[EN] AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF AGOMELATINE<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉ PERFECTIONNÉ POUR LA PRÉPARATION D'AGOMÉLATINE
申请人:CADILA HEALTHCARE LTD
公开号:WO2014072998A1
公开(公告)日:2014-05-15
The present invention provides an improved process for preparing agomelatine of formula (I). The process comprises reacting 7-methoxy tetralone with cyanoacetic acid in an organic solvent to obtain (7-methoxy-3,4-dihydro- 1 -naphthalenyl)acetonitrile of Formula (B); treating compound of Formula (B) with a catalyst to obtain (7-methoxy- 1 - naphthyl)acetonitrile of Formula (C); reducing compound of formula (C) with hydrogen in presence of Raney nickel in ammoniacal methanol medium and subsequently converting to a salt using hydrochloric acid to obtain 2-(7-methoxy- 1 -naphthyI)ethanamine hydrochloride of formula (D); iv) reacting compound of formula (D) with acetic anhydride or acetic chloride in an organic solvent in presence of a base and a catalyst to obtain agomelatine of Formula (I); and optionally purifying agomelatine of Formula (I). The present invention also provides a process for preparing polymorphic Form-I of agomelatine of formula (I) comprising treating agomelatine of formula (I) in a suitable organic solvent; and isolating polymorphic Form-I of agomelatine of formula (I).