isolating the compound by an adding aqueous alcohol to the mixture obtained in step e.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The process according to claim 10, wherein the purified idelalisib contains less than about 0.10% of 6-bromopurine, and wherein the process comprises:
i) dissolving the idelalisib obtained in step 4 in dichloromethane,
ii) treating the reaction mixture with ammonia solution and distilling off the solvent, and
iii) isolating the pure idelalisib by adding aqueous isopropyl alcohol to the mixture obtained in step ii.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The process according to claim 10, wherein the purified idelalisib contains polar impurities in an amount less than about 0.15%, and wherein the process comprises:
in step a, the aqueous alkylsulfonic acid is selected from p-toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, acetic acid, and trifluromethanesulfonic acid;
in step b, the organic solvent is a polar aprotic solvent;
in step c, the organic solvent is a chloro solvent; and
in step f, the aqueous alcohol solvent is aqueous isopropyl alcohol.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The process according to claim 10, wherein the purified idelalisib contains polar impurities in an amount less than about 0.15%, and wherein the process comprises:
a) dissolving the idelalisib obtained in step 4 or a solvate thereof in aqueous methanesulfonic acid,
b) treating the reaction mixture with ethyl acetate,
c) separating the layers obtained in step b and adding methylene chloride to the aqueous layer,
d) neutralizing the obtained layer by adding aqueous potassium carbonate,
e) distilling off the solvent from the reaction mixture, and
f) isolating the compound by adding aqueous isopropyl alcohol to the mixture obtained in step e.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

Idelalisib obtained by the process according to claim 10, having a purity greater than 99.5% as determined by HPLC.

### Claim 15 (depends on 3)

The process according to claim 3, wherein the process further comprises steps for the preparation of amorphous idelalisib, which comprise the steps of:
i) dissolving the idelalisib obtained in step 4 or a solvate thereof in an alcohol solvent,
ii) heating the reaction mixture up to dissolution, and
iii) adding the reaction mixture obtained in step ii to a polar solvent, thereby providing amorphous idelalisib.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The process according to claim 15, comprising the steps of:
i) dissolving the idelalisib obtained in step 4 or a solvate thereof in methanol,
ii) heating the reaction mixture up to dissolution, and
iii) adding the reaction mixture obtained in step ii to water, thereby providing amorphous idelalisib.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

Idelalisib obtained by the process according to claim 15, having a purity greater than 99.5% as determined by HPLC.
