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PROCESS FOR ENANTIOSEPARATION OF
‘CHIRAL SYSTEMS WITH COMPOUND
FORMATION USING TWO SUBSEQUENT
(CRYSTALLIZATION STEPS
Inventors: Heike Lorenz, Magdeburg (DB)
Henning Kaemmerer, Magdeburz
(DE); Daniel Polenske, Egeln (DE);
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern,
Mogdeburg (DE)
Appl. No. 13/062,470
PCT Filed: Jun. 18, 2009
PCTNo. PCTIRP2009/087562
$371 (0),
(2), 4) Date:
Jun, 23,2011
Foreign Application Priority Data
ey 081637332
Publication Classification
G1) Inc
cure 227236 (2006.01)
(2) US.CL 02/884
on ABSTRACT
“Method for enantioseparation ofa chiral system with com
pound formation comprising a pair of enantiomers. The
‘nethowl comprises thesteps of pacing the chiral system to be
processed, which s optically enriched by a argt enantiomer,
in the phase region ofthe temary phase diagram of chiral
compouad forming systems to achieve the establishment of
the soldiguid phase equilibria; phase-separating the liquid
‘and slid phase formed by the placing step: sifting the cute:
tie composition of the remaining liquid towards @ lower
eutectic composition (x) until the overall composition is
located in the 2-phaso region ofthe teary phase diagram of
chiral compound forming systems; and performing crystal
sation in the 2-phase region of the ternary phase diagram for
obiaining the target enantiomer inthe solid phase, In some
cases the shifting step can be skippedPatent Application Publication Oct. 27, 2011 Sheet 1 of 3 US 2011/0263896 Al
SOLVENT
PURITY AT EUTECTIC COMPOSITION (Xe)
FIG.1Patent Application Publication Oct. 27, 2011 Sheet 2 of 3 US 2011/0263896 Al
SOLVENT
PURITY AT EUTECTIC COMPOSITION (Xe)
OBTAINED PURITY (Xa)
FIG.2Patent Application Publication Oct. 27, 2011 Sheet 3 of 3 US 2011/0263896 Al
SOLVENT
(+) (-)
REQUIRED PUIRTY (X gcqurep)
OBTAINED PUIRTY AT EUTECTIC COMPOSITION (X¢)
FIG.3US 2011/0263896 Al
PROCESS FOR ENANTIOSEPARATION OF
CHIRAL SYSTEMS WITH COMPOUND
FORMATION USING TWO SUBSEQUENT
‘CRYSTALLIZATION STEPS
FIELD OF INVENTION
10001] The preset invention relates to a method fr sepe-
ration of rcemstes and in patio a iethod foe enati-
‘separation of a chiral system with compound formation.
{002} racemate isan equimolae mixture of tea nant
‘mers, Enantiomers are isomers. substances which differ
from each other only inthe arangement of the atoms but not
inthesum formula, Enantiomers show chirality the have
the properies of image and mimor image or hand and oppo
site hand. Usaly, the two enantiomers are refered 10 as
-enantiomerand D-enantiomeror(S)-and (R)-enantomes
{0003} "More than al of pharmaceutical eve substances
are chal. However, often only one ofthe two enantiomers,
‘an be used as aetve substance, since both dierent ena
‘mers usually have a different physiological effet on the
human organism. Besides this, obtining pure enantiomers is
very important in the agricultural ebemisty and the food
industry. The marke for substances of pure enantiomers (or
example in phamaceatial agets, plant protecting agents,
Ayes and fragrances) has substantially risen inthe last yeas
10004} 4 separation of such ocemates is usualy dil,
since the chemical and physical properties excep for the
beviourt linear polarize ight an oter chiral substances
identical. Herein, only 5 10 10% of al chiral systems are
‘coaglonserate forming systems which ean be separate by
prelereatal crystallization without prior enrichment by the
target enantiomer de to thermodynamic reasons. However,
the majority (euore than 9096) of all chil substances, are
‘compound forming systems whieh cannot beseparated. Thus,
‘lotoeffort has been mode to provide elicit methods for
separation of raceme forming systems. Sucha method ofthe
state ofthe at known fom DE 10 2005 039 S01 AL and
W02007023129 A2, for example.
