A process for synthesizing leflunomide from 5-methylisoxazole-4-carboxylic acid and 4-trifluoromethylaniline is provided. Further provided is the leflunomide prepared by the inventive process, which is substantially free of difficult-to-separate impurities often found in leflunomide prepared by known methods, including N-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-cyano-3-hydroxycrotonamide, 5-methyl-N-(4-methylphenyl)-isoxazole-4-carboxamide and N-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-methyl-isoxazole-4-carboxamide. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms containing highly pure leflunomide and methods of treating disease using the leflunomide.
本发明提供一种从5-甲基异噁
唑-4-羧酸和4-三
氟甲基
苯胺合成左
氟氮酰胺的方法。本发明还提供了通过本发明方法制备的左
氟氮酰胺,其基本上不含左
氟氮酰胺已知方法中常见的难以分离的杂质,包括N-(4-三
氟甲基苯基)-2-
氰基-3-羟基
巴豆酰胺,5-甲基-N-(4-甲基苯基)-
异噁唑-4-羧酰胺和N-(4-三
氟甲基苯基)-3-甲基
异噁唑-4-羧酰胺。本发明还提供了含有高纯度左
氟氮酰胺的药物组合物和剂型,以及使用左
氟氮酰胺治疗疾病的方法。