US 8,524,912 B2Granted

Process for the preparation of [1-hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)- ethylidene]bisphosphonic acid

AssigneeZaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma S.A.

InventorsLeszek Dembkowski, Mariusz Krzyzanowski, Robert Rynkiewicz, Roman Szramka, Zdzislaw Roznerski, Daniel Zyla, Janusz Rachon, Slawomir Makowiec

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Abstract

A process for the preparation of [1-hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-ethylidene]bisphosphonic acid consists of the reaction of aqueous solution of 1H-imidazole-1-acetic acid hydrochloride with phosphorus trichloride followed by removal of the excess of phosphorus trichloride, addition of water and hydrolysis of the reaction products. In order to isolate the product the post-reaction mixture is filtered and the anti-solvent is added to the aqueous filtrate in order to crystallize out [1-hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-ethylidene]bisphosphonic acid monohydrate.

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A process for preparation of [1-hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-1yl)-ethylidene] bisphosphonic acid monohydrate in a reaction of 1H-imidazole-1-acetic acid with phosphorus trichloride, said process comprising:

a) reacting an aqueous solution of 1H-imidazole-1-acetic acid hydrochloride with phosphorus trichloride, wherein the aqueous solution of 1H-imidazole-1-acetic acid hydrochloride is added to phosphorus trichloride,
b) removing excess phosphorus trichloride,
c) adding water and hydrolyzing reaction products,
d) filtering post reaction mixture,
e) adding anti-solvent to the filtrate,
f) isolating [1-hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-ethylidene] bisphosphonic acid monohydrate from the suspension.

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