Claims for Patent: 8,829,186

Summary for Patent: 8,829,186

Title:	Method for preparation of pitavastatin and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof
Abstract:	The present invention discloses a compound, which is alkali or alkaline earth metal salts of pitavastatin, wherein the alkali or earth metal comprise one or more of magnesium, zinc, potassium, strontium and barium.
Inventor(s):	Dwivedi; Shriprakash Dhar (Gujarat, IN), Patel; Dhimant Jasubhai (Gujarat, IN), Shah; Alpesh Pravinchandra (Gujarat, IN), Khera; Brij (Princeton, NJ)
Assignee:	Cadila Healthcare Limited (Ahmedabad, IN)
Application Number:	13/665,932
Patent Claims:	1. An isolated pitavastatin magnesium compound of Formula (IB) or a hydrate thereof ##STR00028## 2. The compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound has a water content in the range of from about 7% to about 12% wt/wt. 3. A crystalline pitavastatin magnesium compound of Formula (IB) or a hydrate thereof ##STR00029## wherein the crystalline pitavastatin magnesium compound has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic peaks expressed in degrees 2.theta. (.+-.0.2.degree. 2.theta.) at 10.1.degree., 13.2.degree., 19.3.degree. and 27.2.degree..+-.0.2.degree.. 4. The compound as claimed in claim 3 having an x-ray powder diffraction pattern substantially same as that shown in FIG. 1. 5. The compound as claimed in claim 2, wherein the compound is amorphous. 6. An amorphous pitavastatin magnesium compound of Formula (IB) or a hydrate thereof having an x-ray powder diffraction pattern substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 2 ##STR00030## 7. The compound as claimed in claim 5, wherein the compound has a water content less than about 5% wt/wt. 8. The compound as claimed in claim 5 having a specific optical rotation of about +22.0 to +22.5 in 1% DMSO at 20.+-.0.5.degree. C. 9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising pitavastatin magnesium of claim 5 and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients. 10. The compound as claimed in claim 5, wherein the pitavastatin magnesium is substantially pure having purity greater than about 99% by area percentage of HPLC. 11. The compound as claimed in claim 5, wherein the pitavastatin magnesium is substantially pure having less than about 0.3% of diastereomeric impurity by area percentage of HPLC. 12. A process for the preparation of pitavastatin magnesium of Formula (IB) as claimed in claim 5, ##STR00031## the process comprising: (a) reacting phosphonium bromide compound of Formula-IV ##STR00032## with an aldehyde compound of Formula-III ##STR00033## in the presence of an alkali or alkaline earth metal base in one or more suitable polar aprotic solvents to provide (4R,6S)-(E)-6-[2-(2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)quinoline-3-yl)-vinyl-2- ,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4-yl]acetic acid tertiary butyl ester compound of Formula-II; ##STR00034## (b) hydrolyzing the compound of Formula-II under acidic conditions to remove acetonide protection to form a diol compound; (c) treating the diol compound of step (b) in situ with an alkali metal hydroxide to form corresponding alkali metal salt of pitavastatin (I); ##STR00035## wherein, M is Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, Li.sup.+; (d) treating alkali metal salt of pitavastatin (I) with a magnesium source to obtain pitavastatin magnesium; and (e) isolating the pitavastatin magnesium. 13. The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein in step (a) the alkali or alkaline earth metal base comprises one or more of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lithium carbonate, and cesium carbonate. 14. The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein in step (a) the suitable polar aprotic solvent comprises one or more of dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylacetamide, tetrahydrofuran, N-methylpyrrolidone, or mixtures thereof. 15. The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein the compound (II) can optionally be isolated by removal of the solvent. 16. The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein the compound (II) can optionally be purified in a suitable polar solvent selected from methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, DMF, ethyl acetate, or butyl acetate. 17. The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein in step (b) the hydrolysis of compound (II) under acidic conditions can be done by selecting suitable acids from hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and phosphoric acid. 18. The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein in step (c) the alkali metal hydroxide comprises one or more of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide. 19. The process as claimed in claim 15, wherein in step (c) the alkali metal salt of pitavastatin is pitavastatin sodium. 20. The process as claimed in claim 12, wherein in step (d) the magnesium source comprises one or more of magnesium chloride, magnesium methoxide, magnesium acetate and hydrates thereof. 21. The process as claimed in claim 15, wherein in step (e) the pitavastatin magnesium is isolated in a crystalline form. 22. A crystalline pitavastatin magnesium compound of Formula (IB) or a hydrate thereof, ##STR00036## wherein the pitavastatin magnesium compound has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristics peaks expressed in degrees 2.theta. (.+-.0.2.degree. 20) at 10.1.degree., 13.2.degree., 19.3.degree. and 27.2.degree..+-.0.2.degree. and is characterized by one or more of: (a) having a specific optical rotation of about +22.0 to +22.5 in 1% DMSO at 20.+-.0.5.degree. C.; (b) having a purity greater than about 99% by area percentage of HPLC; and (c) having less than about 0.3% of diastereomeric impurity by area percentage of HPLC. 23. A pitavastatin magnesium compound of Formula (IB) or a hydrate thereof, ##STR00037## wherein the pitavastatin magnesium compound is crystalline and has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristics peaks expressed in degrees 2.theta. (.+-.0.2.degree. 20) at 10.1.degree., 13.2.degree., 19.3.degree. and 27.2.degree..+-.0.2.degree.; or the pitavastatin magnesium compound is crystalline and has an x-ray powder diffraction pattern substantially same as that shown in FIG. 1; or the pitavastatin magnesium compound is amorphous and has an x-ray powder diffraction pattern substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 2. 24. The compound as claimed in claim 23, wherein the compound is crystalline and has a water content in the range of from about 7% to about 12% wt/wt. 25. The compound as claimed in claim 23, wherein the compound is amorphous and has a water content less than about 5% wt/wt. 26. The compound as claimed in claim 23, having a specific optical rotation of about +22.0 to +22.5 in 1% DMSO at 20.+-.0.5.degree. C. 27. The compound as claimed in claim 23, wherein the pitavastatin magnesium is substantially pure having a purity greater than about 99% by area percentage of HPLC. 28. The compound as claimed in claim 23, wherein the pitavastatin magnesium is substantially pure having less than about 0.3% of diastereomeric impurity by area percentage of HPLC. 29. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the pitavastatin magnesium of claim 23 and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients. 30. The compound as claimed in claim 6, wherein the amorphous pitavastatin magnesium compound has a water content less than about 5% wt/wt.