Process for Preparation of Chiral Amlodipine Gentisate

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of optically pure amlodipine gentisate, more particularly to a continuous process for the preparation of optically pure amlodipine gentisate with good yield and high optical purity. The processes can be preformed by first reacting racemic (R,S)-amlodipine and optically pure O,O′-dibenzoyltartaric acid in the presence of a solvent including isopropanol to prepare (R)- or (S)-amlodipine dibenzoyltartarate diastereomer or a solvate thereof, treating the prepared amlodipine diastereomeric salt or a solvate thereof with a base and then finally adding gentisic acid.

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