The present invention is related to a process for preparing safinamide and salts thereof, preferably safinamide methanesulfonate, with high yields and high enantiomeric and chemical purity without the need of using highly pure intermediates. The process of the present invention is suitable for the production of safinamide and its salts, preferably safinamide methanesulfonate, at industrial scale.
[EN] PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 2-[4-(3- OR 2-FLUOROBENZYLOXY)BENZYLAMINO]PROPANAMIDES WITH HIGH PURITY DEGREE<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE 2-[4-(3- OU 2-FLUOROBENZYLOXY)BENZYLAMINO] PROPANAMIDES D'UN DEGRÉ DE PURETÉ ÉLEVÉ
申请人:NEWRON PHARM SPA
公开号:WO2009074478A1
公开(公告)日:2009-06-18
A process for obtaining therapeutically active 2-[4-(3- and 2-(flurobenzyloxy)benzylamino]propanamides, and their salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids with high purity degree, in particular, with a content of dibenzyl derivatives impurities lower than 0.03%, preferably lower than 0.01% by weight. The process is carried out by submitting the Schiff bases intermediates 2- [4 -(3- and 2-fluorobenzyloxy)benzylideneamino]propanamides to a reduction reaction with a reducing agent selected from sodium borohydride and potassium borohydride in an appropriate amount of an organic solvent selected from C1-C5 lower alkanols, allowing the formation and presence during a substantial position of the reduction reaction course of a suspension of the Schiff base into the saturated solution of the Schiff base into the same organic solvent.