Canagliflozin monohydrate and its crystalline forms, preparation methods and uses thereof
The present invention relates to canagliflozin Monohydrate and its crystalline forms, which as compared to the prior art, have higher stability in water or aqueous system, are more suitable for wet granulation processes or suspension preparations and have good storage stability; the present invention also relates to preparation methods of canagliflozin Monohydrate and its crystalline forms, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and uses thereof in preparation of drugs for treating diseases such as diabetes, diabetes complications, obesity and so on.
1. Canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI represented by the following structural formula:
wherein, measured using Cu-Kα radiation, the X-ray powder diffraction pattern of the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI, expressed as 2θ angles, has the following characteristic peaks: 8.5±0.2°, 12.7±0.2°, and 16.9±0.2°.
2. The canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI according to claim 1 , wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern of the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI, expressed as 2θ angles, has the following characteristic peaks: 4.3±0.2°, 8.5±0.2°, 12.7±0.2°, 15.4±0.2°, 16.9±0.2°, 19.1±0.2° and 23.0±0.2°.
3. The canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI according to claim 2 , wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern, expressed as 2θ angles, has the following characteristic peaks: 4.3±0.2°, 8.5±0.2°, 12.2±0.2°, 12.7±0.2°, 15.4±0.2°, 16.9±0.2°, 18.1±0.2°, 19.1±0.2°, 20.5±0.2°, 23.0±0.2°, 27.0±0.2° and 34.1±0.2°.
4. The canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI according to claim 3 , wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern, expressed as 2θ angles, has the following characteristic peaks and relative intensities:
2θ
Relative intensity %
4.3 ± 0.2°
14.1
8.5 ± 0.2°
100.0
12.2 ± 0.2°
5.8
12.7 ± 0.2°
44.7
15.4 ± 0.2°
14.6
16.9 ± 0.2°
53.6
18.1 ± 0.2°
7.3
19.1 ± 0.2°
9.1
20.5 ± 0.2°
5.0
23.0 ± 0.2°
70.8
27.0 ± 0.2°
13.6
34.1 ± 0.2°
22.8.
5. A preparation method of the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI according to claim 1 , comprising:
(1) forming a suspension system of canagliflozin in water or in a mixed solvent consisting of water and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of C 1 to C 8 alcohols, C 3 to C 8 ketones, C 3 to C 8 esters, C 3 to C 8 ethers, C 5 to C 8 alkanes, C 1 to C 8 substituted alkanes, C 6 to C 12 aromatics, acetonitrile, and the mixtures thereof, stirring or grinding the obtained suspension for crystallization, and obtaining the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI; or
(2) preparing a solution of canagliflozin in a soluble solvent, mixing the solution of canagliflozin with a slightly soluble solvent or an insoluble solvent of canagliflozin or canagliflozin hemihydrate to form a mixed system, concurrently adding crystal seeds of canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI, stirring for crystallization, and obtaining canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI; or
(3) forming a saturated solution of canagliflozin in a soluble solvent, adding crystal seeds of canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI into the saturated solution, cooling and stirring for crystallization, and obtaining canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI,
wherein in (1) further comprising adding crystal seeds of canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI into the suspension system, wherein the amount of the crystal seeds is 0.5% to 20% of canagliflozin by weight; or wherein in (2) or (3) the amount of crystal seeds of canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI is 0.5% to 20% of canagliflozin by weight.
6. Canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII represented by the following structural formula:
wherein, measured using Cu-Kα radiation, the X-ray powder diffraction pattern of the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII, expressed as 2θ angles, has the following characteristic peaks: 3.9±0.2°, 6.6±0.2°, 9.9±0.2°, 13.3±0.2°, 19.5±0.2°, 22.9±0.2° and 28.0±0.2°.
7. The canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII according to claim 6 , wherein the X-ray powder diffraction pattern, expressed as 2θ angles, has the following characterized peaks and relative intensities:
2θ
Relative intensity %
3.9 ± 0.2°
10.8
6.6 ± 0.2°
54.2
9.9 ± 0.2°
17.7
13.3 ± 0.2°
11.4
19.5 ± 0.2°
100
22.9 ± 0.2°
29.5
28.0 ± 0.2°
20.8.
