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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1999
Sumika Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A process for drying paroxetine hydrochloride anhydrate comprising (A) reacting a paroxetine compound with hydrogen chloride in the presence of isopropyl alcohol and crystallizing the resulting product, to obtain paroxetine hydrochloride anhydrate, and drying the resulting paroxetine hydrochloride anhydrate at a temperature of not more than 60° C. and under normal pressure or lower in an atmosphere which does not substantially contain moisture until the content of isopropyl alcohol attains to not more than 15% by weight; and (B) further drying the paroxetine hydrochloride anhydrate at a temperature of 80° to 110°C. in an atmosphere reduced to not more than 20 mm Hg until the content of isopropyl alcohol attains to not more than 5% by weight. According to the present invention, the amount of remaining isopropyl alcohol contained in the paroxetine hydrochloride anhydrate, crystallized in the presence of isopropyl alcohol, can be efficiently reduced in a short period of time without necessitating a large-scaled apparatus.