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US 9,040,726 · App. 12/553,144 · Granted May 26, 2015

Process for the preparation of quaternary N-alkyl morphinan alkaloid salts

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Patent No.
US 9,040,726
App. No.
12/553,144
Granted
May 26, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved process for the N-alkylation of tertiary morphinan alkaloid bases to form the corresponding quaternary morphinan alkaloid derivatives.

Claims (9)

1. A composition comprising R-naltrexone methobromide, S-naltrexone methobromide, the C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide, and naltrexone wherein the composition contains at least 70% (w/w) of R-naltrexone methobromide, at least 1% of S-naltrexone methobromide, but no more than 0.2% (w/w) of the C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide, based upon the combined weight of the R-naltrexone methobromide, S-naltrexone methobromide, C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide, and naltrexone in the composition.

2. The composition of claim 1 , the composition being in the form of a mixture with the weight ratio of S-naltrexone methobromide to C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide in the mixture being at least 10:1.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the mixture is in the form of a slurry or a solution.

4. The composition of claim 1 , the composition being in the form of a mixture with the weight ratio of naltrexone to C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide in the mixture being at least 10:1.

5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the mixture is in the form of a slurry or a solution.

6. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the composition contains no more than 0.1% (w/w) of the C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide, based upon the combined weight of the R-naltrexone methobromide, S-naltrexone methobromide, C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide, and naltrexone in the composition.

7. The composition of claim 1 , the composition being in the form of a crystallized solid with the weight ratio of S-naltrexone methobromide to C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide in the crystallized solid being at least 10:1.

8. The composition of claim 1 , the composition being in the form of a crystallized solid with the weight ratio of naltrexone to C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide in the crystallized solid being at least 10:1.

9. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the composition contains no more than 0.1% (w/w) of the C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide, based upon the combined weight of the R-naltrexone methobromide, S-naltrexone methobromide, C(3)-O-methyl derivative of naltrexone methobromide, and naltrexone in the composition.

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