8. The canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII according to claim 6 , wherein the Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII has characteristic peaks at the wave numbers of 3372, 2914, 1509, 1438, 1233, 1161, 1086, 1054, 1022, 953, 889, 831, 799 and 613 cm −1 .
9. A preparation method of the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII according to claim 6 , comprising:
1) forming a solution of canagliflozin in a mixed solvent consisting of water and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of C 1 to C 4 alcohols, C 3 to C 4 ketones, 1,4-dioxane, acetonitrile and the mixtures thereof, adding crystal seeds of canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII or a polymer compound selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, Carbomer, ethyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, Poloxamer, polymethylmethacrylate and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, forming a solution system or a suspension system, volatilizing the solution system or the suspension system under atmospheric conditions for crystallization, filtering, washing, drying, and obtaining canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII; or
2) placing canagliflozin in an environment at room temperature with a relative humidity in the range of 57% to 75% for 1 to 3 days, and obtaining canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII.
10. The preparation method of the canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII according to claim 9 , wherein the molecular weight of polyethylene glycol is from 200 to 8,000; the molecular weight of polyvinylpyrrolidone is from 5,000 to 7,000; the molecular weight of Carbomer is from 1,000,000 to 4,000,000, the content of ethoxyl in ethyl cellulose is from 44% to 51%; the molecular weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose is from 90,000 to 700,000; the molecular weight of hydroxypropyl cellulose is from 50,000 to 1,250,000; the molecular weight of Poloxamer is from 1,000 to 16,000; the molecular weight of polymethylmethacrylate is from 300,000 to 450,000; the molecular weight of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose is from 10,000 to 1,500,000.
11. A pharmaceutical composition, which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of one or more forms selected from the group consisting of canagliflozin Monohydrate, canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI and canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
12. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 11 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in a dosage form selected from the group consisting of tablets, capsules, granules, pulvis, pills, powder, solutions, syrups, suspensions and emulsions for oral administration, and intravenous infusion or injections for parenteral administration.
13. A method of treating the diseases selected from the group consisting of diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, postprandial hyperglycemia, delayed wound healing, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated blood levels of fatty acids, elevated blood levels of glycerol, hyperlipidemia, adiposity, hypertriglyceridemia, syndrome X, atherosclerosis and hypertension, which comprises administering to a patient in need of a therapeutically effective amount of canagliflozin Monohydrate, canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HI, or canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII, or their pharmaceutical compositions.
14. The method according to claim 5 , wherein in (1) the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butanol, acetone, butanone, ethyl acetate, methyl tert-butyl ether, petroleum ether, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile, methyl cyclohexane, cyclohexane, n-heptane and toluene; or wherein in (2) the soluble solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, butanol, acetone, butanone, ethyl acetate, methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl ether, dichloromethane, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile and a miscible solvent mixture consisting of water and a solvent that is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, butanol, acetone, butanone, ethyl acetate, methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl ether, dichloromethane, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, and acetonitrile, wherein the volume ratio of water to the solvent is not more than 3:1; or wherein in (3) the soluble solvent is a miscible solvent mixture consisting of water and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, butanol, acetone, butanone, ethyl acetate, methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl ether, dichloromethane, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile, and wherein the volume ratio of water to the organic solvent is not more than 3:1.
15. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in 1) the concentration of the canagliflozin solution is 0.2 to 1 time of its solubility in the mixed solvent consisting of water and the organic solvent.
16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in 1) the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of isopropanol, acetone and acetonitrile, and the volume ratio of water to the organic solvent in the mixed solvent is from 4:1 to 1:4.
17. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in 1) the amount of the crystal seeds of canagliflozin Monohydrate Form HII is 2% to 10% of canagliflozin by weight.
18. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in 1) the polymer compound is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and polyethylene glycol.
19. The method according to claim 9 , wherein in 1) the mass ratio of canagliflozin to water in the solution system or the suspension system is not more than 24:1.