Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2015, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 1088-1092.DOI: 10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2015.09.150004

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Removal of the Main Impurity from Benzafibrate by a Precipitation Method with Carbon Dioxide

WU Jiea*(),ZHANG Haijianga,YANG Guojunb,WU Xiaochaoa   

  1. aDepartment of Life Science and Chemical Engineering,Huaiyin Institute of Technology
    bJiangsu Tasly Diyi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.,Huaian,Jiangsu 223003,China
  • Received:2015-01-06 Accepted:2015-06-05 Published:2015-08-31 Online:2015-08-31
  • Contact: WU Jie
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Program of University-industry Cooperation of Jiangsu Province(No.BY2013052) and Huaian City(No.HC201207)

Abstract:

According to the acidicity difference between the main impurity and benzafibrate, carbon dioxide was introduced into the alkaline product solution to remove the impurity from benzafibrate in the post-treatment process. The yield and content of the treated products were determined to compare the separation effect with different methods of precipitation and recrystallization. Compared with recrystallization, the yield of the product treated with CO2 was increased from 62.5% to 70.9%. The method not only reduced the relatively large solvent consumption and product loss caused by the repeated recrystallization, but also effectively improved the removal rate of impurities and decreased the separation cost.

Key words: benzafibrate, carbon dioxide, precipitation, impurity