[0005] However, such methods usualy segue an initial
‘enantiomeric enrichment of the racemic solution in the order
‘ofthe eutetic composition ofthe casidered chiral system to
Yield further method step the target enantiomer andor the
racemae fom enriched faton(s) e.the prefeenialeys-
tlizaton. Therefore, a comparsly lange amount of enemy
‘and time is nocessry to provide such an enschod solution,
10006] itis thoobjct of the present invention to provide an
‘enhanced method eapable of delivery of optically pure enan-
tiomers and which acdesses the above mentioned problems
0007] This object i achieved by a method according to
‘aim 1, which method is for enantoseparation ofa chiral
system with compound formation compesing a pair ofenan-
tomers, wlerin the chiral system hs an eutectic omposi-
tion that exeeds already the ryuired purity a the prodctto
be achieved by the cleime method. The method comprises
ihe steps of: placing the eutectic composition inthe 3-phase
region ofthe temary phase diagram of chiral compound frm-
ing systomstoachieve he establishment ofthe corresponding
solidligid phase equilibria: and subsequently phase-sepa-
rating the liquid and the solid phase formed by the placing
step for obizining the target enantiomer inthe guid phase.
008] This objects further achieved by a method accord
ing wo chim 2, which method is for enantioseparation ofa
chia system with compound formation comprising a pairof
‘enantiomers. The method comprises the steps of: placing the
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chiral system to be processed, which is optically enriched by
‘target enantiomer inthe 3-phase region of the terry phase
iagram of chiral compound forasing systems to aehieve the
establishment of the solidliquid phase equilibria: phase
separating the liquid and solid phase formed by the placing
step: shifling the eutectic composition ofthe remaining liquid
towards a lower eutectic composition, placing the overall
composition ia the outer 2-phase region; and performing
jallsaton inthe outer 2-phase region ofthe temary phase
siagram for obtaining the target enantiomer in the solid
phase.
[0009] An adjustment of the concentration of the soltion
by e.panial evaporzation leads to an overall composition,
‘which is located in the outer 2-phase region (FIG. 2, 15).
Selective erystallzation can be performed in this -phase
region ofthe temary phase diggram in order to obtain the pure
target enantiomer in the soli phase,
[0010] Advantageous developments are set out in the
‘dependent claims.
[0011] The optically enriched chiral system to which the
above-described method is applied can be an optically
carichod gud solution, In his ease, the placing. step can be
performed by atleast ane of partial evaporation ofthe opti-
cally enriched solution, solvent change of the optically
enriched solution, and addition ofan antisolvent tothe opt-
cally enriched solution
[0012] In addition, the optically ensiched chiral system to
‘which the ove-deseribed method is applied can bean opti-
cally enriched solid mixture. In this ase, the placing step can
be performed by partial dissolution of the optically enriched
sold mixture ina solvent
[0013] Preferably, inorder to start with « minimum of ini-
tial enrichment and to gan the highest yield, the placing step
places the optically enriched chiral system onto the inner
phase boundary of the 2-and 3-pliase region of the ternary
phase diagram of chiral compound forming systems 10
achieve theestablishmentof the solidTiquid phase equilibria,
[0014] Iispossibleto perform he phase-separating step by
decanting the enriched liquid phase or by removing the solid
phaseby filtration orany ater technique of solidTiquid phase
separation,
[0015] The hilting step can bepecformed by temperature
‘change until the overall composition is located inthe 2-phase
region ofthe corresponding ternary phase diagram. Prefer-
ably, an additional evaporization stp is therefore required,
[0016] The sifting step ean also be performed by a (par-
tial) exchange of the solveat until the overall composition is
located in the 2-phase region of the eoresponding ternary
phase diagram. Preferably an addtional evaporization step is
therefore required.
[0017] The shifting step ean also be performed by a com
bination of a temperature change and a (pantial) solvent
exchange until the solution composition is located in the
2-phase region, Preferably, an adltional evaporization step is
therefore roquited.
[0018] Preferably, the sifting step shifts the remaining
liquid oat the outer phase boundary between the 2- and the
S-phase region of the temary phase diagram of the chiral
compound forming systom in onder to obtain the highest
yield.
[0019] Preferably, the crystallization is performed in the
‘outer 2-phase region to gain pare target enantiomer in the
cxystalline phase,
[0020] The removed solid phase can be dried to dryness.US 2011/0263896 Al
[0021] The previously described methods for enantosepa-
ration of chiral systems with compound formation have the
following advantages:
4) The inital enantiomeric enrichment canbe very small. e.g.
1hexcess is sulicient
») Stable, thermodynamically dominated proces ie. method
(caulibrium conditions apply)
+) Symmetric approach, each ofthe two enantiomers can be
the target
«d) Method can be operated in a continuous manner
[0022] Hereinafter, the preseat invention will be further