Cipla Limited

Maruti Ganpati Ghagare

Rajendra Narayanrao Kankan

Dharmaraj Ramachandra Rao

Sunilkumar Parasnath Saroj

Manjinder Singh Phull

Sandip Vasant Chikhalikar

Swati Atul Kadam

Dharamaraj Ramchandra Rao

Amorphous rifaximin, methods of making it, and pharmaceutical compositions containing it. Also described are methods of converting amorphous rifaximin to crystalline rifaximin and vice versa.

Rifaximin

There is provided a complex comprising rifaximin and a complexing agent, wherein the complexing agent is a polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) or a cyclodextrin. There is also provided a process for preparing the complex, a pharmaceutical composition including the complex and therapeutic uses of the complex.

Rifaximin complexes

There is provided a process for the preparation of sitagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a process for the preparation of intermediate compounds useful in the preparation of sitagliptin. In particular, there is provided a process comprising condensing 3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-4-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)butyric acid of formula (II) with 3-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazine of formula (III) or a salt thereof in presence of a catalyst to obtain (R)-tert-butyl-4-oxo-4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)-1-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)butan-2-yl-carbamate of formula (IV) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The catalyst is represented by the compound of formula (V). Compound of formula (IV) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt obtained may be deprotected to obtain a compound of formula (I).

Process for the preparation of sitagliptin and intermediate compounds

The invention relates to various new polymorphic forms of manidipine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the polymorphic forms of manidipine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Polymorphic forms of manidipine

There is provided a complex comprising rifaximin and a complexing agent, wherein the complexing agent is a polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) or a cyclodextrin. There is also provided a process for preparing the complex, a pharmaceutical composition including the complex, and therapeutic uses of the complex.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing naratriptan or a salt thereof, the process comprising: (a) reacting a compound of formula (3) with a compound of the formula HCCR wherein Z is a protecting group, Y is a leaving group and R is a trialkyl silyl group, a trialkylstannyl group or a zinc (II) halide, to obtain the compound of formula (4); (b) converting the compound of formula (4) to a compound of formula (5) wherein Z' is hydrogen or a benzyl group; (c) converting the compound of formula (5) to naratriptan; and (d) optionally converting naratriptan to a salt thereof. The present invention also provides novel compounds (3) and (4) and processes for their preparation.

Process for the synthesis of naratriptan

The present invention provides a process for the preparation of the dextrorotatory isomer of zopiclone (eszopiclone). The present invention also provides eszopiclone di-p-anisolyl-L-tartrate and eszopiclone diacetyl-L-tartrate, which are useful as intermediates in a process for preparing eszopiclone.

Process for resolving zopiclone

There is provided a process for preparing sorafenib or a salt thereof comprising the use of a compound of formula (A) wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, &#x2014;C(O)OA, &#x2014;C(O)CX, &#x2014;C(O)NH, &#x2014;C(O)&#x2014;NHOH or There is also provided intermediate compounds of general formula (A), N-methyl-4-(4-ureidophenoxy)picolinamide, 4-(2-(methylcarbamoyl)pyridin-4-yloxy)phenylcarbamate derivative and N-methyl-4-(4-(2,2,2-trihaloacetamido)phenoxy)picolinamide, processes for their preparation and their use in the preparation of sorafenib.

Process for the preparation of a RAF kinase inhibitor and intermediates for use in the process

The present invention provides a compound of formula (IV) wherein R is Cl, Br, NO, OH or OR', and R&#x2032; is alkyl, and its use in the synthesis of levocetirizine, including its use in the synthesis of (&#x2212;)-1-[(4-chlorophenyl)-phenylmethyl]piperazine, an intermediate useful in the synthesis of levocetirizine. The present invention also provides compounds (II) and (III) which are useful in the synthesis of compound (IV). 

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