IP Library Granted Patent US 9,795,581
Granted Patent B2
US 9,795,581 · App. 15/589,087 · Granted Oct 24, 2017

Crystalline forms of (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate, methods of synthesis and use

Inventors: Chen Mao (Foster City, CA); Randall A. Scheuerman (Santa Clara, CA); Sami Karaborni (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: XENOPORT, INC.
A61K31/225A61K9/0053
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Patent No.
US 9,795,581
App. No.
15/589,087
Granted
Oct 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are crystalline forms of (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate, which is a prodrug of methyl hydrogen fumarate. Crystalline form 1, Crystalline form 2, Crystalline 3, and Crystalline form 4 are disclosed.

Claims (22)

1. A method of making a pharmaceutical composition comprising combining crystalline (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate having a purity of at least 99% by weight as measured by HPLC and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle;

wherein the crystalline (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate is selected from crystalline form 2, crystalline form 3 and crystalline form 4;

crystalline form 2 exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at least at 8.4±0.2°, 4.2±0.2°, 16.9±0.2°, 18.3±0.2°, and 20.0±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu-Kα radiation;

crystalline form 3 exhibits characteristic scattering angle (2θ) at least at 20.6±0.2°, 9.5±0.2°, 11.1±0.2°, 15.8±0.2° and 18.6±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation; and

crystalline form 4 exhibits characteristic scattering angle (2θ) at least at 20.4±0.2°, 8.2±0.2°, 33.2±0.2°, 26.3±0.2°, and 20.8±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form is form 2 having a DSC thermogram peak of between about 49° C. and about 51° C.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form 2 further comprises characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at 26.8±0.2°, 23.5±0.2°, 29.8±0.2°, 20.7±0.2° and 24.2±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form is form 3 having a DSC thermogram peak of between about 46° C. and about 48° C.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form 3 further comprises characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at 20.8±0.1°, 29.2±0.1°, 19.1±0.1°, 22.2±0.1° and 24.3±0.1° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form is form 4 having a DSC thermogram peak of between about 37° C. and about 39° C.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form 4 further comprises characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at 8.3±0.2°, 26.2±0.2°, 13.2±0.2°, 16.4±0.2° and 21.8±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate has a purity of at least 99.5% by weight as measured by HPLC.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate has a purity of at least 99.9% by weight as measured by HPLC.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle is selected from the group consisting of a diluent, a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle is selected from the group consisting of sodium citrate, dicalcium phosphate and a combination thereof.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle is selected from the group consisting of starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, silicic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidinone, acacia, glycerol, agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato starch, tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, sodium carbonate, paraffin, quaternary ammonium compounds, cetyl alcohol, glycerol monostearate, kaolin, bentonite clay, talc, calcium stearate, magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycols, sodium lauryl sulfate and a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is an oral dosage form.

14. A method of treating a disease in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising crystalline (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate having a purity of at least 99% by weight as measured by HPLC and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle; wherein the disease is selected form the group consisting of multiple sclerosis and psoriasis;

crystalline (N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate is selected from crystalline form 2, crystalline form 3 and crystalline form 4;

crystalline form 2 exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at least at 8.4±0.2°, 4.2±0.2°, 16.9±0.2°, 18.3±0.2°, and 20.0±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation;

crystalline form 3 exhibits characteristic scattering angle (2θ) at least at 20.6±0.2°, 9.5±0.2°, 11.1±0.2°, 15.8±0.2° and 18.6±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation; and

crystalline form 4 exhibits characteristic scattering angle (2θ) at least at 20.4±0.2°, 8.2±0.2°, 8.2±0.2°, 26.3±0.2°, and 20.8±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffraction pattern measured using Cu—Kα radiation.

Assignments (6)
CONFIRMATORY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Mar 17, 2025
From: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; AZURITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; AZURITY PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED; SILVERGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 070531/0487 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: AZURITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SILVERGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; SLAYBACK PHARMA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 070521/0299 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2021
From: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 057544/0803 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2018
From: XENOPORT, INC.
To: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046633/0753 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2018
From: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
To: XENOPORT, INC.
Reel/Frame 046449/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2017
From: MAO, CHEN; SCHEUERMAN, RANDALL A.; KARABORNI, SAMI
To: XENOPORT, INC.
Reel/Frame 043942/0001 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15214563 · Jul 20, 2016
Continuation 14478627 · Sep 5, 2014
Provisional Application 61874758 · Sep 6, 2013
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