The invention disclosed in this application relates to an improved process for the preparation of zoledronic acid of formula (I) given below which comprises heating at a temperature in the range of 50-80 °C a solution of imidazol-1-ylacetic acid hydrochloride with ortho-phosphoric acid in a solvent medium where boiling point of the solvent used in lesser or close to that of phosphorous trichloride, adding phosphorous trichloride to the reaction mass slowly over a period of 2-3hr at a temperature in the range of 50-80 °C, keeping the resulting reaction mass at a temperature in the range of 50-80 °C for a period of 1-6hr, adding hydrochloric acid to the reaction mass and keeping the reaction mass at a temperature in the range of 60-120 °C, separating the organic solvent from the reaction mass while it is still hot, and diluting the aqueous layer containing zoledronic acid with water miscible solvent. Zoledronic acid is widely used as a bone resorption inhibitor.
本申请中披露的发明涉及一种改进的制备zoledronic acid(
化学式(I)如下)的方法,该方法包括在50-80°C的温度范围内加热imidazol-1-ylacetic acid盐酸盐与正
磷酸反应,反应溶液中的溶剂的沸点小于或接近于
三氯化磷的沸点,缓慢地在50-80°C的温度范围内在反应混合物中加入
三氯化磷,持续时间为2-3小时,将产生的反应混合物保持在50-80°C的温度范围内1-6小时,向反应混合物中加入
盐酸并将反应混合物保持在60-120°C的温度范围内,在反应混合物仍然热时将有机溶剂与反应混合物分离,然后用
水溶性溶剂稀释含有zoledronic acid的
水层。Zoledronic acid被广泛用作骨吸收
抑制剂。