Crystalline imidazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative
The invention provides the crystalline imidazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative (I, the chemical name: 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[2′-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) 1,1′-biphenyl-methyl]-imidazole-5-carboxylic acid, 1-[(isopropoxy)-carbonyloxy]methyl ester), its preparation method and uses thereof.
1. A crystal form of a compound of formula (I),
2. The crystal form according to claim 1 having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks expressed in the diffraction angles 2θ ( 0 ) at about
strong intensity: 6.92 and 27.14, and
medium intensity: 12.02, 13.90, 14.58, 15.18, 16.60, 17.56, 18.42, 18.94, 20.26, 20.88, 22.08, 23.10, 23.46, 24.14, 24.40, 25.16, 25.74, 26.32, 26.66, 27.80 and 29.40.
3. The crystal form according to claim 1 having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern as shown in FIG. ( 1 ).
4. A method of preparing a crystal form of a compound of formula I,
comprising:
dissolving the compound of formula (I) in a polar solvent at a temperature in a range of about 10° C. to the boiling point of the solvent,
cooling the solution to a temperature in a range of about −25° C.˜25° C., and precipitating the crystal of the compound of formula (I).
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the crystal form of formula I exhibits an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks expressed in the diffraction angles 2θ ( 0 ) at about
strong intensity: 6.92 and 27.14, and
medium intensity: 12.02, 13.90, 14.58, 15.18, 16.60, 17.56, 18.42, 18.94, 20.26, 20.88, 22.08, 23.10, 23.46, 24.14, 24.40, 25.16, 25.74, 26.32, 26.66, 27.80 and 29.40.
6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the polar solvent is a protonic polar solvent, an aprotic polar solvent or a combination thereof.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the protonic polar solvent is an alcohol or an organic acid.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the protonic polar solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, pentanol, isopentanol, 2-methoxyethanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, formic acid, acetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, maleic acid, citric acid and oxalic acid.
9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the aprotic polar solvent is selected from the group consisting of C 2-6 ester, C 2-6 nitrile, C 2-6 ketone, C 2-6 amide, C 2-6 sulfoxide, C 2-6 sulfone, C 2-6 halogenated alkane and pyrrolidone.
10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the aprotic polar solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, butyl acetate, acetonitrile, propionitrile, butyronitrile, acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, formamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, sulfolane, N-methyl pyrrolidone and N-ethyl pyrrolidone.
11. The method of claim 4 further comprising adding a low polarity solvent after dissolving the compound of formula (I) in a polar solvent, and wherein the volume ratio of the polar solvent and the low polarity solvent is in a range of about 10:1 to 1:2.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the low-polarity solvent is selected from the group consisting of C 3-10 alkane, C 3-10 cycloalkane, C 2-10 ether, and C 6-10 aromatic hydrocarbon.
13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the low polarity solvent is selected from the group consisting of n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane, 2-methyl hexane, 3-methyl hexane, cyclohexane, methyl cyclohexane, ethyl cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, xylene, isopropylbenzene, 1,2,3,4-tetralin, diethyl ether, isopropyl ether, anisole, methyl-tertiarybutyl ether, ethyl-tertiarybutyl ether and glycol dimethyl ether.
14. The method according to claim 4 further comprising obtaining the compound of formula (I) by removing the protection group of the compound of formula (II) using an organic solvent containing protons, wherein the protons are provided by an alcohol, water, organic acid or an inorganic acid,
15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a crystal form of a compound of formula (I),
and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
16. The composition of claim 15 , wherein the crystal form exhibits an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks expressed in the diffraction angles 2θ ( 0 ) at about
strong intensity: 6.92 and 27.14, and
medium intensity: 12.02, 13.90, 14.58, 15.18, 16.60, 17.56, 18.42, 18.94, 20.26, 20.88, 22.08, 23.10, 23.46, 24.14, 24.40; 25.16, 25.74, 26.32, 26.66, 27.80 and 29.40.
17. A method of treating hypertension comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a crystal form of a compound of formula (I),
18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the crystal form of the compound of formula (I) exhibits an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks expressed in the diffraction angles 2θ ( 0 ) at about
strong intensity: 6.92 and 27.14, and
medium intensity: 12.02, 13.90, 14.58, 15.18, 16.60, 17.56, 18.42, 18.94, 20.26, 20.88, 22.08, 23.10, 23.46, 24.14, 24.40, 25.16, 25.74, 26.32, 26.66, 27.80 and 29.40.